Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 52, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 9:45 AM CDT for Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 60 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 15, 2011, 9:45 AM CDT (14:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 10:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:19 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1458 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 565 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
055
WFUS54 KJAN 151445
TORJAN
MSC007-051-151545-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0052.110415T1445Z-110415T1545Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
945 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ATTALA COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KOSCIUSKO...
SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DURANT...
* UNTIL 1045 AM CDT
* AT 945 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR COXBURG
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TOLARVILLE...BROZVILLE...EBENEZER...LEXINGTON...FRANKLIN...
GOODMAN...MCMILLAN...BOWLING GREEN...POSSUMNECK...MCADAMS AND
HESTERVILLE
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 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8932 3307 8932 3289 8999 3303 9037
3324 8982 3323 8975 3328 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 254DEG 38KT 3300 9023
$$
GRG3 follow-up statements
497
WWUS54 KJAN 151456
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
956 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC007-051-151545-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110415T1545Z/
HOLMES MS-ATTALA MS-
956 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR ATTALA
AND SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTIES...
AT 956 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROZVILLE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEXINGTON...FRANKLIN...GOODMAN...MCMILLAN...BOWLING GREEN...DURANT...
SALLIS...WEST...POSSUMNECK...MCADAMS...HESTERVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...
ETHEL AND MCCOOL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8932 3307 8932 3289 8998 3307 9024
3323 8982 3323 8975 3328 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 251DEG 40KT 3309 9007
$$
GRG357
WWUS54 KJAN 151510
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1010 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC007-051-151545-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110415T1545Z/
HOLMES MS-ATTALA MS-
1010 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
ATTALA AND HOLMES COUNTIES...
AT 1010 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MCMILLAN MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DURANT...WEST...POSSUMNECK...HESTERVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...ETHEL AND
MCCOOL
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 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8932 3307 8932 3302 8986 3307 9006
3315 9002 3322 8981 3323 8975 3328 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 251DEG 40KT 3312 8990
$$
GRG664
WWUS54 KJAN 151530
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC007-051-151545-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0052.000000T0000Z-110415T1545Z/
HOLMES MS-ATTALA MS-
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
ATTALA AND HOLMES COUNTIES...
AT 1030 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR POSSUMNECK MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HESTERVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...MCCOOL AND ETHEL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3328 8932 3307 8932 3302 8986 3323 8975
3328 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 252DEG 35KT 3317 8970
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 69 min |
| Apr 15, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 4:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 5:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 5:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 5:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey and 2 more | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 6:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 6:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Montgomery, Webster and 1 more | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 6:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 6:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 7:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 8:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo | 5 hr |
| Apr 15, 8:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Yazoo | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 8:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 8:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 8:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 8:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 8:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 9:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 10:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 5 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 15 min |
| Apr 15, 10:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Madison | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 10:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 10:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 10:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 10:52 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 14 days |
| Apr 15, 11:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 11:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 11:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 11:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 11:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Holmes, Lowndes and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 12:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 12:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 1:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 54 min |
| Apr 15, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 1:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 2:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 3:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 55 min |
| Apr 15, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 3:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 68 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 days |
| Apr 15, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Smith | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Simpson, Smith | 55 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2011Every tornado warning in 2011Tornadoes in 2011
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.