Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 837, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 13, 2001, 7:22 PM CST for Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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
- Dec 13, 2001, 7:22 PM CST (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2001, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 5:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 569 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
294 WUUS54 KJAN 140122 SVRJAN MSC129-140200- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 722 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 800 PM CST * AT 722 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER SMITH COUNTY...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL... REMAIN OVER RURAL SMITH COUNTY A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER WHILE THE STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 3215 8971 3201 8959 3215 8933 3222 8945
What 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 Dec 13, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 535 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001 HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES TO REFLECT THE TORNADO WATCH THAT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. ALSO WORDED IN THE SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THIS EVENING. .JAN... MS...FFA ALONG/NW OF A MERIDIAN-MONTICELLO LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LA...FFA ALL NE ZONES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AR...FFA ALL EXTREME SE ZONES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 17
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:29 PM CST, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
629 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0625 PM 2N POCAHANTAS MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 HINDS HINDS COUNTY EOC REPORTED
POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
MADISON COUNTY LINE ON
HIGHWAY 49Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:43 PM CST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
643 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM RIDGELAND MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 MADISON S.O REPORTED 4 INCH
DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN AT
THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 51 AND SCHOOL
STREET.
0640 PM GLUCKSTADT MS 0.75 INCH HAIL
12/13/01 MADISON S.O. REPORTED DIME SIZE
HAIL IN MADISON, SHARON,
GLUCKSTADT, AND CANTON.Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:50 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
650 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0630 PM RIDGELAND MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 MADISON S.O REPORTED 4 INCH
DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN AT
THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 51 AND SCHOOL
STREET.
0640 PM GLUCKSTADT MS 0.75 INCH HAIL
12/13/01 MADISON S.O. REPORTED DIME SIZE
HAIL IN MADISON, SHARON,
GLUCKSTADT, AND CANTON.Special weather statement, Dec 13, 6:56 PM CST, 26 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 141200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 656 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A GRENADA...JACKSON... NATCHEZ...LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS MAIN LINE...AND THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ROTATING...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO. THE ENTIRE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END ACROSS THE REGION BY 2 AM FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TONIGHT. THESE STORMS HAVE DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES IN EASTERN LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL AS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ...FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A MERIDIAN TO RALEIGH TO MONTICELLO LINE. MANY RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL REMAIN NEAR BANK FULL AND FLOODING HAS OCCURRED AT SOME LOCATIONS. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED AS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER SATURATED GROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED LATER TODAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
Local storm report, Dec 13, 7:00 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
700 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0640 PM YAZOO CITY MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 YAZOO P.D. REPORTED TREES
DOWN.
0635 PM MADISON MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 MADISON S.O. REPORTED TREES DOWN
IN FAIRFIELD
SUBDIVISION.
0530 PM VICKSBURG MS WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01 WARREN S.O. REPORTED TREES
DOWN.Special weather statement, Dec 13, 7:16 PM CST, 6 minutes before
WATCH NOTIFICATION FOR TORNADO WATCH 847...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 716 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001 LAZ016-023>026-MSZ027-035-036-040>042-047-060-140400- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 847. COUNTIES AND PARISHES CANCELED INCLUDE: IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA: MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA...TENSAS...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA... IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI: CARROLL... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI: HUMPHREYS...HOLMES...ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...YAZOO...WARREN... IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI: ADAMS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BELZONI...CARROLLTON...HARRISONBURG... LEXINGTON...MAYERSVILLE...NATCHEZ...ROLLING FORK...ST JOSEPH... TALLULAH...VICKSBURG...VIDALIA...WINNSBORO...YAZOO CITY... MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-048>059-061>066-072>074-140400- TORNADO WATCH 847 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1000 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI: MONTGOMERY...WEBSTER...CLAY...LOWNDES...CHOCTAW...OKTIBBEHA... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI: ATTALA...WINSTON...NOXUBEE...MADISON MS...LEAKE...NESHOBA...KEMPER... HINDS...RANKIN...SCOTT...NEWTON...LAUDERDALE...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH... SIMPSON...SMITH...JASPER...CLARKE...JEFFERSON... IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI: FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON... JONES...MARION...LAMAR...FORREST... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ACKERMAN...BAY SPRINGS...BRANDON... BROOKHAVEN...CANTON...CARTHAGE...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...COLUMBUS... DE KALB...DECATUR...EUPORA...FAYETTE...FOREST...HATTIESBURG... HAZLEHURST...JACKSON...KOSCIUSKO...LAUREL...LOUISVILLE...MACON... MEADVILLE...MENDENHALL...MERIDIAN...MONTICELLO...PHILADELPHIA... PORT GIBSON...PRENTISS...PURVIS...QUITMAN...RALEIGH...STARKVILLE... WEST POINT...WINONA...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 49 min |
| Dec 13, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 62 min |
| Dec 13, 6:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 45 min |
| Dec 13, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Dec 13, 6:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 41 min |
| Dec 13, 6:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 46 min |
| Dec 13, 6:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 28 min |
| Dec 13, 6:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 66 min |
| Dec 13, 6:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 66 min |
| Dec 13, 6:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 33 min |
| Dec 13, 7:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 44 min |
| Dec 13, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 46 min |
| Dec 13, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 46 min |
| Dec 13, 7:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 50 min |
| Dec 13, 8:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 45 min |
| Dec 13, 9:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 47 min |
| Dec 13, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 90 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001
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.