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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 452, NWS Jackson, MS

June 8, 2005Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2005, 6:13 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 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
Jun 8, 2005, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2005, 6:49 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2005-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1183 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 2005-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1183 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:13 PM CDT, 3 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
313 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
092013-
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-
313 PM CDT WED JUN 08 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
MAINLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE...TO
CANTON TO LAUREL. WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR COMBINED WITH
AFTERNOON HEATING WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW
STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL..WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH...AND SMALL HAIL LESS THAN HALF AN INCH.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. THE SAME MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION AS WE HEAT UP
THURSDAY LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND MOVE TO THE EAST. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...GUSTY WINDS NEAR 50 MPH AND VERY SMALL HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

...FLOODING...
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
CONTINUE TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO SOME AREAS. WITH A VERY
TROPICAL LIKE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY
EFFICIENT AND COULD EASILY DROP OVER AN INCH IN AN HOUR. THESE
STORMS MAY CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING
AREAS FOR A SHORT TIME. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO CANTON TO
LAUREL.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE
AGAIN AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AND THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT
OF HEAVY RAINFALL ONCE AGAIN. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE TO ABILITY
TO DROP OVER AN INCH AN HOUR ONCE AGAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A SURGE OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE SHOULD ARRIVE ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL DURING THE WEEKEND. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD
OCCUR MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF MISSISSIPPI AS THIS
SYSTEM PASSES BY EARLY MONDAY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER DEVELOPMENTS
CONCERNING THIS HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH WEDNESDAY JUNE
15.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:27 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1227 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

MSZ053-054-059>062-081815-
ADAMS-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-FRANKLIN MS-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-
1227 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...

AT 1225 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ORGANIZING ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY AND MOVING GENERALLY NORTHEAST
AROUND 15 MPH. EXPECT SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY TO MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF
EASTERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15
TO 45 MINUTES.

THESE PARTICULAR STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF GENERATING WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MILES AN HOUR...FREQUENT AND VERY DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL.  IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
COULD EASILY PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN AN HOUR AND
ASSOCIATED AREAS OF PONDING WATER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS...
FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

50
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 1:16 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
116 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

MSZ043-048-049-082001-
HINDS-MADISON MS-RANKIN-
116 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2005

...LOCALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE METRO AREA...

AT 110 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST MADISON COUNTY AND WESTERN HINDS
COUNTY MOVING STEADILY EAST TOWARD INTERSTATE 55. THESE STORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE JACKSON METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH 300 PM.

THESE STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FREQUENT STRIKES OF
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS
ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS TO PRODUCE
MINOR STREET FLOODING IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION...A FEW
STRONGER STORMS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME IN THE VICINITY OF THE
METRO COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WHICH
COULD DOWN SMALL LIMBS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS...
FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

50
Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:42 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne29 min
Jun 8, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore34 min
Jun 8, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren45 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.