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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 18 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
- May 2, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2008, 4:08 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Attala County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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 nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 65 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1080 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 9.2
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 May 2, 3:44 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 3:44 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 6:31 AM CDT, 9 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 631 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 031145- 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- 631 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. BY MID MORNING...WIND ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA...GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENWOOD TO VICKSBURG TO BASTROP LOUISIANA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 9 PM. FOR THE REST OF THE REGION...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED ALONG A PRE- FRONTAL TROUGH...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION. AS THE LINE TRACKS EAST...WINDS...MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS. INCREASING WINDS AND INSTABILITY OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA REGION. AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING...SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN RISKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY DISCRETE CELL DEVELOPMENT. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL SLOWLY TRACK SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THE BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY STALL ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE THIS EVENING. AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP IN THE MOISTURE RICH ATMOSPHERE AND TRACK NORTHEAST...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY BE PRODUCED IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND PONDING WILL BE OF GREAT CONCERN. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL DECREASE AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE ARKLAMISS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTH AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN RISKS. HEAVY RAIN AND PONDING WILL ALSO REMAIN OF CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERE STORMS MAY LINGER INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER EAST AND SOUTHEAST. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. THE BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 1:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 146 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 LAZ026-MSZ060-021930- CONCORDIA LA-ADAMS MS- 146 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONCORDIA PARISH MOVING INTO ADAMS COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF DEER PARK AT 146 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 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. PEOPLE IN ADAMS AND CONCORDIA PARISHES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FERRIDAY...NATCHEZ AND VIDALIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEC
Special weather statement, May 2, 2:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 211 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 MSZ054-021955- COPIAH MS- 211 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST COPIAH COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF GALLMAN AT 211 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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. PEOPLE IN COPIAH COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS AND HAZLEHURST...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEC
Special weather statement, May 2, 3:06 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 306 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 MSZ054-055-062>064-022035- LINCOLN MS-LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-SIMPSON MS-COPIAH MS- 306 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER SONTAG AT 306 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. PEOPLE IN COPIAH...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAGEE...MENDENHALL AND PINOLA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE QUICKLY. AEG
Special weather statement, May 2, 3:24 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 324 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 MSZ049-054-055-063-022055- RANKIN MS-LAWRENCE MS-SIMPSON MS-COPIAH MS- 324 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SIMPSON COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER ROCKPORT AT 324 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 36 MPH. PEOPLE IN COPIAH...LAWRENCE...RANKIN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENDENHALL...PINOLA AND STAR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEG
Local storm report, May 2, 3:33 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
333 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL 3 ENE FLORA 32.56N 90.26W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MADISON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
&&Special weather statement, May 2, 3:35 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 335 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 MSZ018-019-022120- BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS- 335 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 ...INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM IN BOLIVAR COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUND BAYOU AT 335 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN BOLIVAR AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHELBY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BYB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:39 PM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 34 more | 23 hr |
| May 1, 9:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and 1 more | 23 hr |
| May 2, 2:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 22 min |
| May 2, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 44 min |
| May 2, 3:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 24 min |
| May 2, 4:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 24 more | 16 hr |
| May 2, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 43 min |
| May 2, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 21 min |
| May 2, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 63 min |
| May 2, 6:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 64 min |
| May 2, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 59 min |
| May 2, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.