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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 435, NWS Jackson, MS

July 30, 2006Covington County, Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2006, 8:59 PM CDT for Covington County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 30, 2006, 8:59 PM CDT (01:59 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2006, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Covington County, MS, Jones County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 00:00Z on 2006-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1488 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 00:00Z on 2006-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1719 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 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 Jul 30, 8:19 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 8:19 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
819 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MERGER OF TWO THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF
CLARKE COUNTY IN SE MS A LITTLE EARLIER. SUBSEQUENT COMBINATION OF
CONVECTION IS RATHER VIGOROUS AND PROPAGATING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST DOWN
THE I-59 CORRIDOR...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND PRODIGIOUS AMOUNTS OF
LIGHTNING. UPDATED THE FORECAST TO INCREASE POPS FOR THE FAR
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CWA...INCLUDING THE HATTIESBURG AREA.

REST OF ACTIVITY ACROSS THE CWA IS PRETTY MUCH NEGLIGIBLE. EXPECT
MOST OF THE ACTION TO BE OVER IN SOUTHEAST ZONES WITHIN AN HOUR OR
TWO. HOWEVER...RUC IMPLIES 850 MB CONVERGENCE IS INCREASING INTO THE
BACKSIDE OF THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM. THIS COULD SPAWN SOME HIGHER
BASED...BUT ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS A WIDER AREA LATER ON
TONIGHT.

NEW ZONES AND GRIDS OUT WITH ANOTHER UPDATE ANTICIPATED BEFORE 10
PM. /BB/

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
WEAK DISTURBANCE/CONVECTIVE VORT DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHWEST ON THE
EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE MID LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDING EAST INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS TRIGGERING LOTS OF CONVECTION RIGHT NOW
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. CONVECTION ACROSS THE REST OF THE
MS REMAINS GENERALLY VERY ISOLATED WITH REMNANT SHOWERS DISSIPATING
QUICKLY UP IN AROUND THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE. MESOANALYSIS SHOWS BEST
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY EVENING TO PUSH SOUTH
ALONG THE CORRIDOR OF THE MS/AL STATELINE WHILE MOST OTHER ACTIVITY
REMAINS ISOLATED OR NON-EXISTENT. ML CAPE VALUES PRECEDING
CONVECTION ARE UP ABOVE 2000 J/KG GENERALLY...SO WE WILL HAVE TO
WATCH FOR SOME STRONG STORMS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

UPDATED 1ST PERIOD FORECAST TO REFLECT THINKING IN TERMS OF PRECIP
COVERAGE. THINK THAT MOST ACTIVITY WILL TEND TO WIND DOWN BY 8 OR 9
PM...BUT THE PRESENCE OF MENTIONED DISTURBANCE MAY STILL BE ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT SOME ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE
MS ZONES THROUGH THE NIGHT.

NEW ZONES AND GRIDS COMING OUT WITH ANOTHER UPDATE ANTICIPATED LATER
ON THIS EVENING. /BB/

&&

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

50
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 2:34 PM CDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
234 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
311934-
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-
234 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EAST WHICH WILL BE GENERALLY
ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM EUPORA TO FOREST TO COLUMBIA. THIS
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE AREA WARMS TO THE
MIDDLE 90S AND WEAK DISTURBANCES MOVE AROUND THE DEVELOPING UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE. SINCE SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SO
WARM...ANY STORM IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH....FREQUENT LIGHTING AND POSSIBLE
SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH SOME LOCAL DOWNPOURS OF AROUND AN INCH PER
HOUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

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 IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

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, Jul 30, 6:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
606 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

MSZ052-302330-
LAUDERDALE-
606 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY...

AT 605 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE MERIDIAN AIRPORT WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 55
MPH HAVE JUST OCCURRED. EXPECT THIS STORM TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...MAINLY SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 20. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT THE SOUTHERN HALF
OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY THROUGH 630 PM.

PERSONS OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY ON OR NEAR LAKE OKATIBBEE...SHOULD
TAKE COVER AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED OR DECAYING TREES. IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.

CME
Local storm report, Jul 30, 6:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
617 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0557 PM     TSTM WND GST     MERIDIAN                32.38N 88.71W
07/30/2006  M55 MPH          LAUDERDALE         MS   ASOS

            48KTS MEASUREED AT KEY FIELD.

&&

CME
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
625 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

MSZ058-310005-
CLARKE-
625 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER CLARKE COUNTY THROUGH 7 PM...

AT 622 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING CLARKE COUNTY...ONE FROM THE
NORTH AND THE OTHER FROM THE EAST. AS THE TWO OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES
FROM EACH STORM COLLIDE OVER CLARKE COUNTY...STRONG AND POSSIBLY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT ANY STORM THAT MOVES
INTO OR DEVELOPS OVER THE COUNTY TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 40
AND 55 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL
BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH 7 PM AND IF THEY INTENSIFY ENOUGH...A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

PERSONS OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY ON OR NEAR LAKE OKATIBBEE...SHOULD
TAKE COVER AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
DOWN WEAKLY ROOTED OR DECAYING TREES. IF YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.

CME
Local storm report, Jul 30, 7:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
742 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0712 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S QUITMAN             31.97N 88.72W
07/30/2006                   CLARKE             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE DESOTO COMMUNITY.

&&

CME
Local storm report, Jul 30, 8:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
815 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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

0723 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W SHUBUTA             31.86N 88.74W
07/30/2006                   CLARKE             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG WITH A FEW POWER LINES. A
            LARGE NUMBER OF POWER OUTAGES ARE IN PROGRESS.

&&

CME
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 8:40 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke23 min
Jul 30, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones44 min
Jul 31, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.