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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2021, 3:16 PM CDT for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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 25, 2021, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Marion County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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 25, 3:18 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | 1 E Jayess, MS | |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Prentiss, MS | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL. |
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 25, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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
- 1775 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 473 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.6
- Supercell composite
- 21.9
The text
As transmitted.
855
WUUS54 KJAN 252016
SVRJAN
MSC065-077-091-252100-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0045.210325T2016Z-210325T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
316 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Marion County in south central Mississippi...
Southern Lawrence County in south central Mississippi...
Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi...
* Until 400 PM CDT.
* At 316 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jayess, or 14
miles northwest of Kokomo, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Topeka around 320 PM CDT.
Tilton, Oak Vale and Robinwood around 330 PM CDT.
Arm and Society Hill around 335 PM CDT.
Progress around 340 PM CDT.
Prentiss and Carson around 345 PM CDT.
Clem around 350 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Bassfield.
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 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3134 9004 3133 9008 3135 9011 3135 9024
3141 9024 3177 8976 3162 8976 3153 8960
3145 8959 3143 8965 3142 8965 3129 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 231DEG 52KT 3132 9020
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GRG3 follow-up statements
654
WWUS54 KJAN 252027
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
327 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
MSC065-077-091-252100-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210325T2100Z/
Marion MS-Lawrence MS-Jefferson Davis MS-
327 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN MARION...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS
COUNTIES...
At 327 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tilton, or 16
miles north of Kokomo, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Progress around 335 PM CDT.
Prentiss and Carson around 345 PM CDT.
Clem around 350 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Bassfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3138 9011 3145 9012 3177 8976 3162 8976
3153 8960 3145 8959 3143 8965 3142 8965
3136 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 231DEG 52KT 3143 9005
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GRG075
WWUS54 KJAN 252042 RRA
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
342 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
MSC077-091-252052-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210325T2100Z/
Marion MS-Lawrence MS-
342 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES 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 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3152 8989 3158 8994 3177 8976 3162 8976
3161 8975 3160 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 231DEG 52KT 3157 8985
$$
MSC065-252100-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210325T2100Z/
Jefferson Davis MS-
342 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY...
At 342 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Prentiss, or 17
miles west of Collins, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Clem around 350 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3152 8989 3158 8994 3177 8976 3162 8976
3161 8975 3160 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 231DEG 52KT 3157 8985
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
GRG523
WWUS54 KJAN 252051 RRA
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
351 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
MSC065-252101-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210325T2100Z/
Jefferson Davis MS-
351 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3152 8989 3158 8994 3177 8976 3162 8976
3161 8975 3160 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 231DEG 52KT 3163 8976
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 12:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 43 min |
| Mar 25, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 39 min |
| Mar 25, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 2:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 43 min |
| Mar 25, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 31 min |
| Mar 25, 4:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 4:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 34 min |
| Mar 25, 5:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 5:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 6:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 7:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 63 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 9:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 7 days |
| Mar 25, 9:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 13 days |
| Mar 25, 9:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 26 min |
| Mar 25, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 49 min |
| Mar 25, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 42 min |
| Mar 25, 9:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 11:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 12 days |
| Mar 25, 11:48 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 13 days |
| Mar 25, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Scott | 52 min |
| Mar 25, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 1:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith | 57 min |
| Mar 25, 1:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 30 min |
| Mar 25, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Winston | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 94 min |
| Mar 25, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 17 min |
| Mar 25, 1:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton | 81 min |
| Mar 25, 2:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 25 min |
| Mar 25, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton | 61 min |
| Mar 25, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 29 min |
| Mar 25, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 65 min |
| Mar 25, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Smith | 15 min |
| Mar 25, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 37 min |
| Mar 25, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 5:03 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 3 days |
| Mar 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 57 min |
| Mar 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 45 min |
| Mar 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 63 min |
| Mar 25, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 13 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.