Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 78, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2017, 2:45 PM CDT for Hinds County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 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
- Aug 30, 2017, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2017, 3:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 3.0
The text
As transmitted.
314
WFUS54 KJAN 301945
TORJAN
MSC049-149-302045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0078.170830T1945Z-170830T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
245 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Warren County in west central Mississippi...
Southwestern Hinds County in central Mississippi...
* Until 345 PM CDT
* At 244 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Utica, or 17 miles northwest of Crystal Springs,
moving north at 20 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...
Newman around 310 PM CDT.
Edwards around 325 PM CDT.
Bovina around 340 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Learned.
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 3239 9056 3206 9051 3206 9069 3220 9073
3222 9073 3237 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 160DEG 16KT 3214 9060
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DC3 follow-up statements
108
WWUS54 KJAN 301957
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
257 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
MSC049-149-302045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-170830T2045Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-
257 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN HINDS COUNTIES...
At 256 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Newman, or 17 miles southeast of Vicksburg, moving
north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Newman around 300 PM CDT.
Edwards around 320 PM CDT.
Bovina around 325 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3239 9057 3212 9055 3213 9071 3220 9073
3222 9073 3237 9078
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 176DEG 17KT 3221 9060
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DC647
WWUS54 KJAN 302013
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
313 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
MSC049-149-302045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-170830T2045Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-
313 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL WARREN AND WEST CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
At 313 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Edwards, or 16 miles east of Vicksburg, moving north
at 20 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...
Edwards around 325 PM CDT.
Bovina around 335 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 3239 9057 3221 9057 3220 9064 3223 9069
3233 9073 3237 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 171DEG 16KT 3228 9060
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DC332
WWUS54 KJAN 302018
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
318 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
MSC049-149-302027-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0078.000000T0000Z-170830T2045Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-
318 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN AND WEST CENTRAL HINDS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for central and
west central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3239 9057 3221 9057 3220 9064 3223 9069
3233 9073 3237 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 160DEG 16KT 3230 9061
$$
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 9:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 9:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 10:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 40 min |
| Aug 30, 10:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 52 min |
| Aug 30, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 62 min |
| Aug 30, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 11:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 11:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Marion | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 12:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 57 min |
| Aug 30, 12:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 50 min |
| Aug 30, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 46 min |
| Aug 30, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 2:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 2:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 37 min |
| Aug 30, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 37 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.