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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Jackson, MS

January 25, 2021Attala County, Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 25, 2021, 6:23 PM CST for Attala County, Leake County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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: Jan 25, 2021, 6:23 PM CST (00:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 25, 2021, 7:07 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Attala County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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
Jan 25, 6:40 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ne Thomastown, MS	* 1 FATAL, 2 INJ * TREES DOWN ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. 1 FATALITY OCCURRED FROM A TREE FALLING ON A CAR WITH 2 ADDITIONAL INJURIES FROM A SEPARATE CAR HITTING THE SAME TREE.

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
Jan 25, 5:52 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 70 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 294 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.7
Supercell composite: 8.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

742 
WUUS54 KJAN 260023
SVRJAN
MSC007-079-089-260130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0003.210126T0023Z-210126T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
623 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Leake County in central Mississippi...
  Southeastern Attala County in central Mississippi...
  Northeastern Madison County in central Mississippi...

* Until 730 PM CST.

* At 623 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Camden, or 17
  miles northeast of Canton, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Thomastown around 640 PM CST.
  Singleton around 650 PM CST.
  Renfroe around 655 PM CST.
  Smyrna around 700 PM CST.
  Zama around 705 PM CST.

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 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3272 8988 3285 8996 3311 8932 3286 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 243DEG 35KT 3280 8983 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TW

4 follow-up statements

050 
WWUS54 KJAN 260035
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
635 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

MSC089-260045-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0130Z/
Madison MS-
635 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3286 8932 3276 8973 3294 8973 3311 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 243DEG 35KT 3285 8971 

$$

MSC007-079-260130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0130Z/
Leake MS-Attala MS-
635 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN LEAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTIES...

At 635 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Thomastown, or
12 miles northwest of Carthage, moving northeast at 40 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 storm will be near...
  Singleton around 650 PM CST.
  Renfroe around 655 PM CST.
  Smyrna around 700 PM CST.
  Zama around 705 PM CST.

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 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3286 8932 3276 8973 3294 8973 3311 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 243DEG 35KT 3285 8971 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TW

549 
WWUS54 KJAN 260048
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
648 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

MSC007-079-260130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0130Z/
Leake MS-Attala MS-
648 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN LEAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTIES...

At 648 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Singleton, or
10 miles south of Kosciusko, moving northeast at 45 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 storm will be near...
  Zama around 700 PM CST.

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 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3286 8932 3280 8958 3299 8961 3311 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 246DEG 39KT 3292 8953 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TW

623 
WWUS54 KJAN 260103
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
703 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

MSC007-079-260130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0130Z/
Leake MS-Attala MS-
703 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN LEAKE AND SOUTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTIES...

At 703 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Zama, or 9
miles north of Edinburg, moving northeast at 40 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 remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Leake and southeastern Attala Counties.

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 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3284 8940 3306 8945 3311 8932 3286 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 244DEG 35KT 3294 8935 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TW

584 
WWUS54 KJAN 260107
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
707 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

MSC007-079-260117-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T0130Z/
Leake MS-Attala MS-
707 PM CST Mon Jan 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEAKE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ATTALA 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 100 AM CST for central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3284 8940 3306 8945 3311 8932 3286 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 243DEG 35KT 3296 8930 

$$

TW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 6:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	33 min
Jan 25, 6:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	55 min
Jan 25, 7:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Neshoba, Winston	46 min
Jan 25, 7:42 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	47 min
Jan 25, 8:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	36 min
Jan 25, 10:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	26 min
Jan 25, 10:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Rankin, Simpson	20 min
Jan 25, 11:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton, Scott	53 min
Jan 25, 11:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	63 min
Jan 26, 12:17 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	28 min
Jan 26, 12:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	35 min
Jan 26, 2:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	36 min
Jan 26, 3:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	23 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.