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Tornado Warning 70, NWS Jackson, MS

October 13, 2014Bolivar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 22 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
Oct 13, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2014, 12:12 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Bolivar County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:53 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
Oct 13, 7:08 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2014-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 687 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2014-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 228 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
687 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
657 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
7.6

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The text

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

347 
WFUS54 KJAN 131650
TORJAN
MSC011-131745-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0070.141013T1650Z-141013T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1150 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 1151 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUNNISON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
  DEESON AROUND NOON 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 3412 9073 3392 9098 3396 9103 3399 9101
      3396 9099 3397 9097 3400 9099 3403 9098
      3402 9094 3404 9089 3409 9088 3410 9093
      3413 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 219DEG 35KT 3398 9097

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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1 follow-up statement
185 
WWUS54 KJAN 131712
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1212 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

MSC011-131722-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0070.000000T0000Z-141013T1745Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
1212 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL BOLIVAR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

ADDITIONAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE...AND A TORNADO 
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3412 9073 3392 9098 3396 9103 3399 9101
      3396 9099 3397 9097 3400 9099 3403 9098
      3402 9094 3404 9089 3409 9088 3410 9093
      3413 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 219DEG 35KT 3414 9081

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington42 min
Oct 12, 11:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery41 min
Oct 12, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster48 min
Oct 13, 3:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 12 more15 hr
Oct 13, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington26 min
Oct 13, 11:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar32 min
Oct 13, 11:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar42 min
Oct 13, 12:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington46 min
Oct 13, 12:15 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington33 min
Oct 13, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar53 min
Oct 13, 12:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Washington64 min
Oct 13, 12:42 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena48 min
Oct 13, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar44 min
Oct 13, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren58 min
Oct 13, 1:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey61 min
Oct 13, 1:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren42 min
Oct 13, 1:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington55 min
Oct 13, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower62 min
Oct 13, 1:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne42 min
Oct 13, 1:36 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Yazoo39 min
Oct 13, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren, Yazoo44 min
Oct 13, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Winston51 min
Oct 13, 2:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Yazoo65 min
Oct 13, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson64 min
Oct 13, 2:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams60 min
Oct 13, 2:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Madison, Yazoo38 min
Oct 13, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Jefferson47 min
Oct 13, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada, Leflore44 min
Oct 13, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke43 min
Oct 13, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston43 min
Oct 13, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson47 min
Oct 13, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery62 min
Oct 13, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada44 min
Oct 13, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln43 min
Oct 13, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Leake, Madison41 min
Oct 13, 3:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis, Marion32 min
Oct 13, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin47 min
Oct 13, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale30 min
Oct 13, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery51 min
Oct 13, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Rankin, Simpson50 min
Oct 13, 3:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson2 hr
Oct 13, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes21 min
Oct 13, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith44 min
Oct 13, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin32 min
Oct 13, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper45 min
Oct 13, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest47 min
Oct 13, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott50 min
Oct 13, 3:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin2 hr
Oct 13, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee30 min
Oct 13, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence, Lincoln28 min
Oct 13, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith48 min
Oct 13, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster, Winston56 min
Oct 13, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson64 min
Oct 13, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes36 min
Oct 13, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Smith45 min
Oct 13, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee, Winston21 min
Oct 13, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Oktibbeha56 min
Oct 13, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha25 min
Oct 13, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Scott62 min
Oct 13, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston45 min
Oct 13, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton44 min
Oct 13, 5:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha55 min
Oct 13, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis35 min
Oct 13, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion43 min
Oct 13, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion65 min
Oct 13, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Jones59 min
Oct 13, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton43 min
Oct 13, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee33 min
Oct 13, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest58 min
Oct 13, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke71 min
Oct 13, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale47 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.