Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 8:09 PM CST for Clay County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 51 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:09 PM CST (02:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 754 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 315 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS54 KJAN 030209
SVRJAN
MSC025-105-030300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0101.120303T0209Z-120303T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
809 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WEST POINT...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STARKVILLE...
* UNTIL 900 PM CST
* AT 809 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10
MILES WEST OF LONGVIEW MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LONGVIEW BY 815 PM CST...
STARKVILLE BY 825 PM CST...
MULDROW AND TIBBEE BY 835 PM CST...
WEST POINT BY 840 PM CST...
WAVERLY BY 845 PM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8853 3352 8855 3351 8867 3346 8867
3332 8909 3352 8909 3369 8866 3368 8849
3364 8851 3364 8850 3362 8851 3360 8847
3358 8849 3353 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 245DEG 45KT 3344 8905
$$
JA2 follow-up statements
551
WWUS54 KJAN 030243
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
843 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
MSC105-030251-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/
OKTIBBEHA MS-
843 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OKTIBBEHA COUNTY IS CANCELLED
FOR THE INITIAL STORM THE PROMPTED THE WARNING...HOWEVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST OKTIBBEHA ARE UNDER A NEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
A LINE OF STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF WINSTON COUNTY. THE NEW
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF
STARKVILLE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3358 8849 3353 8849 3355 8853 3353 8857
3353 8866 3360 8866 3365 8862 3364 8850
3362 8851 3360 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 245DEG 45KT 3361 8861
$$
MSC025-030300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/
CLAY MS-
843 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY...
AT 841 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST
POINT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3358 8849 3353 8849 3355 8853 3353 8857
3353 8866 3360 8866 3365 8862 3364 8850
3362 8851 3360 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 245DEG 45KT 3361 8861
$$051
WWUS54 KJAN 030254
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
854 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
MSC025-030304-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/
CLAY MS-
854 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 900 PM CST...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE COUNTY AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3358 8849 3353 8849 3355 8853 3353 8857
3353 8866 3360 8866 3365 8862 3364 8850
3362 8851 3360 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 245DEG 45KT 3368 8843
$$
JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 6:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 6:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 57 min |
| Mar 2, 6:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 6:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 74 min |
| Mar 2, 6:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 6:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 66 min |
| Mar 2, 6:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 6:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Mar 2, 6:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 11 min |
| Mar 2, 7:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 37 min |
| Mar 2, 7:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 22 min |
| Mar 2, 7:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 7:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 7:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 52 min |
| Mar 2, 7:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 7:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 8:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Winston | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 8:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 56 min |
| Mar 2, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston | 66 min |
| Mar 2, 8:55 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 9:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 45 min |
| Mar 2, 9:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 9:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 9:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Newton | 28 min |
| Mar 2, 10:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 10:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 11:10 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:38 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Smith | 88 min |
| Mar 2, 11:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 72 min |
| Mar 3, 4:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.