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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Jackson, MS

January 24, 2002Copiah County, Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 24, 2002, 2:58 PM CST for Copiah County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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: Jan 24, 2002, 2:58 PM CST (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Jan 24, 2002, 3:30 PM CST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Copiah County, MS, Lincoln County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 24, 3:00 PM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Beauregard, MS	A few trees were blown down in the southern portion of the county.

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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 305 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 350 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KJAN 242058
SVRJAN
MSC029-085-242130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 258 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF WESSON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL...
  BE NEAR WESSON...BEAUREGARD AT 305 PM CST

WINDS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

HAIL TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3169 9055 3159 9049 3160 9027 3191 9025

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 24, 2:05 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 2:05 PM CST, 53 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
205 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
AND ADD CAUTION ON AREA LAKES. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD
FRONT/LEADING EDGE OF RADAR ECHOES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG LEADING EDGE OF FRONT.

.JAN...
AR...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON.
LA...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON.
MS...FFA WATCH EXCEPT SRN TIER MS ZONES THROUGH AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 11:38 AM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
251200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1138 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AS
THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED
WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT
IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.

ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI FOR
TODAY.	FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HARRISONBURG LOUISIANA TO FAYETTE MISSISSIPPI TO QUITMAN THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON FROM NATCHEZ TO HATTIESBURG AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ALONG AND JUST TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AS THE FRONT EDGES TO THE SOUTH.

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

Local storm report, Jan 24, 1:13 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
113 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0109 PM    2SW ETHEL                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   ATTALA                         HAM SPOTTER REPORT OF
                                          TREES DOWN AT
                                          INTERSECTION OF HWY 12
                                          AND NATCHEZ TRACE
                                          PARKWAY.  THE PARKWAY HAS
                                          BEEN CLOSED.

Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:03 PM CST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
203 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0154 PM    RICHLAND                  MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   RANKIN                         NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          POWERLINES DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY EOC

Special weather statement, Jan 24, 2:28 PM CST, 30 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
251200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
228 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AS
THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED
WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT
IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.

ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI FOR
TODAY.	FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HARRISONBURG LOUISIANA TO FAYETTE MISSISSIPPI TO QUITMAN THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON FROM NATCHEZ TO HATTIESBURG AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ALONG AND JUST TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AS THE FRONT EDGES TO THE SOUTH.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
GUSTY WIND WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
LEADING EDGE OF THE STRONG WIND WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT.
THE FRONT...WHICH EXTENDED FROM FERRIDAY LOUISIANA TO JACKSON
MISSISSIPPI TO MACON DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE NEAR
A LINE FROM COLUMBIA TO QUITMAN AROUND SUNSET. WIND AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH FROM 10 TO 15 MPH. THEY WILL SWITCH
TO THE NORTH AS THE FRONT PASSES AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES.
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO EXERCISE
CAUTION.

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AFTER SUNSET BEHIND THE FRONT AND
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

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

Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:31 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
231 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0154 PM    RICHLAND                  MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   RANKIN                         NUMEROUS TREES AND
                                          POWERLINES DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY EOC

0200 PM    2NW BRANDON               MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   RANKIN                         TREE DOWN AT APARTMENT
                                          COMPLEX 2603 OLD BRANDON
                                          ROAD...KNOCKED DOWN A
                                          FENCE. PUBLIC REPORT

Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:45 PM CST, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
245 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0150 PM                              MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   HINDS                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED
                                          ACROSS COUNTY...MANY ON
                                          HOMES WITH SEVERAL HOUSES
                                          HAVING SIGNIFICANT
                                          DAMAGE...REPORTED BY EOC

0230 PM    MORTON                    MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   SCOTT                          STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
                                          REPORTED TO BUILDINGS...
                                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
                                          THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY...
                                          REPORTED BY SO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 24, 3:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	27 min
Jan 24, 6:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Sunflower	3 hr
Jan 24, 6:59 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Grenada	3 hr
Jan 24, 7:18 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	3 hr
Jan 24, 8:10 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Washington	3 hr
Jan 24, 8:52 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar	3 hr
Jan 24, 8:59 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll	3 hr
Jan 24, 9:46 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Sunflower	3 hr
Jan 24, 10:01 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Grenada	3 hr
Jan 24, 11:03 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Washington	3 hr
Jan 24, 11:39 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes	51 min
Jan 24, 12:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala	49 min
Jan 24, 1:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	42 min
Jan 24, 1:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	59 min
Jan 24, 1:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake	34 min
Jan 24, 1:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah	49 min
Jan 24, 2:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Scott, Simpson, Smith	54 min
Jan 24, 2:31 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson	29 min
Jan 24, 2:40 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	35 min
Jan 24, 2:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	35 min
Jan 24, 3:05 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Marion, Smith	25 min
Jan 24, 3:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	23 min
Jan 24, 3:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	50 min
Jan 24, 3:16 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson	29 min
Jan 24, 3:24 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar	36 min
Jan 24, 3:33 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Smith	42 min
Jan 24, 3:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	39 min
Jan 24, 3:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	32 min
Jan 24, 3:50 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	40 min
Jan 24, 3:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2002 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002

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.