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Tornado Warning 166, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 7:38 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Gunnison, MS | |
| May 25, 8:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ne Gunnison, MS | |
| May 25, 8:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rosedale, MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED IN ROSEDALE...INCLUDING ONE THAT FELL ON A HOUSE...AND ONE BLOCKING A ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2470 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
713
WFUS54 KJAN 260038
TORJAN
MSC011-133-260130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0166.110526T0038Z-110526T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
738 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...ROSEDALE...
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PARCHMAN...DREW...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 737 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ROSEDALE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GUNNISON...DEESON...MOUND BAYOU...RENOVA AND ROME
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 SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 9065 3398 9044 3374 9046 3381 9102
3387 9107 3394 9103 3400 9110 3401 9106
3397 9097 3401 9098 3404 9095 3404 9089
3409 9088 3410 9092 3413 9094 3413 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 278DEG 42KT 3392 9116
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
943
WWUS54 KJAN 260056
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
756 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC011-133-260130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110526T0130Z/
BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-
756 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER AND NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
AT 754 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUNNISON MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DEESON...PACE...SHELBY...WINSTONVILLE...DUNCAN...MOUND BAYOU...
ALLIGATOR...MERIGOLD...RENOVA...DREW...PARCHMAN AND ROME
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70
MPH! THERE IS ALSO A STORM IN THE WARNED AREA 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF
CLEVELAND THAT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO GOLFBALL SIZE. THIS
STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3400 9065 3398 9044 3374 9046 3381 9102
3387 9107 3394 9103 3400 9110 3401 9106
3397 9097 3401 9098 3404 9095 3404 9089
3409 9088 3410 9092 3413 9094 3413 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 272DEG 38KT 3392 9093
$$
BYB627
WWUS54 KJAN 260123
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
823 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
MSC011-133-260130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0166.000000T0000Z-110526T0130Z/
BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-
823 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER AND NORTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
AT 823 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSEDALE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHELBY...WINSTONVILLE...DUNCAN...ROME...PARCHMAN...RENOVA...MOUND
BAYOU...MERIGOLD...DREW AND ALLIGATOR
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
QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3413 9067 3400 9065 3398 9044 3374 9046
3381 9102 3387 9107 3394 9103 3397 9097
3401 9098 3404 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 269DEG 58KT 3383 9087
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 54 min |
| May 25, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 61 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 61 min |
| May 25, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 28 min |
| May 25, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 60 min |
| May 25, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 51 min |
| May 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 32 min |
| May 25, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 53 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 60 min |
| May 25, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower | 54 min |
| May 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 21 min |
| May 25, 9:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 23 min |
| May 25, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Washington | 22 min |
| May 25, 10:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada | 79 min |
| May 25, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 66 min |
| May 25, 10:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 42 min |
| May 25, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll | 24 min |
| May 25, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 59 min |
| May 26, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery | 43 min |
| May 26, 12:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Oktibbeha | 18 min |
| May 26, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 29 min |
| May 26, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 31 min |
| May 26, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 29 min |
| May 26, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 41 min |
| May 26, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 60 min |
| May 26, 11:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 45 min |
| May 26, 12:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 32 min |
| May 26, 12:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 32 min |
| May 26, 12:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 28 min |
| May 26, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 60 min |
| May 26, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 47 min |
| May 26, 1:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 46 min |
| May 26, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 40 min |
| May 26, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 51 min |
| May 26, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 59 min |
| May 26, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 28 min |
| May 26, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 45 min |
| May 26, 2:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 61 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 44 min |
| May 26, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 44 min |
| May 26, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 43 min |
| May 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 29 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.