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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Jackson, MS

April 4, 2014Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2014, 2:05 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 55 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: Apr 4, 2014, 2:05 AM CDT (07:05 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2014, 3:00 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:06 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
Apr 4, 12:40 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 993 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 6.5

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The text

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

649 
WFUS54 KJAN 040705
TORJAN
MSC011-133-040800-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0014.140404T0705Z-140404T0800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
205 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT

* AT 205 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROSEDALE...AND MOVING EAST
  AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ROSEDALE AROUND 215 AM CDT.
  GUNNISON AROUND 220 AM CDT.
  SHELBY AND MOUND BAYOU AROUND 235 AM CDT.
  PARCHMAN AROUND 250 AM CDT.
  ROME AROUND 255 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BEULAH...PACE...MERIGOLD AND
WINSTONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3399 9065 3398 9044 3388 9044 3370 9113
      3372 9115 3370 9115 3369 9119 3379 9114
      3377 9103 3378 9099 3384 9108 3387 9108
      3391 9103 3394 9102 3407 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0705Z 250DEG 41KT 3380 9112

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

GRG

3 follow-up statements

813 
WWUS54 KJAN 040713
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
213 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

MSC011-133-040800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140404T0800Z/
SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
213 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN BOLIVAR AND
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 213 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHELBY AROUND 225 AM CDT.
  MOUND BAYOU AROUND 230 AM CDT.
  PARCHMAN AROUND 240 AM CDT.
  ROME AROUND 245 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PACE...WINSTONVILLE AND
MERIGOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3399 9065 3398 9044 3388 9044 3373 9106
      3377 9103 3378 9099 3383 9106 3391 9103
      3394 9102 3407 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0713Z 256DEG 52KT 3382 9098

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GRG

800 
WWUS54 KJAN 040719
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
219 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

MSC011-133-040800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140404T0800Z/
SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
219 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BOLIVAR AND
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT...

AT 219 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUNNISON...AND MOVING EAST AT 70
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MOUND BAYOU AND SHELBY AROUND 225 AM CDT.
  PARCHMAN AROUND 235 AM CDT.
  ROME AROUND 240 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WINSTONVILLE AND MERIGOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3385 9098 3398 9091 3407 9065 3399 9065
      3398 9044 3388 9044 3375 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 256DEG 59KT 3384 9084

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GRG

366 
WWUS54 KJAN 040743
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
243 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

MSC011-133-040753-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140404T0800Z/
SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
243 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL BOLIVAR AND NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 3385 9098 3398 9091 3407 9065 3399 9065
      3398 9044 3388 9044 3375 9096
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 256DEG 59KT 3393 9038

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 1:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	55 min
Apr 4, 2:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	44 min
Apr 4, 2:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sunflower	43 min
Apr 4, 2:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	61 min
Apr 4, 2:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore	55 min
Apr 4, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery	51 min
Apr 4, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	43 min
Apr 4, 3:03 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Leflore	27 min
Apr 4, 3:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	30 min
Apr 4, 3:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Webster	47 min
Apr 4, 3:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery	68 min
Apr 4, 3:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Yazoo	31 min
Apr 4, 3:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay	55 min
Apr 4, 4:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	58 min
Apr 4, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes	49 min
Apr 4, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	39 min
Apr 4, 5:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Hinds	32 min
Apr 4, 5:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	31 min
Apr 4, 6:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	32 min
Apr 4, 9:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jones	27 min
Apr 4, 10:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	116 min
Apr 4, 10:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	48 min
Apr 4, 10:48 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lawrence	22 days
Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	47 min
Apr 4, 11:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	17 days
Apr 4, 11:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	22 days
Apr 4, 11:03 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	26 days

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.