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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 4, 2021, 2:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 20 min. 7 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
- May 4, 2021, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 2:42 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Little Yazoo, MS | THE TORNADO BEGAN OFF HWY 49 ALONG FLETCHERS CHAPEL ROAD NEAR THE DOVER COMMUNITY. THE STORM TRACKED EAST ACROSS OLD DOVER AND PARADISE ROADS SNAPPING LARGE LIMBS AND UPROOTING TREES. THE STORM WAS MOST INTENSE ALONG MYRLEVILLE ROAD, WHERE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 8 |
| May 4, 2:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Dover, MS | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON OLD DOVER AND PARADISE ROADS, POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 4, 2:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Myrleville, MS | MYRLEVILLE RD AREA HAD NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND LINES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| May 4, 2:27 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Benton, MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME POWER LINES. |
| May 4, 2:32 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Coxburg, MS | TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN. |
| May 4, 2:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Vaughan, MS | TREES DOWN. |
| May 4, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Goodman, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS HWY 14. |
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 4, 9:18 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
The text
As transmitted.
377
WFUS54 KJAN 041922
TORJAN
MSC007-051-089-163-042015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0051.210504T1922Z-210504T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
222 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Holmes County in central Mississippi...
Southwestern Attala County in central Mississippi...
Northeastern Yazoo County in central Mississippi...
Northeastern Madison County in central Mississippi...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 222 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Myrleville, or 8 miles southeast of Yazoo City,
moving east at 50 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...
Vaughan and Way around 240 PM CDT.
Pickens around 250 PM CDT.
Camden and Cameron around 255 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Eden
and Sallis.
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 3308 8971 3293 8971 3293 8973 3269 8973
3265 9040 3298 9037
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 262DEG 45KT 3276 9033
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
CME2 follow-up statements
289
WWUS54 KJAN 041934
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
234 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
MSC007-051-089-163-042015-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210504T2015Z/
Holmes MS-Attala MS-Yazoo MS-Madison MS-
234 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES...SOUTHWESTERN ATTALA...NORTHEASTERN YAZOO AND
NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES...
At 234 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Vaughan, or 13 miles northwest of Canton, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Vaughan and Way around 240 PM CDT.
Pickens around 250 PM CDT.
Camden and Cameron around 255 PM CDT.
Newport around 300 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Sallis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3308 8971 3293 8971 3293 8973 3269 8973
3266 9025 3301 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 261DEG 47KT 3278 9015
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
CME593
WWUS54 KJAN 041942
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
242 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
MSC007-051-089-163-041951-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210504T2015Z/
Holmes MS-Attala MS-Yazoo MS-Madison MS-
242 PM CDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES...SOUTHWESTERN
ATTALA...NORTHEASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However,destructive winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for central
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3308 8971 3293 8971 3293 8973 3269 8973
3266 9025 3301 9020
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 262DEG 45KT 3279 9004
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 3:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Hinds and 13 more | 18 hr |
| May 4, 7:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 32 min |
| May 4, 7:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 62 min |
| May 4, 8:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Rankin, Simpson | 56 min |
| May 4, 9:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 54 min |
| May 4, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 46 min |
| May 4, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 27 min |
| May 4, 9:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 26 min |
| May 4, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 35 min |
| May 4, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha | 43 min |
| May 4, 10:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 34 min |
| May 4, 10:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Webster | 2 hr |
| May 4, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 31 min |
| May 4, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 20 min |
| May 4, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 44 min |
| May 4, 12:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 38 min |
| May 4, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 72 min |
| May 4, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 75 min |
| May 4, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 50 min |
| May 4, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 48 min |
| May 4, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 47 min |
| May 4, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| May 4, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 43 min |
| May 4, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 76 min |
| May 4, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 50 min |
| May 4, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 29 min |
| May 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 59 min |
| May 4, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 41 min |
| May 4, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 71 min |
| May 4, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 47 min |
| May 4, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 44 min |
| May 4, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 23 min |
| May 4, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 53 min |
| May 4, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 75 min |
| May 4, 1:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 23 min |
| May 4, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson and 1 more | 78 min |
| May 4, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 45 min |
| May 4, 2:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 4, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and 1 more | 93 min |
| May 4, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery | 63 min |
| May 4, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 27 min |
| May 4, 2:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| May 4, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 61 min |
| May 4, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 60 min |
| May 4, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 42 min |
| May 4, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 25 min |
| May 4, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson | 80 min |
| May 4, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott, Smith | 46 min |
| May 4, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 18 min |
| May 4, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 28 min |
| May 4, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 57 min |
| May 4, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 52 min |
| May 4, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 51 min |
| May 4, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton, Scott, Simpson, Smith | 81 min |
| May 4, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee | 42 min |
| May 4, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 40 min |
| May 4, 3:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 29 min |
| May 4, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 54 min |
| May 4, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more | 82 min |
| May 4, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 29 min |
| May 4, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 55 min |
| May 4, 3:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Washington | 6 hr |
| May 4, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 32 min |
| May 4, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 94 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.