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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2014, 6:19 PM CDT for Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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 28, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
973
WFUS54 KJAN 282319
TORJAN
MSC079-089-290000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0050.140428T2319Z-140429T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
619 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 619 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CANTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
WILL BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
POSSIBLE.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SHARON AROUND 625 PM CDT.
FARMHAVEN AROUND 630 PM CDT.
CARTHAGE AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE REDWATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3270 8947 3263 8973 3259 8979 3259 8980
3258 8983 3259 8984 3256 8987 3254 8992
3270 9000 3293 8961
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 242DEG 38KT 3260 8996
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DHB2 follow-up statements
888
WWUS54 KJAN 282331
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1131 PM GMT MON APR 28 2014
MSC079-089-290000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-
631 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LEAKE AND EAST
CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 631 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CARTHAGE AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE REDWATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8973 3259 8979 3258 8983 3259 8984
3256 8991 3266 8996 3293 8961 3270 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 242DEG 38KT 3262 8984
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DHB082
WWUS54 KJAN 282348
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
648 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
MSC089-282358-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
MADISON MS-
648 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3263 8973 3273 8973 3287 8958 3270 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 243DEG 30KT 3266 8970
$$
MSC079-290000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/
LEAKE MS-
648 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LEAKE COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM CDT...
AT 648 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF FARMHAVEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CARTHAGE AROUND 700 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE REDWATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3263 8973 3273 8973 3287 8958 3270 8948
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 243DEG 30KT 3266 8970
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:36 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 4 days |
| Apr 27, 9:39 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 5:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 4 days |
| Apr 28, 8:23 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 3 days |
| Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 8 days |
| Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 8:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 5 days |
| Apr 28, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 12:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 1:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 1:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 1:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery, Webster | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 3:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Neshoba, Winston | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 61 min |
| Apr 28, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 28, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 53 min |
| Apr 28, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Yazoo | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 62 min |
| Apr 28, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 5:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 5:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Winston | 114 min |
| Apr 28, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 38 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 6:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.