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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS

February 2, 2016Kemper County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 2, 2016, 4:31 PM CST for Kemper County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 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, 4:31 PM CST (22:31 UTC)
Expired: Feb 2, 2016, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Kemper County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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, 1:18 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

612 
WFUS54 KJAN 022231
TORJAN
MSC069-099-101-022330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0019.160202T2231Z-160202T2330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST
    
* AT 431 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LITTLE ROCK...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
  PROSPECT...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...
  HOUSE...HERBERT SPRINGS AND BETHSAIDA AROUND 440 PM CST.
  DAMASCUS AROUND 450 PM CST.
  FORESTDALE AROUND 455 PM CST.
  BLUFF SPRINGS AROUND 500 PM CST.
  PRESTON AROUND 505 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
TUCKER.

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 3258 8890 3258 8892 3256 8892 3247 8901
      3254 8916 3293 8892 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 215DEG 37KT 3255 8904 

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

$$

DB

5 follow-up statements

943 
WWUS54 KJAN 022237
SVSJAN

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

MSC101-022247-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
NEWTON MS-
437 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON 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 EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3258 8892 3258 8909 3293 8892 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 215DEG 36KT 3260 8899 

$$

MSC069-099-022330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
NESHOBA MS-KEMPER MS-
437 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHWESTERN KEMPER COUNTIES...
    
AT 437 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HOUSE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA...
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...
  DAMASCUS AROUND 450 PM CST.
  FORESTDALE AROUND 455 PM CST.
  BLUFF SPRINGS AROUND 500 PM CST.
  PRESTON AROUND 510 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 3258 8892 3258 8909 3293 8892 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 215DEG 36KT 3260 8899 

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

$$

DB

427 
WWUS54 KJAN 022249
SVSJAN

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

MSC099-022259-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
NESHOBA MS-
449 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA 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 EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3263 8891 3283 8892 3293 8883 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 215DEG 37KT 3270 8891 

$$

MSC069-022330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
KEMPER MS-
449 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 449 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DAMASCUS...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA...
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...
  BLUFF SPRINGS AROUND 500 PM CST.
  PRESTON AROUND 505 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 3263 8891 3283 8892 3293 8883 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 215DEG 37KT 3270 8891 

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

$$

DB

035 
WWUS54 KJAN 022300
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
KEMPER MS-
500 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 459 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BLUFF SPRINGS...OR NEAR PRESTON...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...
  PRESTON AROUND 505 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 3266 8887 3285 8890 3293 8883 3292 8852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 215DEG 38KT 3280 8881 

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

$$

DB

711 
WWUS54 KJAN 022310
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
KEMPER MS-
510 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 509 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GHOLSON...OR NEAR PRESTON...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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER 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 3281 8875 3289 8882 3293 8883 3292 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 215DEG 37KT 3289 8873 

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

$$

DB

724 
WWUS54 KJAN 022320
SVSJAN

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

MSC069-022330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160202T2330Z/
KEMPER MS-
520 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER COUNTY...
    
AT 520 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GHOLSON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF PRESTON...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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER 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 3281 8875 3289 8882 3293 8883 3292 8858
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 217DEG 36KT 3292 8863 

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

$$

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, 3:21 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, 4:17 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, 4:39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.