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Tornado Warning 50, NWS Jackson, MS

December 28, 2015Franklin County, Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2015, 3:18 AM CST for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report 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
Dec 28, 2015, 3:18 AM CST (09:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2015, 4:15 AM CST
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Franklin County, MS, Lincoln County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 28, 3:45 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Brookhaven, MSREPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON ZETUS ROAD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 27, 9:57 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Dec 28, 2:23 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2015-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1137 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2015-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

999 
WFUS54 KJAN 280918
TORJAN
MSC037-085-281015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0050.151228T0918Z-151228T1015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 415 AM CST
    
* AT 318 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SMITHDALE...OR 7 MILES
  WEST OF MCCOMB...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...
  CENTER POINT AROUND 330 AM CST.
  BOGUE CHITTO AND WEST LINCOLN AROUND 335 AM CST.
  ENTERPRISE AROUND 340 AM CST.
  LOYD STAR AND VAUGHN AROUND 345 AM CST.
  BROOKHAVEN AROUND 350 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 3135 9082 3161 9075 3161 9074 3170 9072
      3170 9041 3169 9041 3169 9038 3170 9038
      3170 9024 3135 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0918Z 201DEG 46KT 3125 9060 

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

$$

GRG
3 follow-up statements
901 
WWUS54 KJAN 280935
SVSJAN

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

MSC037-085-281015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-151228T1015Z/
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN MS-
335 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...
    
AT 334 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BOGUE CHITTO...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROOKHAVEN...
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...
  VAUGHN AROUND 340 AM CST.
  LOYD STAR AROUND 345 AM CST.
  BROOKHAVEN AROUND 350 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 3135 9064 3160 9074 3170 9072 3170 9041
      3169 9041 3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9024
      3135 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0934Z 201DEG 46KT 3145 9051 

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

$$

GRG
701 
WWUS54 KJAN 280942
SVSJAN

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

MSC037-280952-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-151228T1015Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
342 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3135 9063 3170 9063 3170 9041 3169 9041
      3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9024 3135 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0942Z 201DEG 41KT 3152 9048 

$$

MSC085-281015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-151228T1015Z/
LINCOLN MS-
342 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR LINCOLN
COUNTY...
    
AT 342 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOKHAVEN...MOVING NORTH 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...
  BROOKHAVEN AND LOYD STAR AROUND 350 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 3135 9063 3170 9063 3170 9041 3169 9041
      3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9024 3135 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0942Z 201DEG 41KT 3152 9048 

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

$$

GRG
117 
WWUS54 KJAN 281000
SVSJAN

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

MSC085-281015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-151228T1015Z/
LINCOLN MS-
400 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CST FOR EASTERN
LINCOLN COUNTY...
    
AT 400 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER WESSON...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HAZLEHURST...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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN LINCOLN 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3136 9050 3170 9048 3170 9041 3169 9041
      3169 9038 3170 9038 3170 9024 3135 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1000Z 201DEG 46KT 3174 9038 

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

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 6:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw, Webster42 min
Dec 28, 1:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Jefferson61 min
Dec 28, 2:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson54 min
Dec 28, 2:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Warren54 min
Dec 28, 2:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln57 min
Dec 28, 3:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena44 min
Dec 28, 3:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson64 min
Dec 28, 3:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Issaquena, Warren60 min
Dec 28, 3:48 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington42 min
Dec 28, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah37 min
Dec 28, 4:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo65 min
Dec 28, 4:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson62 min
Dec 28, 4:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence38 min
Dec 28, 4:27 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower48 min
Dec 28, 4:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion58 min
Dec 28, 4:50 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLamar, Marion43 min
Dec 28, 4:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore, Sunflower54 min
Dec 28, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson59 min
Dec 28, 5:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo65 min
Dec 28, 5:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar65 min
Dec 28, 5:28 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis47 min
Dec 28, 5:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott, Smith72 min
Dec 28, 5:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery75 min
Dec 28, 5:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala69 min
Dec 28, 6:06 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones, Smith40 min
Dec 28, 6:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones56 min
Dec 28, 6:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Webster82 min
Dec 28, 6:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Winston72 min
Dec 28, 6:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton33 min
Dec 28, 7:01 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper44 min
Dec 28, 7:03 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke42 min
Dec 28, 7:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale45 min
Dec 28, 7:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha55 min
Dec 28, 8:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay55 min
Dec 28, 9:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo26 hr
Dec 28, 9:51 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLowndes27 hr
Dec 28, 1:18 PM CSTWind AdvisoryJANBolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington5 hr

Nearby

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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.