Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 52
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Mar 18, 2013, 1:31 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2013, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2013, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 98 counties
Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Dallas County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL, Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Bartow County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Murray County, GA, Polk County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marion County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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 SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 20%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 5%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 80%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 50%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 70%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 60%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
82 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Marion | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Mar 18, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Lamar, Marion | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 1:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Winston | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 19 min |
| Mar 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Morgan | 30 min |
| Mar 18, 2:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Winston | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 2:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Madison | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa, Walker | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 2:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | St. Clair | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Blount, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 67 min |
| Mar 18, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 15 min |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Tuscaloosa | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 3:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Etowah, St. Clair, Shelby | 56 min |
| Mar 18, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Mar 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 19 min |
| Mar 18, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 63 min |
| Mar 18, 3:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 15 min |
| Mar 18, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Talladega | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Calhoun, Cherokee, Talladega | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 18, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Clay, Cleburne, Randolph | 63 min |
| Mar 18, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 62 min |
| Mar 18, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Bibb, Chilton, Perry | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 4:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 57 min |
| Mar 18, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas and 5 more | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 43 min |
| Mar 18, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BMX | Dallas, Marengo, Perry, Sumter | 56 min |
| Mar 18, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Newton | 80 min |
| Mar 18, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 77 min |
| Mar 18, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 3 more | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer and 5 more | 52 min |
| Mar 18, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 64 min |
| Mar 18, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 41 min |
| Mar 18, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 31 min |
| Mar 18, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia, Tensas | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Mar 18, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 56 min |
| Mar 18, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 76 min |
| Mar 18, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 53 min |
| Mar 18, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones | 66 min |
| Mar 18, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 42 min |
| Mar 18, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 73 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -390 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 7:40 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lauderdale, Limestone | 2 hr |
| Mar 18, 8:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blount, Cherokee, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah and 15 more | 91 min |
| Mar 18, 1:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Cullman and 21 more | 65 min |
| Mar 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Coffee and 19 more | 94 min |
| Mar 18, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:28 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Monroe and 2 more | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:57 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barbour, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia and 25 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:24 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland and 37 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appling, Bacon, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Candler and 24 more | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.