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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Jackson, MS

March 25, 2021Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2021, 9:32 AM CDT for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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 25, 2021, 9:32 AM CDT (14:32 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:34 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 54 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -239 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 613 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 713 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

285 
WFUS54 KJAN 251432
TORJAN
MSC103-251500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0016.210325T1432Z-210325T1500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
932 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Noxubee County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 1000 AM CDT.
    
* At 932 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Macon, or 17 miles southwest of Pickensville,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Prairie Point around 945 AM CDT.

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 3307 8833 3299 8854 3307 8860 3325 8831
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 239DEG 40KT 3306 8850 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TW

2 follow-up statements

840 
WWUS54 KJAN 251436
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
936 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

MSC103-251500-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T1500Z/
Noxubee MS-
936 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL NOXUBEE COUNTY...
    
At 936 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Prairie Point, or 15 miles southwest of
Pickensville, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Prairie Point around 945 AM CDT.

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 3302 8847 3311 8854 3325 8831 3307 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 1436Z 239DEG 39KT 3308 8846 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TW

409 
WWUS54 KJAN 251442
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

MSC103-251500-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T1500Z/
Noxubee MS-
942 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL NOXUBEE COUNTY...
    
At 942 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Prairie Point, or 10 miles southwest of
Pickensville, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Noxubee County.

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 3304 8841 3315 8848 3325 8831 3307 8833
TIME...MOT...LOC 1442Z 238DEG 35KT 3311 8840 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

TW

The 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, 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, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.