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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2010, 2:50 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 55 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, 2010, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2010, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Attala County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Webster County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 2, 8:01 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 580 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:30 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MSZ026>033-036>039-031830- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA- HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LIKELY AS WELL AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER SOME LOCATIONS. THESE RAINS COULD RESULT IN A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING BEFORE THE ACTIVITY MOVES EAST OF THE REGION EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. .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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035- 040>043-047>049-053>055-059>064-072-031830- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-MARION- 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH ALTHOUGH A TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER ANY GIVEN LOCATIONS. .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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MSZ044>046-050>052-056>058-065-066-073-074-031830- LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- COVINGTON-JONES-LAMAR-FORREST- 230 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE REPEATEDLY OVER ANY GIVEN LOCATIONS. .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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 03
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 2, 12:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 2, 1:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 113 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MSZ035-036-042-021845- HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-YAZOO MS- 113 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF YAZOO CITY AT 113 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS 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 NORTH CENTRAL YAZOO...SOUTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS AND WEST CENTRAL HOLMES COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
Special weather statement, May 2, 1:50 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 150 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 MSZ036-042-021920- HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS- 150 PM CDT SUN MAY 2 2010 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF YAZOO CITY AT 150 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS 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 NORTH CENTRAL YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
Local storm report, May 2, 2:28 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
228 PM CDT SUN MAY 02 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM TSTM WND DMG LAUREL 31.69N 89.14W
05/02/2010 JONES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN TOWN AND DID MAJOR DAMAGE. A TREE
FELL ON A PARKED CAR NEXT DOOR TO THE DAMAGED HOUSE.
POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS TOWN. A BUSINESS HAD
ITS WINDOWS BLOWN OUT IN DOWNTOWN LAUREL.
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MMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:00 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 62 hr |
| May 1, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 40 min |
| May 1, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 33 min |
| May 1, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 12 min |
| May 1, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 26 min |
| May 2, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 38 min |
| May 2, 7:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery, Webster | 28 min |
| May 2, 7:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 117 min |
| May 2, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower | 60 min |
| May 2, 8:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 34 min |
| May 2, 9:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 63 min |
| May 2, 10:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| May 2, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 60 min |
| May 2, 11:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Webster | 115 min |
| May 2, 11:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 67 min |
| May 2, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery, Webster | 60 min |
| May 2, 4:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 47 min |
| May 2, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Winston | 53 min |
| May 2, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott | 53 min |
| May 2, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 37 min |
| May 2, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Scott, Winston | 57 min |
| May 2, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Winston | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.