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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 336, NWS Jackson, MS

April 26, 2005Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2005, 11:10 AM CDT for Lincoln 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
Apr 26, 2005, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2005, 11:37 AM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lincoln County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 26, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 94 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2005-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 67 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2005-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 329 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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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 Apr 25, 9:55 PM CDT, 13 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 9:55 PM CDT, 13 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
955 PM CDT MON APR 25 2005

.SHORT TERM...
DRY AIRMASS GRADUALLY ERODING WITH CONTINUED MOISTURE ADVECTION INTO
THE LOWER MS VALLEY. A FEW SHOWERS BEGINNING TO REACH THE MS RIVER
FROM THE WEST WHILE SPRINKLES/LIGHT RAIN SHIELD BRUSHING THROUGH THE
SERN CORNER OF THE CWFA. PLAN ON UPDATING THE ZONES CLOSE TO
MIDNIGHT TO REMOVE THE EVENING ZONE WORDING/ALREADY SENT UPDATE TO
HOURLY WEB GRAPHICS/GRIDS.

EVEN THOUGH VEERING WIND PROFILES WILL BE INCREASING THROUGH MID
MORNING TUESDAY...THE INSTABILITY REMAINS RATHER QUESTIONABLE UNTIL
DAYBREAK WHEN SOME DAYTIME HEATING BEGINS. 00Z NAM ACTUALLY SHOWS A
QUICK SHOT OF 1500-2000J/KG CAPES DEVELOPING BETWEEN 12-15Z SOUTH OF
A PORT GIBSON TO MERIDIAN LINE. MODELS PERSIST IN DECREASING THE
WIND SHEAR WHILE THE INSTABILITY GOES UP SO STILL EXPECT SLIGHT RISK
FOR SVR TSRA MAINLY SE OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY FROM ABOUT MID
MORNING TUESDAY THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       56  78  50  78 /  90  80  10   0
MERIDIAN      55  80  47  78 /  90  90  20   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 5:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
537 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
271037-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
537 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. LITTLE IF ANY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
CROSSETT ARKANSAS...TO LEXINGTON AND MACON MISSISSIPPI.

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS PUSHED A COLD FRONT INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS STATES THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...A LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST
SOUTHEAST.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING...REINTENSIFYING
OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

WITH SURFACE MOISTURE REMAINING RELATIVELY LOW THROUGH MID
MORNING...SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY WILL BE GREATLY LIMITED. THIS
WILL CONFINE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO ONLY ISOLATED AREAS.
HOWEVER...STRONG MOISTURE ADVECTION JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE AND
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAVE
RESULTED IN GOOD ELEVATED INSTABILITY...RESULTING IN A RISK OF
LARGE HAIL IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

BY LATE THIS MORNING...SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY...INCREASING BOTH TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS OVER
EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI. THIS HEATING WILL BUILD INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITHIN THIS LINE SHOULD REDEVELOP/REINTENSIFY DURING THE LATE
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISKS...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

AT THIS TIME...IT IS EXPECTED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD EXIT THE AREA AFTER MID AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
ANOTHER POTENT DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER OUR REGION FOR THE
WEEKEND AND TRIGGER STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE EXPECTED POSITION...AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE...AND STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM HISTORICALLY SUPPORTS
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONALLY...THE
AVAILABLE MOISTURE MAY BE QUITE HIGH AND COULD SUPPORT LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO THIS WEEK FOR
LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA AND THEN POSSIBLY AGAIN AREA WIDE OVER
THE WEEKEND.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 7:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:00 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
800 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     HAIL             10 SE BRANDON           32.18N 89.88W
04/22/2005  1.00 INCH        RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:08 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
808 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0725 AM     HAIL             CAMDEN                  32.78N 89.84W
04/22/2005  0.75 INCH        MADISON            MS   OTHER FEDERAL

            PENNY SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:17 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
817 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 AM     HAIL             1 E REDWOOD             32.48N 90.79W
04/22/2005  0.75 INCH        WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PENNY SIZED HAIL.

&&

WILSON
Local storm report, Apr 26, 8:25 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
825 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0818 AM     HAIL             RAYMOND                 32.26N 90.42W
04/26/2005  0.50 INCH        HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

WILSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 6:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison48 min
Apr 26, 7:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott44 min
Apr 26, 7:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin66 min
Apr 26, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.