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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Oct 17, 2012, 8:48 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2012, 8:48 PM CDT (01:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 9:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Bolivar County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 9:04 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Duncan, MS | |
| Oct 17, 9:07 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 3 Ne Shelby, MS | TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROOF OF A HOME AND SEVERAL SHEDS. A HOUSE WAS BLOWN OFF ITS BLOCKS. A MOBILE HOME AND SILO DESTROYED. SEVERAL POWER POLES AND A RADIO TOWER SNAPPED AS WELL. MAX WIND SPEED 115 MPH...PATH LENGTH 1 1/4 MILES...MAX WIDTH 150 YARDS. |
| Oct 17, 9:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shelby, MS | MAJOR DAMAGE TO A HOME AND CAR...REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Oct 17, 9:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Shelby, MS | HEAVY DAMAGE ALONG BLUE CANE RD...3 STRUCTURES DAMAGED WITH ONE HOME OFF ITS BLOCKS ALONG WITH THE ROOF REMOVED. POWER LINES DOWN AND POWER POLES SNAPPED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 947 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
927
WFUS54 KJAN 180148
TORJAN
MSC011-180245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0070.121018T0148Z-121018T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
848 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SHELBY...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 848 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GUNNISON
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DEESON BY 855 PM CDT...
SHELBY AND MOUND BAYOU BY 900 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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 9066 3389 9105 3393 9102 3395 9108
3398 9109 3399 9107 3400 9101 3396 9098
3398 9097 3402 9099 3403 9090 3409 9088
3412 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 261DEG 45KT 3399 9096
$$
AEG3 follow-up statements
507
WWUS54 KJAN 180155
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
855 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
MSC011-180245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121018T0245Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
855 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
BOLIVAR COUNTY...
AT 855 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION...CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUNNISON MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SHELBY...DUNCAN...WINSTONVILLE AND MOUND BAYOU BY 905 PM CDT...
ALLIGATOR BY 910 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 9066 3389 9105 3393 9102 3395 9108
3398 9109 3399 9107 3400 9101 3396 9098
3398 9097 3402 9099 3403 9090 3409 9088
3412 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 266DEG 39KT 3399 9088
$$
AEG636
WWUS54 KJAN 180203
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
903 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
MSC011-180245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121018T0245Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
903 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
BOLIVAR COUNTY...
AT 902 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION...LIKELY PRODUCING
A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELBY MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY...INCLUDING SHELBY AND THE
SURROUNDING VICINITY...SHOULD BE IN SHELTER NOW!
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 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3387 9066 3389 9105 3393 9102 3395 9108
3398 9109 3399 9107 3400 9101 3396 9098
3398 9097 3402 9099 3403 9090 3409 9088
3412 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 277DEG 48KT 3396 9076
$$
AEG768
WWUS54 KJAN 180229
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
929 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
MSC011-180239-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-121018T0245Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
929 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
COUNTY. A TORNADO WARNING DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BOLIVAR
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3387 9066 3389 9105 3393 9102 3395 9108
3398 9109 3399 9107 3400 9101 3396 9098
3398 9097 3402 9099 3403 9090 3409 9088
3412 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 277DEG 48KT 3391 9033
$$
AEGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 64 min |
| Oct 17, 9:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 43 min |
| Oct 17, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 53 min |
| Oct 17, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 33 min |
| Oct 17, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 30 min |
| Oct 17, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 63 min |
| Oct 17, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada | 40 min |
| Oct 17, 10:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore | 36 min |
| Oct 17, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 65 min |
| Oct 17, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll | 31 min |
| Oct 17, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 53 min |
| Oct 17, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 60 min |
| Oct 17, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 47 min |
| Oct 17, 11:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 48 min |
| Oct 17, 11:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Madison | 39 min |
| Oct 17, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 65 min |
| Oct 17, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 56 min |
| Oct 17, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 46 min |
| Oct 18, 12:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 57 min |
| Oct 18, 12:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 55 min |
| Oct 18, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 58 min |
| Oct 18, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 12 min |
| Oct 18, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 38 min |
| Oct 18, 1:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 63 min |
| Oct 18, 1:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 34 min |
| Oct 18, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 15 min |
| Oct 18, 1:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.