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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Jackson, MS

March 28, 2021Carroll County, Montgomery County, Webster County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 2:11 AM CDT for Carroll County, Montgomery County, Webster County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2021, 2:11 AM CDT (07:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Webster County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 136 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1063 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1063 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1349 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
3.6

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The text

As transmitted.

472 
WUUS54 KJAN 280711
SVRJAN
MSC015-097-155-280800-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0055.210328T0711Z-210328T0800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
211 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Carroll County in north central Mississippi...
  Southwestern Webster County in north central Mississippi...
  Montgomery County in north central Mississippi...

* Until 300 AM CDT.

* At 211 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vaiden, or 9
  miles southwest of Winona, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Winona around 220 AM CDT.
  Poplar Creek around 225 AM CDT.
  Kilmichael around 230 AM CDT.
  Lodi around 235 AM 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 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3363 8944 3335 8945 3325 8988 3342 8995
      3363 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 249DEG 44KT 3337 8981 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EC
1 follow-up statement
203 
WWUS54 KJAN 280727
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
227 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

MSC015-280736-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210328T0800Z/
Carroll MS-
227 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL 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 central and
north central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3363 8944 3338 8945 3340 8968 3347 8972
      3363 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 249DEG 41KT 3342 8963 

$$

MSC097-155-280800-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210328T0800Z/
Webster MS-Montgomery MS-
227 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...

At 226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kilmichael, or
7 miles southeast of Winona, moving east at 50 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...
  Kilmichael around 230 AM CDT.
  Lodi around 240 AM 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 400 AM CDT for central and
north central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3363 8944 3338 8945 3340 8968 3347 8972
      3363 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0726Z 249DEG 41KT 3342 8963 

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

EC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar36 min
Mar 27, 10:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower61 min
Mar 27, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington53 min
Mar 27, 11:31 PM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower44 min
Mar 28, 12:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Washington27 min
Mar 28, 1:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes25 min
Mar 28, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada30 min
Mar 28, 2:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll27 min
Mar 28, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Montgomery, Webster36 min
Mar 28, 3:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Webster52 min
Mar 28, 3:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha36 min
Mar 28, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.