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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS

April 25, 20154 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 25, 2015, 2:23 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. 12 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: Apr 25, 2015, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2015, 3:10 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Leake County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 25, 2:25 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Sebastopol, MS	SCATTERED TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY
Apr 25, 2:25 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Walnut Grove, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 35 JUST NORTH OF WALNUT GROVE
Apr 25, 2:28 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Sse Carthage, MS	TREE DOWNED ACROSS MS HWY 35 NEAR TWIN CITY
Apr 25, 2:28 AM CDT	TORNADO 1	4 S Carthage, MS	NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 110MPH...MAX WIDTH OF 500YDS AND PATH LENGTH OF 3.5 MILES. THE TORNADO STARTED JUST WEST OF HWY 35, SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES AND CAUSED SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A COUPLE OF HOMES AND FLIPPED A TRAMPOLINE. AFTER C
Apr 25, 2:30 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Se Carthage, MS	TREES DOWNED ALONG MS HWY 488. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Apr 25, 2:46 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Dixon, MS	TREES DOWNED ACROSS MS HWY 485 NEAR CO RD 361...CAUSING A MULTIVEHICLE ACCIDENT
Apr 25, 2:47 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Union, MS	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT A FEW LOCATIONS IN UNION
Apr 25, 2:49 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Neshoba, MS	TREES DOWNED ALONG MS HWY 15
Apr 25, 2:50 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 W Bethsaida, MS	TREES DOWNED ALONG CO RD 347 NEAR CO RD 444
Apr 25, 2:51 AM CDT	TORNADO 1	2 Ne Neshoba, MS	TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 248/CR 347 AND TRACKED ENE THROUGH THE BEATLINE COMMUNITY CROSSING MS HIGHWAY 19 AT BETHSAIDA AND ENDED ALONG CR 450. THE ROOF OF A CHICKEN HOUSE WAS DAMAGED AND A SHED WAS DESTROYED. A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED BY FAL
Apr 25, 2:54 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Bethsaida, MS	SHED WAS DESTROYED...ANOTHER SHED HAD TIN BLOWN OFF...TIN BLOWN OFF A CHICKEN HOUSE...POWER LINES DOWNED ALONG CO RD 525 NEAR CO RD 448
Apr 25, 2:54 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Bethsaida, MS	TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE ROAD ALONG CO RD 448 BETWEEN CO RD 525 AND MS HWY 19

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
Apr 25, 12:50 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -342 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 405 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

608 
WFUS54 KJAN 250723
TORJAN
MSC079-099-101-123-250830-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0019.150425T0723Z-150425T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
223 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT
    
* AT 222 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER TUSCOLA...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  HARPERVILLE...MOVING EAST 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...
  MADDEN AND DOWDVILLE AROUND 240 AM CDT.
  PROSPECT AND DIXON AROUND 245 AM CDT.
  NESHOBA AROUND 255 AM CDT.
  BETHSAIDA AROUND 300 AM CDT.
  HOUSE AROUND 305 AM CDT.
  HERBERT SPRINGS AND FORESTDALE AROUND 310 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
REDWATER...STANDING PINE...TUCKER...WALNUT GROVE AND SEBASTOPOL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3241 8960 3279 8955 3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0722Z 263DEG 43KT 3260 8956 

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

$$

CME

5 follow-up statements

379 
WWUS54 KJAN 250735
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
235 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

MSC079-099-101-123-250830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
SCOTT MS-LEAKE MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-
235 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT...SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE...NESHOBA AND NORTHERN NEWTON
COUNTIES...
    
AT 234 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MADDEN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...MOVING
EAST AT 55 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...
  DOWDVILLE AROUND 240 AM CDT.
  PEARL RIVER AND DIXON AROUND 245 AM CDT.
  PHILADELPHIA AND NESHOBA AROUND 250 AM CDT.
  BETHSAIDA AND HOUSE AROUND 300 AM CDT.
  FORESTDALE AND HERBERT SPRINGS AROUND 305 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
REDWATER...STANDING PINE...TUCKER...WALNUT GROVE AND SEBASTOPOL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3241 8960 3279 8955 3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 267DEG 47KT 3270 8941 

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

$$

CME

219 
WWUS54 KJAN 250744
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
244 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

MSC079-250754-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
LEAKE MS-
244 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3241 8960 3257 8932 3281 8932
      3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 261DEG 44KT 3272 8925 

$$

MSC099-101-123-250830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
SCOTT MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-
244 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL SCOTT...NESHOBA AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 244 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWDVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDINBURG...
MOVING EAST 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...
  PHILADELPHIA AND NESHOBA AROUND 250 AM CDT.
  BETHSAIDA AROUND 300 AM CDT.
  FORESTDALE AROUND 305 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TUCKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3241 8960 3257 8932 3281 8932
      3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 261DEG 44KT 3272 8925 

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

$$

CME

576 
WWUS54 KJAN 250748
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
248 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

MSC123-250758-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
SCOTT MS-
248 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3243 8928 3260 8925 3281 8923
      3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0748Z 249DEG 51KT 3264 8915 

$$

MSC099-101-250830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-
248 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
NESHOBA AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 248 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NESHOBA...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF PROSPECT...MOVING
EAST 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 BE NEAR...
  BETHSAIDA AND HOUSE AROUND 255 AM CDT.
  HERBERT SPRINGS AROUND 300 AM CDT.
  FORESTDALE AROUND 305 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TUCKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8892 3243 8928 3260 8925 3281 8923
      3284 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0748Z 249DEG 51KT 3264 8915 

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

$$

CME

958 
WWUS54 KJAN 250801
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
301 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

MSC099-101-250830-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-
301 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 300 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BETHSAIDA...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TUCKER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 8910 3264 8906 3282 8913 3284 8892
      3244 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 246DEG 49KT 3271 8897 

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

$$

CME

904 
WWUS54 KJAN 250810
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
310 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

MSC099-101-250819-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-150425T0830Z/
NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-
310 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHEASTERN
NEWTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN IS
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3244 8910 3264 8906 3282 8913 3284 8892
      3244 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0807Z 263DEG 43KT 3272 8883 

$$

CME

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	39 min
Apr 24, 8:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	38 min
Apr 24, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey	44 min
Apr 24, 11:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	52 min
Apr 24, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Holmes	59 min
Apr 24, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	27 min
Apr 24, 11:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	2 hr
Apr 25, 12:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	29 min
Apr 25, 12:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	66 min
Apr 25, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	57 min
Apr 25, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore	51 min
Apr 25, 12:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	51 min
Apr 25, 1:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo	55 min
Apr 25, 1:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	49 min
Apr 25, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	44 min
Apr 25, 1:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	38 min
Apr 25, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	33 min
Apr 25, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	52 min
Apr 25, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake	61 min
Apr 25, 2:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	44 min
Apr 25, 2:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	42 min
Apr 25, 2:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	66 min
Apr 25, 3:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	48 min
Apr 25, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	30 min
Apr 25, 9:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Yazoo	9 days
Apr 25, 12:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	29 min
Apr 25, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	27 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.