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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Jackson, MS

April 28, 2014Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 2:48 PM CDT for Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report 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 28, 2014, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2014, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 3:20 PM CDTHAIL 16 N Hesterville, MSIN THE CARMACK COMMUNITY

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 28, 12:39 PM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 87 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2014-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1444 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2014-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 366 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1444 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
366 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
543 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

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

582 
WFUS54 KJAN 281948
TORJAN
MSC007-051-282045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0035.140428T1948Z-140428T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
248 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 248 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...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...
  MCMILLAN AROUND 255 PM CDT.
  DURANT AROUND 300 PM CDT.
  POSSUMNECK AROUND 305 PM CDT.
  HESTERVILLE AROUND 315 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SALLIS.

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 3301 8951 3294 9001 3305 9006 3326 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 244DEG 44KT 3301 8998

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

$$

DHB
3 follow-up statements
323 
WWUS54 KJAN 281958
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC007-051-282045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
ATTALA MS-HOLMES MS-
258 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HOLMES AND
CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 258 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MCMILLAN...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...
  POSSUMNECK AROUND 310 PM CDT.
  HESTERVILLE AROUND 315 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SALLIS AND WEST.

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 3299 8993 3309 8997 3326 8967 3301 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 244DEG 41KT 3307 8988

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

$$

DHB
847 
WWUS54 KJAN 282004
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
304 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC007-051-282045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
ATTALA MS-HOLMES MS-
304 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL HOLMES AND
CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 304 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DURANT...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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...
  POSSUMNECK AROUND 310 PM CDT.
  HESTERVILLE AROUND 315 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 3301 8988 3312 8992 3326 8967 3305 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 244DEG 41KT 3310 8980

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

DHB
081 
WWUS54 KJAN 282011
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
311 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

MSC051-282021-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
HOLMES MS-
311 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3310 8957 3307 8975 3319 8978 3319 8976
      3321 8975 3325 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 244DEG 41KT 3313 8971

$$

MSC007-282045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-140428T2045Z/
ATTALA MS-
311 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

AT 311 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR POSSUMNECK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL ATTALA
COUNTY.

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 3310 8957 3307 8975 3319 8978 3319 8976
      3321 8975 3325 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 244DEG 41KT 3313 8971

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

DHB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 9:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLowndes4 days
Apr 27, 9:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClay, Lowndes4 days
Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar52 min
Apr 28, 8:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes4 days
Apr 28, 8:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo3 days
Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba6 days
Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake7 days
Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake8 days
Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Apr 28, 11:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington28 min
Apr 28, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sunflower, Washington45 min
Apr 28, 12:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada, Leflore, Sunflower45 min
Apr 28, 12:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey43 min
Apr 28, 12:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren46 min
Apr 28, 12:54 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey51 min
Apr 28, 12:58 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Grenada32 min
Apr 28, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren46 min
Apr 28, 1:26 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys49 min
Apr 28, 1:39 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore51 min
Apr 28, 1:40 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo65 min
Apr 28, 1:45 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery30 min
Apr 28, 2:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes41 min
Apr 28, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo38 min
Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery, Webster44 min
Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANAttala, Holmes59 min
Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison, Yazoo43 min
Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison62 min
Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClay, Webster62 min
Apr 28, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Montgomery61 min
Apr 28, 3:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison54 min
Apr 28, 3:58 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedJANAttala, Neshoba, Winston47 min
Apr 28, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo61 min
Apr 28, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo46 min
Apr 28, 4:15 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster45 min
Apr 28, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo55 min
Apr 28, 4:37 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatJANNoxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston53 min
Apr 28, 4:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWinston34 min
Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala45 min
Apr 28, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Warren47 min
Apr 28, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Warren25 min
Apr 28, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison, Yazoo32 min
Apr 28, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston58 min
Apr 28, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston62 min
Apr 28, 5:28 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANHinds, Madison62 min
Apr 28, 5:31 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha59 min
Apr 28, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren43 min
Apr 28, 5:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more2 hr
Apr 28, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison58 min
Apr 28, 5:51 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Winston114 min
Apr 28, 5:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANHinds38 min
Apr 28, 5:57 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Leake, Neshoba, Winston63 min
Apr 28, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson42 min
Apr 28, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah58 min
Apr 28, 6:19 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANLeake, Madison41 min
Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes24 min
Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Rankin54 min
Apr 28, 6:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes64 min
Apr 28, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin3 hr
Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANRankin, Scott55 min

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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.