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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Jackson, MS

April 11, 2013Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 11, 2013, 11:56 AM CDT for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 64 min. 4 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: Apr 11, 2013, 11:56 AM CDT (16:56 UTC)
Expired: Apr 11, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Emergency: Tornado emergency

County Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Shuqualak, MS	HEAVY DAMAGE REPORTED BY NOXUBEE 911 NEAR SHUQUALAK. UNKNOWN NUMBER OF INJURIES.
Apr 11, 12:20 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 S Macon, MS	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND SOUTH OF MACON.
Apr 11, 12:20 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 S Macon, MS	REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN...AN 18 WHEELER DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS PINE TREES SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE.
Apr 11, 12:48 PM CDT	TORNADO 1	4 Nw Pickensville, AL	TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG PINE GROVE ROAD NEAR THE PINE GROVE COMMUNITY. STATE POLICE REPORT DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN ALONG A PATH. RADAR INDICATED DEBRIS SIGNATURE AND PHOTOS OF A TORNADO WERE TAKEN.

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
Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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: 35 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -291 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 635 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

628 
WFUS54 KJAN 111656
TORJAN
MSC103-111800-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0047.130411T1656Z-130411T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1156 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

* AT 1157 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED DAMAGING TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  SOUTH OF GHOLSON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MACON BY 1220 PM CDT...
  BROOKSVILLE BY 1225 PM CDT...
  DEERBROOK AND PRAIRIE POINT BY 1230 PM CDT...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1235 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WITH INJURIES.

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

LAT...LON 3314 8832 3293 8853 3293 8877 3328 8860
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 211DEG 42KT 3287 8870

$$

CME

7 follow-up statements

493 
WWUS54 KJAN 111704
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1204 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1204 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR NOXUBEE
COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1204 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHUQUALAK MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SHUQUALAK BY 1210 PM CDT...
  MACON BY 1220 PM CDT...
  DEERBROOK...PRAIRIE POINT AND BROOKSVILLE BY 1230 PM CDT...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1240 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

LAT...LON 3314 8832 3293 8853 3293 8873 3328 8860
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 211DEG 42KT 3294 8864

$$

CME

205 
WWUS54 KJAN 111712
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1212 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1212 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
NOXUBEE COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1212 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR SHUQUALAK MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MACON BY 1220 PM CDT...
  PRAIRIE POINT AND DEERBROOK BY 1230 PM CDT...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1240 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3295 8853 3295 8866 3328 8854 3329 8830
      3314 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 215DEG 42KT 3300 8856

$$

CME

632 
WWUS54 KJAN 111719
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1219 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1219 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
NOXUBEE COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1219 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF MACON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MACON BY 1225 PM CDT...
  PRAIRIE POINT AND DEERBROOK BY 1235 PM CDT...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1245 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3316 8832 3299 8852 3300 8863 3328 8854
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 216DEG 39KT 3304 8854

$$

CME

664 
WWUS54 KJAN 111723
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1223 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1223 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1223 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MACON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PRAIRIE POINT AND DEERBROOK BY 1235 PM CDT...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1245 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3304 8847 3305 8859 3328 8853 3329 8830
      3316 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 216DEG 39KT 3307 8851

$$

CME

699 
WWUS54 KJAN 111731
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1231 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1231 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1231 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PRAIRIE POINT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1245 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A LONG TRACK DAMAGING TORNADO.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3317 8832 3309 8842 3312 8854 3328 8851
      3329 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 216DEG 39KT 3314 8845

$$

CME

836 
WWUS54 KJAN 111738
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1238 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1238 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...

...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THE
TORNADO...

AT 1238 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS AND TRAINED SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A
LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR PRAIRIE POINT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BIGBEE VALLEY BY 1245 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE COVER NOW.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! SEEK
UNDERGROUND SHELTER OR SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY STRUCTURE. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A LONG TRACK DAMAGING TORNADO 
WITH CONFIRMED INJURIES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3313 8838 3316 8847 3328 8843 3329 8830
      3319 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 219DEG 33KT 3318 8840

$$

CME

208 
WWUS54 KJAN 111754
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1254 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

MSC103-111804-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-130411T1800Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
1254 PM CDT THU APR 11 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

THE CONFIRMED TORNADO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF 
THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3313 8838 3316 8847 3328 8843 3329 8830
      3319 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 219DEG 33KT 3329 8829

$$

CME

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 9:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	61 min
Apr 10, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	29 min
Apr 10, 11:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	57 min
Apr 11, 12:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	61 min
Apr 11, 8:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	6 days
Apr 11, 8:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	32 min
Apr 11, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	24 hr
Apr 11, 10:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	32 min
Apr 11, 10:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	20 min
Apr 11, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	22 min
Apr 11, 11:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	50 min
Apr 11, 11:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	59 min
Apr 11, 11:32 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo	6 hr
Apr 11, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay	28 min
Apr 11, 12:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	42 min
Apr 11, 12:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	48 min
Apr 11, 12:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	45 min
Apr 11, 12:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	14 min
Apr 11, 1:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	43 min
Apr 11, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	49 min
Apr 11, 1:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	31 min
Apr 11, 1:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	56 min
Apr 11, 1:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	40 min
Apr 11, 4:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Leflore	43 hr

Nearby

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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.