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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS

May 2, 2021Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT for Carroll County, Montgomery County, Mississippi. It was in force for 66 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: May 2, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Carroll County, MS, Montgomery County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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
May 2, 7:03 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Se Carrollton, MS	A DOWNED TREE WAS BLOCKING HWY 35.

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
May 2, 4:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1640 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

627 
WFUS54 KJAN 022339
TORJAN
MSC015-097-030045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0039.210502T2339Z-210503T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
639 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Carroll County in north central Mississippi...
  West central Montgomery County in north central Mississippi...

* Until 745 PM CDT.
        
* At 638 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Black Hawk,
  moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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 storm will be near...
  Coila around 650 PM CDT.
  North Carrollton around 705 PM CDT.
  Winona around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Carrollton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3328 8989 3339 9006 3366 8983 3349 8955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 225DEG 26KT 3332 9001 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DB

3 follow-up statements

187 
WWUS54 KJAN 022357
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
657 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

MSC015-097-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Carroll MS-Montgomery MS-
657 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CARROLL AND WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
    
At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Coila, or 9 miles northeast of Black Hawk, moving
northeast at 30 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...
  North Carrollton around 705 PM CDT.
  Winona around 715 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Carrollton.

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 3337 8988 3345 8999 3366 8983 3350 8958
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 225DEG 26KT 3342 8989 

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

$$

DB

703 
WWUS54 KJAN 030018 RRA
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
718 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

MSC015-097-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Carroll MS-Montgomery MS-
718 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CARROLL AND WEST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
    
At 718 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Winona, moving northeast at 30 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
north central Carroll and west central Montgomery Counties, including
the following locations... Carrollton.

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 3345 8985 3351 8994 3366 8983 3354 8964
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 223DEG 26KT 3354 8977 

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

$$

DB

444 
WWUS54 KJAN 030029
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
729 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

MSC015-030038-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Carroll MS-
729 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL 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 1000 PM CDT for north central
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3354 8964 3348 8978 3350 8979 3363 8979
      3363 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 225DEG 26KT 3359 8970 

$$

MSC097-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Montgomery MS-
729 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
    
At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Duck Hill, or 7 miles north of Winona, moving
northeast at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Winona.

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 3354 8964 3348 8978 3350 8979 3363 8979
      3363 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 225DEG 26KT 3359 8970 

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

$$

DB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	47 min
May 2, 4:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	39 min
May 2, 5:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	60 min
May 2, 5:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Carroll, Holmes	64 min
May 2, 6:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson	57 min
May 2, 6:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Yazoo	42 min
May 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Attala, Holmes	60 min
May 2, 6:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	55 min
May 2, 6:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin	53 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.