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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 9:58 PM CST for Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 12 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, 2017, 9:58 PM CST (03:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 10:10 PM CST
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 1036 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
205
WFUS54 KJAN 220358
TORJAN
MSC099-101-220445-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0026.170122T0358Z-170122T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
958 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Neshoba County in east central Mississippi...
Northeastern Newton County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 1045 PM CST
* At 958 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stratton, or 7 miles southeast of Prospect, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Little Rock around 1015 PM CST.
Herbert Springs and House around 1025 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 3242 8919 3253 8924 3272 8892 3270 8891
3250 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 238DEG 30KT 3249 8918
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
byb1 follow-up statement
628
WWUS54 KJAN 220410
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1010 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSC099-101-220419-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-170122T0445Z/
Neshoba MS-Newton MS-
1010 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND NORTHEASTERN
NEWTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM CST for east central
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3242 8919 3253 8924 3272 8892 3270 8891
3250 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 238DEG 30KT 3254 8908
$$
bybThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 7:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 7:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 8:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 28 min |
| Jan 21, 8:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 60 min |
| Jan 21, 8:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 8:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 8:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 8:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 8:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 45 min |
| Jan 21, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 9:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 13 min |
| Jan 21, 9:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 9:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 9:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 67 min |
| Jan 21, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Smith | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 9:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 24 min |
| Jan 21, 10:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 10:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 10:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 10:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 11:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 11:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Jan 22, 5:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:27 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 3:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 33 min |
| Jan 22, 4:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 28 min |
| Jan 22, 4:47 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 28 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.