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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2016Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 29, 2016, 4:54 PM CST for Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 55 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
Nov 29, 2016, 4:54 PM CST (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Nov 29, 2016, 5:49 PM CST
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 29, 5:00 PM CSTHAIL 1Bentonia, MS

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
Nov 29, 1:48 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2016-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 179 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

215 
WUUS54 KJAN 292254
SVRJAN
MSC089-163-300000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0430.161129T2254Z-161130T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
454 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 454 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PHOENIX...OR
  18 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLINTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  FLORA AROUND 505 PM CST. 
  LITTLE YAZOO AROUND 510 PM CST. 
  MYRLEVILLE AROUND 515 PM CST. 
  WAY AROUND 535 PM CST. 
  VAUGHAN AROUND 540 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SATARTIA
AND BENTONIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3290 9003 3264 8983 3254 9027 3252 9045
      3256 9045 3252 9051 3266 9060 3293 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 241DEG 34KT 3258 9048 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BB
3 follow-up statements
863 
WWUS54 KJAN 292313
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
513 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC089-163-300000-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-161130T0000Z/
YAZOO MS-MADISON MS-
513 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 513 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MYRLEVILLE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAZOO CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  WAY AROUND 535 PM CST. 
  VAUGHAN AROUND 540 PM CST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3272 8989 3261 9032 3271 9038 3293 9010
      3290 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 241DEG 34KT 3267 9029 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EC
596 
WWUS54 KJAN 292330
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
530 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC089-163-300000-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-161130T0000Z/
YAZOO MS-MADISON MS-
530 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL YAZOO AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES...

AT 529 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WAY...OR 10
MILES NORTH OF CANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST
CENTRAL YAZOO AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3272 8989 3266 9013 3276 9019 3290 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 240DEG 35KT 3276 9008 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EC
648 
WWUS54 KJAN 292349
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
549 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC089-163-292359-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-161130T0000Z/
YAZOO MS-MADISON MS-
549 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL YAZOO AND
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3272 8989 3266 9013 3276 9019 3290 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 241DEG 34KT 3285 8988 

$$

EC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith31 min
Nov 28, 6:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale23 min
Nov 28, 8:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson45 min
Nov 28, 9:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper41 min
Nov 28, 9:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones27 min
Nov 29, 12:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams40 min
Nov 29, 1:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson44 min
Nov 29, 2:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds45 min
Nov 29, 2:35 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington25 min
Nov 29, 2:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds19 min
Nov 29, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington45 min
Nov 29, 3:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin26 min
Nov 29, 3:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin49 min
Nov 29, 3:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower55 min
Nov 29, 3:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys45 min
Nov 29, 3:38 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison41 min
Nov 29, 3:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott45 min
Nov 29, 3:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada47 min
Nov 29, 4:00 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott30 min
Nov 29, 4:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes46 min
Nov 29, 4:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Winston43 min
Nov 29, 4:20 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANLeake, Scott25 min
Nov 29, 4:22 PM CSTTornado WarningJANGrenada38 min
Nov 29, 4:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren, Yazoo52 min
Nov 29, 4:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery45 min
Nov 29, 4:41 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANLeake, Neshoba37 min
Nov 29, 4:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower61 min
Nov 29, 4:49 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNeshoba, Noxubee, Winston41 min
Nov 29, 5:01 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison, Yazoo29 min
Nov 29, 5:01 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Webster44 min
Nov 29, 5:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Winston29 min
Nov 29, 5:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada39 min
Nov 29, 5:29 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston46 min
Nov 29, 5:37 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClay, Oktibbeha, Webster38 min
Nov 29, 5:42 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Noxubee, Winston48 min
Nov 29, 5:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada46 min
Nov 29, 5:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.