Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 46, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 25, 2015, 9:06 AM CST for Grenada County, Montgomery County, Webster County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2015, 9:06 AM CST (15:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Grenada County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Webster County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:06 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
380
WFUS54 KJAN 251506
TORJAN
MSC043-097-155-251530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0046.151225T1506Z-151225T1530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
906 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN GRENADA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 906 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUCK HILL...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF WINONA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
SWEATMAN AROUND 910 AM CST.
MISTERTON AROUND 915 AM 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8951 3372 8936 3371 8935 3358 8960
3368 8969 3385 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 1506Z 235DEG 35KT 3364 8966
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DL2 follow-up statements
412
WWUS54 KJAN 251519
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
919 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
MSC097-251528-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151225T1530Z/
MONTGOMERY MS-
919 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3383 8951 3372 8951 3372 8936 3368 8951
3368 8957 3375 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 237DEG 37KT 3371 8953
$$
MSC043-155-251530-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151225T1530Z/
WEBSTER MS-GRENADA MS-
919 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN GRENADA COUNTIES...
AT 918 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MISTERTON...OR 17 MILES EAST OF GRENADA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN GRENADA COUNTIES.
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 3383 8951 3372 8951 3372 8936 3368 8951
3368 8957 3375 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1518Z 237DEG 37KT 3371 8953
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DL510
WWUS54 KJAN 251525
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
925 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
MSC043-155-251534-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-151225T1530Z/
WEBSTER MS-GRENADA MS-
925 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN
GRENADA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 AM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND EXITED THE
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3383 8951 3372 8951 3372 8936 3368 8951
3368 8957 3375 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 235DEG 35KT 3371 8953
$$
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 6:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 29 min |
| Dec 24, 6:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 58 min |
| Dec 24, 6:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 7:06 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 7:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 14 min |
| Dec 25, 12:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 50 min |
| Dec 25, 6:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 50 min |
| Dec 25, 7:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery, Webster | 31 min |
| Dec 25, 7:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 7:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 44 min |
| Dec 25, 7:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 25 min |
| Dec 25, 8:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 8:02 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 11 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 25, 8:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 8:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tallahatchie | 18 min |
| Dec 25, 8:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 42 min |
| Dec 25, 8:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 11:17 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 11:52 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 48 min |
| Dec 25, 12:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 12:37 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 1:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 25 min |
| Dec 25, 1:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 23 min |
| Dec 25, 2:27 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 24 min |
| Dec 25, 2:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 25 min |
| Dec 25, 3:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 29 min |
| Dec 25, 3:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 35 min |
| Dec 25, 3:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 24 min |
| Dec 25, 3:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 43 min |
| Dec 25, 3:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Smith | 39 min |
| Dec 25, 4:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 48 min |
| Dec 25, 4:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.