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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Jackson, MS

February 26, 2008Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 2008, 4:34 AM CST for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 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: Feb 26, 2008, 4:34 AM CST (10:34 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2008, 5:00 AM CST
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Jones County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 26, 12:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 359 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 Feb 26, 4:28 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 4:28 AM CST, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 3:58 PM CST, 12 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
358 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
262200-
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-
358 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TONIGHT ACROSS
THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA WITH THE FOCUS MAINLY ON THE NORTHWEST HALF
BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM. THE GREATEST RISK FOR LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF
BALLS...DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES IS DEFINED
BY THE AREA ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. THE
STORMS SHOULD TEND TO BECOME LESS NUMEROUS AS THEY MOVE FARTHER EAST
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A VERY STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE
MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS PUSHING A STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT INTO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE FRONT SHOULD TRIGGER A BROKEN LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BUT THE AIR MASS AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN CAPPED BY A WARM LAYER OF AIR ALOFT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF
STORMS DEVELOP JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE...SUPERCELLS ARE LIKELY IN THE
VERY STRONG SHEAR ENVIRONMENT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS APPEAR TO
BE THE MAIN RISK ALTHOUGH TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THE LINE OF STORMS WILL TRAVEL FROM THE NORTHWEST DELTA TO THE NATCHEZ
TRACE CORRIDOR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM AND THE LINE WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST
OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN AND IT MOVES SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT
INTO A SOMEWHAT MORE STABLE AIR MASS. THE STORMS SHOULD COMPLETELY
EXIT SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BEFORE 8 AM TUESDAY.

AS THE COLDER AIR RUSHES IN TUESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AND BECOME GUSTY TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL
BE IN EFFECT FOR MOST LOCATIONS TUESDAY BEFORE THE WINDS DIE DOWN
TUESDAY EVENING FROM THE NORTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

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...MAY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

40

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 1:46 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
146 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

LAZ025-MSZ047-053-260815-
TENSAS LA-CLAIBORNE MS-WARREN MS-
146 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF NEWELLTON AT 146 AM
CST...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CLAIBORNE...TENSAS AND WARREN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
STORM CLOSELY.

EEC

Local storm report, Feb 26, 2:37 AM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
237 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

0145 AM     HAIL             HARRISONBURG            31.77N 91.82W
02/26/2008  E0.75 INCH       CATAHOULA          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY CATAHOULA S.O.

&&

BURSE

Local storm report, Feb 26, 3:46 AM CST, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
346 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW WESSON            31.69N 90.43W
02/26/2008                   LINCOLN            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN NEAR MILE MARKER 48 ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF
            INTERSTATE 55.

&&

HAMRICK

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 3:50 AM CST, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

MSZ062>064-072-261020-
MARION MS-LINCOLN MS-LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
350 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER RUTH AT 350 AM CST...MOVING EAST
AT 65 MPH.

PEOPLE IN JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN AND MARION COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

EEC

Local storm report, Feb 26, 3:57 AM CST, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

0335 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WESSON                  31.70N 90.40W
02/26/2008                   COPIAH             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN NEAR MILE MARKER 49 ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF
            INTERSTATE 55.

&&

HAMRICK

Local storm report, Feb 26, 4:15 AM CST, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
415 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

0410 AM     HAIL             MIZE                    31.87N 89.55W
02/26/2008  E0.88 INCH       SMITH              MS   PUBLIC

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED.

&&

JFAIRLY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 25, 10:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	34 min
Feb 26, 1:01 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	29 min
Feb 26, 1:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery	32 min
Feb 26, 1:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	34 min
Feb 26, 2:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Warren	35 min
Feb 26, 2:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	30 min
Feb 26, 2:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	46 min
Feb 26, 3:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Rankin, Simpson	38 min
Feb 26, 4:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	36 min
Feb 26, 4:17 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	28 min
Feb 26, 4:27 AM CST	Wind Advisory	JAN	Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson and 4 more	8 hr
Feb 26, 1:35 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas	25 min
Feb 25, 11:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	44 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.