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Tornado Warning 83, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2014, 1:57 PM CST for Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min. 13 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
- Dec 23, 2014, 1:57 PM CST (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2014, 2:40 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Marion County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2:05 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Kokomo, MS | |
| Dec 23, 2:13 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | 3 Wsw Columbia, MS | |
| Dec 23, 2:17 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 2 S Columbia, MS | *** 2 FATAL *** THIS EF3 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 165 MPH SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED NUMEROUS HOMES...BUSINESS AND POWER POLES AND LINES ALONG ITS 12 MILE PATH. ONE WELL BUILT HOME WAS MOSTLY DESTROYED AND NEARLY REDUCED TO A SLAB. THIS HOME RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RATIN |
| Dec 23, 2:17 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 2 S Columbia, MS | *** 3 FATAL, 50 INJ *** THIS EF3 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 165 MPH SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED NUMEROUS HOMES...BUSINESS AND POWER POLES AND LINES ALONG ITS 12 MILE PATH. ONE WELL BUILT HOME WAS MOSTLY DESTROYED AND NEARLY REDUCED TO A SLAB. THIS HOME RECEIVED THE HIGHE |
| Dec 23, 2:24 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Ese Columbia, MS | REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 98 AND COLUMBIA-PURVIS ROAD. ALSO REPORT OF DEBRIS FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. |
| Dec 23, 2:24 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Columbia, MS | REPORT OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN HOMES IN COLUMBIA. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO 3 | 1 S Columbia, MS | *** 2 FATAL *** TORNADO RATED EF3 CAUSED EXTENSIVE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO AREA BUSINESSES OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA...MORE DETAILS WILL BE COMING SOON. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Se Columbia, MS | *** 2 FATAL *** MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED INCLUDING A MOBILE HOME PARK ON HIGHWAY 98. TWO CONFIRMED FATALITIES IN THE AREA OF THE MOBILE HOME PARK. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Se Columbia, MS | MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED INCLUDING A MOBILE HOME PARK ON HIGHWAY 98. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Columbia, MS | REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO WAL-MART...BEACON SUPPLY...BUMPER TO BUMPER AUTO PARTS...CAMELLIA HOME HEALTH BUSINESSES. EDWARD JONES BUSINESS ON HIGHWAY 98 LOST A PORTION OF THE ROOF. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 2 Se Columbia, MS | MULTIPLE VEHICLES WERE FLIPPED ON HIGHWAY 98. ALSO REPORT OF ROOF DAMAGE AT DIALYSIS CENTER AND CHALLENGER BUSINESSES ON HIGHWAY 98 AT COLUMBIA-PURVIS ROAD. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | Columbia, MS | RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND UPROOTED. POSSIBLE STRUCTURE DAMAGE. |
| Dec 23, 2:25 PM CST | TORNADO | Columbia, MS | RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TREES WERE BLWON DOWN AND UPROOTED. POSSIBLE STRUCTURE DAMAGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 1212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
505
WFUS54 KJAN 231957
TORJAN
MSC091-232100-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0083.141223T1957Z-141223T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
157 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 300 PM CST
* AT 157 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEXTER...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
KOKOMO AROUND 210 PM CST.
PICKWICK AROUND 215 PM CST.
COLUMBIA AROUND 220 PM CST.
IMPROVE AND BUNKER HILL AROUND 230 PM CST.
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 3107 8985 3107 8992 3112 8995 3113 9001
3117 9002 3118 9004 3129 9004 3139 8996
3139 8982 3143 8982 3143 8966 3143 8965
3115 8965 3106 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 226DEG 45KT 3105 9007
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DHB5 follow-up statements
915
WWUS54 KJAN 232009
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
209 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC091-232100-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-141223T2100Z/
MARION MS-
209 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MARION COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM
CST...
AT 209 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DEXTER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
COLUMBIA AROUND 220 PM CST.
IMPROVE AND BUNKER HILL AROUND 230 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3112 8994 3113 9001 3117 9002 3118 9004
3139 8982 3143 8975 3143 8965 3120 8968
3108 8985 3107 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 226DEG 45KT 3116 8993
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DHB787
WWUS54 KJAN 232018
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC091-232100-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-141223T2100Z/
MARION MS-
218 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CST...
AT 218 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
IMPROVE AROUND 230 PM CST.
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 3121 8992 3139 8982 3143 8975 3143 8965
3136 8965 3128 8967 3114 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 228DEG 43KT 3122 8984
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DHB671
WWUS54 KJAN 232025
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
225 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC091-232100-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-141223T2100Z/
MARION MS-
225 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CST...
AT 225 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
IMPROVE AROUND 230 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3127 8986 3143 8973 3143 8965 3136 8965
3128 8967 3120 8980
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 227DEG 46KT 3128 8977
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DHB696
WWUS54 KJAN 232030
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
230 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC091-232100-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-141223T2100Z/
MARION MS-
230 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CST...
AT 231 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MARION
COUNTY.
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 3130 8980 3143 8970 3143 8967 3143 8965
3137 8965 3130 8966 3124 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 224DEG 40KT 3131 8973
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DHB560
WWUS54 KJAN 232040
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
240 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC091-232050-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0083.000000T0000Z-141223T2100Z/
MARION MS-
240 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 3130 8980 3143 8970 3143 8967 3143 8965
3137 8965 3130 8966 3124 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 224DEG 40KT 3138 8965
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 9:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 3:53 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 47 min |
| Dec 23, 4:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 44 min |
| Dec 23, 5:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 56 min |
| Dec 23, 6:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 6:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Dec 23, 7:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 44 min |
| Dec 23, 7:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Dec 23, 8:38 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 47 min |
| Dec 23, 10:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 27 min |
| Dec 23, 10:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 23 min |
| Dec 23, 10:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 10:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 39 min |
| Dec 23, 10:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Dec 23, 11:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Dec 23, 11:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 33 min |
| Dec 23, 11:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 12:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 66 min |
| Dec 23, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 29 min |
| Dec 23, 12:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Dec 23, 12:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 37 min |
| Dec 23, 12:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 39 min |
| Dec 23, 12:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 38 min |
| Dec 23, 1:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Dec 23, 1:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 34 min |
| Dec 23, 1:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar | 57 min |
| Dec 23, 2:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 53 min |
| Dec 23, 3:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 40 min |
| Dec 23, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Dec 23, 3:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 28 min |
| Dec 23, 3:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 56 min |
| Dec 23, 3:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Dec 23, 4:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 35 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.