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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 505, NWS Jackson, MS

June 25, 2008Jefferson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2008, 12:03 PM CDT for Jefferson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2008, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2008, 12:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Jefferson County, MS

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 25, 10:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 10:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:58 AM CDT, 7 hours 5 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:10 AM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:24 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1124 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0548 PM     HAIL             2 N BROOKHAVEN          31.61N 90.45W
06/24/2008  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF NEW SIGHT
            ROAD AND HWY 51.

0550 PM     HAIL             2 SSE FAYETTE           31.68N 91.05W
06/24/2008  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          MS   PUBLIC

            REPORTED BY GROCERY NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWYS 28 AND 33

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALCORN                  31.88N 91.14W
06/24/2008                   CLAIBORNE          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN HWY 552 IN CLAIBORNE COUNTY

0622 PM     HAIL             5 SW HAZLEHURST         31.81N 90.45W
06/24/2008  E0.25 INCH       COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0622 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW HAZLEHURST         31.81N 90.45W
06/24/2008                   COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES DOWN 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAZLEHURST.

0630 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 WNW ROXIE             31.55N 91.21W
06/24/2008  U0.00 MPH        ADAMS              MS   PUBLIC

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ACROSS OLD HIGHWAY 84 IN THE
            CRANFIELD COMMUNITY...REPORTED BY HOBO FORK GROCERY.

0640 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE BROWNSVILLE       32.49N 90.42W
06/24/2008                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES. ALSO HAD 1/2 INCH DIAMETER HAIL.
            PEA SIZED HAIL FELL IN THE BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY.

0647 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BROWNSVILLE         32.48N 90.44W
06/24/2008                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE JOHNSON LINE ROAD AND TROTTER
            ROAD AREA.

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S ROXIE               31.43N 91.07W
06/24/2008                   FRANKLIN           MS   PUBLIC

            LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER WAS OUT FOR ALMOST
            FIVE HOURS AT THE RESIDENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF ROXIE CITY
            HALL.

0700 PM     HAIL             5 S ROXIE               31.43N 91.07W
06/24/2008  E0.25 INCH       FRANKLIN           MS   PUBLIC

            REPORTED AT THE RESIDENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF ROXIE CITY
            HALL

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N UTICA               32.18N 90.62W
06/24/2008                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE OLD HWY 3 AND OLD PORT GIBSON
            ROAD AREA...NEAR HWY 27.

0730 PM     HAIL             MACEDONIA               31.38N 89.17W
06/24/2008  E0.25 INCH       FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZED HAIL AND A HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOVINA                  32.35N 90.73W
06/24/2008                   WARREN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWERLINES AND NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN. MUCH OF THE IMMEDIATE
            AREA WITHOUT POWER.

0820 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TCHULA                  33.18N 90.22W
06/24/2008                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN TOWN.

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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:35 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

MSZ061-251705-
FRANKLIN MS-
1135 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LITTLE SPRINGS AT
1135 AM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 17 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT 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 FRANKLIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

EEC
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:44 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1144 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

LAZ025-MSZ047-053-251725-
TENSAS LA-CLAIBORNE MS-WARREN MS-
1144 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF LAKE BRUIN AT 1144 AM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 13 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME
SOUTHWEST WARREN AND NORTHWEST CLAIBORNE COUNTIES.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT 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 CLAIBORNE...TENSAS AND WARREN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
STORM CLOSELY.

EEC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson53 min
Jun 24, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren45 min
Jun 24, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones41 min
Jun 24, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Warren55 min
Jun 24, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren49 min
Jun 24, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes41 min
Jun 24, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren31 min
Jun 24, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena59 min
Jun 25, 11:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence28 min
Jun 25, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren21 min
Jun 25, 12:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Jefferson39 min
Jun 25, 12:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln26 min
Jun 25, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne39 min
Jun 25, 12:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest32 min
Jun 25, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln46 min
Jun 25, 1:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln29 min
Jun 25, 1:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds54 min
Jun 25, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams23 min
Jun 25, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah46 min
Jun 25, 1:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Warren43 min
Jun 25, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar50 min
Jun 25, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Simpson39 min
Jun 25, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds51 min
Jun 25, 2:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin42 min
Jun 25, 2:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion48 min
Jun 25, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson50 min
Jun 25, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena13 min
Jun 25, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin26 min
Jun 25, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion18 min
Jun 25, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison28 min
Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith44 min
Jun 25, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison42 min
Jun 25, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington25 min
Jun 25, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott27 min
Jun 25, 3:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSmith27 min
Jun 25, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison40 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison, Rankin, Scott50 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams65 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Smith16 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston48 min
Jun 25, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale52 min
Jun 25, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster14 min
Jun 25, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Noxubee15 min
Jun 25, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar49 min
Jun 24, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Madison49 min
Jun 25, 2:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia, Tensas20 min
Jun 25, 3:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll20 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANConcordia51 min
Jun 25, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia, Franklin28 min
Jun 25, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley45 min

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