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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Jackson, MS

December 28, 2015Adams County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2015, 2:21 AM CST for Adams County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 54 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 28, 2015, 2:21 AM CST (08:21 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2015, 3:15 AM CST
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Adams County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Jefferson County, MS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 27, 9:57 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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: 1137 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 8.4

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The text

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

080 
WFUS54 KJAN 280821
TORJAN
MSC001-037-063-280915-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0049.151228T0821Z-151228T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
221 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 315 AM CST
    
* AT 220 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSTON...OR 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  NATCHEZ...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...
  KINGSTON AROUND 225 AM CST.
  GARDEN CITY AROUND 230 AM CST.
  CRANFIELD AROUND 235 AM CST.
  HAMBURG AND STAMPLEY AROUND 245 AM CST.
  MCNAIR AROUND 250 AM CST.
  FAYETTE AROUND 255 AM CST.
  RED LICK...LORMAN AND BLUE HILL AROUND 300 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROXIE
AND MEADVILLE.

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 3135 9115 3135 9121 3137 9122 3137 9124
      3136 9131 3132 9140 3157 9130 3186 9122
      3183 9091 3181 9084 3178 9084 3178 9074
      3135 9090 3135 9098 3134 9099 3135 9102
      3134 9103 3134 9107 3133 9107 3132 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0820Z 208DEG 47KT 3133 9126 

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

$$

GRG

3 follow-up statements

271 
WWUS54 KJAN 280835
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
235 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

MSC001-037-063-280915-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-151228T0915Z/
FRANKLIN MS-ADAMS MS-JEFFERSON MS-
235 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR WESTERN
FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 234 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CRANFIELD...OR 12 MILES EAST OF NATCHEZ...MOVING
NORTHEAST 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...
  HAMBURG AROUND 240 AM CST.
  STAMPLEY AND MCNAIR AROUND 245 AM CST.
  FAYETTE AROUND 250 AM CST.
  RED LICK AROUND 255 AM CST.
  LORMAN AROUND 300 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROXIE
AND MEADVILLE.

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 3135 9115 3135 9121 3137 9122 3137 9124
      3141 9124 3144 9128 3155 9131 3186 9122
      3183 9091 3181 9084 3179 9085 3178 9084
      3178 9074 3135 9090 3135 9098 3134 9099
      3135 9102 3132 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0834Z 203DEG 52KT 3151 9118 

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

$$

GRG

236 
WWUS54 KJAN 280850
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
250 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

MSC001-280859-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-151228T0915Z/
ADAMS MS-
250 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3142 9106 3158 9111 3166 9118 3171 9126
      3186 9122 3183 9091 3181 9084 3179 9085
      3178 9084 3178 9074 3135 9090 3135 9098
      3134 9099 3135 9102 3133 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 200DEG 46KT 3171 9112 

$$

MSC037-063-280915-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-151228T0915Z/
FRANKLIN MS-JEFFERSON MS-
250 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR WESTERN
FRANKLIN AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 249 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FAYETTE...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF NATCHEZ...MOVING
NORTH 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...
  LORMAN AND RED LICK AROUND 300 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ROXIE
AND MEADVILLE.

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 3142 9106 3158 9111 3166 9118 3171 9126
      3186 9122 3183 9091 3181 9084 3179 9085
      3178 9084 3178 9074 3135 9090 3135 9098
      3134 9099 3135 9102 3133 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 200DEG 46KT 3171 9112 

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

$$

GRG

907 
WWUS54 KJAN 280903
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
303 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

MSC037-063-280915-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-151228T0915Z/
FRANKLIN MS-JEFFERSON MS-
303 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
FRANKLIN AND EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
    
AT 303 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HOPE...OR 26 MILES WEST OF BROOKHAVEN...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...
  UNION CHURCH...MCBRIDE AND BLUE HILL AROUND 315 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MEADVILLE.

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 3147 9101 3159 9099 3164 9102 3171 9108
      3185 9113 3183 9091 3181 9084 3179 9085
      3178 9084 3178 9074 3135 9090 3135 9098
      3134 9099 3134 9100 3135 9102 3134 9106
      3135 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 224DEG 39KT 3158 9090 

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

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 6:03 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	42 min
Dec 28, 1:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	61 min
Dec 28, 2:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	54 min
Dec 28, 2:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lincoln	57 min
Dec 28, 3:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	44 min
Dec 28, 3:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson	64 min
Dec 28, 3:18 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	57 min
Dec 28, 3:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Issaquena, Warren	60 min
Dec 28, 3:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	42 min
Dec 28, 3:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	37 min
Dec 28, 4:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	65 min
Dec 28, 4:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson	62 min
Dec 28, 4:22 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	38 min
Dec 28, 4:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower	48 min
Dec 28, 4:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	58 min
Dec 28, 4:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	43 min
Dec 28, 4:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Sunflower	54 min
Dec 28, 5:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	59 min
Dec 28, 5:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo	65 min
Dec 28, 5:25 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar	65 min
Dec 28, 5:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	47 min
Dec 28, 5:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott, Smith	72 min
Dec 28, 5:45 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery	75 min
Dec 28, 5:55 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala	69 min
Dec 28, 6:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones, Smith	40 min
Dec 28, 6:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	56 min
Dec 28, 6:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	82 min
Dec 28, 6:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Winston	72 min
Dec 28, 6:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	33 min
Dec 28, 7:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	44 min
Dec 28, 7:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	42 min
Dec 28, 7:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	45 min
Dec 28, 7:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	55 min
Dec 28, 8:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay	55 min
Dec 28, 9:44 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	26 hr
Dec 28, 9:51 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	27 hr
Dec 28, 1:18 PM CST	Wind Advisory	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington	5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.