Debris Ball Radar: Damaging Tornado Near Jackson, MS
Debris Ball Radar: Damaging Tornado Near Jackson, MS
Apr 15, 2011; 1:38 PM ET
A damaging tornado passed through western Jackson, Mississippi and the town of Clinton around 12 PM Eastern time today, sparking many National Weather Service spotter reports:
AccuWeather.com meteorologist Mike Smith’s Meteorological Musings blog provided the radar image below showing debris being lofted into the atmosphere by the twister:
“He said in his latest blog: “The tornado then moved over Barnett Res. and has continued to move ENE to its current position (seen below from AccuWeather.com MapSpace). Two large thunderstorms in southwest Alabama have also produced tornadoes and an oil refinery has been hit by one of the Alabama tornadoes with damage reported.”
After being spotted from the Hawkins Field airport, the tornado likely became a waterspout briefly while being reported over the Ross R. Barnett Reservoir by an airport control tower near Madison, MS, still showing a strong rotational signature (velocity radar shown below). A video of children gaping at the tornado from their school window was published on Ow.ly via a video capture of WLBT’s live feed.
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