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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 23, 2012, 3:11 AM CST for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
- Jan 23, 2012, 3:11 AM CST (09:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2012, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Enterprise, MS | FEW TREES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:59 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 318 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922
WFUS54 KJAN 230911
TORJAN
MSC023-231000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0009.120123T0911Z-120123T1000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
311 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN...
* UNTIL 400 AM CST
* AT 311 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF STONEWALL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SABLE...SYKES...MIDDLETON AND SNELL
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 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 8844 3199 8891 3214 8891 3223 8871
3222 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 247DEG 39KT 3204 8891
$$
BYB3 follow-up statements
762
WWUS54 KJAN 230931
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
331 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC023-231000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120123T1000Z/
CLARKE MS-
331 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR NORTHERN
CLARKE COUNTY...
AT 331 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STONEWALL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SABLE...SYKES...MIDDLETON AND SNELL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3211 8844 3207 8882 3219 8880 3222 8872
3223 8871 3222 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0931Z 245DEG 40KT 3215 8868
$$
BYB901
WWUS54 KJAN 230942
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
342 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC023-231000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120123T1000Z/
CLARKE MS-
342 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
AT 343 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLETON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SNELL
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 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3220 8843 3219 8843 3216 8843 3212 8862
3222 8865 3223 8861 3222 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0943Z 245DEG 40KT 3220 8854
$$
BYB082
WWUS54 KJAN 230957
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
MSC023-231007-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120123T1000Z/
CLARKE MS-
357 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
400 AM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST MONDAY MORNING FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3220 8843 3219 8843 3216 8843 3212 8862
3222 8865 3223 8861 3222 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 245DEG 40KT 3226 8837
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 39 min |
| Jan 22, 10:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 54 min |
| Jan 22, 10:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 44 min |
| Jan 22, 10:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 11:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 11:32 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 11:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 11:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 26 min |
| Jan 22, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 41 min |
| Jan 22, 11:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 36 min |
| Jan 22, 11:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 12:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 12:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 48 min |
| Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 51 min |
| Jan 23, 12:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Leflore | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 12:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 49 min |
| Jan 23, 12:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 35 min |
| Jan 23, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 1:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 1:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 2:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 12 min |
| Jan 23, 2:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 65 min |
| Jan 23, 2:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton | 61 min |
| Jan 23, 2:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Jan 23, 2:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 40 min |
| Jan 23, 2:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 39 min |
| Jan 23, 2:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 51 min |
| Jan 23, 2:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 33 min |
| Jan 23, 3:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 13 min |
| Jan 23, 3:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Jan 23, 3:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Jan 23, 3:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 16 min |
| Jan 23, 4:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jan 23, 5:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 19 min |
| Jan 23, 5:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 18 min |
| Jan 23, 5:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 19 min |
| Jan 23, 6:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 15 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.