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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Jackson, MS

November 1, 2018Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Yazoo County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 1, 2018, 2:00 AM CDT for Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Yazoo County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 45 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: Nov 1, 2018, 2:00 AM CDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 1, 2018, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties East Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 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
Oct 31, 11:07 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Oct 31, 8:14 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 89 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: 97 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

401 
WFUS54 KJAN 010700
TORJAN
LAC035-MSC055-125-163-010745-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0065.181101T0700Z-181101T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
200 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern East Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Yazoo County in central Mississippi...
  Central Issaquena County in west central Mississippi...
  Sharkey County in west central Mississippi...

* Until 245 AM CDT.
    
* At 200 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fitler, or 7 miles east of Transylvania, moving
  northeast at 50 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...
  Valley Park and Onward around 210 AM CDT.
  Holly Bluff around 230 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cary.

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 3310 9074 3309 9066 3292 9066 3292 9054
      3276 9043 3257 9096 3258 9104 3255 9111
      3273 9122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 236DEG 41KT 3265 9105 

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

$$

TW

3 follow-up statements

900 
WWUS54 KJAN 010715
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
215 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

LAC035-010725-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
East Carroll LA-
215 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central,
northwestern and west central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3310 9074 3309 9066 3292 9066 3292 9054
      3276 9043 3259 9091 3284 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 236DEG 41KT 3275 9088 

$$

MSC055-125-163-010745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
Yazoo MS-Issaquena MS-Sharkey MS-
215 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YAZOO...CENTRAL ISSAQUENA AND SHARKEY COUNTIES...
    
At 215 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Onward, or 7 miles north of Valley Park, moving
northeast at 45 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...
  Holly Bluff around 230 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Cary.

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 3310 9074 3309 9066 3292 9066 3292 9054
      3276 9043 3259 9091 3284 9107
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 236DEG 41KT 3275 9088 

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

$$

TW

279 
WWUS54 KJAN 010724
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
224 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

MSC055-010734-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
Issaquena MS-
224 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central and
west central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3281 9089 3293 9067 3293 9066 3292 9066
      3292 9054 3276 9043 3266 9072 3266 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 237DEG 41KT 3278 9075 

$$

MSC125-163-010745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
Yazoo MS-Sharkey MS-
224 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YAZOO AND SOUTHEASTERN SHARKEY COUNTIES...
    
At 224 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Holly Bluff, or 11 miles southeast of Rolling Fork,
moving northeast at 45 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
northwestern Yazoo and southeastern Sharkey Counties.

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 3281 9089 3293 9067 3293 9066 3292 9066
      3292 9054 3276 9043 3266 9072 3266 9082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 237DEG 41KT 3278 9075 

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

$$

TW

278 
WWUS54 KJAN 010733
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
233 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

MSC125-010743-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
Sharkey MS-
233 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for central and
west central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3292 9066 3292 9054 3276 9043 3268 9066
      3270 9068 3271 9071 3267 9070 3266 9072
      3270 9071 3272 9073 3276 9074 3275 9070
      3276 9069 3279 9072 3281 9069 3282 9073
      3281 9074 3284 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 236DEG 41KT 3284 9064 

$$

MSC163-010745-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-181101T0745Z/
Yazoo MS-
233 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY...
    
At 233 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Holly Bluff, or 13 miles west of Yazoo City, moving
northeast at 45 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.

Locations impacted include...
Holly Bluff.

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 3292 9066 3292 9054 3276 9043 3268 9066
      3270 9068 3271 9071 3267 9070 3266 9072
      3270 9071 3272 9073 3276 9074 3275 9070
      3276 9069 3279 9072 3281 9069 3282 9073
      3281 9074 3284 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 236DEG 41KT 3284 9064 

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
Nov 1, 1:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	90 min
Nov 1, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	63 min
Nov 1, 1:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	59 min
Nov 1, 1:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	42 min
Nov 1, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren	54 min
Nov 1, 2:22 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson	53 min
Nov 1, 2:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	49 min
Nov 1, 2:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Warren	47 min
Nov 1, 2:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Lincoln	86 min
Nov 1, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore	53 min
Nov 1, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Madison, Warren, Yazoo	66 min
Nov 1, 2:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Warren	49 min
Nov 1, 3:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	42 min
Nov 1, 3:07 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Madison, Yazoo	40 min
Nov 1, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin	84 min
Nov 1, 3:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster	51 min
Nov 1, 3:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	62 min
Nov 1, 3:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	88 min
Nov 1, 3:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin	38 min
Nov 1, 3:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott, Smith	85 min
Nov 1, 3:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Rankin	15 min
Nov 1, 4:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Marion	20 min
Nov 1, 4:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar	56 min
Nov 1, 4:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	39 min
Nov 1, 4:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	49 min
Nov 1, 4:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	27 min
Nov 1, 4:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Scott, Smith	41 min
Nov 1, 4:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Winston	35 min
Nov 1, 4:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	21 min
Nov 1, 4:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington	50 min
Nov 1, 4:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	66 min
Nov 1, 4:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	54 min
Nov 1, 5:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	72 min
Nov 1, 5:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	56 min
Nov 1, 5:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	67 min
Nov 1, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	63 min
Nov 1, 5:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	39 min
Nov 1, 5:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	35 min
Nov 1, 5:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	2 hr
Nov 1, 5:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	67 min
Nov 1, 5:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	64 min
Nov 1, 5:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Oktibbeha	40 min
Nov 1, 5:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	68 min
Nov 1, 6:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	35 min
Oct 31, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	27 min
Oct 31, 11:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	40 min
Oct 31, 11:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Morehouse	45 min
Nov 1, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	47 min
Nov 1, 12:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	58 min
Nov 1, 12:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	53 min
Nov 1, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia	61 min
Nov 1, 1:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia	64 min
Nov 1, 1:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Tensas	42 min
Nov 1, 1:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.