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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 7, 2014, 1:47 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min. 12 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 7, 2014, 1:47 AM CDT (06:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2014, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 7, 1:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Prentiss, MS | REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 13 SOUTH IN PRENTISS. |
| Apr 7, 2:02 AM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 Wnw Collins, MS | *** 8 INJ *** THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST W OF SUNSET WILLIAMSBURG RD AND TRACKED NE ACROSS N COVINGTOG CO INTO FAR NW JONES CO BEFORE DISSIPATING. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE DAMAGED ALONG THE PATH WITH MULTIPLE HOMES SUSTAINING AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE. THE THE W |
| Apr 7, 2:02 AM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 6 Wnw Collins, MS | *** 8 INJ *** THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST W OF SUNSET WILLIAMSBURG RD AND TRACKED NE ACROSS N COVINGTOG CO INTO FAR NW JONES CO BEFORE DISSIPATING. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE DAMAGED ALONG THE PATH WITH MULTIPLE HOMES SUSTAINING AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE. THE THE W |
| Apr 7, 2:06 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Sse Mount Olive, MS | REPORTS OF DEBRIS ON ROCK HILL ROAD NORTHWEST OF COLLINS. |
| Apr 7, 2:06 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nw Collins, MS | REPORTS OF TREES AND DEBRIS DOWN ON HIGHWAY 49 NORTHWEST OF COLLINS. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Apr 7, 2:06 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Wnw Collins, MS | REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN ON JERRY DRIVE NEAR SUNSET ROAD. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Taylorsville, MS | REPORT THAT BASH BLACKWELL ROAD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY DEBRIS. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 4 S Taylorsville, MS | REPORT THAT NEW HOPEWELL CHURCH HAS BEEN HEAVILY DAMAGED ON NEW HOPEWELL CHURCH ROAD. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Ese Mount Olive, MS | REPORTS OF DAMAGED HOMES AROUND THE 700 WILLIAM WARREN RIVER ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED UPON RADAR. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nne Collins, MS | REPORT OF TREES DOWN ON SALEM SCHOOL ROAD AND SALEM CHURCH ROAD. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ssw Taylorsville, MS | REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND DEBRIS BLOCKING GILMER ROAD. |
| Apr 7, 2:10 AM CDT | TORNADO | 9 Nne Collins, MS | REPORTS OF ROADS BLOCKED BY TREES AND POWERLINES ON VESTER PICKERING ROAD AND THEODORE CROSBY ROAD. DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOUSES AND MOBILE HOMES. CONFIRMED INJURIES ON VESTER PICKERING ROAD. |
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 6, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:16 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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.
237
WFUS54 KJAN 070647
TORJAN
MSC031-065-127-129-070730-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0021.140407T0647Z-140407T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
147 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 230 AM CDT
* AT 148 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PRENTISS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
LONE STAR AND CLEM AROUND 155 AM CDT.
MOUNT OLIVE AROUND 205 AM CDT.
TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 220 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MIZE.
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 3158 8998 3161 8997 3200 8958 3181 8932
3180 8935 3180 8940 3176 8940 3145 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 230DEG 49KT 3159 8982
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JC2 follow-up statements
782
WWUS54 KJAN 070702
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
202 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
MSC065-070712-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140407T0730Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
202 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3162 8975 3163 8976 3178 8976 3200 8958
3181 8932 3180 8935 3180 8940 3176 8941
3157 8968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0702Z 230DEG 49KT 3170 8965
$$
MSC031-127-129-070730-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140407T0730Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-COVINGTON MS-
202 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN COVINGTON...
SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 202 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LONE STAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 220 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MIZE.
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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3162 8975 3163 8976 3178 8976 3200 8958
3181 8932 3180 8935 3180 8940 3176 8941
3157 8968
TIME...MOT...LOC 0702Z 230DEG 49KT 3170 8965
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JC965
WWUS54 KJAN 070714
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
214 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
MSC127-070724-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140407T0730Z/
SIMPSON MS-
214 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3177 8966 3188 8942 3181 8932 3180 8935
3180 8940 3176 8941 3164 8958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 244DEG 41KT 3174 8951
$$
MSC031-129-070730-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140407T0730Z/
SMITH MS-COVINGTON MS-
214 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM CDT...
AT 214 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
COLLINS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 225 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.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3177 8966 3188 8942 3181 8932 3180 8935
3180 8940 3176 8941 3164 8958
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 244DEG 41KT 3174 8951
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JCThe 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, 12:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 56 min |
| 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.