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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Jackson, MS

February 5, 2008Bolivar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 5, 2008, 9:01 PM CST for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2008, 9:01 PM CST (03:01 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2008, 9:45 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Bolivar County, MS

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 5, 9:03 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Gunnison, MS	A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN FROM GUNNISON TO DUNCAN.
Feb 5, 9:05 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	Gunnison, MS	PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE AT GUNNISON CITY HALL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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 5, 3:09 PM CST	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 136 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: 1569 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 804 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 309 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 365 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.5
Supercell composite: 12.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KJAN 060301
SVRJAN
MSC011-060345-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0054.080206T0301Z-080206T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
901 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...ROSEDALE...CLEVELAND...

* UNTIL 945 PM CST

* AT 901 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13
  MILES WEST OF ROSEDALE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSEDALE BY 905 PM CST...
  GUNNISON BY 915 PM CST...
  DEESON AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHELBY BY 920 PM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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.

LAT...LON 3412 9066 3372 9067 3364 9115 3380 9111
      3379 9101 3385 9108 3391 9105 3395 9105
      3398 9110 3401 9108 3400 9101 3405 9089
      3414 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 245DEG 62KT 3391 9121

$$

GARRETT

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 060319
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
920 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

MSC011-060345-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080206T0345Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
920 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST
FOR BOLIVAR COUNTY...

AT 920 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ROSEDALE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GUNNISON BY 925 PM CST...
  DEESON BY 930 PM CST...
  SHELBY...6 MILES NORTH OF WINSTONVILLE AND 8 MILES NORTH OF MOUND
  BAYOU BY 935 PM CST...
  DUNCAN BY 940 PM CST...
  ALLIGATOR BY 945 PM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3412 9066 3372 9067 3364 9115 3380 9111
      3379 9101 3385 9108 3391 9105 3395 9105
      3398 9110 3401 9108 3400 9101 3405 9089
      3414 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 251DEG 45KT 3393 9101

$$

GARRETT

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 060331
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
932 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

MSC011-060345-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-080206T0345Z/
BOLIVAR MS-
932 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CST
FOR BOLIVAR COUNTY...

AT 932 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
GUNNISON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF SHELBY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNCAN AND ALLIGATOR BY 940 PM CST...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT...LON 3412 9066 3372 9067 3364 9115 3380 9111
      3379 9101 3385 9108 3391 9105 3395 9105
      3398 9110 3401 9108 3400 9101 3405 9089
      3414 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 251DEG 45KT 3398 9084

$$

GARRETT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 5, 10:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	51 min
Feb 5, 11:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	26 min
Feb 5, 11:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore	32 min
Feb 5, 11:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery	40 min
Feb 5, 11:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	39 min
Feb 6, 12:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	59 min
Feb 6, 12:38 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	52 min
Feb 6, 12:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	40 min
Feb 6, 12:54 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Oktibbeha	21 min
Feb 6, 12:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	33 min
Feb 6, 12:59 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds	20 min
Feb 6, 1:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay	19 min
Feb 6, 1:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	42 min
Feb 6, 1:22 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	23 min
Feb 6, 1:25 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake	35 min
Feb 6, 1:40 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Winston	35 min
Feb 6, 1:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	28 min
Feb 6, 1:51 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	24 min
Feb 6, 2:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	45 min
Feb 6, 2:09 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	36 min
Feb 6, 2:28 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	47 min
Feb 6, 2:46 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	44 min
Feb 6, 3:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Winston	29 min
Feb 6, 3:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	33 min
Feb 6, 3:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	27 min
Feb 6, 4:36 AM CST	Lake Wind Advisory	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and 1 more	13 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.