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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 4:27 PM CDT for Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 9 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
- Apr 4, 2011, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:42 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Nnw Utica, MS | EF-1 RATED TORNADO WITH 95 MPH WINDS...3.5 MILE PATH LENGTH FROM 1.5 NNW UTICA TO 4 NE UTICA AND 0.25 MILE PATH WIDTH...NUMEROUS PINE TREES SNAPPED/UPROOTED AND A NUMBER OF LARGE HARDWOOD TREES UPROOTED...TWO OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED |
| Apr 4, 4:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Utica, MS | TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 18 AND 27 |
| Apr 4, 4:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Clinton, MS | A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG LAKEVIEW RD |
| Apr 4, 4:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Clinton, MS | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED AT NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| Apr 4, 4:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Edwards, MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALL OVER WESTERN HINDS COUNTY...INCLUDING TOWNS OF EDWARDS...BOLTON...AND UTICA. |
| Apr 4, 5:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Madison, MS | A TREE WAS DOWNED ACROSS SCHOOL ST NEAR US HIGHWAY 51. |
| Apr 4, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Madison, MS | TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG OLD CANTON RD IN RIDGELAND |
| Apr 4, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Flowood, MS | TREE DOWNED ALONG ROBINHOOD RD BETWEEN STATE ST AND MANHATTAN RD |
| Apr 4, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wnw Flowood, MS | A TREE FELL ON A HOME NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HARTFIELD ST AND OXFORD AVE IN THE FONDREN DISTRICT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 1411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678
WFUS54 KJAN 042127
TORJAN
MSC049-089-042215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0035.110404T2127Z-110404T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
427 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BYRAM...JACKSON...CLINTON...
SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES WEST OF
UTICA MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NEWMAN...EDWARDS...DRY GROVE...RAYMOND...BOLTON...TERRY...
POCAHONTAS...ANNANDALE AND GLUCKSTADT
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9069 3236 9063 3239 9062 3257 9001
3239 9008 3230 9018 3226 9020 3220 9018
3217 9024 3206 9023 3206 9072
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 249DEG 47KT 3211 9077
$$
JA1 follow-up statement
952
WWUS54 KJAN 042146
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
446 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
MSC049-089-042215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110404T2215Z/
HINDS MS-MADISON MS-
446 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LEARNED MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
*ROTATION SEEMS TO BE INCREASING JUST WEST OF RAYMOND AT THIS TIME
AND CONTINUED STRENGTHENING TOWARDS THE JACKSON METRO IS LIKELY.*
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DRY
GROVE...RAYMOND...BOLTON...TERRY...CLINTON...BYRAM...POCAHONTAS...
JACKSON...ANNANDALE...GLUCKSTADT...RIDGELAND AND MADISON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3236 9069 3236 9063 3239 9062 3257 9001
3239 9008 3230 9018 3226 9020 3220 9018
3217 9024 3206 9023 3206 9072
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 249DEG 47KT 3218 9054
$$
JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 12:05 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 4, 10:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 11 hr |
| Apr 4, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower and 1 more | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 1:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 25 min |
| Apr 4, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Apr 4, 1:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 30 min |
| Apr 4, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 56 min |
| Apr 4, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 52 min |
| Apr 4, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 24 min |
| Apr 4, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 28 min |
| Apr 4, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 56 min |
| Apr 4, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 67 min |
| Apr 4, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 53 min |
| Apr 4, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 32 min |
| Apr 4, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 4:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 48 min |
| Apr 4, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 58 min |
| Apr 4, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 54 min |
| Apr 4, 5:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 119 min |
| Apr 4, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 31 min |
| Apr 4, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 64 min |
| Apr 4, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton, Scott | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Simpson, Smith | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 41 min |
| Apr 4, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 62 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 39 min |
| Apr 4, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 68 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.