Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT for Jasper County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 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
- Mar 17, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 7:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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, 6:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stringer, MS | TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 15. |
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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
128
WUUS54 KJAN 172328
SVRJAN
MSC061-067-180030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0030.210317T2328Z-210318T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
628 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jasper County in east central Mississippi...
Jones County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 628 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Taylorsville to Sanford, 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...
Ellisville around 640 PM CDT.
Laurel and Bay Springs around 645 PM CDT.
Turnerville and Tuckers Crossing around 650 PM CDT.
Moss around 655 PM CDT.
Sandersville and Garlandville around 700 PM CDT.
Heidelberg and Rose Hill around 705 PM CDT.
Stafford Springs around 710 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Montrose, Louin and Soso.
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,
southeastern and east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3180 8940 3180 8932 3222 8932 3222 8892
3183 8891 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8940
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 227DEG 52KT 3185 8950 3151 8942
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CME3 follow-up statements
295
WWUS54 KJAN 172354
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
654 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC061-067-180030-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210318T0030Z/
Jasper MS-Jones MS-
654 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR JASPER AND EASTERN JONES COUNTIES...
At 654 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles west of Heidelberg to near Ovett, moving
northeast at 70 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Heidelberg, Paulding and Stafford Springs around 700 PM CDT.
Orange, Mill Creek and Rose Hill around 710 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southeastern
and east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3222 8921 3222 8892 3183 8891 3182 8894
3143 8894 3143 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 226DEG 60KT 3191 8911 3146 8912
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CME416 WWUS54 KJAN 180004 SVSJAN Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 704 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 MSC061-180013- /O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210318T0030Z/ Jasper MS- 704 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JASPER COUNTY 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 300 AM CDT for southeastern Mississippi. LAT...LON 3181 8912 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 227DEG 52KT 3199 8901 3154 8902 $$ MSC067-180030- /O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210318T0030Z/ Jones MS- 704 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EASTERN JONES COUNTY... At 703 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Paulding to near Ovett, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of eastern Jones County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southeastern Mississippi. LAT...LON 3181 8912 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8906 TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 227DEG 52KT 3199 8901 3154 8902 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ CME
955
WWUS54 KJAN 180016
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
716 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC067-180025-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210318T0030Z/
Jones MS-
716 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JONES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3181 8912 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8906
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 227DEG 52KT 3210 8887 3165 8888
$$
CMEThe 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, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 55 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, 6:42 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.