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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS

April 12, 2020Clarke County, Jasper County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM CDT for Clarke County, Jasper County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 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: Apr 12, 2020, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Apr 12, 2020, 6:19 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Apr 12, 6:10 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Se Rose Hill, MS	THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HIGHWAY 18 TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ROSE HILL IN JASPER COUNTY WHERE IT UPROOTED SOME TREES. IT THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST AND CROSSED INTO CLARKE COUNTY. HERE IT CROSSED I-59 AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED TREES ALONG HIGHWAY 513 AS IT TRACKED TOWARD

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
Apr 12, 10:41 AM CDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 323 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -279 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 379 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 562 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.2

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The text

As transmitted.

234 
WFUS54 KJAN 122244
TORJAN
MSC023-061-122345-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0039.200412T2244Z-200412T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
544 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Jasper County in east central Mississippi...
  Northern Clarke County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 645 PM CDT.
    
* At 544 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Stringer, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Paulding around 600 PM CDT.
  Barnett around 605 PM CDT.
  Orange around 610 PM CDT.
  Stonewall around 620 PM CDT.
  Sable around 625 PM CDT.
  Middleton around 630 PM CDT.
  Snell around 635 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pachuta.

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 3211 8845 3186 8912 3199 8920 3223 8885
      3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 236DEG 48KT 3189 8924 

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

$$

TW

4 follow-up statements

547 
WWUS54 KJAN 122301
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
601 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

MSC023-061-122345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200412T2345Z/
Jasper MS-Clarke MS-
601 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
    
At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paulding, or 17 miles west of Quitman, moving
northeast at 55 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...
  Orange around 610 PM CDT.
  Stonewall around 620 PM CDT.
  Sable around 625 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 3198 8903 3205 8911 3223 8885 3223 8854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 232DEG 48KT 3204 8903 

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

$$

TW

680 
WWUS54 KJAN 122304
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
604 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

MSC023-061-122345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200412T2345Z/
Jasper MS-Clarke MS-
604 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
    
At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Paulding, or 17 miles west of Quitman, 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Jasper and northwestern Clarke 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 3202 8903 3206 8909 3223 8885 3223 8865
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 220DEG 44KT 3208 8901 

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

$$

TW

708 
WWUS54 KJAN 122315
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
615 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

MSC061-122325-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200412T2345Z/
Jasper MS-
615 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JASPER 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 800 PM CDT for east central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3209 8891 3218 8891 3223 8886 3223 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 235DEG 48KT 3216 8886 

$$

MSC023-122345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200412T2345Z/
Clarke MS-
615 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
    
At 615 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stonewall, or 11 miles northwest of Quitman, moving
northeast at 55 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 Clarke 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 3209 8891 3218 8891 3223 8886 3223 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 235DEG 48KT 3216 8886 

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

$$

TW

208 
WWUS54 KJAN 122319
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
619 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

MSC023-122329-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-200412T2345Z/
Clarke MS-
619 PM CDT Sun Apr 12 2020

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for east central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3209 8891 3218 8891 3223 8886 3223 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 236DEG 48KT 3219 8881 

$$

TW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 7:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	38 min
Apr 12, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	39 min
Apr 12, 9:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	44 min
Apr 12, 9:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	40 min
Apr 12, 10:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	29 min
Apr 12, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	29 min
Apr 12, 12:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	59 min
Apr 12, 12:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	54 min
Apr 12, 12:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	37 min
Apr 12, 12:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo	40 min
Apr 12, 1:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Yazoo	55 min
Apr 12, 1:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Scott, Winston	39 min
Apr 12, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	51 min
Apr 12, 1:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	65 min
Apr 12, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	42 min
Apr 12, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Winston	48 min
Apr 12, 2:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Choctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	54 min
Apr 12, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison	54 min
Apr 12, 2:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	34 min
Apr 12, 2:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Winston	26 min
Apr 12, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	41 min
Apr 12, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	45 min
Apr 12, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	43 min
Apr 12, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	20 min
Apr 12, 3:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
Apr 12, 3:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion	66 min
Apr 12, 3:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	4 hr
Apr 12, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	35 min
Apr 12, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith	50 min
Apr 12, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Emergency	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	47 min
Apr 12, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	JAN	Jasper, Jones	62 min
Apr 12, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	41 min
Apr 12, 5:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	59 min
Apr 12, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	29 min
Apr 12, 5:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	38 min
Apr 12, 5:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	31 min
Apr 12, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	41 min
Apr 12, 5:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	39 min
Apr 12, 5:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston	4 hr
Apr 12, 5:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	31 min
Apr 12, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo	44 min
Apr 12, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore	47 min
Apr 12, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	17 min
Apr 12, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	43 min
Apr 12, 6:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	114 min
Apr 12, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster	51 min
Apr 12, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	65 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.