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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, MS

January 4, 2007Hinds County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 4, 2007, 10:31 PM CST for Hinds County, Mississippi. It was in force for 29 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 4, 2007, 10:31 PM CST (04:31 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2007, 11:00 PM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hinds County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 4, 10:45 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG3 W Brownsville, MSA FEW TREES DOWN ALONG MARTIN AND JOHN WARREN RD.
Jan 4, 10:50 PM CSTTSTM WND DMG2 N Brownsville, MSA TREE DOWN OFF OF TROTTER RD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 14 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 4, 8:47 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 2007-01-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 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 2007-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 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
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KJAN 050431
SVRJAN
MSC049-050500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0001.070105T0431Z-070105T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1031 PM CST THU JAN 4 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 1100 PM CST

* AT 1031 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR EDWARDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN AREAS OF HINDS    
  COUNTY.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

LAT...LON 3232 9064 3225 9050 3249 9030 3249 9044
      3253 9046 3250 9055

$$

CME
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KJAN 050455
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1055 PM CST THU JAN 4 2007

MSC049-050505-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0500Z/
HINDS MS-
1055 PM CST THU JAN 4 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HINDS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1100
PM CST...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS MOVED 
OUT OF THE COUNTY AND HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3232 9064 3225 9050 3249 9030 3249 9044
      3253 9046 3250 9055

$$

CME

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 Jan 4, 8:52 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 8:52 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
852 PM CST THU JAN 4 2007

.DISCUSSION...
DID A QUICK UPDATE TO ADD THE WATCH. WILL NOT MAKE ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       57  70  52  68 / 100  11   5  53
MERIDIAN      60  70  50  69 / 100  28   4  49
VICKSBURG     55  69  52  67 / 100   8   7  57
HATTIESBURG   62  72  51  73 / 100  30  10  49
NATCHEZ       55  69  55  71 / 100   5   5  59
GREENVILLE    53  63  51  62 / 100  12  13  41
GREENWOOD     57  65  52  66 / 100  13  12  40

&&

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

07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 3:11 PM CST, 7 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
311 PM CST THU JAN 04 2007

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
052111-
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-
311 PM CST THU JAN 04 2007

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

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

...THUNDERSTORMS...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PIVOT TOWARD THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL TRY AND SHIFT A WARM FRONT NORTH INTO
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING. WITH THIS WARM FRONT DRIFTING
NORTH ALLOWING DEEP MOISTURE TO SLOWLY INCREASE OVER THIS
AREA...COUPLED WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF WIND SHEAR IN
PLACE...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE
HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING.  THE MAIN CONCERN FROM ANY
STORM OVER THIS AREA WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

FURTHER NORTH...THE RETURN OF DEEPER GULF MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM AND WILL NOT BE
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE CONVECTION THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...MAINLY ALONG A WINNSBORO
LOUISIANA TO HAZLEHURST MISSISSIPPI TO QUITMAN LINE.  THESE
STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45
MPH.

...FLOODING...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE DISTURBANCE
SHIFTS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA
LATER THIS EVENING ...AND DIMINISHING FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT.
 TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. PONDING WATER WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.

LOCALIZED FLOODING OF CREEKS OR AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL SECTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING.

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

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
ANOTHER LONG PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO THE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING IS SHAPING UP FOR
THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. THIS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER SOME OF THE SAME AREA
THAT HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL.

A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG A STALLED COD
FRONT THAT WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN
SATURDAY IN THE SOUTH AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA AND
CONTINUE UNTIL THE THE WAVE MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY.
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.

...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 IS 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 10:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo43 min
Jan 4, 11:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Simpson55 min
Jan 4, 11:11 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo27 min
Jan 4, 11:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis34 min
Jan 4, 11:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Smith40 min
Jan 4, 11:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar31 min
Jan 5, 12:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones42 min
Jan 5, 12:26 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones44 min
Jan 5, 12:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton, Scott41 min
Jan 5, 12:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala16 min
Jan 5, 1:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba44 min
Jan 5, 1:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke41 min
Jan 5, 1:05 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNeshoba40 min
Jan 5, 1:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw34 min
Jan 5, 1:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale47 min
Jan 5, 1:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWinston41 min
Jan 5, 1:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper39 min
Jan 5, 1:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee53 min
Jan 5, 2:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha33 min
Jan 5, 2:06 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee39 min
Jan 5, 2:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes35 min
Jan 5, 2:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay18 min
Jan 5, 2:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes33 min
Jan 5, 3:10 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more15 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.