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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Clay County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 2:38 PM CST for Clay County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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
Feb 2, 2016, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2016, 3:16 PM CST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Clay County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Feb 2, 12:22 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2016-02-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 226 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2016-02-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 403 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
226 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
403 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
512 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

307 
WFUS54 KJAN 022038
TORJAN
MSC025-022145-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0013.160202T2038Z-160202T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
238 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 345 PM CST
    
* AT 238 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PHEBA...OR 9 MILES WEST OF STARKVILLE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PHEBA AROUND 245 PM CST.
  GRIFFITH AROUND 255 PM CST.
  PALA ALTO AROUND 300 PM 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 3368 8872 3368 8865 3357 8876 3356 8902
      3360 8902 3381 8886 3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 217DEG 37KT 3351 8898 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB
3 follow-up statements
240 
WWUS54 KJAN 022058
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC025-022145-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160202T2145Z/
CLAY MS-
258 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR WESTERN
CLAY COUNTY...
    
AT 257 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER GRIFFITH...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTPELIER...
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
WESTERN CLAY 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 3368 8872 3368 8865 3357 8876 3356 8902
      3360 8902 3381 8886 3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 217DEG 37KT 3367 8883 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB
614 
WWUS54 KJAN 022105
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
305 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC025-022145-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160202T2145Z/
CLAY MS-
305 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY...
    
AT 305 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PALA ALTO...OR 9 MILES EAST OF MONTPELIER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PALA ALTO.

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 3368 8872 3364 8877 3373 8892 3381 8886
      3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 216DEG 36KT 3373 8879 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB
318 
WWUS54 KJAN 022116
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
316 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC025-022126-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160202T2145Z/
CLAY MS-
316 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3368 8872 3364 8877 3373 8892 3381 8886
      3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 217DEG 37KT 3383 8870 

$$

DB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 11:34 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin26 min
Feb 2, 11:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin51 min
Feb 2, 12:20 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence25 min
Feb 2, 12:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith34 min
Feb 2, 1:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake67 min
Feb 2, 1:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis30 min
Feb 2, 1:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith47 min
Feb 2, 1:50 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin25 min
Feb 2, 1:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Winston37 min
Feb 2, 2:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba29 min
Feb 2, 2:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Scott, Smith41 min
Feb 2, 2:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha56 min
Feb 2, 2:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNeshoba54 min
Feb 2, 2:37 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton38 min
Feb 2, 2:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson45 min
Feb 2, 2:48 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale, Newton57 min
Feb 2, 3:00 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba30 min
Feb 2, 3:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln41 min
Feb 2, 3:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee, Winston54 min
Feb 2, 3:25 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANKemper, Lauderdale65 min
Feb 2, 3:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott21 min
Feb 2, 4:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton43 min
Feb 2, 4:17 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANNoxubee28 min
Feb 2, 4:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson45 min
Feb 2, 4:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Newton59 min
Feb 2, 4:39 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson51 min
Feb 2, 4:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee67 min
Feb 2, 5:08 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Simpson3 hr
Feb 2, 5:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson, Smith46 min
Feb 2, 5:21 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson6 hr
Feb 2, 5:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin33 min
Feb 2, 5:43 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith7 hr
Feb 2, 5:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes19 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.