Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2001, 1:40 PM CST for Copiah County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2001, 1:40 PM CST (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2001, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Copiah County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 10:00 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 261 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
942
WUUS54 KJAN 161941
SVRJAN
MSC029-085-127-162030-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
140 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
EASTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
* UNTIL 230 PM CST
* AT 140 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MENDENHALL TO 7 MILES EAST OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL...
BE NEAR MENDENHALL AT 200 PM CST
BE NEAR MAGEE AT 215 PM CST
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY
BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3153 9036 3154 9035 3156 9027 3175 9022
3179 9002 3179 8976 3192 8966 3205 8967
3206 9003 3165 9035 3155 9037 3153 9039What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 16, 10:30 AM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 10:30 AM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1030 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 UPDATED ZONES TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH WORDING AND TWEAK THE SEVERE WORDING A BIT IN ALL ZONES. .JAN... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. 32
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 16, 12:13 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
JANWRKLSR 000
TTAA00 KJAN DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1213 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1130 AM YAZOO CITY MS WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 YAZOO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
REPORTED BY YAZOO P.D.Special weather statement, Feb 16, 12:28 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
LAZ008-009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>044-048>050-053>056-059> 065-072-162100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1228 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 22. COUNTIES AND PARISHES CLEARED INCLUDE: IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA: WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA... TENSAS...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA... IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI: BOLIVAR...SUNFLOWER...LEFLORE...GRENADA...WASHINGTON... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI: HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...YAZOO...WARREN... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BELZONI...CLEVELAND...GREENVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...HARRISONBURG...INDIANOLA...LAKE PROVIDENCE... MAYERSVILLE...OAK GROVE...RAYVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ST JOSEPH... TALLULAH...VICKSBURG...VIDALIA...WINNSBORO...YAZOO CITY... TORNADO WATCH 22 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI: CARROLL...MONTGOMERY...WEBSTER...CLAY...LOWNDES...CHOCTAW... OKTIBBEHA... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI: HOLMES...ATTALA...WINSTON...NOXUBEE...MADISON MS...LEAKE...HINDS... RANKIN...SCOTT...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH...JEFFERSON... IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI: ADAMS...FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS... COVINGTON...MARION... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ACKERMAN...BRANDON...BROOKHAVEN... CANTON...CARROLLTON...CARTHAGE...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...COLUMBUS... EUPORA...FAYETTE...FOREST...HAZLEHURST...JACKSON...KOSCIUSKO... LEXINGTON...LOUISVILLE...MACON...MEADVILLE...MENDENHALL... MONTICELLO...NATCHEZ...PORT GIBSON...PRENTISS...RALEIGH... STARKVILLEb...WEST POINT...WINONA...
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 12:45 PM CST, 55 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072> 074-171200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1245 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A DEFINITE THREAT OF TORNADOES...WILL OCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT AS A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. HOWEVER...SEVERAL OF THE STORMS WITHIN THE LINE MAY ALSO PRODUCE TORNADOES...ONE OR TWO OF WHICH MAY BE LONG LIVED AND INTENSE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND PERSONS IN THE AFFECTED REGION SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE COVER AS THE LINE OF STORMS APPROACHES YOU. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD END IN THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY MID AFTERNOON...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. ...FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF A MACON TO KOSCIUSKO TO LAKE PROVIDENCE TO OAK RIDGE LINE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR IN THESE AREAS STARTING LATE THIS MORNING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH...CLUSTERS AND SHORT LINES OF HEAVY RAIN COULD REPEATEDLY AFFECT A PARTICULAR LOCATION FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURS AT A TIME. THE RAINS WILL ALSO BE FALLING ON AREAS THAT RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK. RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WAS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH HOWEVER...THE LOCAL RUNOFF TODAY IN POOR DRAINAGE SPOTS SHOULD EASILY PRODUCE TEMPORARY PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. ...NON PRECIPITATION... A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF AT LEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... GENERALLY ALONG EAST OF INTERSTATE 55...STRONG SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ACROSS" THE ENTIRE AREA ON SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
Local storm report, Feb 16, 1:13 PM CST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
113 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1115 AM FOREST LA WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 WEST CARROLL TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN...MOBILE HOME DAMAGE
1130 AM YAZOO CITY MS WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 YAZOO NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
1130 AM VICKSBURG MS WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 WARREN SEVERAL TREES DOWN
1215 PM CANTON MS WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 MADISON TREES DOWN...WINDOWS
BROKEN
1224 PM SALLIS MS WIND DAMAGE
02/16/01 ATTALA TREES DOWNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 11:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 11:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 11:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 11:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 11:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 52 min |
| Feb 16, 11:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 31 min |
| Feb 16, 12:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 61 min |
| Feb 16, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 57 min |
| Feb 16, 12:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 57 min |
| Feb 16, 12:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 53 min |
| Feb 16, 12:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 1:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 1:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 47 min |
| Feb 16, 1:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 1:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lowndes, Noxubee | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 1:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 50 min |
| Feb 16, 1:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Feb 16, 2:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 2:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 40 min |
| Feb 16, 2:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 36 min |
| Feb 16, 2:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 2:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 52 min |
| Feb 16, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 49 min |
| Feb 16, 2:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 30 min |
| Feb 16, 2:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 3:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Feb 16, 3:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 35 min |
| Feb 16, 3:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Lamar | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 3:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 42 min |
| Feb 16, 3:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 34 min |
| Feb 16, 3:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 4:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 4:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 39 min |
Nearby
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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.