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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 373, NWS Jackson, MS

August 1, 2007Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2007, 4:49 PM CDT for Lamar County, Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2007, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2007, 5:26 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Lamar County, MS, Marion County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2007-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1590 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 2007-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
1590 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
887 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 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 Aug 1, 3:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
304 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

.DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM(TONIGHT AND THURSDAY) HOT TEMPERATURES OF
94-96F AND 3500-4000J/KG SBCAPES HAVE ALLOWED A SCATTERING OF SWWD-
MOVING SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE COULD BRIEFLY PUT OUT
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 60 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE THEY ALL DIE OUT
AROUND SUNDOWN. THE HWOJAN INCLUDES MENTION OF THIS POTENTIAL.
OTHERWISE... STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM MS COAST TO SERN TX WILL
SETTLE TO A POSITION JUST OFFSHORE THROUGH THURSDAY. DEEPEST MOISTURE
LOCATED EVEN FARTHER S IN THE NRN GULF OF MEXICO WHERE BEST RAINFALL
COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN.

FOR TONIGHT...ONCE THE TSRA DISSIPATE BY 8-9PM YOU CAN EXPECT
THINNING CONVECTIVE CLOUD DEBRIS AND PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A LIGHT ENE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL KEEP HAZE ALOFT IN THE AREA
AND OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN RANGE FROM ABOUT 69-73F. ON
THURSDAY...LOW LEVEL ELY FLOW SHOULD KEEP AN INVERTED TROUGH AXIS AND
SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE IN PLACE FOR THE MOST PART ALTHOUGH WE LOOK
FOR U60S DEWPOINTS IN AL TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO AT LEAST ERN PORTIONS
OF THE CWFA FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WILL MAINTAIN SMALL POPS FOR MOST
SECTIONS THURSDAY WITH PERSISTENCE IN THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTMENT. BEST
RAIN CHANCES IN THE SERN COUNTIES./40/

LONGER TERM(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...THERE ARE STILL SOME
LARGE UNCERTAINTIES IN THE EXTENDED...FROM A STRONG RIDGE DOMINATING
THE AREA KEEPING US MOSTLY DRY TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A WEAK TROPICAL
SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AREA BRINGING A GOOD BIT OF RAIN ON SATURDAY.
THE EURO AND GFS ENSEMBLE BOTH BUILD IN THE UPPER RIDGE FROM THE WEST
QUITE NICELY. THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND THE NAM HOLD ONTO A WEAK TROUGH
AT FIRST AND DONT BUILD THE RIDGE OVER THE AREA UNTIL LATE IN THE
EXTENDED. IN ADDITION TO THAT...THE 12Z GFS AND NAM BRING A WEAK
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE/SYSTEM INTO SRN LA SOMETIME FRI MORNING/MIDDAY.
WITH ALL OF THIS...SOME CHANGES WILL NEED TO BE MADE BUT I WILL NOT
COMPLETELY BITE OFF ON EITHER SOLN RIGHT NOW AND HOPE FOR A MORE
CONSISTENT AND CONFIDENT SOLUTION TO DEVELOP.

