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2016 [KJAN] JACKSON Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 18

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507 
WFUS54 KJAN 022217
TORJAN
MSC103-022245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.160202T2217Z-160202T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
417 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST

* AT 416 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  PAULETTE...OR 22 MILES EAST OF PRESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PAULETTE AROUND 425 PM CST.
  COOKSVILLE AROUND 430 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 225DEG 36KT 3289 8844 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

GRG
373 
WWUS54 KJAN 022226
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
426 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC103-022245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
426 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
        
AT 425 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER COOKSVILLE...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 223DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG
750 
WWUS54 KJAN 022242
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
442 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC103-022252-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
442 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 225DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

$$

GRG
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507 
WFUS54 KJAN 022217
TORJAN
MSC103-022245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.160202T2217Z-160202T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
417 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 445 PM CST

* AT 416 PM CST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
  PAULETTE...OR 22 MILES EAST OF PRESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
  MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  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. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PAULETTE AROUND 425 PM CST.
  COOKSVILLE AROUND 430 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 225DEG 36KT 3289 8844 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

GRG
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373 
WWUS54 KJAN 022226
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
426 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC103-022245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
426 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY...
        
AT 425 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED OVER COOKSVILLE...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALICEVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...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 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 223DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

GRG
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750 
WWUS54 KJAN 022242
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
442 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

MSC103-022252-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160202T2245Z/
NOXUBEE MS-
442 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3293 8835 3293 8853 3294 8852 3309 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 225DEG 36KT 3298 8839 

$$

GRG

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