Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 12:18 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 72 min. 12 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
- May 4, 2021, 12:18 PM CDT (17:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 72 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1:08 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leland, MS | A TREE AND A FEW POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE ELIZABETH COMMUNITY NEAR LELAND. REPORT WITH PICTURE RELAYED TO BROADCAST MEDIA FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| May 4, 1:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dermott, AR | TWO TREES DOWN. |
| May 4, 1:14 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Cleveland, MS | A LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED AND FELL ACROSS NORTH BAYOU ROAD ACROSS FROM THE COUNTRY CLUB. REPORT WITH PICTURE RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| May 4, 1:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Cleveland, MS | FRONT HALF OF ROOF BLOWN OFF APARTMENT BUILDING. |
| May 4, 1:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, MS | SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN CLEVELAND INCLUDING ONE TREE WHICH FELL ONTO A HOME ALONG 5TH AVENUE. REPORTS WITH PICTURES RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| May 4, 1:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, MS | A FLAG POLE RATED TO AROUND 70 MPH WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THE CLEVELAND AREA. REPORT RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| May 4, 1:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shaw, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF A TREE DOWN IN SHAW. |
| May 4, 1:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Leland, MS | SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF A TREE DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES IN ELIZABETH. |
| May 4, 1:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Boyle, MS | ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF, PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| May 4, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, MS | 1.5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN...ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS OBSERVED WITH HEAVY RAIN BLOWING SIDEWAYS. |
| May 4, 1:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Cleveland, MS | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM CLEVELAND. 1.5 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 50 MPH GUSTING TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH. HEAVY RAIN WAS BLOWING SIDEWAYS. |
| May 4, 1:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Cleveland, MS | AN AWNING WAS BLOWN OFF OF A GAS STATION. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:52 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -373 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
123
WUUS54 KJAN 041718
SVRJAN
ARC017-MSC011-151-041830-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0126.210504T1718Z-210504T1830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1218 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Chicot County in southeastern Arkansas...
Northern Washington County in northwestern Mississippi...
Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 130 PM CDT.
* At 1218 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Dermott, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Lamont and Winterville around 1240 PM CDT.
Scott around 1245 PM CDT.
Benoit around 1255 PM CDT.
Cleveland and Boyle around 120 PM CDT.
Renova around 125 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Winstonville, Beulah, Pace and Merigold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3402 9066 3362 9066 3362 9076 3341 9077
3322 9146 3356 9145 3352 9135 3352 9125
3356 9124 3360 9113 3366 9122 3371 9116
3366 9109 3368 9103 3372 9106 3371 9113
3377 9106 3378 9099 3382 9105 3389 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 242DEG 31KT 3350 9131
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CME2 follow-up statements
281
WWUS54 KJAN 041743
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1243 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
ARC017-MSC011-151-041830-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210504T1830Z/
Chicot AR-Washington MS-Bolivar MS-
1243 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CHICOT...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
At 1243 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mcmillan
Corner, or 9 miles north of Lake Village, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
This severe storm will be near...
Greenville, Scott, Metcalfe, Winterville and Lamont around 105 PM
CDT.
Benoit around 115 PM CDT.
Shaw around 135 PM CDT.
Cleveland and Boyle around 140 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Winstonville, Beulah, Pace and Merigold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3402 9066 3362 9066 3362 9076 3341 9077
3322 9146 3340 9145 3352 9125 3356 9124
3360 9113 3366 9122 3371 9116 3366 9109
3368 9103 3372 9106 3371 9113 3377 9106
3378 9099 3382 9105 3389 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 248DEG 30KT 3345 9124
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CME769
WWUS54 KJAN 041809
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
109 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
ARC017-MSC011-151-041830-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210504T1830Z/
Chicot AR-Washington MS-Bolivar MS-
109 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN CHICOT...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
At 109 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Boyle to near Leland, moving east at
40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Cleveland and Boyle around 115 PM CDT.
Renova around 120 PM CDT.
Shaw around 125 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Winstonville, Beulah, Pace and Merigold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3402 9066 3362 9066 3362 9076 3341 9077
3322 9146 3340 9145 3352 9125 3360 9113
3368 9103 3378 9099 3391 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 249DEG 36KT 3371 9083 3345 9093
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Hinds and 13 more | 18 hr |
| May 4, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 32 min |
| May 4, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 62 min |
| May 4, 8:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Rankin, Simpson | 56 min |
| May 4, 9:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 46 min |
| May 4, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 27 min |
| May 4, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 26 min |
| May 4, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 35 min |
| May 4, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha | 43 min |
| May 4, 10:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 34 min |
| May 4, 10:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 2 hr |
| May 4, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| May 4, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 44 min |
| May 4, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 38 min |
| May 4, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 75 min |
| May 4, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 50 min |
| May 4, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 48 min |
| May 4, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 47 min |
| May 4, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| May 4, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 43 min |
| May 4, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 76 min |
| May 4, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 50 min |
| May 4, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 29 min |
| May 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 59 min |
| May 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 41 min |
| May 4, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 71 min |
| May 4, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 47 min |
| May 4, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 44 min |
| May 4, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 4, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 53 min |
| May 4, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 75 min |
| May 4, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 23 min |
| May 4, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson and 1 more | 78 min |
| May 4, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 4, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and 1 more | 93 min |
| May 4, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery | 63 min |
| May 4, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 27 min |
| May 4, 2:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 20 min |
| May 4, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| May 4, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 61 min |
| May 4, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 60 min |
| May 4, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 42 min |
| May 4, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 25 min |
| May 4, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 80 min |
| May 4, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Smith | 46 min |
| May 4, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 18 min |
| May 4, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 28 min |
| May 4, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 57 min |
| May 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 52 min |
| May 4, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 51 min |
| May 4, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 81 min |
| May 4, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 42 min |
| May 4, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 40 min |
| May 4, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 29 min |
| May 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 54 min |
| May 4, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more | 82 min |
| May 4, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 29 min |
| May 4, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 55 min |
| May 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 6 hr |
| May 4, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 32 min |
| May 4, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 94 min |
| May 4, 11:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 78 min |
| May 4, 12:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 3 hr |
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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.