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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 12, 2023, 8:53 AM CST for Covington County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 16 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 12, 2023, 8:53 AM CST (14:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 9:09 AM CST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Covington County, MS, Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 6:59 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1054 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 8.1
The text
As transmitted.
699
WFUS54 KJAN 121453
TORJAN
MSC031-067-121600-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0013.230112T1453Z-230112T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
853 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Covington County in southeastern Mississippi...
Jones County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 1000 AM CST.
* At 853 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carson, or 12 miles southwest of Collins, moving
east 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...
Collins around 905 AM CST.
Hebron around 920 AM CST.
Laurel and Ellisville around 930 AM CST.
Tuckers Crossing around 940 AM CST.
Sandersville around 945 AM CST.
Mill Creek around 950 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Seminary and Soso.
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 3148 8959 3154 8960 3157 8968 3162 8976
3181 8915 3182 8894 3152 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 253DEG 42KT 3153 8973
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
DC1 follow-up statement
330
WWUS54 KJAN 121509
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
909 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
MSC031-067-121519-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230112T1600Z/
Covington MS-Jones MS-
909 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL COVINGTON AND JONES COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CST for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3148 8959 3154 8960 3157 8968 3162 8976
3181 8915 3182 8894 3152 8894
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 253DEG 42KT 3159 8951
$$
DCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 5:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 5:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Jan 12, 6:25 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jan 12, 6:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 65 min |
| Jan 12, 6:42 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 7:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 65 min |
| Jan 12, 7:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 56 min |
| Jan 12, 7:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 7:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 7:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 7:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 7:59 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 8:06 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 8:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 8:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 8:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 24 min |
| Jan 12, 8:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 8:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 8:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 42 min |
| Jan 12, 9:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 9:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 23 min |
| Jan 12, 9:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 30 min |
| Jan 12, 9:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 9:54 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 21 min |
| Jan 12, 10:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 10:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 27 min |
| Jan 12, 10:22 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis | 53 min |
| Jan 12, 10:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 11:16 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 11:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 27 min |
| Jan 12, 11:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 42 min |
| Jan 12, 12:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.