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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Jackson, MS

May 2, 2021Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT for Attala County, Holmes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 60 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, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 2, 7:20 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Wsw Durant, MS	THIS EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG I-55 AND CASTALIAN SPRINGS RD, WEST OF DURANT, AND TRACKED NE FOR JUST OVER 4 MILES. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO TREES WITH BROKEN LIMBS ALONG WITH MANY SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. THE STRONGEST PART OF THE TORNADO WAS WH

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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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

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The text

As transmitted.

314 
WFUS54 KJAN 022345
TORJAN
MSC007-051-030045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0040.210502T2345Z-210503T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Holmes County in central Mississippi...
  West central Attala County in central Mississippi...

* Until 745 PM CDT.
        
* At 645 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Coxburg, or 12
  miles east of Yazoo City, moving northeast at 35 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...
  Ebenezer and Brozville around 700 PM CDT.
  Franklin and Lexington around 710 PM CDT.
  Goodman around 715 PM CDT.
  Durant and Bowling Green around 725 PM CDT.
  Possumneck around 740 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Sallis.

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 3306 8962 3291 9005 3299 9029 3325 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 237DEG 29KT 3292 9020 

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

$$

DB

2 follow-up statements

826 
WWUS54 KJAN 030013
SVSJAN

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

MSC007-051-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Holmes MS-Attala MS-
713 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES AND WEST CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTIES...
    
At 713 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Franklin, or 7 miles west of Durant, moving
northeast at 35 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...
  Durant and Bowling Green around 725 PM CDT.
  Possumneck around 740 PM 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 3309 8966 3299 8995 3307 9006 3325 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 237DEG 29KT 3304 8997 

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

$$

DB

815 
WWUS54 KJAN 030023
SVSJAN

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

MSC007-051-030045-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210503T0045Z/
Holmes MS-Attala MS-
723 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL HOLMES AND WEST CENTRAL ATTALA COUNTIES...
        
At 723 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Durant, moving
northeast at 35 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 tornado will be near...
  Possumneck around 740 PM CDT.

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 3310 8968 3302 8991 3311 8998 3323 8985
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 237DEG 29KT 3308 8989 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
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, 6:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Carroll, Montgomery	66 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.