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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Jackson, MS

May 3, 1997Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 1997, 1:56 AM CDT for Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 1997, 1:56 AM CDT (06:56 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 1997, 2:45 AM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties

Counties Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 3, 2:15 AM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 52	Florence, MS	Several limbs were blown out of trees..

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

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 3, 12:00 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 17 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: 2009 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 276 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 4.0
Supercell composite: 14.9

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 2, 9:23 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
923 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0515 PM    GRENADA                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/97   GRENADA                        ROOF BLOWN OFF AIRPORT
                                          HANGAR AT GRENADA

0620 PM    TCHULA                    MS   TORNADO
05/02/97   HOLMES                         MAJOR DAMAGE TO V.
                                          MARSHALL SCHOOL AND A
                                          CHURCH AND HOUSE OUTSIDE
                                          TCHULA NO INJURIES.

0700 PM    TCHULA                    MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/97   HOLMES                         BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          AT TCHULA

0740 PM    LELAND                    MS
05/02/97   WASHINGTON                     NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS BY SHERIFF AND
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0748 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED ON
                                          HIGHWAY 9 2 MILES NORTH OF
                                          ACKERMAN BY AMATEUR RADIO

0748 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          2 MILES NORTH OF ACKERMAN
                                          BY AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM    KILMICHAEL                MS   1 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
                                          KILMICHAEL BY PUBLIC

0830 PM    GREENVILLE                MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   WASHINGTON                     3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED
                                          NEAR GREENVILLE BY
                                          PUBLIC...

0840 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO 3 MILES WEST
                                          OF ACKERMAN.

0915 PM    KILMICHAEL                MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     GOLFBALL AND LARGER SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC TO
                                          WONA RADIO IN WINONA

Local storm report, May 2, 9:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
923 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 1997

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0515 PM    GRENADA                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/97   GRENADA                        ROOF BLOWN OFF AIRPORT
                                          HANGAR AT GRENADA

0620 PM    TCHULA                    MS   TORNADO
05/02/97   HOLMES                         MAJOR DAMAGE TO V.
                                          MARSHALL SCHOOL AND A
                                          CHURCH AND HOUSE OUTSIDE
                                          TCHULA NO INJURIES.

0700 PM    TCHULA                    MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/02/97   HOLMES                         BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                          AT TCHULA

0740 PM    LELAND                    MS
05/02/97   WASHINGTON                     NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL
                                          CLOUDS BY SHERIFF AND
                                          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

0748 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED ON
                                          HIGHWAY 9 2 MILES NORTH OF
                                          ACKERMAN BY AMATEUR RADIO

0748 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          2 MILES NORTH OF ACKERMAN
                                          BY AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM    KILMICHAEL                MS   1 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
                                          KILMICHAEL BY PUBLIC

0830 PM    GREENVILLE                MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   WASHINGTON                     3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED
                                          NEAR GREENVILLE BY
                                          PUBLIC...

0840 PM    ACKERMAN                  MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CHOCTAW                        DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          AMATEUR RADIO 3 MILES WEST
                                          OF ACKERMAN.

0915 PM    KILMICHAEL                MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     GOLFBALL AND LARGER SIZE
                                          HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC TO
                                          WONA RADIO IN WINONA

Local storm report, May 3, 1:17 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
117 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    LAKE PROVIDENCE           LA   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   EAST CARROLL                   REPORTED BY KTVE TV.

0720 PM    KILMICHEAL                MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     REPORTED BY MONTGOMERY CO
                                          S.O.

0753 PM    VAIDEN                    MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CARROLL                        REPORTED BY CARROLL S.O.

1215 AM    JACKSON                   MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/97   HINDS                          REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.

Local storm report, May 3, 1:20 AM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
117 AM CDT SAT MAY 03 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0445 PM    LAKE PROVIDENCE           LA   .88 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   EAST CARROLL                   REPORTED BY KTVE TV.

0720 PM    KILMICHEAL                MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   MONTGOMERY                     REPORTED BY MONTGOMERY CO
                                          S.O.

0753 PM    VAIDEN                    MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/02/97   CARROLL                        REPORTED BY CARROLL S.O.

1215 AM    JACKSON                   MS   .75 INCH HAIL
05/03/97   HINDS                          REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Washington	52 min
May 2, 7:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	48 min
May 2, 7:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	41 min
May 2, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw	45 min
May 2, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll	49 min
May 2, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	44 min
May 2, 7:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sunflower	42 min
May 2, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Montgomery	46 min
May 2, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	47 min
May 2, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Webster	43 min
May 2, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes	41 min
May 2, 8:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	57 min
May 2, 8:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery	3 hr
May 2, 8:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha, Webster	3 hr
May 2, 8:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Montgomery	51 min
May 2, 8:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sunflower	48 min
May 2, 9:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leflore	41 min
May 2, 9:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw	51 min
May 2, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	48 min
May 2, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Montgomery	29 min
May 2, 9:34 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw	3 hr
May 2, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	40 min
May 2, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Webster	49 min
May 2, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore	41 min
May 2, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	54 min
May 2, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sunflower	46 min
May 2, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore	52 min
May 2, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	48 min
May 2, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll	51 min
May 2, 11:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Grenada, Webster	3 hr
May 2, 11:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	3 hr
May 3, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	43 min
May 3, 12:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Montgomery	54 min
May 3, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren, Yazoo	41 min
May 3, 1:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	42 min
May 3, 2:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	53 min
May 3, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	50 min
May 3, 2:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	53 min
May 3, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton	63 min
May 3, 3:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	44 min
May 3, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	42 min
May 3, 4:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	53 min
May 3, 5:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	45 min
May 2, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	40 min
May 2, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	29 min
May 2, 11:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Richland, West Carroll	54 min
May 2, 11:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll	43 min
May 2, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison	47 min
May 2, 10:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Chicot	43 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1997 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.