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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 835, NWS Jackson, MS

December 13, 2001Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 13, 2001, 6:57 PM CST for Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2001, 6:57 PM CST (00:57 UTC)
Expired: Dec 13, 2001, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Marion 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
Dec 13, 5:00 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 458 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 569 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

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The text

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

215 
WUUS54 KJAN 140057
SVRJAN
MSC091-140130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
657 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 657 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER COLUMBIA...OR ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF
  COLUMBIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL...
  REMAIN OVER RURAL MARION COUNTY 

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER WHILE THE STORM PASSES.

LAT...LON 3126 9002 3114 8989 3139 8967 3137 8993

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 Dec 13, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 5:35 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
535 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

HAVE UPDATED THE ZONES TO REFLECT THE TORNADO WATCH THAT IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. ALSO WORDED IN THE SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THIS
EVENING.

.JAN...
MS...FFA ALONG/NW OF A MERIDIAN-MONTICELLO LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
LA...FFA ALL NE ZONES THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
AR...FFA ALL EXTREME SE ZONES THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:24 PM CST, 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
624 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

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

0622 PM    1N POCAHANTAS             MS   FUNNEL CLOUD
12/13/01   HINDS                          SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL
                                          CLOUD ON HINDS/MADISON
                                          COUNTY LINE.

Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:26 PM CST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
626 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

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

0622 PM    1N POCAHANTAS             MS   FUNNEL CLOUD
12/13/01   HINDS                          SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL
                                          CLOUD ON HINDS/MADISON
                                          COUNTY LINE.

0625 PM    2N POCAHANTAS             MS   WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01   HINDS                          HINDS COUNTY EOC REPORTED
                                          POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
                                          MADISON COUNTY LINE ON
                                          HIGHWAY 49

Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:29 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
629 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

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

0625 PM    2N POCAHANTAS             MS   WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01   HINDS                          HINDS COUNTY EOC REPORTED
                                          POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
                                          MADISON COUNTY LINE ON
                                          HIGHWAY 49

Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:43 PM CST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
643 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

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

0630 PM    RIDGELAND                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01   MADISON                        S.O REPORTED 4 INCH
                                          DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN AT
                                          THE INTERSECTION OF
                                          HIGHWAY 51 AND SCHOOL
                                          STREET.

0640 PM    GLUCKSTADT                MS   0.75 INCH HAIL
12/13/01   MADISON                        S.O. REPORTED DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL IN MADISON, SHARON,
                                          GLUCKSTADT, AND CANTON.

Local storm report, Dec 13, 6:50 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
650 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

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

0630 PM    RIDGELAND                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
12/13/01   MADISON                        S.O REPORTED 4 INCH
                                          DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN AT
                                          THE INTERSECTION OF
                                          HIGHWAY 51 AND SCHOOL
                                          STREET.

0640 PM    GLUCKSTADT                MS   0.75 INCH HAIL
12/13/01   MADISON                        S.O. REPORTED DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL IN MADISON, SHARON,
                                          GLUCKSTADT, AND CANTON.

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 6:56 PM CST, 1 minute before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
141200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
656 PM CST THU DEC 13 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS...
A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A
GRENADA...JACKSON... NATCHEZ...LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  THE
PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM DAMAGING
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS MAIN
LINE...AND THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF ROTATING...WITH THE
POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO.  THE ENTIRE
THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END ACROSS THE REGION BY 2 AM
FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.

RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TONIGHT. THESE STORMS HAVE
DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES IN EASTERN LOUISIANA AND
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL AS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A MERIDIAN TO RALEIGH TO MONTICELLO LINE.
MANY RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL REMAIN NEAR BANK FULL AND FLOODING
HAS OCCURRED AT SOME LOCATIONS. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL
FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED AS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER SATURATED
GROUND.

IF YOU LIVE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BE READY
FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
LATER TODAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 6:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	49 min
Dec 13, 6:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	62 min
Dec 13, 6:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	45 min
Dec 13, 6:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson	47 min
Dec 13, 6:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	41 min
Dec 13, 6:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	46 min
Dec 13, 6:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	28 min
Dec 13, 6:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	66 min
Dec 13, 6:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake	66 min
Dec 13, 7:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala	44 min
Dec 13, 7:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	38 min
Dec 13, 7:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Winston	46 min
Dec 13, 7:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton	46 min
Dec 13, 7:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	50 min
Dec 13, 8:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	45 min
Dec 13, 9:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	47 min
Dec 13, 9:30 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar	90 min

Nearby

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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.