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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2011, 2:48 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 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 15, 2011, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Lauderdale County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | Meehan, MS | |
| Apr 15, 3:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Meehan, MS | |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Meridian, MS | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. ONE TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE...AND ANOTHER DOWN ON A CAR. |
| Apr 15, 3:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 N Meridian, MS | |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Marion, MS | |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Marion, MS |
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 |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.
873
WFUS54 KJAN 151948
TORJAN
MSC075-152045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0079.110415T1948Z-110415T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
248 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUDERDALE...MERIDIAN...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
* AT 248 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A LIKELY AND POSSIBLY LARGE TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
MEEHAN MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MEEHAN BY 300 PM CDT...
SAVOY AND SUQUALENA BY 305 PM CDT...
NELLIEBURG BY 310 PM CDT...
MERIDIAN AND ZERO BY 315 PM CDT...
MARION AND INCREASE BY 320 PM CDT...
TOOMSUBA AND ALAMUCHA BY 330 PM CDT...
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
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH!
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 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3226 8842 3223 8864 3223 8892 3246 8891
3259 8844 3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 253DEG 38KT 3228 8901
$$
BYB4 follow-up statements
521
WWUS54 KJAN 152004
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
304 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC075-152045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110415T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
304 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
AT 300 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MEEHAN JUNCTION MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NELLIEBURG BY 310 PM CDT...
MERIDIAN AND ZERO BY 315 PM CDT...
MARION AND INCREASE BY 320 PM CDT...
TOOMSUBA AND ALAMUCHA BY 330 PM CDT...
KEWANEE AND LAUDERDALE BY 335 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3226 8842 3223 8864 3223 8892 3246 8891
3259 8844 3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 253DEG 38KT 3233 8882
$$
BYB534
WWUS54 KJAN 152015
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
315 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC075-152045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110415T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
315 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
AT 314 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD...
AND RADAR IS SHOWING INCREASING INDICATIONS OF A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF MERIDIAN MOVING...EAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MARION AND INCREASE BY 320 PM CDT...
TOOMSUBA AND ALAMUCHA BY 330 PM CDT...
KEWANEE AND LAUDERDALE BY 335 PM CDT...
PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...INCLUDING MERIDIAN...SHOULD BE IN
A SAFE PLACE NOW! THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME!
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
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 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3226 8842 3223 8864 3223 8892 3246 8891
3259 8844 3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 253DEG 38KT 3236 8870
$$
AEG045
WWUS54 KJAN 152028
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
328 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC075-152045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110415T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
328 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
AT 320 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTH SIDE OF MERIDIAN...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TOOMSUBA...ALAMUCHA AND LAUDERDALE BY 335 PM CDT...
KEWANEE BY 340 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH!
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3230 8842 3229 8870 3249 8873 3259 8845
3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 252DEG 36KT 3240 8856
$$
BYB337
WWUS54 KJAN 152045
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
MSC075-152056-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-110415T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE MS-
345 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3230 8842 3229 8870 3249 8873 3259 8845
3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 252DEG 36KT 3240 8856
$$
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, 10:26 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, 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.