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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Jackson, MS

January 3, 2015Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 3, 2015, 4:23 PM CST for Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 min. 2 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: Jan 3, 2015, 4:23 PM CST (22:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2015, 4:47 PM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 3, 4:31 PM CST	TORNADO 1	3 Se Lauderdale, MS	TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF KEWANEE RD AND CUBA RD...AND ENDED JUST EAST OF LUTHER RAY COBB RD. MULTIPLE TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AND ONE BUILDING RECEIVED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PATH LENGTH 2.7 MILES...MAX PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS...ESTIM
Jan 3, 4:32 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Toomsuba, MS	LIMBS AND A COUPLE TREES DOWN ON KEWANEE RD.

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
Jan 3, 11:04 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 92 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 505 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 353 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 556 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

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

052 
WFUS54 KJAN 032223
TORJAN
MSC069-075-032300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0010.150103T2223Z-150103T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
423 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 500 PM CST

* AT 423 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MARION...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
  LAUDERDALE AROUND 430 PM CST.
  TAMOLA AROUND 440 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8838 3248 8839 3236 8865 3247 8867
      3269 8838 3269 8837 3265 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 231DEG 39KT 3244 8859

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BYB

2 follow-up statements

402 
WWUS54 KJAN 032231
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
431 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MSC069-075-032300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150103T2300Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
431 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER AND
NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CST...

AT 431 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LAUDERDALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 NORTHEASTERN
LAUDERDALE AND SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTIES.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8838 3248 8839 3245 8846 3243 8855
      3250 8858 3263 8846 3269 8838 3269 8837
      3265 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 239DEG 41KT 3250 8847

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

BYB

283 
WWUS54 KJAN 032247
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
447 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

MSC069-075-032257-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-150103T2300Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
447 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER AND NORTHEASTERN
LAUDERDALE COUNTIES 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 6 PM CST!

LAT...LON 3265 8838 3248 8839 3245 8846 3243 8855
      3250 8858 3263 8846 3269 8838 3269 8837
      3265 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 239DEG 41KT 3259 8828

$$

BYB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 3, 6:05 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	8 days
Jan 3, 10:32 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	8 days
Jan 3, 10:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	9 days
Jan 3, 10:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	10 days
Jan 3, 11:02 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lawrence	70 hr
Jan 3, 12:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	44 min
Jan 3, 1:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	67 min
Jan 3, 1:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	28 min
Jan 3, 1:47 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Issaquena, Leflore and 4 more	12 hr
Jan 3, 1:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	37 min
Jan 3, 2:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Smith	64 min
Jan 3, 2:21 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	114 min
Jan 3, 2:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Simpson	35 min
Jan 3, 2:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Smith	26 min
Jan 3, 2:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	20 min
Jan 3, 3:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Winston	40 min
Jan 3, 3:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	67 min
Jan 3, 3:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	45 min
Jan 3, 3:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	41 min
Jan 3, 3:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	17 min
Jan 3, 3:43 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	6 hr
Jan 3, 3:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	13 min
Jan 3, 4:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	59 min
Jan 3, 4:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	43 min
Jan 3, 4:13 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	6 hr
Jan 3, 4:20 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	3 hr
Jan 3, 4:32 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	43 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.