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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2013, 3:17 PM CST for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 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
- Jan 10, 2013, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2013, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 6:14 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
110
WFUS54 KJAN 102117
TORJAN
MSC067-102200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0002.130110T2117Z-130110T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
317 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 400 PM CST
* AT 317 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR OVETT
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TUCKERS CROSSING BY 325 PM CST...
MILL CREEK BY 345 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 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3143 8910 3150 8921 3151 8921 3183 8896
3182 8894 3144 8894 3143 8901
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 217DEG 25KT 3152 8906
$$
GRG2 follow-up statements
449 WWUS54 KJAN 102132 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 332 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 MSC067-102200- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130110T2200Z/ JONES MS- 332 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR EASTERN JONES COUNTY... AT 332 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TUCKERS CROSSING MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... MILL CREEK BY 400 PM CST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3144 8894 3157 8916 3183 8896 3182 8894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 202DEG 16KT 3158 8904 $$ GRG
398 WWUS54 KJAN 102149 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 349 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 MSC067-102200- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130110T2200Z/ JONES MS- 349 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY... AT 349 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILL CREEK MOVING NORTH AT 20 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 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3162 8895 3166 8908 3183 8896 3182 8894 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 189DEG 11KT 3172 8895 $$ GRG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 11:48 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 7 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 26 min |
| Jan 10, 4:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 32 min |
| Jan 10, 5:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 27 min |
| Jan 10, 5:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 30 min |
| Jan 10, 6:24 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jan 10, 7:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jan 10, 7:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Jan 10, 8:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 61 min |
| Jan 10, 9:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 9:19 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 116 min |
| Jan 10, 9:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:11 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 11:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 41 min |
| Jan 10, 11:29 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:15 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 4 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:26 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 20 days |
| Jan 10, 12:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 12:42 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:22 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 44 min |
| Jan 10, 2:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 56 min |
| Jan 10, 2:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 45 min |
| Jan 10, 3:04 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin | 19 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 11 days |
| Jan 10, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Jan 10, 4:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 42 min |
| Jan 10, 4:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 30 min |
| Jan 10, 5:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee | 25 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.