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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS

January 19, 2019Attala County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 19, 2019, 5:54 AM CST for Attala County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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
Jan 19, 2019, 5:54 AM CST (11:54 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 2019, 6:22 AM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Attala County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:58 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 19, 5:23 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2019-01-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2019-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 176 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

511 
WFUS54 KJAN 191154
TORJAN
MSC007-191245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0002.190119T1154Z-190119T1245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
554 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Attala County in central Mississippi...

* Until 645 AM CST.
    
* At 554 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Durant, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Possumneck around 600 AM CST.
  Kosciusko around 605 AM CST.
  Hesterville around 610 AM CST.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mccool, Ethel and Sallis.

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 3317 8932 3299 8982 3306 8984 3307 8982
      3311 8982 3312 8980 3319 8978 3320 8976
      3329 8970 3328 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 234DEG 37KT 3306 8978 

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

$$

TW
2 follow-up statements
522 
WWUS54 KJAN 191205
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
605 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

MSC007-191245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190119T1245Z/
Attala MS-
605 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTY...
    
At 605 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hesterville, or 10 miles north of Kosciusko, moving
northeast at 40 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
northeastern Attala County.

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 3319 8950 3309 8969 3329 8970 3328 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1205Z 234DEG 36KT 3321 8961 

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

$$

CME
619 
WWUS54 KJAN 191222
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
622 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

MSC007-191232-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190119T1245Z/
Attala MS-
622 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3319 8950 3309 8969 3329 8970 3328 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1220Z 234DEG 37KT 3331 8944 

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 18, 7:19 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay62 hr
Jan 18, 8:19 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar41 min
Jan 18, 10:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore37 min
Jan 19, 3:38 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSharkey37 min
Jan 19, 3:57 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren33 min
Jan 19, 4:08 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo52 min
Jan 19, 4:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Warren, Yazoo21 min
Jan 19, 4:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren54 min
Jan 19, 4:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson48 min
Jan 19, 4:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo41 min
Jan 19, 5:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison59 min
Jan 19, 5:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson50 min
Jan 19, 5:24 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison51 min
Jan 19, 5:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison57 min
Jan 19, 6:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson40 min
Jan 19, 6:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Montgomery34 min
Jan 19, 6:17 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWilkinson13 min
Jan 19, 6:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds41 min
Jan 19, 6:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln38 min
Jan 19, 7:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott53 min
Jan 19, 7:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson64 min
Jan 19, 7:16 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake, Madison44 min
Jan 19, 7:33 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin42 min
Jan 19, 7:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston35 min
Jan 19, 7:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott61 min
Jan 19, 8:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith56 min
Jan 19, 8:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Scott40 min
Jan 19, 8:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Winston49 min
Jan 19, 8:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Simpson, Smith58 min
Jan 19, 8:52 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale38 min
Jan 19, 9:12 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLamar, Marion48 min
Jan 19, 9:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Newton43 min
Jan 19, 9:48 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones42 min
Jan 19, 9:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion39 min
Jan 19, 10:14 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes21 days
Jan 19, 10:14 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo10 days
Jan 19, 10:14 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren12 days
Jan 19, 10:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar36 min
Jan 19, 10:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones43 min
Jan 19, 10:52 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba72 hr

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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.