THE BIGGEST CONCERN AND LOWEST CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST IS FRI
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. RIDGE WEST OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
BUILD EAST WHILE THE BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS WEST INTO THE ERN GOM AND
SERN CONUS. AS THESE TWO UPPER RIDGES CONVERGE A WEAKNESS WILL BE IN
PLACE ACROSS LA/MS/AL. IT IS THIS SECTION THAT MAY ALLOW A TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE TO WORK NORTH OUT OF THE GOM. THE LAST FEW MDLS RUNS
HAVE HINTED AT SOME SORT OF TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NRN CNTRL
GULF BUT THE LATEST RUNS SEEM TO BE A LITTLE MORE BULLISH ON IT AND
HAVE SHIFTED A GOOD BIT WEST(THE EXCEPTION WAS THE PREVIOUS NAM
GOING INTO TX). BOTH THE GFS AND NAM TRY TO DEVELOP A A WEAK
TROPICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY THU AND THU NIGHT AND BY LATE FRI
MORNING HAVE IT SITTING JUST SOUTH OF THE LA COAST. IT THEN
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AND BY SAT COULD BE SOMEWHERE OVER
CNTRL/NRN LA. THE NAM IS THE STRONGEST AND HOLDS ON TO THIS FEATURE
THE LONGEST WHILE THE GFS REALLY BEGINS TO LOSE IT EARLY SAT. IF
THIS SCENARIO IS TRUE IT WOULD PUT THE CWA IN THE PRIME POSITION TO
GET SOME DECENT RAIN. IF A TROPICAL SYSTEM DOES DEVELOP...DUE TO ITS
PROXIMITY TO LAND AND THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IT WILL BE OVER
WATER...IT SHOULD NOT BE MUCH STRONGER THAN A WEAK TROPICAL
STORM...AND THAT IS IF IT DEVELOPS. IF THIS IS THE CASE WINDS MAY BE
A LITTLE BREEZY BUT THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WOULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN. EVEN IF A TROPICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT DEVELOP A WEAK TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL PROBABLY BE HEADING BACK NORTH AS THE PREVIOUS
FORECASTER MENTIONED AND THIS SHOULD STILL HELP THE RAIN CHANCES.
LATEST GUI HAS COME IN HIGHER WITH POPS FOR THE FRI THROUGH SAT TIME
FRAME. DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE I WILL NOT DEVIATE FROM LATEST GUI FOR
POPS. BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 20.

SUN AND INTO NEXT WEEK IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE UPPER RIDGE WHICH IS AGREED UPON BY THE MEDIUM RANGE MDLS. THIS
SHOULD GENERALLY GIVE US WARM TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S
AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN ISLTD TO SCT SHRA AND TSRA EACH DAY. WITH
THIS I HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE FCST FROM SUN THROUGH WED. /CAB/

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR HAZE SHOULD PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD
AT JUST ABOUT ALL TAF SITES AS ENE FLOW CONTINUES IN THE BOUNDARY AND
LOWEST LAYERS. REMEMBER...HAZE WILL HINDER SLANTWISE VISIBILITIES
MUCH MORE THAN SURFACE VISIBILITIES. OTHERWISE...VFR CUMULUS SHOULD
BE SCATTERED TO BRIEFLY BROKEN BEFORE 01Z AND THEN DISSIPATE WITH
HIGHER CONVECTIVE CLOUDS THINNING BEFORE 05Z. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
STORMS MAINLY IN THE SOUTH AND EAST PORTIONS THIS EVENING WILL
PROGRESS SLOWLY TO THE SW THROUGH 01Z BEFORE DYING. MORE MVFR PATCHY
FOG LIKELY 09-13Z WITH HAZE PERSISTING THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY./40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       71  96  73  93 /  13  10  18  36
MERIDIAN      70  95  72  92 /  11   9  20  35
VICKSBURG     71  95  72  93 /  12  14  14  27
HATTIESBURG   72  94  73  89 /  28  37  29  49
NATCHEZ       71  94  72  89 /  23  37  14  42
GREENVILLE    71  95  71  96 /   6   5   6   9
GREENWOOD     71  95  71  96 /   6   4   7   9

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 2:08 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
208 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
021915-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
208 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW...
HOWEVER ISOLATED STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST COVERAGE OCCURRING
SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH DRY AIR ALOFT WILL GIVE STORMS THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 OR 60 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES
BEFORE SUNSET. THE STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER DARK.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 3:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
318 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

MSZ053-012050-
CLAIBORNE MS-
318 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCKY SPRINGS AT 318 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 3:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
319 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

MSZ056-057-012100-
SMITH MS-JASPER MS-
319 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BAY SPRINGS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER TURNERVILLE...OR ABOUT 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF BAY SPRINGS...AT 319 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10
MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN JASPER AND SMITH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

AEG
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 3:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
332 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

MSZ054-012110-
COPIAH MS-
332 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF ROCKPORT TO MARTINSVILLE AT 332
PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN COPIAH COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAZLEHURST...SHOULD
MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

AEG
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 3:57 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

MSZ066-012125-
JONES MS-
357 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER OVETT AT 357 PM CDT...MOVING WEST
AT 5 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 4:39 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 4:43 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
443 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

MSZ051-012235-
NEWTON MS-
443 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF NEWTON AT 443 PM
CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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.

PEOPLE IN NEWTON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEWTON...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake32 min
Aug 1, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones55 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.