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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Jackson, MS

April 14, 2018Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2018, 12:10 PM CDT for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 20 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: Apr 14, 2018, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2018, 12:30 PM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County Forrest County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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: 1802 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 222 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 12.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

445 
WFUS54 KJAN 141710
TORJAN
MSC035-141730-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0049.180414T1710Z-180414T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1210 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 1230 PM CDT
    
* At 1210 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Maxie, or 8 miles northwest of Wiggins,
  moving northeast 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...
  Maxie around 1220 PM CDT. 
  Brooklyn around 1225 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 3097 8934 3111 8915 3100 8915 3100 8914
      3091 8914 3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 229DEG 30KT 3092 8925 

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

$$

TW

1 follow-up statement

302 
WWUS54 KJAN 141720
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1220 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

MSC035-141730-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180414T1730Z/
Forrest MS-
1220 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY...
    
At 1220 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Maxie, or 8 miles north of Wiggins, moving northeast
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...
  Brooklyn around 1225 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 3111 8915 3100 8915 3100 8914 3091 8914
      3091 8920 3102 8928
TIME...MOT...LOC 1720Z 229DEG 30KT 3098 8918 

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

$$

TW

The 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, 7:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	43 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

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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.