Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 65, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2017, 10:05 AM CDT for Montgomery County, Webster County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. 5 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
- Apr 30, 2017, 10:05 AM CDT (15:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2017, 10:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Montgomery County, MS, Webster County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 10:11 AM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sw Kilmichael, MS | THIS EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN ALONG VAIDEN KILMICHAEL RD SOUTH OF KILMICHAEL, TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH KILMICHAEL, AND ENDED FOUR MILES NORTH OF KILMICHAEL. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND WAS 110 MPH, MAX PATH WIDTH 970 YARDS, AND PATH LENGTH 6.67 MILES. ALONG THE PAT |
| Apr 30, 10:13 AM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Kilmichael, MS | EF-1 WITH MAX WINDS OF 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH: 5.66 MILES. MAX WIDTH: 800 YARDS. THE TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF ROBINSON-THOMPSON ROAD. AS IT TRACKED NORTHEAST, IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED MANY SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREES ALONG ITS PATH. IT DISSIPATED ALONG OAK RIDGE RO |
| Apr 30, 10:18 AM CDT | TORNADO | 12 Nw Walthall, MS | EF-1 WITH 110 MPH MAX WINDS. 600 YARDS MAX WIDTH. 10.5 MILES IN LENGTH, BUT MAY HAVE CONTINUED INTO CALHOUN CO. THIS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH NWS MEMPHIS. THIS TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF KING ROAD NEAR THE MONTGOMERY AND WEBSTER COUNTY LINE. HERE, IT WAS ITS MOST |
| Apr 30, 10:19 AM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Nne Kilmichael, MS | EF-1 WITH 95 MPH MAX WINDS. 6.75 MILE PATH LENGTH. 650 YARDS MAX WIDTH. THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG SALEM ROAD AND TRACKED TO THE NORTHEAST. AS IT DID, IT SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES ALONG ITS PATH. IT CROSSED INTO WEBSTER COUNTY ALONG LODI ROAD AND CONTINU |
| Apr 30, 10:28 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 12 Nw Walthall, MS | TREES DOWN IN CADERETTA, INCLUDING 2 ON HOMES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 7:32 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -292 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
429
WFUS54 KJAN 301505
TORJAN
MSC097-155-301600-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0065.170430T1505Z-170430T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1005 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Webster County in north central Mississippi...
Central Montgomery County in north central Mississippi...
* Until 1100 AM CDT
* At 1005 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Vaiden, or 7 miles south of Winona, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Kilmichael around 1015 AM CDT.
Lodi and Sweatman around 1025 AM CDT.
Embry around 1035 AM CDT.
Bellefontaine around 1040 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 8964 3340 8965 3340 8967 3354 8969
3368 8957 3368 8951 3372 8951 3372 8919
3374 8919 3374 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1505Z 218DEG 44KT 3338 8968
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CME2 follow-up statements
256
WWUS54 KJAN 301524
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1024 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
MSC097-155-301600-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-170430T1600Z/
Webster MS-Montgomery MS-
1024 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
At 1024 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sweatman, or 15 miles northeast of Winona, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Embry around 1030 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3354 8939 3359 8965 3368 8957 3368 8951
3372 8951 3372 8919 3374 8919 3374 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1524Z 211DEG 48KT 3362 8950
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CME087
WWUS54 KJAN 301532
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1032 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
MSC097-155-301541-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-170430T1600Z/
Webster MS-Montgomery MS-
1032 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for north central
Mississippi.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Webster and Northeast Montgomery counties.
LAT...LON 3354 8939 3359 8965 3368 8957 3368 8951
3372 8951 3372 8919 3374 8919 3374 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1529Z 218DEG 44KT 3367 8945
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 6:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 6:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 49 min |
| Apr 30, 6:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 7:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 7:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 30, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 7:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Simpson | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 7:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 48 min |
| Apr 30, 8:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 8:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 8:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 8:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 8:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 8:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 9:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 66 min |
| Apr 30, 9:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 9:30 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Humphreys, Madison | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 9:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 9:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Leflore | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 9:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 9:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Montgomery, Webster | 52 min |
| Apr 30, 9:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, Smith | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada | 23 min |
| Apr 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 62 min |
| Apr 30, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee | 60 min |
| Apr 30, 10:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 11:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 11:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jones | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 11:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 8 min |
| Apr 30, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 34 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.