Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 7:38 PM CST for Clay County, Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 min. 2 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:38 PM CST (01:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Clay County, MS, Lowndes County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:45 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 10 W Columbus, MS | COVERED THE GROUND |
| Mar 2, 8:05 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | Steens, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.
825
WUUS54 KJAN 030138
SVRJAN
MSC025-087-030230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0097.120303T0138Z-120303T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
738 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...
CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBUS...
* UNTIL 830 PM CST
* AT 738 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIBBEE OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
STARKVILLE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TIBBEE BY 745 PM CST...
BENT OAK BY 750 PM CST...
WAVERLY BY 755 PM CST...
COLUMBUS BY 800 PM CST...
STEENS BY 805 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.
THE HAIL BEING PRODUCED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY
DAMAGE CARS AND ROOFS. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF DOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE
A STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 8828 3339 8867 3356 8867 3356 8869
3357 8869 3367 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 260DEG 45KT 3349 8873
$$
JA2 follow-up statements
238 WWUS54 KJAN 030155 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 755 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 MSC025-087-030230- /O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-120303T0230Z/ LOWNDES MS-CLAY MS- 755 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTIES... AT 755 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WAVERLY AND WILL BE MOVING OVER NORTH COLUMBUS IN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 MINTUES. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... COLUMBUS BY 800 PM CST... STEENS BY 805 PM CST... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES COULD OCCUR. THE HAIL BEING PRODUCED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY DAMAGE CARS AND ROOFS. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF DOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI. && LAT...LON 3342 8860 3357 8861 3367 8825 3344 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 260DEG 45KT 3352 8848 $$
966 WWUS54 KJAN 030223 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 823 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 MSC025-087-030231- /O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-120303T0230Z/ LOWNDES MS-CLAY MS- 823 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND CENTRAL LOWNDES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CST... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO ALABAMA... HOWEVER PORTIONS OF CLAY COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED BY ANOTHER STORM THAT IS SEVERE WARNED AT THIS TIME MOVING ACROSS OKTIBBEHA COUNTY NEAR STARKVILLE. PLEASE STAY ALERT AS ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3342 8860 3357 8861 3367 8825 3344 8828 TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 260DEG 45KT 3357 8809 $$ JA
The 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, 7:41 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, 8:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.