Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 21, 2012, 2:25 PM CDT for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 21, 2012, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 2:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Forest, MS | TREES WERE DOWNED AND ROOF DAMAGE WAS REPORTED |
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 21, 10:07 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
197
WFUS54 KJAN 211925
TORJAN
MSC123-212030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0033.120321T1925Z-120321T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
225 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HARPERVILLE...FOREST...
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT
* AT 225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR HOMEWOOD
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FOREST BY 235 PM CDT...
STEELE AND HARPERVILLE BY 250 PM CDT...
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 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8941 3222 8954 3258 8947 3258 8932
3241 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 199DEG 31KT 3226 8947
$$
193 follow-up statements
161
WWUS54 KJAN 211929
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
229 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC123-212030-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120321T2030Z/
SCOTT MS-
229 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
SCOTT COUNTY...
AT 230 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HOMEWOOD MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FOREST BY 235 PM CDT...
STEELE AND HARPERVILLE BY 245 PM CDT...
SEBASTOPOL BY 255 PM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3224 8941 3224 8952 3234 8952 3256 8948
3258 8947 3257 8932 3241 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 203DEG 38KT 3231 8944
$$
19570
WWUS54 KJAN 211936
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
236 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC123-212030-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120321T2030Z/
SCOTT MS-
236 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY...
AT 236 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF STEELE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
STEELE BY 245 PM CDT...
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 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 8939 3233 8947 3258 8947 3257 8932
3241 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 203DEG 38KT 3237 8941
$$
19320
WWUS54 KJAN 211955
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
255 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
MSC123-212005-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120321T2030Z/
SCOTT MS-
255 PM CDT WED MAR 21 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3231 8939 3233 8947 3258 8947 3257 8932
3241 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 203DEG 38KT 3255 8932
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 9:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 40 min |
| Mar 21, 10:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 10:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 3 hr |
| Mar 21, 10:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Mar 21, 10:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 21, 10:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 10:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 11:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 11:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 55 min |
| Mar 21, 12:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 61 min |
| Mar 21, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 60 min |
| Mar 21, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 37 min |
| Mar 21, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 29 min |
| Mar 21, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 65 min |
| Mar 21, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 49 min |
| Mar 21, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 61 min |
| Mar 21, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 21 min |
| Mar 21, 2:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 53 min |
| Mar 21, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 16 min |
| Mar 21, 3:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Mar 21, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 44 min |
| Mar 21, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Mar 21, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 61 min |
| Mar 21, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 39 min |
| Mar 21, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 5:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 113 min |
| Mar 21, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 44 min |
| Mar 21, 6:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 116 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.