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Tornado Warning 86, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2014, 3:49 PM CST for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 56 min. 6 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, 3:49 PM CST (21:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2014, 4:45 PM CST
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:59 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sse Stafford Springs, MS | TREE DOWNED ON CR 230 NEAR THE CLARKE WAYNE COUNTY LINE |
| Dec 23, 4:13 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Crandall, MS | REPORT OF TREES DOWN NEAR CARMICHAEL COMMUNITY. |
| Dec 23, 4:19 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Crandall, MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED AND THREE HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE IN AN AREA FROM CR 657 TO CR 658 TO CR 643. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Dec 23, 4:25 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Snell, MS | TREE DOWNED ON CR 420 NORTH OF MS HIGHWAY 18 |
| Dec 23, 4:27 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 3 Ene Crandall, MS | TORNADO RATED EF-0. PATH LENGTH 0.5 MILES AND PATH WIDTH 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO STARTED ALONG CR-658 AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST. IT CROSSED PINE RIDGE ROAD AND ENDED ABOUT 0.25 MILES PAST THE ROAD. THE SKIRTING OF A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OUT ALONG WITH A FEW LARGE |
| Dec 23, 4:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sse Snell, MS | REPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 420. |
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
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
485
WFUS54 KJAN 232149
TORJAN
MSC023-232245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0086.141223T2149Z-141223T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
349 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 445 PM CST
* AT 350 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STAFFORD SPRINGS...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...
STONEWALL AND QUITMAN AROUND 405 PM CST.
SABLE AROUND 415 PM CST.
MIDDLETON AROUND 420 PM CST.
SNELL AROUND 425 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PACHUTA.
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 3193 8846 3189 8848 3183 8874 3183 8891
3222 8891 3222 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 226DEG 42KT 3197 8893
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHB4 follow-up statements
206
WWUS54 KJAN 232210
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
410 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC023-232245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-141223T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
410 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM
CST...
AT 411 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR QUITMAN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MIDDLETON AND SABLE AROUND 420 PM CST.
SNELL AROUND 430 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3183 8874 3221 8886 3222 8843 3193 8846
3189 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 226DEG 42KT 3209 8872
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHB742
WWUS54 KJAN 232220
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
420 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC023-232245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-141223T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
420 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM CST...
AT 420 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SYKES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
MIDDLETON AROUND 425 PM CST.
SNELL AROUND 435 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 3203 8864 3221 8872 3222 8843 3205 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 234DEG 38KT 3211 8863
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHB656
WWUS54 KJAN 232230
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
430 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC023-232245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-141223T2245Z/
CLARKE MS-
430 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM CST...
AT 430 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SYKES...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SNELL AROUND 435 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3208 8852 3221 8860 3222 8843 3209 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 233DEG 36KT 3212 8851
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DHB922 WWUS54 KJAN 232235 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 435 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 MSC023-232246- /O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0086.000000T0000Z-141223T2245Z/ CLARKE MS- 435 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM CST... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3208 8852 3221 8860 3222 8843 3209 8845 TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 233DEG 36KT 3216 8845 $$
The 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, 1:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 43 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, 3:51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.