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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Jackson, MS

April 24, 2014Holmes County, Leflore County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 24, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT for Holmes County, Leflore County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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 24, 2014, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
Expired: Apr 24, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Holmes County, MS, Leflore County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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 24, 8:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lexington, MS	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE
Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lexington, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE

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 24, 2:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 282 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1537 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.2

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The text

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

626 
WFUS54 KJAN 250026
TORJAN
MSC051-083-250115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0024.140425T0026Z-140425T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
726 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHWESTERN LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 727 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BELZONI...AND MOVING EAST 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...
  TCHULA AND HOWARD AROUND 745 PM CDT.
  LEXINGTON AROUND 755 PM 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 3327 8999 3309 9000 3312 9041 3313 9035
      3314 9033 3331 9033 3328 9037 3324 9037
      3324 9042 3327 9046 3331 9046 3335 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 271DEG 37KT 3319 9041

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

$$

GRG

2 follow-up statements

569 
WWUS54 KJAN 250037
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
737 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

MSC083-250047-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140425T0115Z/
LEFLORE MS-
737 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LEFLORE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3334 9020 3332 9010 3327 8999 3309 9000
      3312 9035 3313 9036 3314 9033 3331 9033
      3332 9031 3331 9030 3334 9027 3335 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 272DEG 31KT 3317 9032

$$

MSC051-250115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140425T0115Z/
HOLMES MS-
737 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 737 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF
THORNTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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...
  TCHULA AROUND 745 PM CDT.
  HOWARD AROUND 750 PM CDT.
  LEXINGTON AROUND 805 PM 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 3334 9020 3332 9010 3327 8999 3309 9000
      3312 9035 3313 9036 3314 9033 3331 9033
      3332 9031 3331 9030 3334 9027 3335 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 272DEG 31KT 3317 9032

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

GRG

399 
WWUS54 KJAN 250050
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
750 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

MSC051-250115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-140425T0115Z/
HOLMES MS-
750 PM CDT THU APR 24 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN HOLMES COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

AT 751 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TCHULA...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
  LEXINGTON AROUND 800 PM 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 3334 9020 3332 9010 3327 8999 3309 9000
      3312 9035 3313 9036 3314 9033 3331 9033
      3332 9031 3331 9030 3334 9027 3335 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 272DEG 36KT 3316 9016

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

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Montgomery	62 min
Apr 24, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Montgomery	62 min
Apr 24, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	63 min
Apr 24, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Webster	29 min
Apr 24, 8:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery	28 min
Apr 24, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	46 min
Apr 24, 8:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Winston	49 min
Apr 24, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	48 min
Apr 24, 10:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston	62 min
Apr 24, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Winston	46 min
Apr 24, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	42 min
Apr 24, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	34 min
Apr 24, 11:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	52 min
Apr 25, 9:13 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	4 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.