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Tornado Warning 27, NWS Jackson, MS

February 15, 20164 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 11:58 AM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 62 min. 9 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 15, 2016, 11:58 AM CST (17:58 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2016, 1:00 PM CST
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Copiah County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Simpson County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 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 15, 12:10 PM CST	TORNADO 2	Sw Wesson, MS	DAMAGE BEGAN IN WESSON AND OCCURRED TO WESSON ATTENDANCE CENTER. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. HIGHEST RATED DAMAGE OF EF2 OCCURRED IN STRONGHOPE WHERE A BRICK HOME WAS OBLITERATED AND A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF ANOTHER HOME. TORNADO EN
Feb 15, 12:12 PM CST	TORNADO	2 N Wesson, MS	TREES DOWN ON HWY 51 NORTH OF BARNER RD.
Feb 15, 12:12 PM CST	TORNADO	Wesson, MS	ROOF DAMAGE TO WESSON ATTENDANCE CENTER.
Feb 15, 12:19 PM CST	TORNADO 2	5 Ene Beauregard, MS	NWS STORM SURVEY RATED AN EF2 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 130MPH. HIGHEST DAMAGE FOUND IN STRONGHOPE WHERE HOUSE WAS OBLITERATED. SURVEY IS STILL ONGOING.
Feb 15, 12:23 PM CST	TORNADO	10 Se Hazlehurst, MS	DAMAGE TO A TOTAL OF 9 HOMES...2 MOBILE HOMES...8 SHEDS AND 2 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES...SCHOOL AND CHICKEN HOUSE...ALONG THE PATH BETWEEN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COPIAH COUNTY.
Feb 15, 12:23 PM CST	TORNADO	10 Se Hazlehurst, MS	HOME DAMAGED IN THE STRONGHOPE COMMUNITY.
Feb 15, 12:33 PM CST	TORNADO	Rockport, MS	A TREE FELL ON A SEMI TRUCK ALONG MS HWY 27...BRIEFLY TRAPPING A PERSON
Feb 15, 12:33 PM CST	TORNADO	Rockport, MS	A TREE FELL ON A SEMI TRUCK ALONG MS HWY 27...BRIEFLY TRAPPING A PERSON
Feb 15, 12:34 PM CST	TORNADO	1 Ese Rockport, MS	TREES DOWN IN THE AREA AND ON A HOUSE AT 687 LOWER ROCKPORT ROAD.

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 15, 9:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 65 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: 55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 733 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 238 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 329 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

486 
WFUS54 KJAN 151758
TORJAN
MSC029-077-085-127-151900-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0027.160215T1758Z-160215T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1158 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 100 PM CST
    
* AT 1158 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LOYD STAR...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  BROOKHAVEN...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...
  BROOKHAVEN AROUND 1205 PM CST.
  WESSON AND MARTINSVILLE AROUND 1215 PM CST.
  ROCKPORT AND OMA AROUND 1235 PM CST.
  UNION AROUND 1245 PM CST.
  SHIVERS AND HARRISVILLE AROUND 1250 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GEORGETOWN AND BEAUREGARD.

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 3158 9055 3171 9066 3201 9004 3177 8991
      3176 8994 3176 8997 3175 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 243DEG 35KT 3165 9056 

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

$$

JC

6 follow-up statements

822 
WWUS54 KJAN 151806
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1206 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC029-077-085-127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-LINCOLN MS-
1206 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...WESTERN SIMPSON AND
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
    
AT 1205 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WESSON...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  WESSON AROUND 1210 PM CST.
  MARTINSVILLE AROUND 1215 PM CST.
  ROCKPORT AND OMA AROUND 1230 PM CST.
  UNION...HARRISVILLE AND SHIVERS AROUND 1240 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GEORGETOWN AND BEAUREGARD.

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 3161 9049 3175 9057 3201 9004 3177 8991
      3176 8994 3176 8997 3175 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 241DEG 42KT 3170 9046 

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

$$

JC

924 
WWUS54 KJAN 151815
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1215 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC085-151824-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
LINCOLN MS-
1215 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN 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 600 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3177 9052 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3171 9012 3170 9024 3172 9025 3170 9028
      3170 9038 3168 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 246DEG 34KT 3174 9036 

$$

MSC029-077-127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-
1215 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES...
    
AT 1214 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WESSON...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF HAZLEHURST...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...
  OMA AROUND 1230 PM CST.
  ROCKPORT AROUND 1235 PM CST.
  UNION AROUND 1245 PM CST.
  SHIVERS AROUND 1250 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GEORGETOWN AND BEAUREGARD.

