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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2018, 7:47 AM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min. 8 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 14, 2018, 7:47 AM CDT (12:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2018, 8:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 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 14, 7:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Flowood, MS | GUTTER DAMAGED AT THE WOODS AT LAKELAND APARTMENTS. |
| Apr 14, 7:48 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Flowood, MS | SMALL TREES DOWNED IN LAURELWOOD, TREE DOWNED ALONG FLOWOOD DR. |
| Apr 14, 7:49 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Flowood, MS | LARGE PINE TREE DOWN IN LAUREL WOOD SUBDIVISION. |
| Apr 14, 7:50 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ene Flowood, MS | LARGE TREE BRANCH SNAPPED ALONG WIRTZ RD. |
| Apr 14, 7:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Brandon, MS | POWER LINES AND TREES DOWNED AT LAKELAND DR AND VINE DR. |
| Apr 14, 7:54 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Brandon, MS | TREE DOWNED AND LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED IN MILL CREEK. |
| Apr 14, 8:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Brandon, MS | POWER LINES DOWNED AND TREE DAMAGE AT ANDREW CHAPEL RD AND TRICKHAMBRIDGE RD. |
| Apr 14, 8:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ene Flowood, MS | A LARGE TREE DOWN AND SEVERAL SMALL LIMBS IN THE TURTLE RIDGE SUBDIVISION. |
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 14, 6:57 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 5 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
- 1210 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
The text
As transmitted.
813
WFUS54 KJAN 141247
TORJAN
MSC121-141330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0043.180414T1247Z-180414T1330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
747 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Rankin County in central Mississippi...
* Until 830 AM CDT
* At 746 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Flowood, moving east at 35 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...
Brandon around 755 AM CDT.
Fannin around 805 AM CDT.
Goshen Springs around 810 AM CDT.
Pelahatchie and Pisgah around 815 AM CDT.
Leesburg around 825 AM 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 3224 9016 3229 9016 3229 9015 3231 9016
3233 9015 3234 9011 3236 9011 3236 9010
3238 9010 3240 9007 3242 9007 3242 9006
3244 9007 3252 8977 3236 8973 3230 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 1246Z 252DEG 29KT 3235 9009
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DB1 follow-up statement
829
WWUS54 KJAN 141301
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
801 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
MSC121-141330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-180414T1330Z/
Rankin MS-
801 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY...
At 800 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fannin, or 7 miles north of Brandon, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Pisgah and Goshen Springs around 810 AM CDT.
Leesburg around 820 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3229 9001 3236 9001 3246 9000 3252 8977
3236 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 252DEG 29KT 3239 8995
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 11:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 12:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 3:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 4:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 4:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 4:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 5:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 77 min |
| Apr 14, 6:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 6:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 7:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 7:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 7:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 8:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott, Smith | 62 min |
| Apr 14, 8:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 8:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 57 min |
| Apr 14, 9:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 68 min |
| Apr 14, 9:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 79 min |
| Apr 14, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones | 89 min |
| Apr 14, 9:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston | 59 min |
| Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 55 min |
| Apr 14, 9:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 68 min |
| Apr 14, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 97 min |
| Apr 14, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 81 min |
| Apr 14, 10:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee | 57 min |
| Apr 14, 10:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 54 min |
| Apr 14, 10:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 10:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 65 min |
| Apr 14, 10:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 11:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 53 min |
| Apr 14, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 39 min |
| Apr 14, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 20 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.