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Tornado Warning 41, NWS Jackson, MS

April 28, 20144 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 4:15 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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 28, 2014, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Webster County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2014-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2014-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

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

695 
WFUS54 KJAN 282115
TORJAN
MSC019-025-105-155-282200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0041.140428T2115Z-140428T2200Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 415 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHERWOOD...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  MABEN AROUND 420 PM CDT.
  CUMBERLAND AROUND 425 PM CDT.
  PHEBA AROUND 430 PM CDT.
  MONTPELIER AND GRIFFITH AROUND 435 PM CDT.
  PALA ALTO AROUND 445 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 3381 8871 3370 8871 3344 8913 3352 8925
      3376 8899 3376 8894 3381 8894 3382 8893
      3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 226DEG 41KT 3352 8912

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BK
2 follow-up statements
481 
WWUS54 KJAN 282131
SVSJAN

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

MSC019-105-282142-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140428T2200Z/
OKTIBBEHA MS-CHOCTAW MS-
431 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHOCTAW AND NORTHWESTERN
OKTIBBEHA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3381 8871 3370 8871 3356 8902 3356 8903
      3361 8909 3376 8899 3376 8894 3381 8894
      3382 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 226DEG 41KT 3363 8898

$$

MSC025-155-282200-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140428T2200Z/
WEBSTER MS-CLAY MS-
431 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND EAST
CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

AT 432 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CUMBERLAND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  MONTPELIER AROUND 440 PM CDT.
  PALA ALTO AROUND 445 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 3381 8871 3370 8871 3356 8902 3356 8903
      3361 8909 3376 8899 3376 8894 3381 8894
      3382 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 226DEG 41KT 3363 8898

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JC
214 
WWUS54 KJAN 282145
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
945 PM GMT MON APR 28 2014

MSC025-155-282155-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-140428T2200Z/
WEBSTER MS-CLAY MS-
445 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND EAST CENTRAL WEBSTER
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.
 HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3381 8871 3370 8871 3356 8902 3356 8903
      3361 8909 3376 8899 3376 8894 3381 8894
      3382 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 226DEG 41KT 3373 8885

$$

JC

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, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes57 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, 4:35 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

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.