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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS

January 22, 2018Kemper County, Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 2018, 10:32 AM CST for Kemper County, Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 15 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 22, 2018, 10:32 AM CST (16:32 UTC)
Expired: Jan 22, 2018, 10:47 AM CST
In force: 15 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Kemper County, MS, Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 1509 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

962 
WFUS54 KJAN 221632
TORJAN
MSC069-103-221700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0002.180122T1632Z-180122T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1032 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Noxubee County in east central Mississippi...
  Northeastern Kemper County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 1100 AM CST
    
* At 1032 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Paulette, or 21 miles southwest of
  Aliceville, 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...
  Cooksville around 1045 AM 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 3286 8836 3285 8850 3300 8853 3305 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 259DEG 27KT 3293 8845 

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

$$

NF

2 follow-up statements

275 
WWUS54 KJAN 221640
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1040 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

MSC069-221650-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180122T1700Z/
Kemper MS-
1040 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3295 8834 3293 8835 3293 8839 3301 8842
      3304 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 247DEG 34KT 3297 8836 

$$

MSC103-221700-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180122T1700Z/
Noxubee MS-
1040 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
    
At 1040 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cooksville, or 16 miles southwest of Aliceville,
moving east at 40 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
southeastern Noxubee County.

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 3295 8834 3293 8835 3293 8839 3301 8842
      3304 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 247DEG 34KT 3297 8836 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

NF

050 
WWUS54 KJAN 221647
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1047 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

MSC103-221657-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180122T1700Z/
Noxubee MS-
1047 AM CST MON JAN 22 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However gusty winds are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3295 8834 3293 8835 3293 8839 3301 8842
      3304 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 259DEG 27KT 3298 8829 

$$

NF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 22, 3:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	64 min
Jan 22, 4:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	48 min
Jan 22, 5:04 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	41 min
Jan 22, 5:27 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	48 min
Jan 22, 5:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	45 min
Jan 22, 5:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Holmes	61 min
Jan 22, 6:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Hinds, Warren	45 min
Jan 22, 6:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	53 min
Jan 22, 6:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	33 min
Jan 22, 6:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	48 min
Jan 22, 7:08 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	52 min
Jan 22, 7:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	44 min
Jan 22, 7:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	38 min
Jan 22, 7:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	32 min
Jan 22, 7:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	32 min
Jan 22, 8:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	48 min
Jan 22, 8:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	47 min
Jan 22, 8:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	25 min
Jan 22, 8:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	33 min
Jan 22, 9:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	27 min
Jan 22, 9:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	42 min
Jan 22, 9:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	37 min
Jan 22, 9:50 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	44 min
Jan 22, 10:20 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	25 min
Jan 22, 10:37 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	23 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.