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Tornado Warning 141, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 2:03 PM CDT for Neshoba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 2:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
County Neshoba County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 11:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 890 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 609 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 786 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 21.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
838
WFUS54 KJAN 271903
TORJAN
MSC099-272000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0141.110427T1903Z-110427T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
203 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA...
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 203 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DOWDVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DIXON...NESHOBA...PEARL RIVER...HOUSE...BETHSAIDA...HERBERT
SPRINGS...BURNSIDE...STALLO AND FORESTDALE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 8897 3258 8932 3252 8933 3249 8947
3258 8956 3258 8932 3287 8931 3294 8923
3294 8901 3293 8897 3292 8896 3293 8891
3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 228DEG 40KT 3264 8943
$$
GRG5 follow-up statements
161
WWUS54 KJAN 271913
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
213 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
MSC099-272000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
NESHOBA MS-
213 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR NESHOBA
COUNTY...
AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DOWDVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DIXON...NESHOBA...PEARL RIVER...BETHSAIDA...HOUSE...PHILADELPHIA...
TUCKER...HERBERT SPRINGS...BURNSIDE...STALLO AND FORESTDALE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 8892 3258 8932 3287 8931 3293 8924
3293 8909 3294 8908 3294 8904 3293 8897
3292 8896 3293 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 235DEG 46KT 3272 8930
$$
GRG261
WWUS54 KJAN 271923
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
223 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
MSC099-272000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
NESHOBA MS-
223 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR NESHOBA
COUNTY...
AT 224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PEARL RIVER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BETHSAIDA...HOUSE...PHILADELPHIA...TUCKER...HERBERT SPRINGS...
BURNSIDE...STALLO AND FORESTDALE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 8892 3264 8928 3281 8930 3293 8924
3293 8909 3294 8907 3293 8904 3293 8899
3292 8896 3293 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 235DEG 43KT 3279 8917
$$
GRG632
WWUS54 KJAN 271933
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
233 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
MSC099-272000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
NESHOBA MS-
233 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY...
AT 232 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS IS A
CONFIRMED TORNADO ON THE GROUND AND WAS LOCATED NEAR BURNSIDE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS COULD BE A STRONG TORNADO...TAKE COVER NOW!
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RURAL NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY AT 250 PM CDT
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZED HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3274 8892 3271 8910 3283 8921 3293 8914
3294 8911 3293 8909 3293 8905 3293 8899
3292 8893 3293 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 235DEG 43KT 3284 8908
$$
CME633
WWUS54 KJAN 271936
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
MSC099-272000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
NESHOBA MS-
236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY...
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...
AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BURNSIDE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3274 8892 3275 8910 3284 8912 3293 8912
3293 8904 3291 8898 3292 8898 3292 8893
3293 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 237DEG 43KT 3287 8902
$$
GRG092
WWUS54 KJAN 271950
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
MSC099-271959-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0141.000000T0000Z-110427T2000Z/
NESHOBA MS-
250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3274 8892 3275 8910 3284 8912 3293 8912
3293 8904 3291 8898 3292 8898 3292 8893
3293 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 237DEG 43KT 3295 8886
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 47 days |
| Apr 26, 9:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 37 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 11:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 12:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 12:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Warren | 116 min |
| Apr 27, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 12:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Sharkey, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison and 1 more | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 1:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery | 67 min |
| Apr 27, 1:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 1:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 1:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 1:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 2:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 2:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 2:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 2:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 2:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 3:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin and 2 more | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 55 min |
| Apr 27, 3:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Simpson | 61 min |
| Apr 27, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Kemper, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Kemper, Neshoba, Winston | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 3:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 3:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 3:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 4:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 4:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 7:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 9 min |
| Apr 27, 7:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 52 min |
| Apr 27, 7:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 71 hr |
| Apr 27, 9:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 60 min |
| Apr 27, 9:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 10:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 23 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 12:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 1:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 1:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Webster | 63 min |
| Apr 27, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 2:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 56 min |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Apr 27, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 27, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.