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Tornado Warning 99, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2012, 3:42 PM CST for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. 5 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
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:42 PM CST (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Forrest County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:48 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 9 Wnw Wiggins, MS | REPORTED AT 865 MAGNOLIA ROAD IN TEXAS COMMUNITY. |
| Dec 25, 3:50 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 8 Sw Brooklyn, MS | *** 4 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY TEAMS FOUND AN EF2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 130MPH...PATH LENGTH OF 7.5 MILES AND MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YDS. NUMEROUS SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. MULTIPLE POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED. TWO DOUBLE WIDE HOMES |
| Dec 25, 3:54 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 9 Wnw Wiggins, MS | STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED BY PUBLIC. |
| Dec 25, 4:00 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Sse Maxie, MS | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TORNADO CROSSING US HIGHWAY 49 NEAR MS HIGHWAY 13. TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA. |
| Dec 25, 4:04 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Se Maxie, MS | *** 4 INJ *** MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG J BAILEY ROAD. 4 INJURIES AT THIS LOCATION |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:58 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 790 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 576 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
396
WFUS54 KJAN 252142
TORJAN
MSC035-252215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0099.121225T2142Z-121225T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
342 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST
* AT 342 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MAXIE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MAXIE BY 400 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 3091 8935 3096 8935 3106 8915 3105 8914
3101 8914 3100 8913 3091 8913 3090 8914
3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 237DEG 36KT 3084 8935
$$
DHB2 follow-up statements
011
WWUS54 KJAN 252158 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
358 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC035-252215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-121225T2215Z/
FORREST MS-
358 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY...
AT 358 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAXIE MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8931 3097 8931 3106 8915 3105 8914
3101 8914 3100 8913 3091 8913 3090 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 237DEG 36KT 3093 8919
$$
DHB203
WWUS54 KJAN 252203
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
403 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
MSC035-252215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-121225T2215Z/
FORREST MS-
403 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY...
AT 403 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAXIE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3091 8931 3097 8931 3106 8915 3105 8914
3101 8914 3100 8913 3091 8913 3090 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 236DEG 33KT 3095 8915
$$
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, 1:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 50 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, 3:52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.