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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 10:59 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 61 min. 5 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, 10:59 PM CDT (03:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:00 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 27, 11:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 Se Shelby, MS | AN EF2 TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 27, JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF 16TH SECTION ROAD AND HWY 61 ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SIDE OF SHELBY. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST, CROSSED HWY 61, AND SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED A HOME, REMOVING THE ROOF AND C |
| Mar 27, 11:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Skene, MS | SEVERAL UTILITY POLES BLOWN OVER AND WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A HOUSE ALONG SHAW-SKENE RD WEST OF CLEVELAND. |
| Mar 27, 11:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Shelby, MS | A HOUSE WAS DESTROYED AND A CHURCH WAS DAMAGED ALONG SIXTEENTH SECTION RD NEAR US 61/278. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 11:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 2 Se Shelby, MS | HOME PUSHED OFF THE FOUNDATION, SHINGLE DAMAGE TO THE HOME, LARGE PROPANE TANK ROLLED. TIN ROOF FROM A SHED WAS PEALED OFF. |
| Mar 27, 11:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Shelby, MS | GRAIN BINS WERE DAMAGED ALONG PARCHMAN RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
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 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted.
812
WUUS54 KJAN 280359
SVRJAN
ARC017-MSC011-133-280500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0052.210328T0359Z-210328T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1059 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Chicot County in southeastern Arkansas...
Northern Sunflower County in northwestern Mississippi...
Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1059 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lucca
Landing, or near Rohwer, moving east at 55 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...
Benoit around 1115 PM CDT.
Cleveland around 1130 PM CDT.
Mound Bayou and Renova around 1135 PM CDT.
Drew around 1145 PM CDT.
Parchman and Rome around 1150 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Alligator, Beulah, Pace, Doddsville, Winstonville, Duncan, Merigold
and Halley.
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 400 AM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and north central and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3412 9066 3399 9066 3399 9045 3367 9045
3346 9145 3356 9145 3352 9125 3360 9113
3370 9121 3368 9103 3373 9115 3378 9113
3378 9099 3393 9101 3397 9109 3396 9097
3409 9087 3411 9094 3412 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 255DEG 48KT 3371 9125
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JNE1 follow-up statement
400
WWUS54 KJAN 280450
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1150 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC017-280459-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210328T0500Z/
Chicot AR-
1150 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CHICOT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for north central
and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3412 9066 3399 9066 3399 9045 3367 9045
3360 9113 3370 9121 3368 9103 3373 9115
3378 9113 3378 9099 3393 9101 3397 9109
3396 9097 3409 9087 3411 9094 3412 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 255DEG 48KT 3388 9046
$$
MSC011-133-280500-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210328T0500Z/
Sunflower MS-Bolivar MS-
1150 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER AND BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
At 1149 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Parchman,
moving east at 55 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 Sunflower and Bolivar Counties, including the following
locations... Alligator, Winstonville, Beulah, Duncan, Pace and
Merigold.
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 400 AM CDT for north central
and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3412 9066 3399 9066 3399 9045 3367 9045
3360 9113 3370 9121 3368 9103 3373 9115
3378 9113 3378 9099 3393 9101 3397 9109
3396 9097 3409 9087 3411 9094 3412 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 255DEG 48KT 3388 9046
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JNEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 1:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 11:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 2:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery, Webster | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 3:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Oktibbeha | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 32 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.