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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Jackson, MS

February 1, 2015Claiborne County, Hinds County, Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 1, 2015, 4:52 PM CST for Claiborne County, Hinds County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 7 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: Feb 1, 2015, 4:52 PM CST (22:52 UTC)
Expired: Feb 1, 2015, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Claiborne County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 1, 4:54 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Edwards, MS	TREES DOWNED
Feb 1, 5:08 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Raymond, MS	TREES DOWNED
Feb 1, 5:09 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Reganton, MS	UTILITY WIRES DOWNED ALONG FISHER FERRY RD
Feb 1, 5:15 PM CST	HAIL 0.5	Raymond, MS	REPORTED VIA MPING
Feb 1, 5:22 PM CST	TSTM WND GST 68	1 Nnw Jackson, MS	RECORDED AT HAWKINS FIELD IN JACKSON
Feb 1, 5:23 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 W Flowood, MS	A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON SMITH ROBINSON ST IN JACKSON
Feb 1, 5:25 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	5 Wnw Flowood, MS	TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG N WEST ST IN JACKSON

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 22 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 481 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

068 
WUUS54 KJAN 012252
SVRJAN
MSC021-049-149-012330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0013.150201T2252Z-150201T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
452 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  HINDS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 530 PM CST

* AT 452 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOVINA...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BOLTON AROUND 505 PM CST.
  RAYMOND AROUND 510 PM CST.
  CLINTON AROUND 515 PM CST.
  JACKSON AROUND 525 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3240 9079 3243 9024 3240 9024 3240 9007
      3238 9010 3235 9011 3232 9016 3229 9016
      3229 9017 3225 9020 3220 9019 3215 9026
      3207 9025 3211 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 269DEG 41KT 3231 9066

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

GRG

1 follow-up statement

044 
WWUS54 KJAN 012309
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
509 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

MSC149-012319-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150201T2330Z/
WARREN MS-
509 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 3211 9085 3215 9080 3216 9077 3217 9078
      3242 9052 3243 9024 3240 9024 3240 9007
      3232 9016 3229 9016 3225 9020 3220 9019
      3215 9026 3207 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 269DEG 41KT 3231 9041

$$

MSC021-049-012330-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150201T2330Z/
HINDS MS-CLAIBORNE MS-
509 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CLAIBORNE AND HINDS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST...

AT 509 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOLTON...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CLINTON AROUND 515 PM CST.
  JACKSON AROUND 525 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3211 9085 3215 9080 3216 9077 3217 9078
      3242 9052 3243 9024 3240 9024 3240 9007
      3232 9016 3229 9016 3225 9020 3220 9019
      3215 9026 3207 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 269DEG 41KT 3231 9041

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

GRG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 1, 3:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	45 min
Feb 1, 4:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	46 min
Feb 1, 4:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	43 min
Feb 1, 4:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Warren	46 min
Feb 1, 4:48 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	57 min
Feb 1, 4:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	47 min
Feb 1, 5:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	43 min
Feb 1, 5:22 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake	38 min
Feb 1, 5:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson	46 min
Feb 1, 5:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba	43 min
Feb 1, 5:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	51 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.