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Tornado Warning 113, NWS Jackson, MS

December 16, 2019Clarke County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 16, 2019, 6:22 PM CST for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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: Dec 16, 2019, 6:22 PM CST (00:22 UTC)
Expired: Dec 16, 2019, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in

County Clarke County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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
Dec 16, 6:28 PM CST	HAIL 1	6 Ese Heidelberg, MS	QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST CLARK COUNTY.
Dec 16, 6:32 PM CST	TORNADO	7 Se Vossburg, MS	HOME DESTROYED AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED ON ANOTHER HOME OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 210.
Dec 16, 6:47 PM CST	TORNADO	4 S De Soto, MS	HOME DAMAGED ON HIGHWAY 45 SOUTH, NORTH OF SHUBUTA. 3 RESIDENCE HAD TO BE EXTRICATED.
Dec 16, 6:54 PM CST	HAIL 1	1 S Harmony, MS	QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR HARMONY.
Dec 16, 6:57 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Wsw Mannassa, MS	REPORT OF MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON COUNTY ROAD 664.
Dec 16, 7:01 PM CST	TORNADO	1 N Mannassa, MS	MOBILE HOME DAMAGED OFF OF COUNTY ROAD 660.
Dec 16, 7:07 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Ne Mannassa, MS	TREES DOWNED ALONG COUNTY ROADS 661 AND 662.
Dec 16, 7:16 PM CST	TORNADO	Hinton, AL	TORNADO MOVED INTO CHOCTAW COUNTY AL FROM CLARKE COUNTY MS ALONG CR 20. SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND HARDWOODS UPROOTED ALONG CR 20. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST, TREE DAMAGE CONTINUED ALONG HINTON RD AND FAITH RD IN THE HINTON COMMUNITY. MINOR RO

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
Dec 16, 2:22 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 213 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: 1447 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.5
Supercell composite: 10.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

402 
WFUS54 KJAN 170022
TORJAN
MSC023-170115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0113.191217T0022Z-191217T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
622 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Clarke County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 715 PM CST.

* At 622 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
  was located near Heidelberg, or 14 miles northeast of Laurel,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Emergency Management confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris 
           may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile 
           homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
           businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete 
           destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near...
  Goodwater around 635 PM CST.
  Quitman and De Soto around 650 PM CST.
  Crandall around 700 PM CST.
  Sykes around 705 PM CST.
  Snell around 715 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3192 8847 3183 8884 3183 8891 3198 8891
      3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 234DEG 36KT 3182 8895 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TW

3 follow-up statements

088 
WWUS54 KJAN 170038
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
638 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

MSC023-170115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-191217T0115Z/
Clarke MS-
638 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 638 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Goodwater, or 10 miles south of Quitman, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

The tornado will be near...
  De Soto around 645 PM CST.
  Quitman around 650 PM CST.
  Crandall and Sykes around 700 PM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shubuta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3184 8879 3199 8889 3223 8843 3192 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 238DEG 37KT 3190 8878 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TW

175 
WWUS54 KJAN 170052
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
652 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

MSC023-170115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-191217T0115Z/
Clarke MS-
652 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 652 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near De Soto, or near Quitman, moving northeast at 40 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

The tornado will be near...
  Crandall around 700 PM CST.
  Sykes around 705 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3193 8873 3208 8866 3223 8843 3192 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 236DEG 35KT 3198 8864 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TW

725 
WWUS54 KJAN 170101
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
701 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

MSC023-170115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0113.000000T0000Z-191217T0115Z/
Clarke MS-
701 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 701 PM CST, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Crandall, or 9 miles east of Quitman, moving northeast
at 40 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Emergency management confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Clarke County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3196 8867 3210 8862 3223 8843 3196 8846
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 234DEG 36KT 3204 8855 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 16, 6:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	23 min
Dec 16, 6:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis	32 min
Dec 16, 6:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	38 min
Dec 16, 6:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Simpson, Smith	66 min
Dec 16, 7:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	39 min
Dec 16, 7:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	37 min
Dec 16, 7:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	53 min
Dec 16, 7:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	64 min
Dec 16, 7:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	54 min
Dec 16, 8:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	36 min
Dec 16, 8:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	45 min
Dec 16, 8:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar	47 min
Dec 16, 10:52 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.