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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2016Holmes County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 8:35 PM CST for Holmes County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Nov 29, 2016, 8:35 PM CST (02:35 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 9:20 PM CST
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Holmes County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:35 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.

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 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 89 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: 1191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 391 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 488 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.5
Supercell composite: 15.4

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The text

As transmitted.

171 
WFUS54 KJAN 300235
TORJAN
MSC051-163-300330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0069.161130T0235Z-161130T0330Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CST
    
* AT 835 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY...OR 8 MILES EAST OF YAZOO
  CITY...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...
  COXBURG AND TOLARVILLE AROUND 845 PM CST. 
  EBENEZER AND BROZVILLE AROUND 850 PM CST. 
  FRANKLIN...LEXINGTON AND GOODMAN AROUND 900 PM CST. 
  DURANT AND BOWLING GREEN AROUND 910 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE EDEN
AND WEST.

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 3322 8975 3320 8976 3319 8978 3318 8978
      3316 8979 3312 8980 3311 8982 3307 8982
      3306 8984 3304 8984 3300 8988 3296 8989
      3282 9027 3296 9037 3327 8995
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 237DEG 40KT 3290 9026 

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

$$

DB

3 follow-up statements

583 
WWUS54 KJAN 300251
SVSJAN

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

MSC163-300300-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
YAZOO MS-
851 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN YAZOO 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 CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3321 8975 3320 8976 3319 8978 3312 8980
      3311 8982 3310 8982 3308 8983 3307 8982
      3306 8984 3304 8984 3300 8988 3291 9006
      3298 9023 3326 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 40KT 3300 9008 

$$

MSC051-300330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
HOLMES MS-
851 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY...
    
AT 850 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER EBENEZER...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DURANT...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...
  FRANKLIN AND LEXINGTON AROUND 900 PM CST. 
  DURANT AND BOWLING GREEN AROUND 910 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEST.

LAT...LON 3321 8975 3320 8976 3319 8978 3312 8980
      3311 8982 3310 8982 3308 8983 3307 8982
      3306 8984 3304 8984 3300 8988 3291 9006
      3298 9023 3326 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 40KT 3300 9008 

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

$$

DB

287 
WWUS54 KJAN 300304
SVSJAN

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

MSC051-300330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
HOLMES MS-
904 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES COUNTY...
    
AT 904 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...OR NEAR DURANT...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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DURANT...FRANKLIN...LEXINGTON...EMORY...BOWLING GREEN AND WEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3321 8975 3320 8976 3319 8978 3312 8980
      3311 8982 3310 8982 3308 8983 3307 8982
      3306 8984 3304 8984 3300 8988 3296 9003
      3306 9003 3314 9006 3326 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 244DEG 41KT 3303 8994 

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

$$

DL

025 
WWUS54 KJAN 300320
SVSJAN

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

MSC051-300329-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-161130T0330Z/
HOLMES MS-
920 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES 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 500 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
JACKSON.

LAT...LON 3321 8975 3320 8976 3319 8978 3312 8980
      3311 8982 3310 8982 3308 8983 3307 8982
      3306 8984 3304 8984 3300 8988 3296 9003
      3306 9003 3314 9006 3326 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 237DEG 40KT 3313 8976 

$$

DL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 6:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Clay	8 min
Nov 29, 6:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake	27 min
Nov 29, 6:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	42 min
Nov 29, 6:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	52 min
Nov 29, 6:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Winston	47 min
Nov 29, 7:10 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	50 min
Nov 29, 7:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha	48 min
Nov 29, 8:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Lowndes	22 min
Nov 29, 8:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	63 min
Nov 29, 9:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sharkey	40 min
Nov 29, 9:13 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala	47 min
Nov 29, 9:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	61 min
Nov 29, 9:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw	41 min
Nov 29, 9:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	41 min
Nov 29, 9:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	47 min
Nov 29, 10:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	39 min
Nov 29, 10:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha	33 min
Nov 29, 10:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Montgomery	19 min
Nov 29, 10:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay	21 min
Nov 29, 10:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba	49 min
Nov 29, 11:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	40 min
Nov 29, 11:44 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	31 min
Nov 29, 11:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	60 min
Nov 30, 12:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	26 min
Nov 30, 12:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston	51 min
Nov 30, 12:43 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	19 min
Nov 30, 12:53 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	10 min
Nov 30, 1:04 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	56 min
Nov 30, 1:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake, Rankin	58 min
Nov 30, 1:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	53 min
Nov 30, 2:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	47 min
Nov 30, 2:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.