Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 96, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 1:55 PM CST for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 1:55 PM CST (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 2:45 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 361 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
131
WFUS54 KJAN 251955
TORJAN
MSC037-085-252045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0096.121225T1955Z-121225T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
155 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BROOKHAVEN...
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 245 PM CST
* AT 155 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
LITTLE SPRINGS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
LITTLE SPRINGS BY 200 PM CST...
CENTER POINT AND MCCALL CREEK BY 205 PM CST...
WEST LINCOLN AND BOGUE CHITTO BY 215 PM CST...
VAUGHN...LOYD STAR AND ENTERPRISE BY 220 PM CST...
BROOKHAVEN BY 225 PM CST...
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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3170 9055 3170 9041 3169 9041 3169 9038
3170 9037 3170 9026 3171 9025 3171 9024
3156 9024 3134 9057 3135 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 224DEG 41KT 3134 9072
$$
DHB2 follow-up statements
144
WWUS54 KJAN 252010
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
210 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC037-252020-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
210 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3141 9063 3148 9063 3170 9047 3169 9038
3170 9037 3170 9026 3171 9024 3156 9025
3134 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 224DEG 41KT 3146 9058
$$
MSC085-252045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/
LINCOLN MS-
210 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY...
AT 210 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTER POINT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
WEST LINCOLN AND BOGUE CHITTO BY 215 PM CST...
ENTERPRISE BY 220 PM CST...
BROOKHAVEN BY 225 PM CST...
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 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3141 9063 3148 9063 3170 9047 3169 9038
3170 9037 3170 9026 3171 9024 3156 9025
3134 9057
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 224DEG 41KT 3146 9058
$$
DHB483
WWUS54 KJAN 252023
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC085-252045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0096.000000T0000Z-121225T2045Z/
LINCOLN MS-
223 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 224 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKHAVEN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AT 240 PM CST
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3157 9054 3169 9048 3169 9041 3169 9038
3170 9037 3170 9026 3171 9024 3160 9026
3150 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 223DEG 49KT 3159 9043
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 5:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 27 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 7:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 7:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 11 days |
| Dec 25, 9:24 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 10 days |
| Dec 25, 9:25 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 26 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 10:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 11:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 4 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 42 min |
| Dec 25, 1:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 1:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 38 min |
| Dec 25, 1:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 50 min |
| Dec 25, 1:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 1:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 1:57 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 2:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 51 min |
| Dec 25, 2:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 42 min |
| Dec 25, 2:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 40 min |
| Dec 25, 2:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson | 34 min |
| Dec 25, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 52 min |
| Dec 25, 2:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 2 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 46 min |
| Dec 25, 3:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 13 min |
| Dec 25, 3:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 50 min |
| Dec 25, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 3:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Dec 25, 3:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Winston | 47 min |
| Dec 25, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 3:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 56 min |
| Dec 25, 3:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 54 min |
| Dec 25, 3:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 33 min |
| Dec 25, 3:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson | 38 min |
| Dec 25, 3:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 65 min |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 4:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 13 min |
| Dec 25, 4:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 38 min |
| Dec 25, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Dec 25, 4:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 57 min |
| Dec 25, 4:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 26 min |
| Dec 25, 4:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 4:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 59 min |
| Dec 25, 4:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 25 min |
| Dec 25, 4:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and 2 more | 105 min |
| Dec 25, 4:54 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 100 min |
| Dec 25, 4:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 66 min |
| Dec 25, 4:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 33 min |
| Dec 25, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 61 min |
| Dec 25, 5:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 17 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.