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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 342, NWS Jackson, MS

June 11, 2012Holmes County, Sharkey County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2012, 7:13 PM CDT for Holmes County, Sharkey County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 62 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
Jun 11, 2012, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2012, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Holmes County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 11, 7:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Lexington, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWNED BETWEEN LEXINGTON AND TCHULA
Jun 11, 8:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGYazoo City, MSTREES DOWNED...POWER OUT

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 11, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2012-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2745 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2012-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2745 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1430 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.0

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The text

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

507 
WUUS54 KJAN 120013
SVRJAN
MSC051-125-163-120115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0342.120612T0013Z-120612T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
713 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THORNTON...DURANT...
  YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YAZOO CITY...
  SOUTHERN SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROLLING FORK...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM HOWARD TO 14 MILES WEST OF THORNTON MOVING SOUTH AT
  35 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LEXINGTON AND TOLARVILLE BY 720 PM CDT...
  BROZVILLE...MCMILLAN AND COXBURG BY 725 PM CDT...
  FRANKLIN...DURANT...HOLLY BLUFF AND ONWARD BY 730 PM CDT...
  EBENEZER BY 735 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS 
OF SUNFLOWER COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 8979 3311 8983 3307 8982 3300 8988
      3292 8990 3283 9002 3275 9004 3271 9009
      3267 9096 3293 9092 3293 9045 3300 9045
      3301 9037 3305 9039 3305 9043 3314 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 340DEG 31KT 3312 9019 3301 9055

$$

CME
2 follow-up statements
119 
WWUS54 KJAN 120028
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
728 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

MSC051-125-163-120115-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0342.000000T0000Z-120612T0115Z/
SHARKEY MS-HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS-
728 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR YAZOO...SOUTHERN HOLMES AND SOUTHERN SHARKEY COUNTIES...

AT 728 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. SIREN ACTIVATION IS
SUGGESTED.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
TOLARVILLE TO ROLLING FORK MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  EBENEZER...FRANKLIN...DURANT AND CARY BY 735 PM CDT...
  HOLLY BLUFF...ONWARD AND YAZOO CITY BY 740 PM CDT...
  GOODMAN AND MIDWAY BY 745 PM CDT...
  PICKENS BY 750 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS STORM. WINDS OF 80 MPH OR GREATER
CAN EXTENSIVELY DAMAGE OR DESTROY MOBILE HOMES...WHICH SHOULD BE
EVACUATED IF POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO WELL
BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES...ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE TREE AND POWERLINE
DAMAGE. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS 
SUNFLOWER AND NORTHERN HUMPHREYS COUNTIES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY 
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 8979 3311 8983 3307 8982 3300 8988
      3292 8990 3283 9002 3275 9004 3271 9009
      3267 9096 3293 9092 3293 9045 3300 9045
      3301 9037 3305 9039 3305 9043 3314 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 340DEG 31KT 3302 9021 3288 9086

$$

CME
410 
WWUS54 KJAN 120059
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
759 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

MSC051-125-163-120115-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0342.000000T0000Z-120612T0115Z/
SHARKEY MS-HOLMES MS-YAZOO MS-
759 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR YAZOO...SOUTHERN HOLMES AND SOUTHERN SHARKEY COUNTIES...

AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM MIDWAY TO 7 MILES WEST OF TINSLEY MOVING SOUTH AT 35
MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  VAUGHAN AND LITTLE YAZOO BY 805 PM CDT...
  MYRLEVILLE BY 810 PM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS 
HOLMES AND HUMPHREYS COUNTIES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY 
FROM WINDOWS!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3311 8983 3307 8982 3300 8988 3293 8990
      3283 9002 3275 9004 3271 9009 3268 9096
      3286 9092 3293 9045 3302 9036 3313 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 340DEG 31KT 3284 9011 3270 9058

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Winston71 min
Jun 11, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper53 min
Jun 11, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo56 min
Jun 11, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton29 min
Jun 11, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren79 min
Jun 11, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott72 min
Jun 11, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale66 min
Jun 11, 8:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington93 min
Jun 11, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin79 min
Jun 11, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper32 min
Jun 11, 8:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNewton, Scott114 min
Jun 11, 8:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Rankin2 hr
Jun 11, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Smith71 min
Jun 11, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Warren55 min
Jun 11, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Simpson, Smith63 min
Jun 11, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah76 min
Jun 11, 9:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin116 min
Jun 11, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones76 min
Jun 11, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis63 min
Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence65 min
Jun 11, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson62 min
Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln82 min
Jun 11, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion71 min
Jun 11, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin60 min
Jun 12, 1:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar50 min
Jun 12, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore, Sunflower61 min
Jun 12, 2:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll61 min
Jun 12, 2:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower3 hr
Jun 12, 3:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes49 min
Jun 12, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower62 min
Jun 12, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison57 min
Jun 12, 5:50 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington3 hr
Jun 12, 7:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Warren30 min
Jun 12, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Franklin, Lincoln31 min

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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.