Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 25 min. 3 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 27, 2021, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lowndes County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 27, 5:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Sw New Hope, MS | REPORTED ON HILDRETH RD. |
| Mar 27, 5:26 PM CDT | HAIL 0.7 | 2 Ssw New Hope, MS | REPORT FROM MPING: DIME SIZED HAIL. |
| Mar 27, 5:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E New Hope, MS | UTILITY POLES AND LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG OLD YORKVILLE RD. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted.
076
WUUS54 KJAN 272210
SVRJAN
MSC087-272300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0051.210327T2210Z-210327T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
510 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Lowndes County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 510 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Bent Oak, or 7 miles south of Columbus, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Columbus around 520 PM CDT.
Steens around 535 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3334 8830 3329 8841 3329 8852 3340 8860
3353 8845 3364 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 236DEG 26KT 3340 8843
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JNE2 follow-up statements
813
WWUS54 KJAN 272225
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
525 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
MSC087-272300-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210327T2300Z/
Lowndes MS-
525 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY...
At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbus,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Steens around 535 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3334 8830 3331 8837 3347 8849 3364 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 236DEG 26KT 3346 8833
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JNE787
WWUS54 KJAN 272235
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
535 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
MSC087-272244-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210327T2300Z/
Lowndes MS-
535 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3334 8830 3331 8837 3347 8849 3364 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 236DEG 26KT 3350 8825
$$
JNEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 55 min |
| Mar 27, 4:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 28 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.