Alert archive / Mississippi / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2011, 6:10 AM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 110 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 110 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
Counties Attala County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:20 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Carthage, MS | A COUPLE OF TREES WERE DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 35. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
427
WWUS74 KJAN 261110
NPWJAN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
610 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGHS WINDS IMPACTING THE METRO AREA THROUGH 700 AM...
MSZ043-048-049-261215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.HW.W.0001.110426T1110Z-110426T1200Z/
MADISON MS-HINDS-RANKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND
610 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* TIMING: IMMEDIATELY AS RAIN ENDING ACROSS THE METRO IN THE WAKE ]
OF THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX.
* WINDS: WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
402 follow-up statements
357
WWUS74 KJAN 261153
NPWJAN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
653 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGHS WINDS HEADING NORTHEAST FROM THE METRO AREA THROUGH 800 AM...
MSZ048-261300-
/O.CAN.KJAN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
HINDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON
653 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AS A LOW LEVEL JET CORE 50 TO 60 MPH
HAVE MOVED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE IMMEDIATE DOWNTOWN AREA.
$$
MSZ037-044-050-261300-
/O.EXB.KJAN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1300Z/
ATTALA-LEAKE-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOSCIUSKO...CARTHAGE...FOREST...MORTON
653 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* TIMING: IMMEDIATELY AS RAIN ENDING FROM THE RESERVOIR AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX.
* WINDS: WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
HIGH WINDS APPEARED TO BE RESULTING FROM AN INTENSIFYING LOW LEVEL
JET MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE BACK EDGE OF RAIN THAT WAS ENDING
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE WINDS WERE MOST
INTENSE FROM THE CANTON AREA HEADING TOWARD CARTHAGE AND KOSCIUSKO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
MSZ043-049-261300-
/O.EXT.KJAN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1300Z/
MADISON MS-RANKIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND
653 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS EXTENDED UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING.
* TIMING: IMMEDIATELY AS RAIN ENDING FROM THE RESERVOIR AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX.
* WINDS: WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY BETWEEN 730 AND 800 AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
40278 WWUS74 KJAN 261314 NPWJAN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 814 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND EPISODE DIMINISHES ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... MSZ037-043-044-049-050-261415- /O.EXP.KJAN.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110426T1300Z/ ATTALA-MADISON MS-LEAKE-RANKIN-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOSCIUSKO...RIDGELAND...MADISON... CANTON...CARTHAGE...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON 814 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BEHIND THE ENDING RAIN SHIELD ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. WINDS MAY STILL GUST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES ONCE THE RAIN ENDS IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BUT OVERALL PRESSURE GRADIENT FIELDS APPEAR TO BE RELAXING SOMEWHAT. $$ 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 68 min |
| Apr 25, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 65 min |
| Apr 25, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 11:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Issaquena, Washington | 98 min |
| Apr 25, 11:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 108 min |
| Apr 25, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 26, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 12:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 92 min |
| Apr 26, 12:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery, Webster | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 3:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 74 min |
| Apr 26, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 4:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 4:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 4:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 5:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 6:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Smith | 47 min |
| Apr 26, 6:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 7:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones, Smith | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 7:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 7:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Apr 26, 7:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 7:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 19 more | 32 hr |
| Apr 26, 7:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 8:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 73 min |
| Apr 26, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 8:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 48 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 5 days |
| Apr 26, 1:48 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 37 min |
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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.