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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2016, 5:49 PM CST for Newton County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 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
- Jan 21, 2016, 5:49 PM CST (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2016, 6:24 PM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.
883
WFUS54 KJAN 212349
TORJAN
MSC101-123-220045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0008.160121T2349Z-160122T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
549 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 645 PM CST
* AT 549 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOMEWOOD...OR NEAR FOREST...MOVING EAST 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAWRENCE AROUND 615 PM CST.
CONEHATTA AROUND 620 PM CST.
NEWTON AROUND 630 PM CST.
DECATUR AND STRATTON AROUND 635 PM CST.
DUFFEE AND LITTLE ROCK AROUND 645 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LAKE...CHUNKY AND HICKORY.
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 3222 8953 3222 8955 3232 8958 3258 8905
3258 8893 3257 8892 3229 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 249DEG 31KT 3228 8950
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DB2 follow-up statements
786
WWUS54 KJAN 220018
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
618 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
MSC123-220028-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0045Z/
SCOTT MS-
618 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3225 8932 3242 8931 3258 8905 3258 8893
3257 8892 3229 8892 3224 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 250DEG 24KT 3234 8928
$$
MSC101-220045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0045Z/
NEWTON MS-
618 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR NEWTON
COUNTY...
AT 618 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LAWRENCE...OR 7 MILES WEST OF NEWTON...MOVING EAST
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...
NEWTON AROUND 635 PM CST.
DECATUR AROUND 640 PM CST.
STRATTON AROUND 645 PM CST.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CHUNKY
AND HICKORY.
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 3225 8932 3242 8931 3258 8905 3258 8893
3257 8892 3229 8892 3224 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 250DEG 24KT 3234 8928
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DB790
WWUS54 KJAN 220024
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
624 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
MSC101-220034-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160122T0045Z/
NEWTON MS-
624 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3225 8932 3242 8931 3258 8905 3258 8893
3257 8892 3229 8892 3224 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 249DEG 31KT 3236 8922
$$
DBThe 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, 4:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 62 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, 5:54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.