Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 1, 2011, 3:24 AM CST for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 3:24 AM CST (09:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 3:58 AM CST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Noxubee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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.
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 31, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:10 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557
WFUS54 KJAN 010924
TORJAN
MSC103-011030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0019.110101T0924Z-110101T1030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
324 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 430 AM CST
* AT 323 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PAULETTE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS TORNADO HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE IN
KEMPER COUNTY!
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COOKSVILLE...PRAIRIE POINT AND BIGBEE VALLEY
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 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3293 8834 3293 8863 3329 8834 3329 8830
3323 8830
TIME...MOT...LOC 0923Z 234DEG 34KT 3286 8855
$$
COHEN2 follow-up statements
838 WWUS54 KJAN 010944 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 344 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 MSC103-011030- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110101T1030Z/ NOXUBEE MS- 344 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY... AT 344 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COOKSVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3293 8855 3319 8831 3293 8834 TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 234DEG 34KT 3298 8836 $$ COHEN
079 WWUS54 KJAN 010958 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 358 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 MSC103-011007- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110101T1030Z/ NOXUBEE MS- 358 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3293 8855 3319 8831 3293 8834 TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 234DEG 34KT 3305 8824 $$ COHEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 58 min |
| Dec 31, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 56 min |
| Dec 31, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 49 min |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 8:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 33 min |
| Dec 31, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 50 min |
| Dec 31, 9:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 69 min |
| Dec 31, 9:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 10:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 59 min |
| Dec 31, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 54 min |
| Dec 31, 10:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Webster | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 61 min |
| Dec 31, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 53 min |
| Dec 31, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 68 min |
| Dec 31, 11:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 11:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 11:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 12:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 12:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston | 54 min |
| Jan 1, 12:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 1:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 55 min |
| Jan 1, 1:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 67 min |
| Jan 1, 1:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Jan 1, 1:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 1:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 17 min |
| Jan 1, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 60 min |
| Jan 1, 2:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 3:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 79 min |
| Jan 1, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith | 50 min |
| Jan 1, 4:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 4:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 23 hr |
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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.