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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 2016, 2:08 PM CST for Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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, 2:08 PM CST (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 2:41 PM CST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:28 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sse Raleigh, MS | TREES AND LARGE LIMBS WERE DOWNED IN THE CENTER RIDGE AREA |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
269
WFUS54 KJAN 152008
TORJAN
MSC127-129-152115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0033.160215T2008Z-160215T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
208 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 315 PM CST
* AT 208 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER SANATORIUM...OR NEAR MAGEE...MOVING EAST
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...
CENTER RIDGE AROUND 235 PM CST.
TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 240 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MIZE
AND SYLVARENA.
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 8986 3188 8985 3205 8980 3205 8973
3209 8973 3209 8972 3211 8932 3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 262DEG 37KT 3187 8981
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
193 follow-up statements
640
WWUS54 KJAN 152018
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
MSC127-129-152115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160215T2115Z/
SIMPSON MS-SMITH MS-
218 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR EASTERN
SIMPSON AND SMITH COUNTIES...
AT 217 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MAGEE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
TAYLORSVILLE AND CENTER RIDGE AROUND 230 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MIZE
AND SYLVARENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8973 3205 8970 3209 8967 3211 8932
3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 262DEG 47KT 3189 8964
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
19665
WWUS54 KJAN 152026
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
226 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
MSC127-152035-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160215T2115Z/
SIMPSON MS-
226 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SIMPSON 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 SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3179 8958 3209 8954 3211 8932 3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 266DEG 48KT 3189 8953
$$
MSC129-152115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160215T2115Z/
SMITH MS-
226 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY...
AT 225 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF MAGEE...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
TAYLORSVILLE AND CENTER RIDGE AROUND 230 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MIZE
AND SYLVARENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3179 8958 3209 8954 3211 8932 3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 266DEG 48KT 3189 8953
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CME616
WWUS54 KJAN 152041 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
241 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
MSC129-152051-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160215T2115Z/
SMITH MS-
241 PM CST MON FEB 15 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3179 8958 3209 8954 3211 8932 3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 262DEG 37KT 3191 8934
$$
19The 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, 11:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 62 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 | 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, 2:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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.