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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 269, NWS Jackson, MS
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.
The area
The counties it named.
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
The radar
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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 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 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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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.
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GERARDLocal storm report, Apr 22, 6:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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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. 7
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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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 26 min |
| Apr 22, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 20 min |
| Apr 22, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 35 min |
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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.