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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2012, 1:38 PM CDT for Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2012, 1:38 PM CDT (18:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2012, 2:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 7:13 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 650 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
517
WFUS54 KJAN 301838
TORJAN
MSC069-075-301930-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0060.120830T1838Z-120830T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
138 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
* AT 138 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KEWANEE
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LAUDERDALE BY 150 PM CDT...
TAMOLA BY 200 PM CDT...
PORTERVILLE AND OAK GROVE BY 210 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3239 8840 3237 8841 3236 8853 3274 8858
3277 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 179DEG 29KT 3241 8846
$$
BYB3 follow-up statements
703 WWUS54 KJAN 301856 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 156 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 MSC069-075-301930- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120830T1930Z/ LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS- 156 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER AND NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES... AT 157 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TAMOLA MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... PORTERVILLE AND OAK GROVE BY 205 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3245 8840 3253 8855 3274 8858 3277 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 179DEG 29KT 3262 8848 $$ BYB
595 WWUS54 KJAN 301906 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 206 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 MSC075-301916- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120830T1930Z/ LAUDERDALE MS- 206 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3259 8839 3262 8856 3274 8858 3277 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 175DEG 29KT 3270 8849 $$ MSC069-301930- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120830T1930Z/ KEMPER MS- 206 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY... AT 206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PORTERVILLE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3259 8839 3262 8856 3274 8858 3277 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 175DEG 29KT 3270 8849 $$ CME
479 WWUS54 KJAN 301912 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 212 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 MSC069-301923- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-120830T1930Z/ KEMPER MS- 212 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3259 8839 3262 8856 3274 8858 3277 8836 TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 175DEG 29KT 3276 8850 $$ BYB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more | 54 min |
| Aug 29, 9:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion | 6 hr |
| Aug 29, 10:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Jasper, Jones, Rankin, Simpson and 1 more | 57 min |
| Aug 30, 12:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 6 days |
| Aug 30, 2:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 3:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 112 min |
| Aug 30, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 5:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Aug 30, 6:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 6:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 29 min |
| Aug 30, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 8:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 8:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 9:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 39 min |
| Aug 30, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 4 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 10:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest | 47 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 34 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:54 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 107 min |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 4 days |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 56 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 10 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson | 12 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 112 min |
| Aug 30, 4:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 14 min |
| Aug 30, 6:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 8 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 111 min |
| Aug 30, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 45 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.