Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 284, NWS Jackson, MS

May 6, 20094 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2009, 2:47 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 43 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 6, 2009, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2009, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Jones County, MS, Lamar County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 6, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 6, 11:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 11:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:14 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 12:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Local storm report, May 6, 12:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1241 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

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

1213 PM     HAIL             4 N JACKSON             32.38N 90.21W
05/06/2009  E0.25 INCH       HINDS              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PEA SIZED HAIL FELL IN THE FONDREN AREA OF NORTH JACKSON.

1214 PM     HAIL             RIDGELAND               32.42N 90.13W
05/06/2009  E0.50 INCH       MADISON            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DIME SIZED HAIL FELL IN THE RIDGELAND AREA.

1215 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
05/06/2009  E0.75 INCH       HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME TO PENNY SIZED HAIL FELL IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON.

1217 PM     HAIL             3 NNE JACKSON           32.36N 90.19W
05/06/2009  E0.75 INCH       HINDS              MS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM NEAR
            THE INTERSECTION OF LAKELAND DRIVE AND INTERSTATE 55.

1225 PM     HAIL             2 SE RAYMOND            32.24N 90.40W
05/06/2009  E0.75 INCH       HINDS              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

1230 PM     HAIL             4 SE BRANDON            32.24N 89.96W
05/06/2009  M0.88 INCH       RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

1230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PEARL                   32.27N 90.11W
05/06/2009                   RANKIN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE TO THE CENTER FIELD TARP AT TRUSTMARK PARK.

1236 PM     HAIL             5 NNE TERRY             32.17N 90.27W
05/06/2009  E1.75 INCH       HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE BYRAM AREA.

&&

HAMRICK

Local storm report, May 6, 1:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Special weather statement, May 6, 1:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
145 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

MSZ059>061-061925-
JEFFERSON MS-FRANKLIN MS-ADAMS MS-
145 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2009

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS AND PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
CRANFIELD AT 145 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL ADAMS...FRANKLIN...AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

DH

Local storm report, May 6, 1:59 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
159 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2009

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

0140 PM     HAIL             2 NNW ROSE HILL         32.17N 89.01W
05/06/2009  E1.00 INCH       JASPER             MS   PUBLIC

            QUARTER HAIL REPORTED.

&&

JCULIN

Local storm report, May 6, 2:09 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	45 min
May 5, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	58 min
May 5, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	22 min
May 5, 7:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Smith	19 min
May 5, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	15 min
May 5, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	50 min
May 5, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	38 min
May 5, 9:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	30 days
May 5, 9:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	32 days
May 5, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes	51 min
May 5, 11:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll	42 min
May 5, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	38 min
May 5, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Montgomery	43 min
May 5, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada	41 min
May 6, 12:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Montgomery, Webster	41 min
May 6, 12:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Webster	51 min
May 6, 1:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Webster	49 min
May 6, 3:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	45 min
May 6, 5:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower	7 hr
May 6, 5:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster	62 min
May 6, 5:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	58 min
May 6, 6:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and 3 more	8 hr
May 6, 6:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Holmes, Montgomery and 2 more	67 min
May 6, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	49 min
May 6, 6:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Holmes, Montgomery and 2 more	4 hr
May 6, 6:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo	53 min
May 6, 7:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and 1 more	54 min
May 6, 7:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston	34 min
May 6, 7:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison	44 min
May 6, 7:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha	49 min
May 6, 7:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee	60 min
May 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	18 days
May 6, 9:00 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	20 days
May 6, 9:05 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leake, Madison and 2 more	5 hr
May 6, 9:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	11 hr
May 6, 9:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	72 hr
May 6, 9:28 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	4 days
May 6, 10:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Holmes, Montgomery and 2 more	4 hr
May 6, 10:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	36 min
May 6, 11:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	46 min
May 6, 11:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	53 min
May 6, 11:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	43 min
May 6, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Leflore	70 hr
May 6, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Yazoo	31 days
May 6, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Sunflower	14 days
May 6, 11:56 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Sharkey	57 hr
May 6, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	48 min
May 6, 12:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	40 min
May 6, 12:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake	24 min
May 6, 12:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Scott	42 min
May 6, 12:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery	115 min
May 6, 12:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	50 min
May 6, 12:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	57 min
May 6, 12:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	52 min
May 6, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton	27 min
May 6, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	50 min
May 6, 1:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lincoln	52 min
May 6, 1:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	24 min
May 6, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	45 min
May 6, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	42 min
May 6, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke	18 min
May 6, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	13 min
May 6, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	40 min
May 6, 2:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and 3 more	12 hr
May 6, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	18 min
May 6, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	43 min
May 6, 2:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	57 min
May 6, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	63 min
May 6, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest	19 min
May 6, 8:09 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	4 hr
May 6, 10:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll	54 min
May 6, 10:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	53 min
May 6, 12:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll	2 hr
May 6, 9:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Ashley	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2009 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.