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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2011, 5:06 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 54 min. 6 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, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Flowood, MS | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED NEAR I-55 AND FORTIFICATION ST |
| Apr 4, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Flowood, MS | TREE DOWNED ALONG PAYNE DR |
| Apr 4, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ssw Flowood, MS | A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN THE BEECHWOOD HILLS AREA OF PEARL |
| Apr 4, 5:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Pearl, MS | A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ACROSS SHADY LN NEAR RICHLAND. |
| Apr 4, 5:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Florence, MS | COUPLE TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 469 AND WILLIAMS ROAD. |
| Apr 4, 5:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Brandon, MS | TREE WAS DOWNED IN THE SUNCHASE SUBDIVISION |
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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 11 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.
505
WFUS54 KJAN 042206
TORJAN
MSC121-042300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0036.110404T2206Z-110404T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
506 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RICHLAND...PEARL...FLOWOOD...
BRANDON...
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
* AT 506 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF
RICHLAND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTEREY...FANNIN...GOSHEN SPRINGS...PISGAH...PELAHATCHIE AND
LEESBURG
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 3219 8973 3217 8997 3217 9024 3220 9018
3226 9019 3231 9017 3240 9007 3243 9006
3246 9001 3250 8976 3238 8973 3222 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 260DEG 29KT 3225 9031
$$
JA1 follow-up statement
793
WWUS54 KJAN 042235
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
535 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
MSC121-042300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110404T2300Z/
RANKIN MS-
535 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RANKIN COUNTY...
AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BRANDON MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. QUARTER
SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FANNIN...GOSHEN SPRINGS...PISGAH...LEESBURG AND PELAHATCHIE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3219 8973 3217 8997 3217 9024 3220 9018
3226 9019 3231 9017 3240 9007 3243 9006
3246 9001 3250 8976 3238 8973 3222 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 260DEG 29KT 3229 9004
$$The 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, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 48 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, 5:16 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.