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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 30, 2013, 2:18 AM CST for Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 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
- Jan 30, 2013, 2:18 AM CST (08:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:15 AM CST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 10:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 21 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -71 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1274 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 375 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jan 29, 10:06 PM CST, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 10:06 PM CST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1006 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013
.DISCUSSION...MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.
RAISED OVERNIGHT LOWS...MAINLY IN THE EAST. TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE
STEADY NEAR 70 FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE MAIN LINE SEEMS TO BE
ACCELERATING...SO COOLER TEMPS MAY MOVE INTO TH WESTERN ZONES A
LITTLE SOONER...BUT FOR NOW WILL LEAVE TIME CLOSE TO 12Z. ADJUSTED
WIND ADVISORY TO EXTEND THE TIME TO 3Z. LOOKS LIKE THE GRADIENT
SHOULD HOLD BEYOND MIDNIGHT. IT WILL BE BREEZY ACROSS THE CWA.
MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BEEN ACROSS THE DELTA ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER...BUT A FEW STORMS ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP TO THE
SOUTH. TIMING OF THE ACTIVITY STILL LOOKS GOOD. A NEW WATCH WILL BE
OUT SHORTLY.
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR CEILINGS RAPIDLY FILLING IN NEWD OVER THE CWFA.
FIRST BATCH OF SUPERCELLS LIFTING N OF OUR AREA HOWEVER MORE
PROLIFIC AXIS OF PRE-FRONTAL STORMS BUILDING INTO OUR WRN TIER AT
03Z. EXPECT DETERIORATING IFR CONDS WITH THE NUMEROUS STRONG/SEVERE
TSRA AS THE COLD FRONT ACCELERATES EWD TO MS RIVER 06-08Z AND
CROSSING I-55 08-11Z AND FINALLY THE MS/AL BORDER 11-14Z EXITING
THE ENTIRE CWFA BY 15Z. SUSTAINED S WINDS OF 15-25KTS WILL BE COMMON
WITH GUSTS OF 35KTS OVERNIGHT SHIFTING TO THE WSW WITH FROPA. VFR
BROKEN CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOUT 3-4HRS AFTER THE WIND SHIFT WITH
STILL GUSTY WNW WINDS OF 15-25KTS 15Z-23Z WEDNESDAY./40/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 67 64 32 59 / 100 32 10 5
MERIDIAN 69 68 31 58 / 90 63 13 5
VICKSBURG 56 62 31 61 / 99 14 7 5
HATTIESBURG 69 67 33 59 / 87 63 9 5
NATCHEZ 57 61 31 60 / 98 13 7 5
GREENVILLE 56 55 31 58 / 100 14 5 5
GREENWOOD 58 61 30 59 / 100 15 8 5
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025>027-
034>036-040>042-047.
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023-025.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
7/40Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 1:56 AM CST, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 156 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040- 041-310800- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE- WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- 156 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LAZ026-MSZ026>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-310800- CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE- NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 156 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN PORTION OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND 60 MPH AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING INTO THE NORTHWEST DELTA REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 7 AM BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. 17
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 30, 1:24 AM CST, 54 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jan 30, 1:34 AM CST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
134 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG START 32.49N 91.86W
01/29/2013 RICHLAND LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLE DOWN AROUND START.
1227 AM TSTM WND DMG MANGHAM 32.31N 91.77W
01/30/2013 RICHLAND LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW POWER LINES DOWN
&&
CMELocal storm report, Jan 30, 1:54 AM CST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
154 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE SHAW 33.57N 90.73W
01/30/2013 SUNFLOWER MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINE ACROSS HWY 448.
&&
CMELocal storm report, Jan 30, 2:09 AM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
209 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S HOLCOMB 33.73N 89.97W
01/30/2013 GRENADA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 35 NEAR HOLCOMB
0125 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW GRENADA 33.82N 89.86W
01/30/2013 GRENADA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ALONG PEARIDGE ROAD NORTH OF GRENADA
&&
CMELocal storm report, Jan 30, 2:18 AM CST, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG ITTA BENA 33.50N 90.32W
01/30/2013 LEFLORE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 6:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 67 min |
| Jan 29, 6:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 32 min |
| Jan 29, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 49 min |
| Jan 29, 7:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 38 min |
| Jan 29, 7:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 64 min |
| Jan 29, 7:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 31 min |
| Jan 29, 8:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 30 min |
| Jan 29, 9:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 66 min |
| Jan 29, 10:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 62 min |
| Jan 29, 10:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 59 min |
| Jan 29, 11:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 56 min |
| Jan 30, 12:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 87 min |
| Jan 30, 12:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore | 86 min |
| Jan 30, 1:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery, Yazoo | 95 min |
| Jan 30, 1:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 96 min |
| Jan 30, 2:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Webster | 83 min |
| Jan 30, 2:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 58 min |
| Jan 30, 2:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 40 min |
| Jan 30, 3:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 3:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 51 min |
| Jan 30, 3:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston | 62 min |
| Jan 30, 3:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 55 min |
| Jan 30, 3:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 64 min |
| Jan 30, 3:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 3:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 77 min |
| Jan 30, 4:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 79 min |
| Jan 30, 4:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Adams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 76 min |
| Jan 30, 4:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 41 min |
| Jan 30, 5:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 51 min |
| Jan 30, 5:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion | 47 min |
| Jan 30, 6:17 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones | 58 min |
| Jan 30, 6:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 6:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 51 min |
| Jan 30, 6:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 57 min |
| Jan 30, 6:58 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Jan 30, 7:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 7:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 50 min |
| Jan 30, 7:50 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 29 min |
| Jan 29, 8:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 62 min |
| Jan 29, 8:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 58 min |
| Jan 29, 9:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 38 min |
| Jan 29, 9:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 63 min |
| Jan 29, 9:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 40 min |
| Jan 29, 10:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Richland | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 10:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 11:23 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 47 min |
| Jan 29, 11:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 47 min |
| Jan 29, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 87 min |
| Jan 30, 12:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas | 95 min |
| Jan 29, 6:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 44 min |
| Jan 29, 6:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 35 min |
| Jan 29, 8:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 29 min |
| Jan 29, 9:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 32 min |
| Jan 29, 10:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 65 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.