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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2016Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 4:30 PM CST for Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 min. 2 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: Nov 29, 2016, 4:30 PM CST (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 5:15 PM CST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Carroll County, MS, Montgomery County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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
Nov 29, 4:30 PM CST	HAIL 1	Vaiden, MS
Nov 29, 4:50 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Kilmichael, MS

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
Nov 29, 1:48 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

026 
WFUS54 KJAN 292230
TORJAN
MSC015-097-292315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0055.161129T2230Z-161129T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
430 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 515 PM CST
    
* AT 429 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EMORY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLACK
  HAWK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED
  A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR VAIDEN WITH THIS STORM.

  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...
  VAIDEN AROUND 440 PM CST. 
  POPLAR CREEK AROUND 450 PM CST. 
  KILMICHAEL 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 3346 8951 3346 8938 3345 8940 3343 8942
      3344 8944 3343 8945 3330 8946 3328 8953
      3329 8970 3324 8973 3323 8980 3327 8994
      3331 8999 3355 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 244DEG 41KT 3326 8984 

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

$$

DL

3 follow-up statements

529 
WWUS54 KJAN 292243
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
443 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC015-097-292315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-161129T2315Z/
MONTGOMERY MS-CARROLL MS-
443 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...
    
AT 443 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR VAIDEN...OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF WINONA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
  POPLAR CREEK AROUND 455 PM CST. 
  KILMICHAEL AROUND 500 PM CST. 

LAT...LON 3346 8951 3346 8938 3345 8940 3343 8942
      3344 8944 3343 8945 3330 8946 3328 8953
      3329 8970 3326 8973 3337 8985 3355 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 242DEG 37KT 3333 8970 

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

$$

DL

250 
WWUS54 KJAN 292253
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
453 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC015-292303-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-161129T2315Z/
CARROLL MS-
453 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL 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 900 PM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3346 8951 3346 8938 3345 8940 3343 8942
      3344 8944 3343 8945 3333 8946 3329 8964
      3332 8965 3340 8965 3340 8967 3346 8968
      3355 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 244DEG 41KT 3338 8957 

$$

MSC097-292315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-161129T2315Z/
MONTGOMERY MS-
453 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
    
AT 453 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER POPLAR CREEK...OR 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINONA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3346 8951 3346 8938 3345 8940 3343 8942
      3344 8944 3343 8945 3333 8946 3329 8964
      3332 8965 3340 8965 3340 8967 3346 8968
      3355 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 244DEG 41KT 3338 8957 

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

$$

DL

769 
WWUS54 KJAN 292304
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
504 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

MSC097-292315-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0055.000000T0000Z-161129T2315Z/
MONTGOMERY MS-
504 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
    
AT 503 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED BETWEEN KILMICHAEL AND STEWART...OR 14 MILES EAST OF
WINONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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...
KILMICHAEL AND STEWART.

LAT...LON 3346 8951 3346 8938 3345 8940 3343 8942
      3344 8944 3343 8945 3336 8946 3334 8946
      3337 8958 3344 8959 3355 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 240DEG 37KT 3344 8948 

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

$$

DL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 28, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	31 min
Nov 28, 6:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	23 min
Nov 28, 8:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	45 min
Nov 28, 9:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	41 min
Nov 28, 9:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones	27 min
Nov 29, 12:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	40 min
Nov 29, 1:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	44 min
Nov 29, 2:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds	45 min
Nov 29, 2:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	25 min
Nov 29, 2:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	19 min
Nov 29, 2:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	45 min
Nov 29, 3:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	26 min
Nov 29, 3:11 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	49 min
Nov 29, 3:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	55 min
Nov 29, 3:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	45 min
Nov 29, 3:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	41 min
Nov 29, 3:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	45 min
Nov 29, 3:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	47 min
Nov 29, 4:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	30 min
Nov 29, 4:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes	46 min
Nov 29, 4:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	43 min
Nov 29, 4:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Leake, Scott	25 min
Nov 29, 4:22 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Grenada	38 min
Nov 29, 4:23 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo	52 min
Nov 29, 4:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Leake, Neshoba	37 min
Nov 29, 4:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	61 min
Nov 29, 4:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	41 min
Nov 29, 4:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	55 min
Nov 29, 5:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	29 min
Nov 29, 5:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	44 min
Nov 29, 5:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Winston	29 min
Nov 29, 5:21 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada	39 min
Nov 29, 5:29 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	46 min
Nov 29, 5:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	38 min
Nov 29, 5:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee, Winston	48 min
Nov 29, 5:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	46 min
Nov 29, 5:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	27 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.