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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 3:25 PM CST for Kemper County, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 65 min. 6 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: Feb 2, 2016, 3:25 PM CST (21:25 UTC)
Expired: Feb 2, 2016, 4:30 PM CST
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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
Feb 2, 3:39 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Nne Prismatic, MS	TREES DOWNED AND A ROOF DAMAGED ALONG BLACKWATER 493 RD
Feb 2, 3:40 PM CST	TORNADO	Prismatic, MS	STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN PRISMATIC. RELAYED VIA EMERGENCY MANAGER.
Feb 2, 3:53 PM CST	TORNADO 2	4 N Oak Grove, MS	THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GRAHAM RD WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OF SCOOBA AND DESTROYED AN OUTBUILDING NORTH OF SCOOBA. THE TORNADO ENDED JUST ACROSS THE NOXUBEE COUNTY COUNTY LINE WHERE IT SNAPPED A FEW MORE
Feb 2, 4:00 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Electric Mills, MS	TREES DOWN EAST OF DEKALB. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
Feb 2, 4:10 PM CST	TORNADO	5 Nw Electric Mills, MS	CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND. REPORTED VIA STORM SPOTTER AND LIVESTREAM VIDEO AND PICTURES.
Feb 2, 4:25 PM CST	TORNADO	2 N Scooba, MS	TREES DOWN ON THE EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS, SOME IMPACTING BUILDINGS.

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
Feb 2, 1:18 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.

810 
WFUS54 KJAN 022125
TORJAN
MSC069-075-022230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0017.160202T2125Z-160202T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 430 PM CST
    
* AT 325 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER MARTIN...OR 12
  MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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 STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PRISMATIC AND DAMASCUS AROUND 335 PM CST.
  LIBERTY...BLACKWATER AND DALEVILLE AROUND 340 PM CST.
  DE KALB AROUND 355 PM CST.
  ELECTRIC MILLS AROUND 405 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCOOBA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3278 8836 3255 8859 3254 8892 3257 8892
      3292 8861 3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 220DEG 34KT 3253 8883 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG

6 follow-up statements

705 
WWUS54 KJAN 022140
SVSJAN

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

MSC075-022149-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
340 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

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

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

LAT...LON 3278 8836 3260 8854 3259 8890 3292 8861
      3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 223DEG 38KT 3263 8871 

$$

MSC069-022230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
340 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 339 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLACKWATER...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN
STATION...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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DE KALB AROUND 350 PM CST.
  PORTERVILLE AROUND 355 PM CST.
  ELECTRIC MILLS AROUND 400 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCOOBA.

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 3278 8836 3260 8854 3259 8890 3292 8861
      3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 223DEG 38KT 3263 8871 

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

$$

GRG

994 
WWUS54 KJAN 022145
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
345 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
KEMPER COUNTY...
        
AT 344 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACKWATER...OR
9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIAN STATION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DE KALB AROUND 355 PM CST.
  ELECTRIC MILLS AROUND 405 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCOOBA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 8836 3260 8854 3260 8884 3292 8861
      3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 218DEG 34KT 3267 8868 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG

217 
WWUS54 KJAN 022153
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
353 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR EASTERN
KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 352 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DE KALB...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF MERIDIAN STATION...
MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  ELECTRIC MILLS AROUND 405 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCOOBA.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 8836 3263 8857 3270 8874 3292 8861
      3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 218DEG 35KT 3273 8860 

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

$$

GRG

476 
WWUS54 KJAN 022202
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
402 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 402 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ELECTRIC MILLS...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF MERIDIAN
STATION...MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
  ELECTRIC MILLS AROUND 405 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SCOOBA.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3278 8836 3269 8853 3277 8867 3292 8861
      3293 8857 3293 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 219DEG 33KT 3277 8855 

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

$$

GRG

768 
WWUS54 KJAN 022212
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
412 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 412 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELECTRIC
MILLS...OR 20 MILES EAST OF PRESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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 KEMPER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SCOOBA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3273 8845 3281 8862 3292 8861 3293 8857
      3293 8835 3278 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 225DEG 36KT 3285 8848 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG

052 
WWUS54 KJAN 022227
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022236-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160202T2230Z/
KEMPER MS-
427 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
430 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

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

LAT...LON 3273 8845 3281 8862 3292 8861 3293 8857
      3293 8835 3278 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 220DEG 34KT 3285 8848 

$$

GRG

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, 3:21 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	54 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

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.