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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Jackson, MS

January 30, 2013Hinds County, Madison County, Mississippi

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 29, 10:07 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 63 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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 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.

&&

7/40
Hazardous 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.

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In the hours before

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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

&&

CME
Local 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.

&&

CME
Local 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

&&

CME
Local 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.

&&

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 6:23 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Washington67 min
Jan 29, 6:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington32 min
Jan 29, 6:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington49 min
Jan 29, 7:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington38 min
Jan 29, 7:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower64 min
Jan 29, 7:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey31 min
Jan 29, 8:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower30 min
Jan 29, 9:54 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington66 min
Jan 29, 10:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower62 min
Jan 29, 10:46 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington59 min
Jan 29, 11:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington56 min
Jan 30, 12:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington87 min
Jan 30, 12:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore86 min
Jan 30, 1:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery, Yazoo95 min
Jan 30, 1:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren96 min
Jan 30, 2:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Webster83 min
Jan 30, 2:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Madison, Yazoo58 min
Jan 30, 2:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery40 min
Jan 30, 3:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin39 min
Jan 30, 3:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln51 min
Jan 30, 3:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston62 min
Jan 30, 3:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake55 min
Jan 30, 3:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin, Simpson64 min
Jan 30, 3:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott48 min
Jan 30, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba77 min
Jan 30, 4:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee79 min
Jan 30, 4:31 AM CSTWind AdvisoryJANAdams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 17 more13 hr
Jan 30, 4:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton76 min
Jan 30, 4:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson41 min
Jan 30, 5:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Simpson, Smith51 min
Jan 30, 5:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion47 min
Jan 30, 6:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones58 min
Jan 30, 6:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion46 min
Jan 30, 6:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke51 min
Jan 30, 6:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale57 min
Jan 30, 6:58 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale47 min
Jan 30, 7:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones, Lamar48 min
Jan 30, 7:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke50 min
Jan 30, 7:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Jones, Lamar3 hr
Jan 29, 8:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse29 min
Jan 29, 8:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse, Richland62 min
Jan 29, 8:47 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse58 min
Jan 29, 9:22 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll38 min
Jan 29, 9:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse63 min
Jan 29, 9:50 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse40 min
Jan 29, 10:18 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRichland42 min
Jan 29, 10:48 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll42 min
Jan 29, 11:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse, Richland47 min
Jan 29, 11:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse, West Carroll47 min
Jan 29, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Richland87 min
Jan 30, 12:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia, Tensas95 min
Jan 29, 6:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot44 min
Jan 29, 6:10 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChicot35 min
Jan 29, 8:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley29 min
Jan 29, 9:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANChicot32 min
Jan 29, 10:25 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChicot65 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.