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Tornado Warning 61, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 5:29 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 46 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
- Nov 29, 2016, 5:29 PM CST (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Lowndes County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Winston County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 5:52 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 2 S Oktoc, MS | TORNADO STARTED NEAR SKINNER ROAD AND TRAVELED 3.5 MILES NNE BEFORE LIFTING AFTER CROSSING ROBINSON ROAD. MINOR TO MODERATE TREE DAMAGE WAS MIXED WITH A FEW INSTANCES OF MINOR STRUCTURAL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES ALONG ITS PATH. PEAK WINDS 110 MPH. PATH WI |
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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
538
WFUS54 KJAN 292329
TORJAN
MSC087-103-105-159-300015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0061.161129T2329Z-161130T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 615 PM CST
* AT 529 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MILLCREEK...OR 10 MILES EAST OF
LOUISVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
CRAWFORD...SESSUMS...OKTOC AND ARTESIA.
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 3309 8887 3318 8897 3348 8873 3335 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 219DEG 30KT 3315 8889
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
DL3 follow-up statements
398
WWUS54 KJAN 292346
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
546 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
MSC087-103-105-159-300015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-161130T0015Z/
OKTIBBEHA MS-NOXUBEE MS-LOWNDES MS-WINSTON MS-
546 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA...NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE...SOUTHWESTERN LOWNDES
AND NORTHEASTERN WINSTON COUNTIES...
AT 546 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BLUFF LAKE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF
STARKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORD...SESSUMS...OKTOC AND ARTESIA.
LAT...LON 3318 8879 3325 8891 3348 8873 3335 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 219DEG 30KT 3326 8878
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DL019
WWUS54 KJAN 292355
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
555 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
MSC103-159-300005-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-161130T0015Z/
NOXUBEE MS-WINSTON MS-
555 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NOXUBEE AND NORTHEASTERN
WINSTON COUNTIES 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 NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3329 8862 3329 8881 3348 8873 3335 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 215DEG 27KT 3331 8874
$$
MSC087-105-300015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-161130T0015Z/
OKTIBBEHA MS-LOWNDES MS-
555 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA AND SOUTHWESTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES...
AT 555 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OKTOC...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF STARKVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CRAWFORD...SESSUMS...OKTOC AND ARTESIA.
LAT...LON 3329 8862 3329 8881 3348 8873 3335 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 215DEG 27KT 3331 8874
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DL377
WWUS54 KJAN 300007
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
607 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
MSC087-105-300017-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0061.000000T0000Z-161130T0015Z/
OKTIBBEHA MS-LOWNDES MS-
607 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA AND SOUTHWESTERN
LOWNDES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CST...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3329 8862 3329 8881 3348 8873 3335 8850
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 219DEG 30KT 3338 8867
$$
DLThe 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 | 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, 4:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Nov 29, 4:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | 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, 5:37 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.