Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2015, 5:01 AM CST for Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 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 28, 2015, 5:01 AM CST (11:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 28, 2:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 1137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246
WUUS54 KJAN 281101
SVRJAN
MSC121-127-281200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0430.151228T1101Z-151228T1200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
501 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 600 AM CST
* AT 500 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM RIDGELAND TO NEAR SHIVERS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PINOLA AND FANNIN AROUND 515 AM CST.
GOSHEN SPRINGS AROUND 525 AM CST.
PISGAH AROUND 530 AM CST.
SANATORIUM AROUND 535 AM CST.
MAGEE AND LEESBURG AROUND 540 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
BRAXTON...PUCKETT AND D'LO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3234 9011 3238 9010 3240 9007 3244 9007
3244 9004 3248 9002 3251 8993 3258 8986
3259 8980 3259 8979 3236 8973 3205 8973
3205 8966 3203 8965 3178 8965 3176 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 252DEG 27KT 3242 9010 3175 9003
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
577
WWUS54 KJAN 281135
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
535 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
MSC121-127-281200-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
535 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST
FOR EASTERN RANKIN AND EASTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES...
AT 535 AM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM PELAHATCHIE TO SANATORIUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PELAHATCHIE AROUND 540 AM CST.
LEESBURG AROUND 555 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
PUCKETT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3234 8989 3252 8990 3258 8986 3259 8980
3259 8979 3236 8973 3205 8973 3205 8966
3203 8965 3178 8965 3178 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1135Z 244DEG 20KT 3233 8983 3189 8978
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CME704
WWUS54 KJAN 281159
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
559 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
MSC121-127-281208-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
559 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RANKIN AND EASTERN
SIMPSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 AM CST...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSON.
LAT...LON 3234 8989 3252 8990 3258 8986 3259 8980
3259 8979 3236 8973 3205 8973 3205 8966
3203 8965 3178 8965 3178 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 252DEG 27KT 3233 8983 3189 8978
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 6:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 61 min |
| Dec 28, 2:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Dec 28, 2:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 54 min |
| Dec 28, 2:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 3:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 3:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 64 min |
| Dec 28, 3:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 3:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren | 60 min |
| Dec 28, 3:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 3:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 37 min |
| Dec 28, 4:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 65 min |
| Dec 28, 4:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 4:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 38 min |
| Dec 28, 4:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 48 min |
| Dec 28, 4:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 58 min |
| Dec 28, 4:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 43 min |
| Dec 28, 4:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Sunflower | 54 min |
| Dec 28, 5:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo | 65 min |
| Dec 28, 5:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar | 65 min |
| Dec 28, 5:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 47 min |
| Dec 28, 5:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott, Smith | 72 min |
| Dec 28, 5:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 75 min |
| Dec 28, 5:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 69 min |
| Dec 28, 6:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones, Smith | 40 min |
| Dec 28, 6:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 56 min |
| Dec 28, 6:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 82 min |
| Dec 28, 6:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Winston | 72 min |
| Dec 28, 6:57 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 7:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 7:03 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 7:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 55 min |
| Dec 28, 8:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 55 min |
| Dec 28, 9:44 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 26 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:51 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 27 hr |
| Dec 28, 1:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 5 hr |
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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.