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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2021, 1:02 AM CDT for Forrest County, Lamar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
- Apr 10, 2021, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2021, 1:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS
The radar
The Mobile radar (KMOB), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1:29 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw Mclaurin, MS | TREES DOWN ON CAMP DANTZLER ROAD. |
| Apr 10, 1:30 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Mclaurin, MS | TREES DOWN ON N.G. WELDY ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:16 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 2977 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 599 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.4
- Supercell composite
- 18.1
The text
As transmitted.
345
WFUS54 KJAN 100602
TORJAN
MSC035-073-100700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0033.210410T0602Z-210410T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
102 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
East central Lamar County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 102 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southeast of Improve, or 11 miles east of
Columbia, moving east 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...
Hattiesburg around 115 AM CDT.
Purvis and Oak Grove around 120 AM CDT.
Mclaurin around 135 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 3114 8950 3129 8949 3128 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z 275DEG 39KT 3124 8963
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NF3 follow-up statements
378
WWUS54 KJAN 100612
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
112 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
MSC035-073-100700-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210410T0700Z/
Forrest MS-Lamar MS-
112 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FORREST AND EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTIES...
At 111 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Purvis, or 12 miles southwest of
West Hattiesburg, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Purvis around 120 AM CDT.
Mclaurin around 135 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 8949 3122 8915 3107 8915 3114 8950
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 280DEG 39KT 3120 8953
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NF562
WWUS54 KJAN 100629
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
129 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
MSC073-100638-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210410T0700Z/
Lamar MS-
129 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAMAR 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 AM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3111 8935 3121 8935 3119 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 281DEG 39KT 3116 8931
$$
MSC035-100700-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210410T0700Z/
Forrest MS-
129 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL FORREST COUNTY...
At 128 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rock Hill, or 10 miles south of Hattiesburg, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mclaurin around 135 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3111 8935 3121 8935 3119 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 281DEG 39KT 3116 8931
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
NF003
WWUS54 KJAN 100640
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
140 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
MSC035-100649-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210410T0700Z/
Forrest MS-
140 AM CDT Sat Apr 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORREST COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Jackson.
LAT...LON 3111 8935 3121 8935 3119 8915 3107 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 0639Z 275DEG 39KT 3115 8916
$$
NFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Rankin, Scott | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 98 min |
| Apr 9, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 67 min |
| Apr 9, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 57 min |
| Apr 9, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 59 min |
| Apr 9, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin, Scott | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 9:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 92 min |
| Apr 9, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 54 min |
| Apr 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 27 min |
| Apr 9, 10:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 2 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 12:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 12:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 44 min |
| Apr 10, 12:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 12:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lawrence, Simpson and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 1:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams | 118 min |
| Apr 10, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 6 days |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 9:36 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 3 days |
| Apr 10, 9:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 21 days |
| Apr 10, 9:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson | 35 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Marion | 21 days |
| Apr 10, 10:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 3 days |
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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.