Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 604, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 20, 2012, 4:18 AM CST for Holmes County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 72 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
- Dec 20, 2012, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Holmes County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:35 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Yazoo City, MS | |
| Dec 20, 4:50 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Bentonia, MS | TREES DOWN ACROSS BERRYVILLE ROAD AND HWY 433 |
| Dec 20, 4:54 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Benton, MS | TREES DOWN ON SONNY LANE AND HWY 16 |
| Dec 20, 4:55 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Lexington, MS | TREES DOWN ON HWY 17 NORTH. |
| Dec 20, 4:55 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lexington, MS | POWERLINES DOWN IN THE CITY OF LEXINGTON. |
| Dec 20, 5:12 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Vaughan, MS | TREES DOWN |
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 20, 1:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004
WUUS54 KJAN 201018
SVRJAN
MSC051-163-201130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0604.121220T1018Z-121220T1130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
418 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THORNTON...DURANT...
YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YAZOO CITY...
* UNTIL 530 AM CST
* AT 418 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF TCHULA TO 14 MILES WEST OF THORNTON TO
16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLLY BLUFF MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
THORNTON...YAZOO CITY AND TCHULA BY 435 AM CST...
HOWARD...TOLARVILLE...PHOENIX AND TINSLEY BY 440 AM CST...
COXBURG BY 445 AM CST...
BROZVILLE AND BENTON BY 450 AM 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.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS
A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CST
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3321 8975 3274 9005 3258 9044 3251 9052
3255 9066 3265 9073 3269 9066 3272 9074
3281 9070 3284 9076 3293 9066 3293 9045
3300 9045 3301 9037 3309 9043 3310 9035
3336 9030 3337 9031 3337 9033 3337 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1018Z 270DEG 42KT 3346 9036 3305 9054
3264 9084
$$
JA3 follow-up statements
006
WWUS54 KJAN 201051
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
451 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSC051-163-201130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0604.000000T0000Z-121220T1130Z/
HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS-
451 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST
FOR YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES...
AT 450 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14
MILES NORTH OF EMORY TO BROZVILLE TO BENTONIA MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EMORY...EBENEZER...FRANKLIN AND MYRLEVILLE BY 455 AM CST...
BOWLING GREEN AND MCMILLAN BY 500 AM CST...
VAUGHAN...GOODMAN AND DURANT BY 505 AM CST...
WEST BY 510 AM CST...
REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES IN YAZOO CITY AND A MEASURED WIND GUST OF
60 MPH WAS REPORTED ON HIGHWAY THREE JUST SOUTHWEST OF YAZOO CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
700 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3321 8975 3274 9005 3258 9044 3251 9052
3255 9066 3265 9073 3269 9066 3272 9074
3281 9070 3284 9076 3293 9066 3293 9045
3300 9045 3301 9037 3309 9043 3310 9035
3336 9030 3337 9031 3337 9033 3337 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 270DEG 42KT 3346 8991 3305 9009
3264 9040
$$880
WWUS54 KJAN 201105
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
505 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSC051-163-201130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0604.000000T0000Z-121220T1130Z/
HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS-
505 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST
FOR EASTERN YAZOO AND EASTERN HOLMES COUNTIES...
AT 505 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 18 MILES NORTH OF WEST TO DURANT TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MYRLEVILLE MOVING EAST 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.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. SEEK
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
&&
LAT...LON 3321 8975 3319 8976 3319 8978 3317 8978
3287 8997 3283 9002 3279 9002 3274 9005
3258 9045 3251 9052 3253 9057 3285 9030
3329 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1105Z 270DEG 42KT 3346 8970 3305 8988
3264 9019
$$
JA391
WWUS54 KJAN 201129
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSC051-163-201139-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0604.000000T0000Z-121220T1130Z/
HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS-
529 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN YAZOO AND EASTERN
HOLMES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CST...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3321 8975 3319 8976 3319 8978 3317 8978
3287 8997 3283 9002 3279 9002 3274 9005
3258 9045 3251 9052 3253 9057 3285 9030
3329 9003
TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 270DEG 42KT 3343 8936 3302 8955
3262 8987
$$
BKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 31 min |
| Dec 20, 2:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 76 min |
| Dec 20, 3:23 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 32 min |
| Dec 20, 3:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren | 78 min |
| Dec 20, 3:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 45 min |
| Dec 20, 3:59 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 26 min |
| Dec 20, 4:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 34 min |
| Dec 20, 4:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 80 min |
| Dec 20, 4:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 71 min |
| Dec 20, 4:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 57 min |
| Dec 20, 4:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 29 min |
| Dec 20, 5:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 59 min |
| Dec 20, 5:08 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Webster | 67 min |
| Dec 20, 5:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 74 min |
| Dec 20, 5:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 66 min |
| Dec 20, 5:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 34 min |
| Dec 20, 5:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 48 min |
| Dec 20, 5:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 37 min |
| Dec 20, 5:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 76 min |
| Dec 20, 5:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha, Winston | 52 min |
| Dec 20, 5:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 29 min |
| Dec 20, 5:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 62 min |
| Dec 20, 5:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Lamar | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 75 min |
| Dec 20, 6:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Dec 20, 6:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 42 min |
| Dec 20, 6:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 40 min |
| Dec 20, 6:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 82 min |
| Dec 20, 6:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 57 min |
| Dec 20, 6:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 37 min |
| Dec 20, 6:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 57 min |
| Dec 20, 6:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Dec 20, 6:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 19 min |
| Dec 20, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 48 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.