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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 17, 2021, 4:56 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar County, Washington County, Mississippi. It was in force for 29 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, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 5:25 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 5:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 3 Nne Metcalfe, MS | MEASURED AT THE GLH AIRPORT. |
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, 12:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
712
WFUS54 KJAN 172156
TORJAN
ARC017-MSC011-151-172300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0013.210317T2156Z-210317T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
456 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Chicot County in southeastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Washington County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 456 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles west of Winterville, or 9 miles northwest of
Greenville, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Greenville, Metcalfe, Lamont and Winterville around 505 PM CDT.
Scott around 510 PM CDT.
Benoit around 515 PM CDT.
Shaw around 530 PM CDT.
Cleveland, Renova and Boyle around 540 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Merigold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3363 9066 3362 9068 3362 9076 3357 9076
3334 9118 3352 9130 3352 9125 3356 9124
3358 9115 3360 9113 3363 9115 3366 9110
3367 9104 3369 9103 3389 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 235DEG 39KT 3347 9118
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
JC2 follow-up statements
298
WWUS54 KJAN 172213
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
513 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
ARC017-172223-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210317T2300Z/
Chicot AR-
513 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHICOT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3389 9066 3363 9066 3362 9076 3357 9076
3338 9111 3343 9106 3345 9106 3345 9109
3338 9114 3340 9120 3340 9121 3345 9112
3350 9117 3344 9118 3344 9123 3345 9123
3350 9118 3356 9123 3358 9115 3363 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 234DEG 35KT 3356 9103
$$
MSC011-151-172300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210317T2300Z/
Washington MS-Bolivar MS-
513 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTIES...
At 513 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lamont, or 12 miles north of Greenville, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Shaw around 535 PM CDT.
Boyle around 540 PM CDT.
Cleveland and Renova around 545 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Merigold.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3389 9066 3363 9066 3362 9076 3357 9076
3338 9111 3343 9106 3345 9106 3345 9109
3338 9114 3340 9120 3340 9121 3345 9112
3350 9117 3344 9118 3344 9123 3345 9123
3350 9118 3356 9123 3358 9115 3363 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 234DEG 35KT 3356 9103
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JC600
WWUS54 KJAN 172225
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
525 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC011-151-172235-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210317T2300Z/
Washington MS-Bolivar MS-
525 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN
BOLIVAR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3389 9066 3363 9066 3362 9076 3357 9076
3338 9111 3343 9106 3345 9106 3345 9109
3338 9114 3340 9120 3340 9121 3345 9112
3350 9117 3344 9118 3344 9123 3345 9123
3350 9118 3356 9123 3358 9115 3363 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 235DEG 39KT 3364 9090
$$
JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 42 min |
| Mar 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 60 min |
| 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, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 37 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, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 48 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.