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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 1, 2011, 12:11 AM CST for Rankin County, Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 12:11 AM CST (06:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:08 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Steele, MS | A FEW TREES DOWN ALONG KING RD AND HWY 21. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 1298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 11.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950
WFUS54 KJAN 010611
TORJAN
MSC121-123-129-010715-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0009.110101T0611Z-110101T0715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1211 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARPERVILLE...MORTON...FOREST...
NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 115 AM CST
* AT 1211 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
PINEY WOODS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CATO...JOHNS...WHITE OAK...PELAHATCHIE...BURNS...PULASKI...
HOMEWOOD...LEESBURG...BRANCH...FORKVILLE...LUDLOW...HILLSBORO AND
STEELE
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.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 8933 3202 8965 3206 8966 3206 9002
3258 8973 3258 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 221DEG 51KT 3198 8992
$$
BK1 follow-up statement
566
WWUS54 KJAN 010642
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1242 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
MSC121-129-010652-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110101T0715Z/
SMITH MS-RANKIN MS-
1242 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN RANKIN AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3223 8933 3222 8934 3222 8972 3229 8973
3238 8973 3252 8976 3258 8973 3258 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 221DEG 51KT 3231 8958
$$
MSC123-010715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110101T0715Z/
SCOTT MS-
1242 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR SCOTT
COUNTY...
AT 1242 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PULASKI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BRANCH...FORKVILLE...FOREST...LUDLOW...HILLSBORO...LAKE...
HARPERVILLE...STEELE AND SEBASTOPOL
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 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 8933 3222 8934 3222 8972 3229 8973
3238 8973 3252 8976 3258 8973 3258 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 221DEG 51KT 3231 8958
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 58 min |
| Dec 31, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 56 min |
| Dec 31, 7:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 7:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 49 min |
| Dec 31, 8:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 8:03 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 8:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 33 min |
| Dec 31, 8:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 50 min |
| Dec 31, 9:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 69 min |
| Dec 31, 9:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 40 min |
| Dec 31, 10:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 59 min |
| Dec 31, 10:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 60 min |
| Dec 31, 10:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 42 min |
| Dec 31, 10:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 54 min |
| Dec 31, 10:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Webster | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 61 min |
| Dec 31, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 53 min |
| Dec 31, 11:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 68 min |
| Dec 31, 11:29 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo | 4 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 55 min |
| Dec 31, 11:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 66 min |
| Dec 31, 11:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Dec 31, 11:58 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 12:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston | 54 min |
| Jan 1, 12:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 1:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 55 min |
| Jan 1, 1:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 67 min |
| Jan 1, 1:46 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:47 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Jan 1, 1:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 1:54 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:05 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 2 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 17 min |
| Jan 1, 2:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 60 min |
| Jan 1, 2:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:56 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 64 min |
| Jan 1, 3:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 3:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 79 min |
| Jan 1, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Smith | 50 min |
| Jan 1, 4:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 4:47 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:41 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 23 hr |
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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.