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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 28, 2024, 8:27 PM CST for Clay County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min. 7 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 28, 2024, 8:27 PM CST (02:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2024, 9:09 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Clay County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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 28, 8:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Starkville, MS | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 E Starkville. Porch blown off home. reported by media. |
| Dec 28, 8:45 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Rock Hill, MS | Trees were blown down on MS Highway 389 north of Starkville. |
| Dec 28, 8:48 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Clayton Village, MS | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 ENE Clayton Village. Siding and a small section of the roof was blown off some apartments. Several trees down. A shed was also flipped. Relayed by the EM and media. |
| Dec 28, 8:49 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 Sse Clayton Village, MS | This EF1 tornado first touched down in a neighborhood east of Starkville where damaged roofs on several townhomes. Significant uplift of roofing and decking was noted. It also caused tree damage in the neighborhood. Further along its path, it snapped power pol |
| Dec 28, 8:50 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Clayton Village, MS | Report from mPING of wind damage similar to trees uprooted or snapped or a roof blown off. Possible tornado. |
| Dec 28, 9:00 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W West Point, MS | Power pole down on Guyton Circle. Reported by EM. |
| Dec 28, 9:02 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Tibbee, MS | Trees down on old Tibbee Road. Power outages. Reported by EM. |
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 28, 2:17 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 705 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
803
WFUS54 KJAN 290227
TORJAN
MSC025-105-290330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0049.241229T0227Z-241229T0330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
827 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Oktibbeha County in northeastern Mississippi...
Clay County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 930 PM CST.
* At 827 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Longview, or 11 miles west of Starkville, moving
northeast at 70 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...
Pheba, Starkville, and Longview around 830 PM CST.
Griffith around 835 PM CST.
Muldrow, Pala Alto, and West Point around 840 PM CST.
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 3354 8851 3355 8853 3351 8860 3350 8867
3329 8868 3329 8908 3356 8909 3356 8902
3364 8902 3364 8903 3371 8904 3375 8902
3376 8893 3381 8893 3381 8872 3368 8872
3368 8854 3366 8851 3362 8851 3359 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 222DEG 59KT 3342 8901
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
AJ3 follow-up statements
656
WWUS54 KJAN 290252
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
852 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
MSC025-105-290330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-241229T0330Z/
Oktibbeha MS-Clay MS-
852 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR EASTERN
OKTIBBEHA AND CENTRAL CLAY COUNTIES...
At 852 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Prairie, or 8 miles north of West Point, moving
northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Oktibbeha and central Clay Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3354 8851 3355 8853 3351 8860 3350 8867
3329 8868 3329 8879 3334 8875 3343 8884
3381 8884 3381 8872 3368 8872 3368 8854
3366 8851 3362 8851 3359 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 222DEG 59KT 3373 8868
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
AJ586
WWUS54 KJAN 290303
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
903 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
MSC105-290313-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-241229T0330Z/
Oktibbeha MS-
903 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN OKTIBBEHA 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 1100 PM CST for northeastern
Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8850 3354 8851 3355 8853 3351 8861
3351 8867 3356 8867 3357 8868 3368 8871
3368 8854 3366 8851 3362 8851 3359 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 222DEG 59KT 3387 8853
$$
MSC025-290330-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-241229T0330Z/
Clay MS-
903 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY...
At 903 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Aberdeen, moving northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Waverly, Tibbee, and West Point.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8850 3354 8851 3355 8853 3351 8861
3351 8867 3356 8867 3357 8868 3368 8871
3368 8854 3366 8851 3362 8851 3359 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 222DEG 59KT 3387 8853
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
AJ890
WWUS54 KJAN 290309
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
909 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
MSC025-290319-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-241229T0330Z/
Clay MS-
909 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY 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 1100 PM CST for northeastern
Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8850 3354 8851 3355 8853 3351 8861
3351 8867 3356 8867 3357 8868 3368 8871
3368 8854 3366 8851 3362 8851 3359 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 222DEG 59KT 3394 8845
$$
AJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 6:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 73 min |
| Dec 28, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Dec 28, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Rankin, Simpson | 50 min |
| Dec 28, 6:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 6:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Dec 28, 6:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 6:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 55 min |
| Dec 28, 6:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Dec 28, 6:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin, Simpson | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Dec 28, 7:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 67 min |
| Dec 28, 7:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 58 min |
| Dec 28, 7:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 58 min |
| Dec 28, 7:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 63 min |
| Dec 28, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 59 min |
| Dec 28, 7:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Dec 28, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 53 min |
| Dec 28, 7:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 64 min |
| Dec 28, 7:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Neshoba, Winston | 49 min |
| Dec 28, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 66 min |
| Dec 28, 8:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 8:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 54 min |
| Dec 28, 8:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba | 59 min |
| Dec 28, 8:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 53 min |
| Dec 28, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 42 min |
| Dec 29, 10:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 9 days |
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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.