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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Jackson, MS

February 23, 2016Forrest County, Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 23, 2016, 4:46 PM CST for Forrest County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 min. 3 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 23, 2016, 4:46 PM CST (22:46 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2016, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Forrest County, MS, Jones County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 23, 4:46 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	4 Ne Hattiesburg, MS	TREES DOWN ON CORINTH ROAD...ELIZABETH AVENUE...AND NORTH MAIN STREET. POWERLINES DOWN ON ELIZABETH AVENUE.
Feb 23, 5:11 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ene Laurel, MS	TREE DOWN ON BROWN DRIVE IN THE POWERS COMMUNITY.
Feb 23, 5:15 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ene Sandersville, MS	A TREE WAS DOWN ON MCFARLAND 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 23, 2:13 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

404 
WFUS54 KJAN 232246
TORJAN
MSC035-067-232330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0038.160223T2246Z-160223T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
446 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  EASTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST
    
* AT 446 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EASTABUCHIE...OR NEAR PETAL...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...
  MACEDONIA AND MOSELLE AROUND 450 PM CST.
  ELLISVILLE AROUND 500 PM CST.
  LAUREL AND OVETT AROUND 505 PM CST.
  TUCKERS CROSSING AROUND 510 PM CST.
  MILL CREEK AROUND 520 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PINEVIEW.

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 3141 8938 3182 8905 3183 8894 3154 8894
      3143 8910 3143 8914 3140 8914 3133 8924
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 224DEG 41KT 3140 8927 

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

$$

DB

3 follow-up statements

388 
WWUS54 KJAN 232256 RRA
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
456 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

MSC035-232306-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160223T2330Z/
FORREST MS-
456 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FORREST 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 1000 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3182 8905 3183 8894 3154 8894 3143 8910
      3143 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 224DEG 41KT 3148 8918 

$$

MSC067-232330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160223T2330Z/
JONES MS-
456 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR EASTERN
JONES COUNTY...
    
AT 456 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MOSELLE...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF ELLISVILLE...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...
  ELLISVILLE AROUND 500 PM CST.
  LAUREL AND OVETT AROUND 505 PM CST.
  TUCKERS CROSSING AROUND 510 PM CST.
  MILL CREEK AROUND 520 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PINEVIEW.

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 3182 8905 3183 8894 3154 8894 3143 8910
      3143 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 224DEG 41KT 3148 8918 

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

$$

DB

386 
WWUS54 KJAN 232309
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
509 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

MSC067-232330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160223T2330Z/
JONES MS-
509 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR EASTERN
JONES COUNTY...
    
AT 508 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TUCKERS CROSSING...OR 7 MILES EAST OF ELLISVILLE...
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...
  MILL CREEK AROUND 520 PM CST.
  SANDERSVILLE AROUND 525 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PINEVIEW.

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 3182 8905 3183 8894 3162 8894 3148 8907
      3156 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 222DEG 40KT 3158 8908 

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

$$

DB

163 
WWUS54 KJAN 232319
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
519 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

MSC067-232330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-160223T2330Z/
JONES MS-
519 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...
    
AT 519 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER MILL CREEK...OR 9 MILES EAST OF LAUREL...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
NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PINEVIEW.

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 3182 8900 3183 8894 3162 8894 3154 8902
      3165 8911
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 222DEG 39KT 3166 8899 

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 23, 10:48 AM CST	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	5 days
Feb 23, 1:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	41 min
Feb 23, 2:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	28 min
Feb 23, 2:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	37 min
Feb 23, 2:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	51 min
Feb 23, 3:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	36 min
Feb 23, 3:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	36 min
Feb 23, 3:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	75 min
Feb 23, 3:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	54 min
Feb 23, 3:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys	46 min
Feb 23, 4:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	57 min
Feb 23, 4:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Yazoo	23 min
Feb 23, 4:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	35 min
Feb 23, 4:31 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	44 min
Feb 23, 4:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest	27 min
Feb 23, 5:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	38 min
Feb 23, 5:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll	48 min
Feb 23, 5:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	41 min
Feb 23, 5:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	27 min
Feb 23, 5:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	43 min
Feb 23, 5:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery	61 min
Feb 23, 5:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	29 min
Feb 23, 5:58 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest	21 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.