Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 6:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 55 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 17, 2021, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Leake County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:05 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 17, 6:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Standing Pine, MS | TREES DOWNED ACROSS LEAKE COUNTY. |
| Mar 17, 6:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Wnw Philadelphia, MS | MEASURED AT THE NESHOBA COUNTY EOC. |
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 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
858
WUUS54 KJAN 172305
SVRJAN
MSC079-099-101-123-180000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0027.210317T2305Z-210318T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
605 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Leake County in central Mississippi...
Northwestern Newton County in east central Mississippi...
Scott County in central Mississippi...
Southwestern Neshoba County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 604 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Thomastown to near Ludlow to near Brandon,
moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Ludlow around 610 PM CDT.
Tuscola around 620 PM CDT.
Morton, Branch, Madden and Forkville around 630 PM CDT.
Dowdville around 635 PM CDT.
Harperville and Hillsboro around 640 PM CDT.
Philadelphia and Steele around 645 PM CDT.
Prospect around 655 PM CDT.
Neshoba and Dixon around 700 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Lena,
Tucker, Walnut Grove, Lake, Sebastopol and Standing Pine.
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 700 PM CDT for central and
east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3238 8903 3226 8973 3236 8973 3258 8978
3264 8973 3285 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 238DEG 51KT 3282 8972 3251 8975 3223 9003
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TW3 follow-up statements
532
WWUS54 KJAN 172327
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
627 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC079-099-101-123-180000-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/
Leake MS-Newton MS-Scott MS-Neshoba MS-
627 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND
SOUTHWESTERN NESHOBA COUNTIES...
At 627 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Madden to near Prospect to near Lawrence, moving
northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Dowdville around 630 PM CDT.
Neshoba and Dixon around 635 PM CDT.
Philadelphia, Decatur and Stratton around 640 PM CDT.
Bethsaida around 645 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Tucker, Lake, Sebastopol and Standing Pine.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central and
east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3238 8903 3232 8940 3250 8943 3271 8948
3285 8902
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 241DEG 53KT 3274 8938 3259 8932 3235 8929
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TW681 WWUS54 KJAN 172344 SVSJAN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 644 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 MSC079-101-123-172354- /O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/ Leake MS-Newton MS-Scott MS- 644 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE... NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central and east central Mississippi. LAT...LON 3258 8932 3276 8932 3285 8902 3258 8903 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 238DEG 51KT 3286 8916 3271 8910 3247 8907 $$ MSC099-180000- /O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/ Neshoba MS- 644 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NESHOBA COUNTY... At 644 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Burnside to near Bethsaida to near Decatur, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Neshoba County, including the following locations... Tucker. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central and east central Mississippi. LAT...LON 3258 8932 3276 8932 3285 8902 3258 8903 TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 238DEG 51KT 3286 8916 3271 8910 3247 8907 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ TW
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WWUS54 KJAN 172358 RRA
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
658 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC099-180008-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210318T0000Z/
Neshoba MS-
658 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NESHOBA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central and
east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3258 8932 3276 8932 3285 8902 3258 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 238DEG 51KT 3296 8897 3281 8891 3257 8888
$$
TWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Newton | 56 min |
| Mar 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 6:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 19 min |
| Mar 17, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 53 min |
| Mar 17, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Mar 17, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 15 min |
| Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 21 min |
| Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 17, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 56 min |
| Mar 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 17, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 34 min |
| Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Montgomery, Neshoba and 2 more | 65 min |
| Mar 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Neshoba, Noxubee and 3 more | 76 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.