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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS

January 10, 2013Clarke County, Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2013, 4:03 PM CST for Clarke County, Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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, 4:03 PM CST (22:03 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2013, 4:45 PM CST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.

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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 124 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

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

946 
WFUS54 KJAN 102203
TORJAN
MSC023-061-067-102245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0004.130110T2203Z-130110T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
403 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST

* AT 403 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  STAFFORD SPRINGS MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  STAFFORD SPRINGS BY 415 PM CST...
  GOODWATER BY 420 PM CST...
  BARNETT BY 425 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3182 8884 3182 8894 3173 8894 3172 8894
      3177 8901 3203 8892 3197 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 202DEG 31KT 3180 8894

$$

JA

3 follow-up statements

351 
WWUS54 KJAN 102222
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
422 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

MSC061-067-102233-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130110T2245Z/
JONES MS-JASPER MS-
422 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND NORTHEASTERN JONES
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3182 8884 3182 8887 3182 8891 3196 8891
      3197 8892 3202 8891 3197 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 224DEG 21KT 3185 8885

$$

MSC023-102245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130110T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
422 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY...

AT 423 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF GOODWATER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GOODWATER BY 430 PM CST...
  BARNETT BY 435 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 3182 8884 3182 8887 3182 8891 3196 8891
      3197 8892 3202 8891 3197 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 224DEG 21KT 3185 8885

$$

097 
WWUS54 KJAN 102235
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
435 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

MSC023-102245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130110T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
435 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY...

AT 436 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GOODWATER MOVING NORTHEAST 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 3182 8884 3182 8887 3182 8891 3196 8891
      3197 8892 3202 8891 3197 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 211DEG 18KT 3192 8883

$$

JA

220 
WWUS54 KJAN 102244
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
444 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

MSC023-102254-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130110T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
444 PM CST THU JAN 10 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 PM CST...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3182 8884 3182 8887 3182 8891 3196 8891
      3197 8892 3202 8891 3197 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 211DEG 18KT 3195 8881

$$

JA

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, 3:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	43 min
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, 4:40 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.