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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2015, 9:37 PM CST for Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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
- Nov 17, 2015, 9:37 PM CST (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2015, 10:15 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 9:43 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Edwards, MS | LARGE TREE DOWN ON HWY 467 AND ON A POWER LINE. |
| Nov 17, 9:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Pocahontas, MS | TREES DOWN ON HWY 49 AT FOA ROAD ON THE POWER LINES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 7:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 309 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 502 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WFUS54 KJAN 180337
TORJAN
MSC049-089-180415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0030.151118T0337Z-151118T0415Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
937 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CST
* AT 937 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BOLTON...OR 11 MILES WEST OF CLINTON...
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...
BOLTON AROUND 940 PM CST.
CLINTON AND BROWNSVILLE AROUND 950 PM CST.
FLORA AND POCAHONTAS AROUND 1000 PM CST.
ANNANDALE AROUND 1005 PM CST.
CANTON AND GLUCKSTADT AROUND 1015 PM CST.
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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3233 9064 3266 9026 3266 9025 3267 9023
3248 9001 3246 9003 3225 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0337Z 232DEG 40KT 3234 9053
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
328
WWUS54 KJAN 180345
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
945 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
MSC049-089-180415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-151118T0415Z/
MADISON MS-HINDS MS-
945 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTH CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 944 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BOLTON...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
FLORA AND POCAHONTAS AROUND 1000 PM CST.
ANNANDALE AROUND 1005 PM CST.
GLUCKSTADT AROUND 1010 PM CST.
CANTON AROUND 1015 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3266 9026 3266 9025 3267 9023 3248 9001
3233 9049 3241 9055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 232DEG 40KT 3239 9045
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BYB869
WWUS54 KJAN 180354
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
954 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
MSC049-089-180415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-151118T0415Z/
MADISON MS-HINDS MS-
954 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTH CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 954 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR POCAHONTAS...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON...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...
ANNANDALE AROUND 1005 PM CST.
GLUCKSTADT AROUND 1010 PM CST.
CANTON AROUND 1015 PM CST.
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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3238 9035 3250 9045 3266 9026 3266 9025
3267 9023 3251 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 229DEG 41KT 3248 9034
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 68 min |
| Nov 17, 6:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 49 min |
| Nov 17, 7:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 28 min |
| Nov 17, 7:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 8:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Nov 17, 8:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore | 35 min |
| Nov 17, 8:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Nov 17, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 58 min |
| Nov 17, 9:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 29 min |
| Nov 17, 9:18 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 9:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 4 hr |
| Nov 17, 10:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 31 min |
| Nov 17, 10:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Nov 17, 10:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Rankin, Simpson | 43 min |
| Nov 17, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 46 min |
| Nov 17, 10:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 42 min |
| Nov 17, 10:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 53 min |
| Nov 17, 10:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 65 min |
| Nov 17, 10:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 39 min |
| Nov 17, 11:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 23 min |
| Nov 17, 11:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 23 min |
| Nov 17, 11:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 47 min |
| Nov 18, 12:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 18, 12:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 35 min |
| Nov 18, 12:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 38 min |
| Nov 18, 12:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 42 min |
| Nov 18, 12:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 39 min |
| Nov 18, 12:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 44 min |
| Nov 18, 12:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 40 min |
| Nov 18, 1:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 42 min |
| Nov 18, 1:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 6 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:51 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 39 min |
| Nov 18, 3:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 64 min |
| Nov 18, 3:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Nov 18, 3:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 47 min |
| Nov 18, 3:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 24 min |
| Nov 18, 4:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 29 min |
| Nov 18, 10:38 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 3 days |
| Nov 18, 10:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 56 hr |
| Nov 18, 10:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 72 hr |
| Nov 18, 10:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 4 days |
| Nov 18, 10:43 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 70 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.