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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 427, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2005, 11:40 PM CDT for Adams County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 15 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
- May 24, 2005, 11:40 PM CDT (04:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2005, 11:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Adams County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Jefferson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 428 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 24, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 9:35 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 935 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005 .UPDATE...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL MCV MOVING THROUGH THE REGION IN NORTHWEST FLOW. 850 THETA RIDGE MAX OF 340 PLUS RAN FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH SOUTH WEST MISSISSIPPI. THIS WAS WHERE STRONG CONVECTION WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST. EXPECT CHANCES OF CONVECTION TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT OVER THIS AREA WITH ISOLATED HAIL RISK ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO USED AFTER MIDNIGHT POPS FOR THE EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE THE REST OF FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK AS FAR AS WINDS AND TEMPS ARE CONCERN. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 17
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 3:44 PM CDT, 7 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 344 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 252044- 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- 344 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...ESPECIALLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF A GREENVILLE TO BRANDON TO HATTIESBURG LINE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISK IN THESE AREAS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI IS SERVING AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST ALONG THE BOUNDARY AND THIS IS CREATING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER ARKANSAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG THE BOUNDARY WELL INTO THE NIGHT. EXPECT THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE GREATER IN THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT EXPECT THE SUPPORT FOR FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LESS AS INSTABILITY WILL BE WEAKER. ...FLOODING... A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IN AN HOUR...RESULTING IN RAPID RUN-OFF OF WATER AND LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...AS DISTURBANCES MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO OUR AREA. SOME STRONG STORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. AT THIS TIME...A GOOD DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THESE SYSTEMS. PLEASE CHECK LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COULD BE NEEDED THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...MAY 31ST. 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, May 24, 7:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
728 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0633 PM HAIL CLINTON 32.34N 90.33W
05/24/2005 0.88 INCH HINDS MS BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED ON CLINTON-RAYMOND ROAD.
&&
CAMPBELLLocal storm report, May 24, 7:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
732 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL MONTROSE 32.12N 89.24W
05/24/2005 0.50 INCH JASPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED BY JASPER EOC.
&&
CAMPBELLSpecial weather statement, May 24, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| May 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 74 min |
| May 24, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 24 min |
| May 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 48 min |
| May 24, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 29 min |
| May 24, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 36 min |
| May 24, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Tensas | 9 min |
| May 24, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 44 min |
| May 24, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Tensas | 20 min |
| May 24, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.