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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Noxubee County, Winston County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 3:21 PM CST for Noxubee County, Winston 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: Feb 2, 2016, 3:21 PM CST (21:21 UTC)
Expired: Feb 2, 2016, 4:15 PM CST
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Noxubee County, MS, Winston County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 2, 12:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 550 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -159 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 540 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

433 
WFUS54 KJAN 022121
TORJAN
MSC103-159-022215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0016.160202T2121Z-160202T2215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 415 PM CST
    
* AT 321 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VERNON...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF PRESTON...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  MASHULAVILLE AROUND 330 PM CST.
  MACON AROUND 335 PM CST.
  BROOKSVILLE AROUND 345 PM CST.
  DEERBROOK AROUND 350 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 3293 8878 3296 8893 3329 8874 3329 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 213DEG 48KT 3299 8882 

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

$$

DB

2 follow-up statements

793 
WWUS54 KJAN 022133
SVSJAN

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

MSC159-022143-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160202T2215Z/
WINSTON MS-
333 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON 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 700 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3297 8876 3297 8881 3316 8881 3329 8874
      3329 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 213DEG 48KT 3313 8871 

$$

MSC103-022215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160202T2215Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
333 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
    
AT 333 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MASHULAVILLE...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF PRESTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
  BROOKSVILLE AROUND 345 PM CST.
  DEERBROOK AROUND 350 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 3297 8876 3297 8881 3316 8881 3329 8874
      3329 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 213DEG 48KT 3313 8871 

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

$$

DB

702 
WWUS54 KJAN 022151
SVSJAN

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

MSC103-022215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160202T2215Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
351 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
    
AT 351 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MACON...OR 21 MILES WEST OF PICKENSVILLE...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...
  BROOKSVILLE AROUND 400 PM CST.
  DEERBROOK AROUND 405 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 3308 8861 3315 8874 3329 8865 3329 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 215DEG 33KT 3316 8863 

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

$$

DB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 2, 11:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	26 min
Feb 2, 11:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	51 min
Feb 2, 12:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	25 min
Feb 2, 12:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith	34 min
Feb 2, 1:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake	67 min
Feb 2, 1:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	30 min
Feb 2, 1:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	47 min
Feb 2, 1:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	25 min
Feb 2, 1:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Winston	37 min
Feb 2, 2:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	29 min
Feb 2, 2:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Scott, Smith	41 min
Feb 2, 2:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Oktibbeha	56 min
Feb 2, 2:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba	54 min
Feb 2, 2:37 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	38 min
Feb 2, 2:38 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay	38 min
Feb 2, 2:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	45 min
Feb 2, 2:48 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale, Newton	57 min
Feb 2, 3:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	30 min
Feb 2, 3:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	41 min
Feb 2, 3:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	65 min
Feb 2, 3:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	21 min
Feb 2, 4:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	43 min
Feb 2, 4:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Noxubee	28 min
Feb 2, 4:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	45 min
Feb 2, 4:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Newton	59 min
Feb 2, 4:39 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	51 min
Feb 2, 4:53 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	67 min
Feb 2, 5:08 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	3 hr
Feb 2, 5:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson, Smith	46 min
Feb 2, 5:21 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	6 hr
Feb 2, 5:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	33 min
Feb 2, 5:43 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	7 hr
Feb 2, 5:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	19 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.