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Tornado Warning 52, NWS Jackson, MS

December 28, 2015Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2015, 5:28 AM CST for Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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: Dec 28, 2015, 5:28 AM CST (11:28 UTC)
Expired: Dec 28, 2015, 6:15 AM CST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:27 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 28, 5:38 AM CST	TORNADO 1	2 Wsw Seminary, MS	NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF1 TORNADO. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100YDS. PATH LENGTH OF 5.6 MILES. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF SEMINARY. THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED A CARPORT SOON AFTER. IT THEN BLEW SEVERAL UHAUL TRAILERS AND DESTROY
Dec 28, 5:43 AM CST	TORNADO 1	2 Wsw Seminary, MS	NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND AN EF1 TORNADO. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95MPH. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100YDS. PATH LENGTH OF 5.6 MILES. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF SEMINARY. THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED A CARPORT SOON AFTER. IT THEN BLEW SEVERAL UHAUL TRAILERS AND DESTROY
Dec 28, 5:46 AM CST	TORNADO	2 Nw Seminary, MS	TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 49 NW OF SEMINARY BLOCKING ALL 4 LANES.POWER LINES ALSO DOWN ACROSS 49. DEBRIS SIGNATURE NOTED ON RADAR.
Dec 28, 5:46 AM CST	TORNADO	2 Nw Seminary, MS	TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 49 NW OF SEMINARY. DEBRIS SIGNATURE NOTED ON RADAR.
Dec 28, 5:50 AM CST	TORNADO	2 N Seminary, MS	ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE ON RAY HARVEY 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 28, 2:23 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 90 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

015 
WFUS54 KJAN 281128
TORJAN
MSC031-065-281215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0052.151228T1128Z-151228T1215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 615 AM CST
    
* AT 528 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MELBA...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINS...
  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...
  COLLINS AROUND 545 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SEMINARY.

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 3178 8958 3180 8940 3171 8940 3143 8955
      3143 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 198DEG 41KT 3146 8962 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

CME

3 follow-up statements

366 
WWUS54 KJAN 281141
SVSJAN

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

MSC065-281150-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-151228T1215Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
541 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS 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 800 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3154 8961 3178 8955 3180 8940 3171 8940
      3149 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 1140Z 196DEG 37KT 3153 8954 

$$

MSC031-281215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-151228T1215Z/
COVINGTON MS-
541 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CST FOR EASTERN
COVINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 540 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINS...MOVING NORTH 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...
  COLLINS AROUND 550 AM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SEMINARY.

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 3154 8961 3178 8955 3180 8940 3171 8940
      3149 8952
TIME...MOT...LOC 1140Z 196DEG 37KT 3153 8954 

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

$$

CME

981 
WWUS54 KJAN 281155
SVSJAN

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

MSC031-281215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-151228T1215Z/
COVINGTON MS-
555 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 555 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLINS...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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON 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 3165 8953 3179 8950 3180 8940 3171 8940
      3161 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 204DEG 38KT 3166 8948 

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

$$

CME

626 
WWUS54 KJAN 281202
SVSJAN

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

MSC031-281215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-151228T1215Z/
COVINGTON MS-
602 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COVINGTON COUNTY...
    
AT 602 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLLINS...
MOVING NORTH 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 COVINGTON 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 3172 8951 3179 8950 3180 8940 3171 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 197DEG 42KT 3175 8945 

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

$$

CME

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, 2:21 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	54 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, 5:33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.