Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 607, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 20, 2012, 4:48 AM CST for Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 8 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, 4:48 AM CST (10:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:49 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, 4:55 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Brownsville, MS | REPORTS OF LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON MARTIN ROAD IN NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 20, 5:10 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 S Clinton, MS | REPORTS OF POWERLINES DOWN AT 1859 SPRINGRIDGE ROAD. |
| Dec 20, 5:23 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Canton, MS | A FEW TREES DOWN ALONG GOODLOE RD. |
| Dec 20, 5:24 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Canton, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG RANKIN RD AND ENDRIS RD. |
| Dec 20, 5:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Flowood, MS | REPORTS OF A LARGE LIMB FELL AND BROKE A WINDOW AT 5260 MANHATTAN ROAD. |
| Dec 20, 5:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson, MS | FALLEN TREE ON APARTMENT ON MCFADDEN RD. LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN AT WYNNDALE RD AND TERRY RD. |
| Dec 20, 5:34 AM CST | TSTM WND GST 54 | Jackson, MS | 54MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 20, 5:35 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Terry, MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND TERRY. |
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, 4:23 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 21 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.
197
WUUS54 KJAN 201048
SVRJAN
MSC049-089-201145-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0607.121220T1048Z-121220T1145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
448 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BYRAM...JACKSON...CLINTON...
MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
* UNTIL 545 AM CST
* AT 448 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 15 MILES NORTH OF FLORA TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWMAN MOVING
EAST AT 75 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FLORA AND BOLTON BY 455 AM CST...
WAY...ANNANDALE...DRY GROVE AND POCAHONTAS BY 500 AM CST...
CAMERON...GLUCKSTADT...TERRY AND CANTON BY 505 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 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 3206 9072 3234 9071 3234 9063 3250 9058
3251 9052 3258 9044 3261 9033 3266 9028
3270 9010 3288 8996 3288 8973 3264 8973
3258 8979 3258 8986 3243 9007 3239 9007
3225 9020 3219 9020 3215 9026 3205 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 255DEG 66KT 3278 9022 3216 9070
$$
JA1 follow-up statement
068
WWUS54 KJAN 201129 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSC049-089-201145-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0607.000000T0000Z-121220T1145Z/
MADISON MS-HINDS MS-
529 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CST
FOR EASTERN HINDS AND MADISON COUNTIES...
AT 529 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. LARGE LIMBS HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWN ACROSS
NORTHERN HINDS COUNTY ALONG MARTIN ROAD. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CAMDEN TO MADISON
TO TERRY MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR
MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
700 AM CST THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3206 9054 3224 9049 3234 9043 3288 8991
3288 8974 3264 8973 3259 8978 3259 8984
3243 9007 3239 9007 3225 9020 3219 9020
3215 9026 3205 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1129Z 255DEG 45KT 3286 8967 3246 8996
3208 9027
$$
JAThe 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, 4:18 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 72 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, 4:56 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.