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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2014, 6:50 PM CDT for Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 26, 2014, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 525 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
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 26, 2:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 2:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 256 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN PLENTIFUL TONIGHT WITH PWATS AROUND 2.0-2.1 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVING FROM ACROSS THE AREA UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/ THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HI-RES MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS ALSO LINES UP WITH THE GLOBAL MODELS...SO WILL ADJUST POPS ACCORDINGLY. EXPECT THE ACTIVITY TO DISSIPATE AFTER MIDNIGHT OR SO...BUT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LITTLE WILL CHANGE ON FRIDAY WITH ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUING AND SOUTHWEST FLOW IMPULSES CONTINUING TO DRIVE SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ONCE AGAIN EXPECT ANY NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING TO DRIVE WHAT HAPPENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. H500 HEIGHTS DUE BEGIN TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY FRIDAY NIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY LESS MOISTURE WITH PWATS AROUND 1.8 INCHES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT EXPECT A DECREASE IN ACTIVITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS H500 HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. EXPECT MOSTLY DIURNAL THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH MUCH LESS COVERAGE THAN PREVIOUS DAYS AS UPPER HEIGHTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BEYOND SATURDAY NIGHT...SO WILL ATTACH THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM BELOW./15/ .PREVIOUS LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY...RIDGING ALOFT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND...AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLY LESS RAIN CHANCES OVER THE FORECAST AREA COMPARED TO THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. WHAT RAIN CHANCES DO EXIST LOOK TO BE ISOLATED AND CONFINED TO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 84. LESS COVERAGE OF CONVECTION AND CLOUDS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL IN TURN ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB BACK UP INTO THE LOW AND MID 90S EACH AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUING HUMID CONDITIONS. 00Z GFS GUIDANCE SUGGESTED HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S NEXT WEDNESDAY...BUT FELT THESE WERE TOO HIGH AS GROUND CONDITIONS SHOULD STILL BE RATHER MOIST FROM RECENT RAINS. THEREFORE...I CUT TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE MID 90S. LOWS EACH NIGHT WILL REMAIN MILD AS THEY ONLY FALL INTO THE LOW AND MIDDLE 70S. /19/ && .AVIATION...A MIX OF VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS EXISTS ACROSS THE AREA. MOST OF THE SHOWERS FROM THIS MORNING ARE MOVING NEAR KGTR WHILE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. MORE SHOWERS/TSRA ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. ISOLATED MVFR CONDITIONS PSBL AFTER 20-21Z AT KHBG AND AFTER 23Z AT OTHER TAF SITES DUE TO TSRA DIRECT IMPACT. TSRA TO DIMINISH AFTER 03Z BUT VCSH TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM SW AROUND 5-10 KT. EXPECT MIX OF MVFR CONDITIONS/LOWER STRATUS AGAIN TONIGHT AFTER 27/06Z AT MOST TAF SITES. /DC/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 83 68 86 70 / 95 42 63 15 MERIDIAN 84 67 87 68 / 76 40 56 18 VICKSBURG 84 69 87 70 / 96 48 66 13 HATTIESBURG 84 68 88 70 / 73 31 55 16 NATCHEZ 84 68 86 70 / 95 46 62 11 GREENVILLE 85 70 87 71 / 96 61 70 23 GREENWOOD 83 68 85 70 / 95 57 67 28 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 15/DC
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 2:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 236 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 271945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-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- 236 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. 23 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE... WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.JACKSONMS.GOV FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
MSZ060-061-262255-
ADAMS MS-FRANKLIN MS-
511 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
511 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL
SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM SIBLEY TO 2 MILES
NORTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY AT 511 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAIN MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3135 9146 3153 9127 3153 9071 3135 9090
3135 9121 3137 9122 3136 9125 3136 9127
3135 9128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 237DEG 14KT 3139 9139 3138 9109Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
LAZ016-023>025-262315-
TENSAS LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA LA-MADISON LA-
516 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
516 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
WAS LOCATED FROM FORT NECESSITY TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SOMERSET AT
515 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. IT MAY
ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH
DOWNPOURS.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN MADISON...NORTHEASTERN CATAHOULA...SOUTHERN
FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN TENSAS PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3215 9183 3228 9098 3219 9100 3222 9100
3224 9104 3222 9106 3221 9114 3219 9117
3213 9117 3212 9106 3218 9106 3216 9101
3210 9103 3209 9104 3209 9106 3207 9112
3208 9114 3206 9116 3184 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 218DEG 8KT 3201 9186 3213 9111Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
MSZ072-073-262305-
MARION MS-LAMAR MS-
522 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
522 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE
HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BAXTERVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF KOKOMO AT 522 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN LAMAR AND SOUTHERN MARION COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3103 8984 3107 8985 3107 8992 3112 8995
3113 9000 3118 9003 3129 8996 3126 8943
3104 8955
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 206DEG 14KT 3113 8962 3112 8996
MRMSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour before
MSZ072-073-262335-
MARION MS-LAMAR MS-
550 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
550 PM CDT THU JUN 26 2014
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE
HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
IMPROVE TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF KOKOMO AT 550 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR IS ALSO POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE
STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3112 8995 3113 9000 3113 9001 3117 9002
3118 9004 3123 9004 3135 8996 3144 8963
3143 8946 3118 8952 3110 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 207DEG 20KT 3127 8957 3116 9001
MRMSpecial weather statement, Jun 26, 6:29 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington, Simpson | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 39 min |
| Jun 25, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 5:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Feliciana | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 59 min |
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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.