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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 17, 2021, 12:07 PM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2021, 12:07 PM CDT (17:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
199
WFUS54 KJAN 171707
TORJAN
MSC023-171800-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0006.210317T1707Z-210317T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1207 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Clarke County in east central Mississippi...
* Until 100 PM CDT.
* At 1207 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Mill Creek, or
13 miles west of Waynesboro, 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...
Crandall around 1255 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Shubuta.
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 3189 8848 3185 8864 3183 8876 3183 8891
3184 8891 3212 8849 3208 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 224DEG 31KT 3169 8888
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TW1 follow-up statement
076
WWUS54 KJAN 171736
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1236 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC023-171800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210317T1800Z/
Clarke MS-
1236 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...
At 1236 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near De Soto, or 10 miles south of Quitman, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Crandall around 1250 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3189 8848 3185 8864 3185 8867 3196 8873
3212 8849 3208 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 217DEG 32KT 3189 8868
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Newton | 56 min |
| Mar 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 6:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 19 min |
| Mar 17, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Mar 17, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 1:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 15 min |
| Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 21 min |
| Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 17, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 56 min |
| Mar 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 17, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 34 min |
| Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Montgomery, Neshoba and 2 more | 65 min |
| Mar 17, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Neshoba, Noxubee and 3 more | 76 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.