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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 20164 counties in Mississippi; Madison Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 9:14 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi; Madison Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 61 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, 9:14 PM CST (03:14 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 10:15 PM CST
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Madison Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Warren County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 29, 9:45 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	7 Wsw Phoenix, MS	POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 3. POSSIBLE TORNADO

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, 8:50 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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.

624 
WFUS54 KJAN 300314
TORJAN
LAC065-MSC055-125-149-163-300415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0071.161130T0314Z-161130T0415Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CST
    
* AT 913 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF VICKSBURG...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 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...
  REDWOOD AROUND 930 PM CST. 
  OAK RIDGE AROUND 935 PM CST. 
  PHOENIX AROUND 945 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MOUND...SATARTIA AND DELTA.

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 3281 9061 3258 9039 3258 9041 3259 9044
      3258 9045 3256 9045 3252 9050 3252 9052
      3250 9052 3251 9055 3250 9059 3248 9061
      3246 9060 3227 9101 3243 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 232DEG 42KT 3240 9099 

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

$$

JM

2 follow-up statements

118 
WWUS54 KJAN 300331
SVSJAN

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

LAC065-300341-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-161130T0415Z/
MADISON LA-
931 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON PARISH 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 500 AM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3238 9083 3250 9091 3267 9080 3281 9061
      3258 9039 3258 9041 3259 9044 3258 9045
      3256 9045 3252 9050 3252 9052 3250 9052
      3251 9055 3250 9059 3248 9061 3246 9060
      3243 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 236DEG 36KT 3249 9081 

$$

MSC055-125-149-163-300415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-161130T0415Z/
YAZOO MS-WARREN MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
931 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO...NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN SHARKEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES...
    
AT 931 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER REDWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
  OAK RIDGE AROUND 940 PM CST. 
  PHOENIX AROUND 955 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SATARTIA.

LAT...LON 3238 9083 3250 9091 3267 9080 3281 9061
      3258 9039 3258 9041 3259 9044 3258 9045
      3256 9045 3252 9050 3252 9052 3250 9052
      3251 9055 3250 9059 3248 9061 3246 9060
      3243 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 236DEG 36KT 3249 9081 

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

$$

BYB

072 
WWUS54 KJAN 300352
SVSJAN

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

MSC055-125-149-300402-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-161130T0415Z/
WARREN MS-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
952 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN SHARKEY
AND SOUTHEASTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3275 9055 3260 9041 3258 9040 3259 9044
      3256 9045 3256 9046 3252 9050 3252 9052
      3250 9052 3251 9055 3253 9055 3253 9058
      3255 9059 3255 9065 3259 9066 3259 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 239DEG 38KT 3258 9057 

$$

MSC163-300415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-161130T0415Z/
YAZOO MS-
952 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY...
    
AT 952 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER PHOENIX...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF REDWOOD...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
SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
SATARTIA.

LAT...LON 3275 9055 3260 9041 3258 9040 3259 9044
      3256 9045 3256 9046 3252 9050 3252 9052
      3250 9052 3251 9055 3253 9055 3253 9058
      3255 9059 3255 9065 3259 9066 3259 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 239DEG 38KT 3258 9057 

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

$$

BYB

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, 8:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	45 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, 9:49 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
Nov 29, 6:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	26 min
Nov 29, 6:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	39 min
Nov 29, 6:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	30 min
Nov 29, 7:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	49 min
Nov 29, 7:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	41 min
Nov 29, 8:02 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	28 min
Nov 29, 8:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	40 min
Nov 29, 8:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	50 min
Nov 29, 9:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	67 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.