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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Jackson, MS

April 2, 2017Hinds County, Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2017, 6:48 PM CDT for Hinds County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 2 reports 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: Apr 2, 2017, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2017, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Hinds County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 2, 6:50 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nnw Vicksburg, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE CITY OF VICKSBURG.
Apr 2, 7:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	10 Nnw Edwards, MS	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS WARREN COUNTY.

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
Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	7 hr
Apr 2, 4:52 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

417 
WFUS54 KJAN 022348
TORJAN
MSC049-149-030045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0047.170402T2348Z-170403T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
648 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Warren County in west central Mississippi...
  Northwestern Hinds County in central Mississippi...

* Until 745 PM CDT
    
* At 648 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Vicksburg, moving northeast at 25 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...
  Bovina around 705 PM CDT. 
  Flowers around 715 PM CDT. 
  Edwards and Oak Ridge around 720 PM CDT. 
  Youngton around 725 PM CDT. 

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 3258 9066 3255 9065 3254 9062 3233 9048
      3225 9087 3232 9090 3237 9087 3238 9088
      3237 9089 3235 9090 3234 9091 3237 9093
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 239DEG 23KT 3233 9086 

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

$$

EC

2 follow-up statements

852 
WWUS54 KJAN 030003
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
703 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

MSC049-149-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170403T0045Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-
703 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HINDS COUNTIES...
    
At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bovina, or near Redwood, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Flowers around 710 PM CDT. 
  Oak Ridge around 715 PM CDT. 
  Youngton around 720 PM CDT. 

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 3258 9066 3255 9065 3254 9062 3233 9048
      3229 9075 3241 9083
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 236DEG 25KT 3240 9075 

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

$$

EC

700 
WWUS54 KJAN 030016
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
716 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

MSC049-149-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170403T0045Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-
716 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN WARREN AND NORTHWESTERN HINDS COUNTIES...
    
At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Youngton, or 9 miles east of Redwood, moving
northeast at 30 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
northeastern Warren and northwestern Hinds Counties.

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 3258 9066 3255 9065 3254 9062 3233 9048
      3234 9067 3249 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 238DEG 27KT 3245 9065 

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

$$

EC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 4:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 24 more	28 hr
Apr 2, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	46 min
Apr 2, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lincoln	39 min
Apr 2, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Issaquena, Washington	64 min
Apr 2, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	32 min
Apr 2, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	46 min
Apr 2, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	66 min
Apr 2, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	42 min
Apr 2, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	28 min
Apr 2, 6:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Warren	60 min
Apr 2, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo	61 min
Apr 2, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	67 min

Nearby

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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.