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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 4:17 PM CST for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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, 4:17 PM CST (22:17 UTC)
Expired: Feb 2, 2016, 4:45 PM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

County Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 154 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: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

507 
WFUS54 KJAN 022217
TORJAN
MSC103-022245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.160202T2217Z-160202T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 445 PM CST

* AT 416 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  PAULETTE...OR 22 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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PAULETTE AROUND 425 PM CST.
  COOKSVILLE AROUND 430 PM CST.

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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 225DEG 36KT 3289 8844 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

GRG

2 follow-up statements

373 
WWUS54 KJAN 022226
SVSJAN

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

MSC103-022245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
426 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
        
AT 425 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER COOKSVILLE...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 223DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG

750 
WWUS54 KJAN 022242
SVSJAN

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

MSC103-022252-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
442 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 225DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

$$

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, 3:25 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, 4:30 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.