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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS

June 18, 2023Clarke County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2023, 10:53 AM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 22 min. 2 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
Jun 18, 2023, 10:53 AM CDT (15:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2023, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Clarke County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 18, 10:53 AM CDTTORNADO4 Ene Quitman, MSCorrects previous tornado report from 4 ENE Quitman. A short-lived tornado moved southeast across an area in the vicinity of County Road 440 east of Quitman during the late morning of June 18th 2023. The tornado initially touched down just south of County Road
Jun 18, 10:54 AM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Ene Quitman, MSWidespread tree and power line damage across much of the county.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 18, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 12:00Z on 2023-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1451 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2023-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1451 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

967 
WFUS54 KJAN 181553
TORJAN
MSC023-181615-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0039.230618T1553Z-230618T1615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1053 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

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

* Until 1115 AM CDT.
    
* At 1053 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Sykes, or near Quitman, moving southeast
  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...
  Crandall around 1105 AM 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 3196 8846 3196 8847 3190 8847 3189 8848
      3188 8852 3200 8875 3219 8866 3214 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 298DEG 42KT 3208 8864 

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

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest66 min
Jun 18, 3:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington73 min
Jun 18, 3:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo65 min
Jun 18, 4:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Montgomery55 min
Jun 18, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey and 2 more64 min
Jun 18, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake56 min
Jun 18, 5:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake41 min
Jun 18, 5:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren56 min
Jun 18, 5:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson67 min
Jun 18, 5:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatJANCopiah, Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith71 min
Jun 18, 5:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston52 min
Jun 18, 5:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds33 min
Jun 18, 6:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper43 min
Jun 18, 6:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha50 min
Jun 18, 6:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatJANCopiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson64 min
Jun 18, 7:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones67 min
Jun 18, 7:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne, Jefferson28 min
Jun 18, 8:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln27 min
Jun 18, 8:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones46 min
Jun 18, 8:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones18 min
Jun 18, 8:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds45 min
Jun 18, 8:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatJANHinds41 min
Jun 18, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott50 min
Jun 18, 9:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith56 min
Jun 18, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones51 min
Jun 18, 10:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatJANClarke, Lauderdale42 min
Jun 18, 10:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Jones40 min
Jun 18, 1:45 PM CDTFlood WatchJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Copiah and 29 more17 hr
Jun 18, 4:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake3 days
Jun 18, 4:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANNeshoba5 days
Jun 18, 4:07 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake21 days
Jun 18, 4:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones18 hr
Jun 18, 4:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClarke4 days
Jun 18, 4:12 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes7 days
Jun 18, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren61 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.