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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 269, NWS Jackson, MS

April 22, 2008Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2008, 7:29 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2008, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Lawrence County, MS, Lincoln County, MS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 22, 6:36 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:36 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 2:55 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
255 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
231045-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
255 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE
ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WINONA TO MONTICELLO. HAIL TO QUARTER
SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK WITH
SEVERE STORMS...ALTHOUGH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GOLF
BALL SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH.

A BAND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL
ARKANSAS TO FAR NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AT MID AFTERNOON. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE ATMOSPHERE
AHEAD OF THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS IS VERY UNSTABLE...AND WILL SUPPORT
THE ACTIVITY REMAINING STRONG TO SEVERE. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY
SHOULD BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR WHERE THE AIR
IS MOST UNSTABLE. OTHER SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY ALSO
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIR ALREADY IN PLACE.

WHILE THE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...A FEW STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...MAINLY OVER
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING AND COULD
DUMP GREATER THAN 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR. THIS COULD LEAD TO
MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...AS WELL AS THE
PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A CONCERN ALONG
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND THOSE TRIBUTARIES THAT ARE HIGH OR IN
FLOOD DUE TO BACKWATER. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG THE YAZOO...BIG
SUNFLOWER...AND BLACK RIVERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

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 WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

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

08

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
619 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

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

0619 PM     HAIL             4 SE EDINBURG           32.75N 89.30W
04/22/2008  E1.00 INCH       NESHOBA            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN THE HOPE COMMUNITY.
            REPORTED BY NESHOBA COUNTY 911.

&&

GERARD
Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 22, 6:30 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
630 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

MSZ043-230130-
MADISON MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON
630 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES OVER NORTHWEST MADISON COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS MADISON COUNTY AROUND 20
MPH. THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMHAVEN. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE LIKELY. THE STORM WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS RURAL MADISON COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM.

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Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:40 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW SNYDER            33.27N 91.69W
04/22/2008                   ASHLEY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD AND HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE AT MIST
            COMMUNITY. REPORT THAT SOME HAIL DAMAGE OCCURRED.

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GERARD
Local storm report, Apr 22, 6:46 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln26 min
Apr 22, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott26 min
Apr 22, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren42 min
Apr 22, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence29 min
Apr 22, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Warren20 min
Apr 22, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson30 min
Apr 22, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANConcordia35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.