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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 17, 2015, 11:58 PM CST for Leake County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. 6 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, 11:58 PM CST (05:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 12:45 AM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Leake County, MS, Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 12:05 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 1 Ssw Tuscola, MS | THIS WEAK AND BRIEF TORNADO DAMAGED A FEW TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 500 NEAR TUSCOLA. PATH LENGTH...0.6 MILES.MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS. EF0 WITH 75 MPH PEAK WIND. |
| Nov 18, 12:05 AM CST | TORNADO 1 | 4 S Carthage, MS | THIS TORNADO DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES...POWERLINES...AND DAMAGED SEVERAL CHICKEN HOUSES AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST ALONG PLEASANT HILL ROAD...CROSSING HIGHWAYS 35 AND 488...ACROSS THE PEARL RIVER AND HIGHWAY 16...BEFORE DISSIPATING 3 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CARTHAGE. |
| Nov 18, 12:07 AM CST | TORNADO | 3 S Carthage, MS | POWER LINES DOWN ON HWY 488 AND HWY 355. |
| Nov 18, 12:10 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Tuscola, MS | TREES DOWN ON HWY 355 NEAR CROWDER CREEK. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Nov 18, 12:14 AM CST | TORNADO 1 | 3 E Carthage, MS | THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF HWY 16 EAST OF CARTHAGE WHERE IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES AND DESTROYED A LARGE OUTBUILDING. SOME POWER LINES WERE DOWN AS WELL. THE REMAINDER OF THE DAMAGE WAS DAMAGED TREES AS IT CROSSED MIDWAY...PEARL HILL. |
| Nov 18, 12:21 AM CST | TORNADO 1 | 2 Se Renfroe, MS | THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COOSA ROAD AND TRACKED NORTHEAST TO JUST PAST THE NESHOBA COUNTY LINE AT THOMPSON ROAD. DOZENS OF PINE TREES WERE DAMAGED AS IT CROSSED MARS HILL...MOONEY...AND REMUS ROADS. PATH LENGTH 7.3 MILES. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH 250 YARDS. E |
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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.
171
WFUS54 KJAN 180558
TORJAN
MSC079-123-180645-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0036.151118T0558Z-151118T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1158 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN LEAKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CST
* AT 1158 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TUSCOLA...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HARPERVILLE...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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MADDEN AROUND 1215 AM CST.
EDINBURG AROUND 1225 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STANDING PINE...LENA AND WALNUT GROVE.
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 3248 8959 3256 8968 3284 8950 3286 8938
3282 8932 3264 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0558Z 224DEG 42KT 3257 8958
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
BYB4 follow-up statements
229
WWUS54 KJAN 180608
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1208 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
MSC123-180617-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-151118T0645Z/
SCOTT MS-
1208 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3258 8951 3258 8953 3264 8962 3265 8962
3284 8950 3286 8938 3282 8932 3267 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 209DEG 47KT 3270 8952
$$
MSC079-180645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-151118T0645Z/
LEAKE MS-
1208 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR EASTERN
LEAKE COUNTY...
AT 1207 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CARTHAGE...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
EDINBURG AROUND 1220 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STANDING PINE.
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 3258 8951 3258 8953 3264 8962 3265 8962
3284 8950 3286 8938 3282 8932 3267 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0607Z 209DEG 47KT 3270 8952
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BYB381
WWUS54 KJAN 180612
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1212 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
MSC079-180645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-151118T0645Z/
LEAKE MS-
1212 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR EASTERN
LEAKE COUNTY...
AT 1212 AM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CARTHAGE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
EDINBURG AROUND 1220 AM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
STANDING PINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3262 8948 3271 8958 3284 8950 3286 8938
3282 8932 3271 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 213DEG 42KT 3275 8948
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BYB871
WWUS54 KJAN 180621
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1221 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
MSC079-180645-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-151118T0645Z/
LEAKE MS-
1221 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN LEAKE COUNTY...
AT 1221 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR EDINBURG...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.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN LEAKE COUNTY.
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 3267 8940 3278 8947 3284 8950 3286 8938
3282 8932 3271 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0621Z 221DEG 42KT 3283 8939
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CME122
WWUS54 KJAN 180637
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1237 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
MSC079-180647-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-151118T0645Z/
LEAKE MS-
1237 AM CST WED NOV 18 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEAKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1245 AM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3267 8940 3278 8947 3284 8950 3286 8938
3282 8932 3271 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 224DEG 42KT 3283 8939
$$
22The 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, 9:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 38 min |
| 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 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.