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Tornado Warning 54, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 10:26 AM CDT for Claiborne County, Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 64 min. 13 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 15, 2011, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Claiborne County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:29 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 15, 10:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bolton, MS | TREE DOWNED ACROSS CHAMPION HILL RD NEAR BOLTON |
| Apr 15, 10:50 AM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Clinton, MS | REPORTED ALONG US HIGHWAY 80 |
| Apr 15, 10:51 AM CDT | TORNADO 3 | 4 Sw Clinton, MS | *** 10 INJ *** EF3 DAMAGE SURVEYED WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 140 MPH ESTIMATED...PATH LENGTH 17 MILES AND A MAX WIDTH OF .3 MILES. TORNADO BEGAN ALONG AIRPORT ROAD SE OF CLINTON AND MOVED NE ACROSS I-20...HIGHWAY 80...I-220 AND I-55. EXTENSIVE TORNADO DAMAGE...NUM |
| Apr 15, 10:55 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Jackson, MS | REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AT REYNOLDS AND MCRAVEN ROAD. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND POSSIBLE HOUSE DAMAGE. |
| Apr 15, 10:55 AM CDT | TORNADO | Clinton, MS | CORRECTED LOCATION...REPORTS OF TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AT REYNOLDS AND MCRAVEN ROAD. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND POSSIBLE HOUSE DAMAGE. |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM CDT | TORNADO 3 | Clinton, MS | *** 10 INJ *** UPDATE...LOW END EF3 DAMAGE SURVEYED WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 140 MPH ESTIMATED. EXTENSIVE TORNADO DAMAGE... NUMEROUS BUSINESSES AND HOMES WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE... CARS FLIPPED...TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA REPORTS |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ne Ridgeland, MS | RESERVOIR TOWER REPORTS TORNADO PASSING ACROSS THE RESERVOIR TO THEIR NORTH |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nnw Jackson, MS | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Apr 15, 10:57 AM CDT | TORNADO | Clinton, MS | ROOF BLOWN OFF A BANK IN CLINTON |
| Apr 15, 11:05 AM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Nnw Jackson, MS | JACKSON TOWER REPORTS A TORNADO WAS SEEN FROM HAWKINS FIELD |
| Apr 15, 11:12 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nw Flowood, MS | TORNADO DAMAGE IN AREA INCLUDING CARS REPORTED FLIPPED |
| Apr 15, 11:20 AM CDT | TORNADO | Ridgeland, MS | SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN TOWN. PROBABLE TORNADO |
| Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 2 E Ridgeland, MS | THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED OVER THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST COMING ASHORE IN RANKIN COUNTY TO THE WSW OF GOSHEN SPRINGS. TREES AND LARGE LIMBS WERE DOWN...SOME OF WHICH FELL ON TRAILERS IN A HUNTING CAMP. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL SOURCES OF VI |
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 15, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 26 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.
766
WFUS54 KJAN 151526
TORJAN
MSC021-049-089-151630-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0054.110415T1526Z-110415T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1026 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL 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...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 1026 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEWMAN
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOLTON AND RAYMOND
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 3226 9071 3228 9071 3252 9007 3244 9005
3240 9007 3231 9015 3230 9018 3226 9020
3220 9018 3218 9023 3216 9024 3209 9071
3221 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 1526Z 254DEG 34KT 3221 9061
$$
BYB3 follow-up statements
682
WWUS54 KJAN 151543
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1043 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC021-151552-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110415T1630Z/
CLAIBORNE MS-
1043 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3233 9057 3252 9007 3244 9005 3235 9012
3230 9018 3226 9020 3220 9018 3220 9019
3218 9023 3217 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 254DEG 33KT 3230 9046
$$
MSC049-089-151630-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110415T1630Z/
HINDS MS-MADISON MS-
1043 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYMOND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOLTON...CLINTON...BYRAM...JACKSON...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.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3233 9057 3252 9007 3244 9005 3235 9012
3230 9018 3226 9020 3220 9018 3220 9019
3218 9023 3217 9060
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 254DEG 33KT 3230 9046
$$
BYB694
WWUS54 KJAN 151559
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1059 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC049-089-151630-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110415T1630Z/
HINDS MS-MADISON MS-
1059 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
AT 1059 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLINTON MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JACKSON...RIDGELAND AND MADISON
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3220 9059 3233 9057 3252 9007 3244 9005
3232 9016 3226 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 254DEG 33KT 3234 9028
$$
BYB067
WWUS54 KJAN 151603
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1103 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC049-089-151630-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-110415T1630Z/
HINDS MS-MADISON MS-
1103 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MADISON AND EAST CENTRAL HINDS COUNTIES...
...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE WARNED AREA...
AT 1103 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CLINTON MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JACKSON...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.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3232 9018 3230 9018 3227 9037 3240 9040
3252 9007 3244 9005
TIME...MOT...LOC 1603Z 254DEG 33KT 3234 9026
$$
BYBThe 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, 9:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 60 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, 10:28 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 |
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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.