Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 3:09 PM CST for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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
- Jan 2, 2017, 3:09 PM CST (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2017, 3:52 PM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 3:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Enterprise, MS | TREES DOWN ON HWY 513...POSSIBLE TORNADO |
| Jan 2, 3:21 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Stonewall, MS | TREE ON A VEHICLE ALONG CR 1681 |
| Jan 2, 3:21 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Enterprise, MS | TREES DOWN ON I-59...POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Jan 2, 3:22 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Shubuta, MS | TREES AND LINES DOWN AT US 45 AND MS 145 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 11:22 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -162 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
453
WFUS54 KJAN 022109
TORJAN
MSC023-022215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0006.170102T2109Z-170102T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
309 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Clarke County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 415 PM CST
* At 308 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stafford Springs, or 16 miles southwest of
Quitman, moving northeast at 50 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...
Goodwater around 315 PM CST.
De Soto around 325 PM CST.
Quitman around 330 PM CST.
Sykes and Middleton around 340 PM CST.
Snell around 350 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3187 8859 3183 8891 3222 8891
3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 242DEG 42KT 3193 8897
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EC4 follow-up statements
952
WWUS54 KJAN 022125
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
325 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
MSC023-022215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170102T2215Z/
Clarke MS-
325 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR CLARKE
COUNTY...
At 325 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near De Soto, or 7 miles south of Quitman, moving east at
45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Crandall around 340 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shubuta.
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3187 8859 3185 8879 3222 8879
3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 248DEG 41KT 3193 8870
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EC635
WWUS54 KJAN 022134
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
334 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
MSC023-022215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170102T2215Z/
Clarke MS-
334 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR EASTERN
CLARKE COUNTY...
At 334 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Crandall, or 7 miles southeast of Quitman, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Clarke County.
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3187 8859 3193 8869 3222 8874
3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 240DEG 41KT 3200 8861
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EC085
WWUS54 KJAN 022142
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
342 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
MSC023-022215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170102T2215Z/
Clarke MS-
342 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
At 342 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Crandall, or 12 miles east of Quitman, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Clarke County.
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8852 3202 8853 3206 8861
3222 8862 3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 242DEG 42KT 3205 8850
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
EC997
WWUS54 KJAN 022152
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
352 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
MSC023-022202-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170102T2215Z/
Clarke MS-
352 PM CST MON JAN 2 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8852 3202 8853 3206 8861
3222 8862 3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 242DEG 42KT 3211 8838
$$
ECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 24 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:35 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 3:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jan 2, 3:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 38 min |
| Jan 2, 3:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 3:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 35 min |
| Jan 2, 4:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 4:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Jan 2, 4:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 27 min |
| Jan 2, 4:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 28 min |
| Jan 2, 4:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 4:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 36 min |
| Jan 2, 5:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 5:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 5:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 6:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 29 min |
| Jan 2, 6:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 36 min |
| Jan 2, 6:40 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 35 min |
| Jan 2, 6:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 33 min |
| Jan 2, 7:34 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 41 min |
| Jan 2, 9:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Jan 2, 12:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 56 min |
| Jan 2, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jan 2, 12:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 44 min |
| Jan 2, 1:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jan 2, 1:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 49 min |
| Jan 2, 1:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 1:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 47 min |
| Jan 2, 1:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 42 min |
| Jan 2, 1:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 1:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Jan 2, 1:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 59 min |
| Jan 2, 1:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 55 min |
| Jan 2, 1:52 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 4 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 27 min |
| Jan 2, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 22 min |
| Jan 2, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 49 min |
| Jan 2, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 2:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 42 min |
| Jan 2, 2:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 51 min |
| Jan 2, 2:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison, Scott | 51 min |
| Jan 2, 2:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 43 min |
| Jan 2, 2:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 35 min |
| Jan 2, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Jan 2, 3:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 44 min |
| Jan 2, 3:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Jan 2, 3:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee | 35 min |
| Jan 2, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 60 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.