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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 416, NWS Jackson, MS

June 28, 2009Ashley County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2009, 4:12 PM CDT for Ashley County, Arkansas. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jun 28, 2009, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2009, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Ashley County, AR

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 Jun 28, 10:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 10:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

MSZ026>033-036>039-044>046-050>052-056>058-292000-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
251 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE PRIMARY RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS OF 65 MPH.
AN INCOMING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THIS AREA AND COMBINE WITH THE HIGH
HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE THE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 10 PM TONIGHT.

THE HEAT ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER AIR WILL KEEP HEAT INDEXES BELOW 95 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

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 FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING BUT
OTHERWISE IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-
040>043-047>049-053>055-292000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-
HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-
251 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

ISOLATED STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. AN INCOMING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THIS
AREA AND COMBINE WITH THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE THE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH BY 10 PM
TONIGHT.

THE HEAT ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER AIR WILL KEEP HEAT INDEXES BELOW 100 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

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...IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

LAZ024-026-MSZ059>066-072>074-292000-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
251 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THE PRIMARY RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH. AN
INCOMING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THIS AREA LATE TONIGHT AND COMBINE
WITH THE HOT AND MOIST AIR MASS TO PRODUCE THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
SHOULD DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

THE HEAT ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. DRIER AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER AIR WILL KEEP HEAT INDEXES BELOW 105 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

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...IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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In the hours before

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:01 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:02 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
402 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

LAZ016-025-MSZ047-053-282145-
TENSAS LA-CLAIBORNE MS-WARREN MS-MADISON LA-
402 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM PASSING SOUTH OF VICKSBURG MOVING SOUTHEAST...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED
3 MILES NORTHWEST OF LE TOURNEAU AT 401 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINS ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
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 SOUTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHERN CLAIBORNE COUNTIES...AND
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN TENSAS PARISHES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:11 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes60 min
Jun 28, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Montgomery48 min
Jun 28, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys26 min
Jun 28, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin26 min

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2009Every 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.