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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Jackson, MS

May 17, 2002Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2002, 3:04 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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: May 17, 2002, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2002, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Rankin County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 17, 3:10 PM CDT	Hail 0.88	Brandon, MS
May 17, 3:10 PM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 60 E	Brandon, MS

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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 25 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: 358 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.5

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KJAN 172004
SVRJAN
MSC121-172045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
301 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 301 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF PUCKETT...MOVING NORTHEAST   
  AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL...
  BE NEAR PUCKETT AT 305 PM CDT
  BE NEAR PELAHATCHIE AT 335 PM CDT

WINDS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

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

LAT...LON 3211 9003 3207 8977 3223 8974 3243 8976

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 May 17, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 11:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1135 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

UPDATED ZONES TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS/WINDS AND AFTERNOON
WORDING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GROUPS. WITH MSAS SHOWING GOOD
INSTABILITY OVER SOUTHERN GROUPS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY
DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND A FEW CELL AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE
OVER CENTRAL LA...ADDED SEVERE. OTHERWISE FORECAST OK.

JAN 85/58/71/46/72 6800
MEI 86/59/71/46/72 6800

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 11:31 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
181200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1131 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT
SHOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS UPWARDS TO 70 MPH WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS
WITH LARGE HAIL TO NICKEL SIZED BEING A LESSER THREAT. VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR WILL BE MINIMAL FOR WIDESPREAD...SEVERE STORMS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST AND INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BY 6 PM.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING
TO CREATE A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. AS THE COLD FRONT
ENCOUNTERS THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND
HAM RADIO OPERATORS MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...IF
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CHANGE AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS
INCREASES.

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

Special weather statement, May 17, 11:36 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
181200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1136 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT
SHOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS UPWARDS TO 70 MPH WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS
WITH LARGE HAIL TO NICKEL SIZED BEING A LESSER THREAT. VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR WILL BE MINIMAL FOR WIDESPREAD...SEVERE STORMS.

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST AND INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BY 6 PM.
ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING
TO CREATE A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. AS THE COLD FRONT
ENCOUNTERS THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS.

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND
HAM RADIO OPERATORS MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...IF
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CHANGE AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS
INCREASES.

...FLOODING...
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY APPROACH 1 1/2 TO 2 INCHES IN
SPOTS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING
ON ROADWAYS AND EVEN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. ANY
SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD BE AFFECTED BY RUN-OFF AS WELL
WITH ANY HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS.

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

Local storm report, May 17, 1:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
144 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

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

0115 PM    4N TAYLORSVILLE           MS   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/17/02   SMITH                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

Local storm report, May 17, 1:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
153 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002

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

1230 PM    2N PRENTISS               MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/17/02   JEFFERSON DAVIS                LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 12:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	31 min
May 17, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	35 min
May 17, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	46 min
May 17, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	38 min
May 17, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	28 min
May 17, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	34 min
May 17, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	43 min
May 17, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	39 min
May 17, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	32 min
May 17, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar	47 min
May 17, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar	46 min
May 17, 4:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	39 min
May 17, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	52 min
May 17, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	45 min
May 17, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	33 min
May 17, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	32 min
May 17, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	57 min
May 17, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	47 min
May 17, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	13 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.