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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2014, 12:19 AM CDT for Rankin County, Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 56 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 7, 2014, 12:19 AM CDT (05:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2014, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 686 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 870 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
930
WFUS54 KJAN 070519
TORJAN
MSC121-127-129-070615-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.140407T0519Z-140407T0615Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1219 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT
* AT 1219 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PINOLA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
MENDENHALL AND SANATORIUM AROUND 1225 AM CDT.
MARTINVILLE AROUND 1230 AM CDT.
WHITE OAK AROUND 1240 AM CDT.
BURNS AND RALEIGH AROUND 1250 AM CDT.
PINEVILLE AROUND 100 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PUCKETT.
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 3185 8988 3202 8999 3223 8964 3222 8932
3202 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 240DEG 41KT 3194 8991
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHB1 follow-up statement
208
WWUS54 KJAN 070539
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1239 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
MSC121-127-070549-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140407T0615Z/
SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-
1239 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN AND NORTHEASTERN
SIMPSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3196 8964 3201 8966 3204 8966 3205 8968
3212 8970 3222 8953 3222 8932 3205 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 240DEG 45KT 3207 8963
$$
MSC129-070615-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140407T0615Z/
SMITH MS-
1239 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY
UNTIL 115 AM CDT...
AT 1239 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITE OAK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
BURNS AND RALEIGH AROUND 1245 AM CDT.
PINEVILLE AROUND 1255 AM CDT.
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 3196 8964 3201 8966 3204 8966 3205 8968
3212 8970 3222 8953 3222 8932 3205 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0539Z 240DEG 45KT 3207 8963
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 37 min |
| Apr 6, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Apr 6, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 19 min |
| Apr 6, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 8:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 8:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Humphreys | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 9:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 4 days |
| Apr 6, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 21 min |
| Apr 6, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson | 116 min |
| Apr 6, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Montgomery and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln, Simpson | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 11:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 12:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 59 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Scott | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 114 min |
| Apr 7, 12:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 115 min |
| Apr 7, 12:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 1:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 114 min |
| Apr 7, 1:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 58 min |
| Apr 7, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 1:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 2:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 117 min |
| Apr 7, 2:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Newton | 113 min |
| Apr 7, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 55 min |
| Apr 7, 3:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Rankin and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 3:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 5 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Smith | 21 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 4:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 6:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 14 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 11:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 10 days |
| Apr 7, 11:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 34 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 7 days |
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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.