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 3177 9052 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3171 9012 3170 9024 3172 9025 3170 9028
      3170 9038 3168 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 246DEG 34KT 3174 9036 

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

$$

JC

751 
WWUS54 KJAN 151817
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1217 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC029-077-127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-
1217 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES...
        
AT 1217 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WESSON...OR 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

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...
  OMA AROUND 1230 PM CST.
  ROCKPORT AROUND 1235 PM CST.
  UNION AND SHIVERS AROUND 1245 PM CST.
  HARRISVILLE AROUND 1250 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
GEORGETOWN AND BEAUREGARD.

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 3177 9052 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3171 9012 3170 9024 3172 9025 3170 9028
      3170 9038 3168 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 244DEG 34KT 3175 9033 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JC

291 
WWUS54 KJAN 151824
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1224 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC029-077-127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-
1224 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES...
        
AT 1224 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR ROCKPORT...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZLEHURST...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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 COPIAH...NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GEORGETOWN.

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 3183 9038 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3171 9012 3170 9024 3172 9025 3170 9028
      3173 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 245DEG 46KT 3177 9024 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JC

655 
WWUS54 KJAN 151832
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1232 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC077-151842-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
LAWRENCE MS-
1232 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE 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 600 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3172 9025 3173 9024 3174 9026 3185 9030
      3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997 3175 9009
      3176 9013 3173 9019 3172 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 242DEG 34KT 3180 9017 

$$

MSC029-127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-SIMPSON MS-
1232 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH AND WESTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES...
        
AT 1232 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ROCKPORT...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PINOLA...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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
UNION...SHIVERS...ROCKPORT...HARRISVILLE AND GEORGETOWN. 

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 3172 9025 3173 9024 3174 9026 3185 9030
      3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997 3175 9009
      3176 9013 3173 9019 3172 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 242DEG 34KT 3180 9017 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

JC

005 
WWUS54 KJAN 151846
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1246 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

MSC029-151856-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
COPIAH MS-
1246 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH 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 600 PM CST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3176 9013 3177 9011 3178 9011 3179 9012
      3185 9014 3186 9013 3189 9014 3190 9016
      3193 9017 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3175 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 243DEG 35KT 3186 9002 

$$

MSC127-151900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160215T1900Z/
SIMPSON MS-
1246 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR WESTERN
SIMPSON COUNTY...
    
AT 1246 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PINOLA...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...
UNION...SHIVERS AND HARRISVILLE. 

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 3176 9013 3177 9011 3178 9011 3179 9012
      3185 9014 3186 9013 3189 9014 3190 9016
      3193 9017 3201 9004 3177 8991 3176 8997
      3175 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 243DEG 35KT 3186 9002 

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

$$

JC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 3:18 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	27 min
Feb 15, 4:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	30 min
Feb 15, 5:04 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	41 min
Feb 15, 5:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	38 min
Feb 15, 5:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	40 min
Feb 15, 6:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	40 min
Feb 15, 8:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	49 min
Feb 15, 9:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	66 min
Feb 15, 9:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	39 min
Feb 15, 9:25 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	50 min
Feb 15, 9:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	62 min
Feb 15, 9:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	33 min
Feb 15, 10:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	59 min
Feb 15, 10:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	40 min
Feb 15, 10:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	65 min
Feb 15, 10:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	44 min
Feb 15, 10:29 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	46 min
Feb 15, 10:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	49 min
Feb 15, 10:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson	64 min
Feb 15, 10:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds	32 min
Feb 15, 11:08 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison	33 min
Feb 15, 11:10 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	38 min
Feb 15, 11:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	59 min
Feb 15, 11:38 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	82 min
Feb 15, 11:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	14 min
Feb 15, 12:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	28 min
Feb 15, 12:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake	30 min
Feb 15, 12:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Winston	43 min
Feb 15, 12:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	65 min
Feb 15, 1:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba	39 min
Feb 15, 1:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln	58 min
Feb 15, 1:25 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Marion	38 min
Feb 15, 1:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Jasper, Smith	52 min
Feb 15, 1:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	19 min
Feb 15, 1:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	44 min
Feb 15, 2:08 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	33 min
Feb 15, 2:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Jasper, Newton	16 min
Feb 15, 2:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	18 min
Feb 15, 2:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	16 min
Feb 15, 2:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	41 min
Feb 15, 2:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	43 min
Feb 15, 2:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton	35 min
Feb 15, 2:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	70 min
Feb 15, 3:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.