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Tornado Warning 87, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 23, 2014, 4:25 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 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
- Dec 23, 2014, 4:25 PM CST (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Lauderdale County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 9:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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.
589
WFUS54 KJAN 232225
TORJAN
MSC075-232300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0087.141223T2225Z-141223T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 500 PM CST
* AT 426 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALAMUCHA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 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 AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
LAUDERDALE COUNTY.
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 3251 8839 3225 8842 3224 8843 3223 8859
3244 8863 3258 8839 3257 8839 3252 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 237DEG 52KT 3237 8851
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CME1 follow-up statement
318
WWUS54 KJAN 232232
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
432 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
MSC075-232300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-141223T2300Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
432 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CST...
AT 433 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ALAMUCHA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEWANEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8839 3225 8842 3224 8843 3224 8846
3246 8859 3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 237DEG 43KT 3235 8843
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
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, 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, 3:49 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 |
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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.