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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS

January 3, 2000Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 3, 2000, 10:48 PM CST for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2000, 10:48 PM CST (04:48 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2000, 11:15 PM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties

County Forrest County, MS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 3, 7:15 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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: 718 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 349 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 8.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 040453
SVRJAN
MSC035-040515-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1048 PM CST MON JAN 3 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FORREST COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 1115 PM CST

* AT 1048 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF PETAL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL MAINLY AFFECT SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND RURAL AREAS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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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.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 3, 8:08 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 8:08 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
808 PM CST MON JAN 3 2000

UPDATED ZONES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 AM FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.JAN...
MS...NONE.
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 3, 9:47 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 PM CST MON JAN 03 2000

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

0100 PM    TALLULAH                  LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   MADISON                        TREES DOWN

0100 PM    NEWELLTON                 LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   TENSAS                         18 WHEELER TRUCK PULLING
                                          TRAILER BLEW OFF ROAD INTO
                                          POWER LINES

0135 PM    OAK RIDGE                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   WARREN                         TREES AND LIMBS DOWN NEAR
                                          OAK RIDGE

0530 PM    GARLANDVILLE              MS   WIND DAMAGE/POSSIBLE TORNADO
01/03/00   JASPER                         DAMAGE TO STORE AND
                                          HOUSES. TREES DOWN IN
                                          ROAD. TORNADO REPOSTED
                                          ON GROUND BY PUBLIC

0530 PM    RALEIGH                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SMITH                          TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 35
                                          NORTH OF RALEIGH

0605 PM    NELLIEBURG                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LAUDERDALE                     TREES DOWN

0625 PM                              MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   FRANKLIN                       TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE ON
                                          HIGHWAY 98 NEAR LINCOLN
                                          COUNTY.

0715 PM    BROOKHAVEN                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LINCOLN                        TREES DOWN...POWERLINES
                                          DOWN...TWO SHEDS BLOWN
                                          AWAY

0755 PM    MAGEE                     MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SIMPSON                        AWNINGS TORN OFF OF
                                          SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS

0200 PM    GREENWOOD                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LEFLORE                        DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME
                                          DESTROYED NEAR COM
MUNITY
                                          OF SLAUGHTER

Special weather statement, Jan 3, 10:10 PM CST, 38 minutes before

WATCH NOTIFICATION FOR TORNADO WATCH 012...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1010 PM CST MON JAN 3 2000

MSZ049>051-054>056-062-063-040700-
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF
TORNADO WATCH 012. COUNTIES CLEARED INCLUDE:

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI:
RANKIN...SCOTT...NEWTON...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH...

IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI:
LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...

MSZ052-057-058-064>066-072>074-040700-
TORNADO WATCH 012 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 100 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI:
LAUDERDALE...JASPER...CLARKE...

IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI:
JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR...FORREST...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY &OF MERIDIAN AND HATTIESBURG...

Local storm report, Jan 3, 10:30 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TO SHOW TIME IN CST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 PM CST MON JAN 03 2000

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

0100 PM    TALLULAH                  LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   MADISON                        TREES DOWN

0100 PM    NEWELLTON                 LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   TENSAS                         18 WHEELER TRUCK PULLING
                                          TRAILER BLEW OFF ROAD INTO
                                          POWER LINES

0135 PM    OAK RIDGE                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   WARREN                         TREES AND LIMBS DOWN NEAR
                                          OAK RIDGE

0530 PM    GARLANDVILLE              MS   WIND DAMAGE/POSSIBLE TORNADO
01/03/00   JASPER                         DAMAGE TO STORE AND
                                          HOUSES. TREES DOWN IN
                                          ROAD. TORNADO REPOSTED
                                          ON GROUND BY PUBLIC

0530 PM    RALEIGH                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SMITH                          TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 35
                                          NORTH OF RALEIGH

0605 PM    NELLIEBURG                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LAUDERDALE                     TREES DOWN

0625 PM                              MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   FRANKLIN                       TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE ON
                                          HIGHWAY 98 NEAR LINCOLN
                                          COUNTY.

0715 PM    BROOKHAVEN                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LINCOLN                        TREES DOWN...POWERLINES
                                          DOWN...TWO SHEDS BLOWN
                                          AWAY

0755 PM    MAGEE                     MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SIMPSON                        AWNINGS TORN OFF OF
                                          SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS

0200 PM    GREENWOOD                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LEFLORE                        DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME
                                          DESTROYED NEAR COMMUNITY
                                          OF SLAUGHTER

Local storm report, Jan 3, 10:30 PM CST, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 PM CST MON JAN 03 2000

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

0100 PM    TALLULAH                  LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   MADISON                        TREES DOWN

0100 PM    NEWELLTON                 LA   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   TENSAS                         18 WHEELER TRUCK PULLING
                                          TRAILER BLEW OFF ROAD INTO
                                          POWER LINES

0135 PM    OAK RIDGE                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   WARREN                         TREES AND LIMBS DOWN NEAR
                                          OAK RIDGE

0530 PM    GARLANDVILLE              MS   WIND DAMAGE/POSSIBLE TORNADO
01/03/00   JASPER                         DAMAGE TO STORE AND
                                          HOUSES. TREES DOWN IN
                                          ROAD. TORNADO REPOSTED
                                          ON GROUND BY PUBLIC

0530 PM    RALEIGH                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SMITH                          TREES DOWN ON ROUTE 35
                                          NORTH OF RALEIGH

0605 PM    NELLIEBURG                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LAUDERDALE                     TREES DOWN

0625 PM                              MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   FRANKLIN                       TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE ON
                                          HIGHWAY 98 NEAR LINCOLN
                                          COUNTY.

0715 PM    BROOKHAVEN                MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LINCOLN                        TREES DOWN...POWERLINES
                                          DOWN...TWO SHEDS BLOWN
                                          AWAY

0755 PM    MAGEE                     MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   SIMPSON                        AWNINGS TORN OFF OF
                                          SEVERAL DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS

0200 PM    GREENWOOD                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/03/00   LEFLORE                        DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME
                                          DESTROYED NEAR COMMUNITY
                                          OF SLAUGHTER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 3, 6:14 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake	31 min
Jan 3, 6:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lincoln	49 min
Jan 3, 6:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake	47 min
Jan 3, 6:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	44 min
Jan 3, 7:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson	43 min
Jan 3, 7:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	38 min
Jan 3, 7:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	44 min
Jan 3, 7:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	51 min
Jan 3, 7:44 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	31 min
Jan 3, 8:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	25 min
Jan 3, 8:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	35 min
Jan 3, 8:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	46 min
Jan 3, 8:33 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington	27 min
Jan 3, 8:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	31 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.