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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Jackson, MS

March 5, 2018Hinds County, Madison County, Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 5, 2018, 7:10 PM CST for Hinds County, Madison County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 21 min. 1 report 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: Mar 5, 2018, 7:10 PM CST (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Mar 5, 2018, 7:31 PM CST
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 5, 7:11 PM CST	TORNADO	10 Nw Edwards, MS	THIS WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG FOX ROAD WHERE A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED AND LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED. THE TORNADO TRAVELED FOR 2 MILES AND CROSSED FLOWERS HILL ROAD BEFORE DISSIPATING. MAX WIND SPEED WAS 70MPH WITH A WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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: 253 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1443 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

282 
WFUS54 KJAN 060110
TORJAN
MSC049-089-149-060215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0005.180306T0110Z-180306T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
710 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Warren County in west central Mississippi...
  Central Hinds County in central Mississippi...
  Southwestern Madison County in central Mississippi...

* Until 815 PM CST
    
* At 710 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Oak Ridge, or near Redwood, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 

  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...
  Flowers around 720 PM CST. 
  Edwards and Youngton around 725 PM CST. 
  Bolton and Brownsville around 740 PM CST. 
  Clinton and Pocahontas around 755 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. 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 3238 9080 3249 9078 3252 9023 3223 9027
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 274DEG 29KT 3242 9074 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

NF

2 follow-up statements

599 
WWUS54 KJAN 060128
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
728 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018

MSC049-089-149-060215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180306T0215Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-Madison MS-
728 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CST FOR EAST
CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHWESTERN HINDS AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON
COUNTIES...
    
At 728 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Youngton, or 11 miles east of Redwood, moving
northeast at 25 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...
  Brownsville around 750 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. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3242 9068 3249 9069 3252 9023 3245 9024
      3241 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 244DEG 20KT 3250 9061 

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

$$

NF

700 
WWUS54 KJAN 060131
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
731 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018

MSC049-089-149-060140-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180306T0215Z/
Warren MS-Hinds MS-Madison MS-
731 PM CST MON MAR 5 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHWESTERN HINDS
AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES 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.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Jackson.

LAT...LON 3242 9068 3249 9069 3252 9023 3245 9024
      3241 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 274DEG 29KT 3250 9058 

$$

NF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 5, 6:27 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	37 min
Mar 5, 6:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	61 min
Mar 5, 7:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	34 min
Mar 5, 8:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	40 min
Mar 5, 8:55 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	50 min
Mar 5, 9:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	54 min
Mar 5, 9:49 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds	116 min

Nearby

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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.