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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Jackson, MS

May 4, 20064 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2006, 9:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 55 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 4, 2006, 9:35 PM CDT (02:35 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2006, 10:30 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Montgomery County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:38 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
May 4, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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 4, 9:20 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 9:20 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 3:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
354 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
052054-
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-
354 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS THE CHANCE OF STRONG AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TOMORROW FOR THE OUTLOOK
AREA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE STRONG WINDS
AND HAIL WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY IS BEING
FED BY A SURGE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WITH HIGH INSTABILITY IN
PLACE AND INCREASING DEEP LAYER SHEAR SEVERE STORMS ARE BECOMING
MORE LIKELY OVER THE DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL POSSIBLY
APPROACHING THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH THE EVENING

LATER TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT PUSH
INTO THE AREA THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONGEAL INTO A CONVECTIVE
CLUSTER AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA BEFORE SUNRISE TOMORROW. DECENT
INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND WITH DEEP LAYER SHEAR
INCREASING OVER THIS AREA THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. THIS
THREAT WILL CONTINUE SOUTHWARD WITH THE FRONT BUT THE ACTIVITY IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG TOMORROW AS THE SHEAR ONCE AGAIN
DECREASES OVER THE AREA. STRONG STORMS AREA STILL EXPECTED DURING
THE AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTH AS DECENT INSTABILITY WILL ONCE AGAIN
DEVELOP.

...FLOODING...
HEAVY RAIN IS ANOTHER THREAT TONIGHT. AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82
CORRIDOR ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN ESPECIALLY IF
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THESE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. THE THREAT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE CLUSTER OF
STORMS MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS
COULD APPROACH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN SOME AREA LEADING TO PONDING ON
ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
A FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR SATURDAY.
 AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL THEN WORK ITS WAY EAST OUT OF
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WITH A WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND WITH THE FRONT ACTING AS A LIFTING
MECHANISM...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY AND
AGAIN ON SATURDAY...BUT IS OTHERWISE NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT
THURSDAY.

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 4, 7:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
732 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N ANGUILLA            33.00N 90.83W
05/04/2006                   SHARKEY            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 61 JUST NORTH OF
            ANGUILLA.

&&

WESTER
Local storm report, May 4, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
739 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLLY RIDGE             32.47N 91.63W
05/04/2006                   RICHLAND           LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN HOLLY RIDGE AND DELHI.

&&

WESTER
Local storm report, May 4, 7:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
749 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CROWVILLE               32.24N 91.59W
05/04/2006                   FRANKLIN           LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

&&

WESTER
Local storm report, May 4, 8:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
808 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2006

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

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W TALLULAH            32.41N 91.31W
05/04/2006                   MADISON            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND A LOT OF POWER OUTAGES JUST WEST
            OF TENDAL.

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLULAH                32.41N 91.19W
05/04/2006                   MADISON            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF TALLULAH
            BETWEEN HWY 80 AND THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

&&

WESTER
Local storm report, May 4, 8:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 4, 8:53 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren60 min
May 4, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne36 min
May 4, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds65 min
May 4, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery45 min
May 4, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison67 min
May 4, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas41 min
May 5, 4:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.