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Tornado Warning 82, NWS Jackson, MS

October 18, 2012Neshoba County, Newton County, Scott County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2012, 12:50 AM CDT for Neshoba County, Newton County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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 18, 2012, 12:50 AM CDT (05:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 18, 2012, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 18, 1:00 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 N Lake, MSSTRUCTURE DAMAGE ON JIM OWENS RD ALONG WITH TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
Oct 18, 1:05 AM CDTTORNADO2 S Conehatta, MSDOZENS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG WITH SEVERAL STURCTURES DAMAGED. MOST DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG NEWTON-CONEHATTA RD AND CANEY CREEK RD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 17, 7:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2012-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 229 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2012-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
229 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1020 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

684 
WFUS54 KJAN 180550
TORJAN
MSC099-101-123-180645-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0082.121018T0550Z-121018T0645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1250 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PROSPECT...NEWTON...

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 1250 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES WEST OF
  CONEHATTA MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  CONEHATTA AND PROSPECT BY 100 AM CDT...
  NESHOBA BY 105 AM CDT...
  LAWRENCE AND STRATTON BY 110 AM CDT...
  NEWTON AND DECATUR BY 115 AM CDT...
  LITTLE ROCK BY 120 AM CDT...
  DUFFEE BY 125 AM 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 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 8891 3222 8894 3231 8939 3258 8934
      3258 8932 3268 8932 3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 292DEG 38KT 3247 8942

$$

GRG
2 follow-up statements
819 
WWUS54 KJAN 180604
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
104 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

MSC099-180613-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-121018T0645Z/
NESHOBA MS-
104 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NESHOBA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING 
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3222 8891 3222 8894 3231 8939 3257 8934
      3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 280DEG 37KT 3242 8927

$$

MSC101-123-180645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-121018T0645Z/
SCOTT MS-NEWTON MS-
104 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR NEWTON
AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 103 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
TRACK A LIKELY STRONG TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
CONEHATTA MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LAWRENCE BY 110 AM CDT...
  DECATUR...NEWTON AND STRATTON BY 115 AM CDT...
  LITTLE ROCK BY 120 AM CDT...
  HICKORY BY 125 AM CDT...
  DUFFEE BY 130 AM CDT...
  CHUNKY BY 135 AM 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 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 8891 3222 8894 3231 8939 3257 8934
      3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0603Z 280DEG 37KT 3242 8927

$$

GRG
937 
WWUS54 KJAN 180612
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
112 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

MSC123-180622-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-121018T0645Z/
SCOTT MS-
112 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3222 8891 3222 8894 3230 8932 3256 8926
      3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 286DEG 34KT 3239 8918

$$

MSC101-180645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-121018T0645Z/
NEWTON MS-
112 AM CDT THU OCT 18 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR NEWTON
COUNTY...

AT 112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO 
TRACK A LIKELY STRONG TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
LAWRENCE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  LITTLE ROCK BY 120 AM CDT...
  HICKORY BY 125 AM CDT...
  DUFFEE BY 130 AM CDT...
  CHUNKY BY 135 AM 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 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 8891 3222 8894 3230 8932 3256 8926
      3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 286DEG 34KT 3239 8918

$$

GRG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 17, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar64 min
Oct 17, 8:48 PM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar41 min
Oct 17, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar43 min
Oct 17, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower53 min
Oct 17, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSunflower33 min
Oct 17, 9:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington30 min
Oct 17, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada63 min
Oct 17, 10:05 PM CDTTornado WarningJANGrenada40 min
Oct 17, 10:09 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeflore36 min
Oct 17, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo65 min
Oct 17, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll31 min
Oct 17, 10:37 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo53 min
Oct 17, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Webster60 min
Oct 17, 11:13 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Yazoo47 min
Oct 17, 11:27 PM CDTTornado WarningJANYazoo48 min
Oct 17, 11:36 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Madison39 min
Oct 17, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha65 min
Oct 17, 11:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison56 min
Oct 17, 11:59 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison, Rankin46 min
Oct 18, 12:03 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake, Scott57 min
Oct 18, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln58 min
Oct 18, 1:03 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds12 min
Oct 18, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee38 min
Oct 18, 1:27 AM CDTTornado WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale63 min
Oct 18, 1:41 AM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale34 min
Oct 18, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin15 min
Oct 18, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln56 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.