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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 25, 2021, 1:28 PM CDT for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 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 25, 2021, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 1:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 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), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:29 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 25, 1:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Cooksville, MS | THIS TORNADO BEGAN IN AN OPEN FIELD SOUTH OF JACK SPANN RD, WHERE IT WAS OBSERVED AND VIDEOED AS IT DEVELOPED AND MOVED NORTHEASTWARD. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN MISSISSIPPI. THE TORNADO CONTINUED INTO PICKENS COUNTY, ALABAMA WHERE IT PRODUCED EF-1 DAMAGE. |
| Mar 25, 1:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Sw Gainsville Lake Ca, AL | AN EF1 TORNADO CROSSED THE STATE LINE FROM MISSISSIPPI AND SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES AS IT MOVED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS HIGHWAY 32. A RESIDENCE ALSO SUFFERED PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Mar 25, 1:36 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nne Cooksville, MS | MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF A TORNADO NEAR THE MS/AL STATE LINE. |
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 25, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
134
WFUS54 KJAN 251828
TORJAN
MSC103-251845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.210325T1828Z-210325T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
128 PM 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 145 PM CDT.
* At 128 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paulette, or 15 miles southwest of Aliceville,
moving northeast at 55 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
southeastern 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 3293 8835 3293 8842 3301 8852 3320 8832
3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 224DEG 47KT 3301 8839
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
GRG1 follow-up statement
845
WWUS54 KJAN 251841
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
141 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
MSC103-251851-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210325T1845Z/
Noxubee MS-
141 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
145 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for east central
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3293 8835 3293 8842 3301 8852 3320 8832
3317 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 224DEG 47KT 3313 8825
$$
GRGThe 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, 9:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 28 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, 1:46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.