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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2016, 4:13 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 62 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
- Jan 21, 2016, 4:13 PM CST (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2016, 5:15 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, Hinds County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:14 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 4 Se Crystal Springs, MS | SOME TREES WERE SNAPPED AND SHINGLES PEALED OFF THE ROOF OF A HOME. SOME TIN WAS PEALED OFF THE ROOF OF ANOTHER HOME. TORNADO WAS RATED EF0 WITH MAX WINDS OF 85 MPH. PATH LENTH 3 MILES...MAX WIDTH 50 YARDS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:14 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 551 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
451
WFUS54 KJAN 212213
TORJAN
MSC029-049-121-127-212315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0004.160121T2213Z-160121T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
413 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 515 PM CST
* AT 413 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CRYSTAL SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
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...
HOPEWELL AROUND 420 PM CST.
TERRY AROUND 430 PM CST.
WHITES AND HARRISVILLE AROUND 435 PM CST.
STAR...FLORENCE AND PINEY WOODS AROUND 450 PM CST.
MONTEREY AROUND 455 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 3201 9046 3214 9024 3224 9006 3214 8983
3183 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 227DEG 25KT 3195 9030
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
103 follow-up statements
105
WWUS54 KJAN 212230
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
430 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
MSC029-049-121-127-212315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160121T2315Z/
COPIAH MS-RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-HINDS MS-
430 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COPIAH...SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN...NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON AND
SOUTH CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 429 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITES...OR 9 MILES EAST OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WHITES AND HARRISVILLE AROUND 435 PM CST.
STAR...FLORENCE AND PINEY WOODS AROUND 450 PM CST.
MONTEREY AROUND 455 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3214 9024 3224 9006 3214 8983 3189 9020
3207 9036
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 227DEG 25KT 3203 9020
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
10545
WWUS54 KJAN 212251
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
451 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
MSC049-212301-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160121T2315Z/
HINDS MS-
451 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL HINDS 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 CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3199 9029 3205 9023 3209 9023 3210 9024
3212 9025 3212 9024 3213 9024 3224 9006
3214 8983 3189 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 227DEG 25KT 3214 9007
$$
MSC029-121-127-212315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160121T2315Z/
COPIAH MS-RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
451 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN COPIAH...SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES...
AT 451 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR STAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN COPIAH...SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3199 9029 3205 9023 3209 9023 3210 9024
3212 9025 3212 9024 3213 9024 3224 9006
3214 8983 3189 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 227DEG 25KT 3214 9007
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
10290
WWUS54 KJAN 212304
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
504 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
MSC029-212314-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160121T2315Z/
COPIAH MS-
504 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3203 9022 3216 9019 3224 9006 3214 8983
3202 9001 3202 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 227DEG 25KT 3220 8999
$$
MSC121-127-212315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160121T2315Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
504 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN AND NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES...
AT 504 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JACKSON...STAR...FLORENCE...WHITES...PINEY WOODS AND MONTEREY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 9022 3216 9019 3224 9006 3214 8983
3202 9001 3202 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 227DEG 25KT 3220 8999
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 7:52 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 4 days |
| Jan 21, 8:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 24 min |
| Jan 21, 8:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 9:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 12 min |
| Jan 21, 9:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 10:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 10:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Jan 21, 11:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 37 min |
| Jan 21, 12:20 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 25 min |
| Jan 21, 1:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 12 hr |
| Jan 21, 1:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 1:51 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 24 min |
| Jan 21, 1:54 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 2:04 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 2:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 2:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 75 min |
| Jan 21, 2:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 64 min |
| Jan 21, 2:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 2:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 31 min |
| Jan 21, 2:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 5 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:43 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 15 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 3:11 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 3:25 PM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:27 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 33 min |
| Jan 21, 3:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 3:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 3:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 3:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 61 min |
| Jan 21, 4:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 27 min |
| Jan 21, 4:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 4:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Jan 21, 4:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 5:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 5:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 65 min |
| Jan 21, 5:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 5:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 35 min |
| Jan 21, 5:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 53 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.