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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2015, 5:38 PM CDT for Humphreys County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 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 13, 2015, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2015, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Humphreys County, MS, Sunflower County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 685 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 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 Jun 13, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 405 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER RIDGE CENTER OVER THE SOUTHEAST CONUS IS OBVIOUSLY TOO FAR EAST THIS AFTERNOON TO LIMIT OUR LOCAL RAIN CHANCES. CURRENTLY GULF MOISTURE TRANSPORT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR MID JUNE AND IS WORKING WITH AMBIENT DIURNAL INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY. LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND FLOW LEVELS ARE SUCH THAT SOME STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS WITH A LIMITED POTENTIAL IN MOST AREAS OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 60 MPH. THIS THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MENTIONED IN THE HWO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BUT MAY BE MOST FOCUSED OVER NORTHERN ZONES AND IN THE ARKLAMISS DELTA WHERE THE AIR MASS HAS NOT BEEN WORKED OVER ALREADY THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER THIS EVENING EXPECT OVERNIGHT CONVECTION TO MAINLY BE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF OUR REGION WITH LOW CLOUDS BUILDING TOWARD DAWN. THE SYNOPTIC SITUATION FOR TOMORROW LOOKS SIMILAR TO TODAY EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE SOUTHEAST CONUS RIDGE WILL BE TRYING TO EXERT ITS INFLUENCE A LITTLE MORE OVER OUR REGION. EVEN SO...MODEL CONSENSUS STILL EXPECTS SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO OUR REGION TO BE RELATIVELY STOUT...AND THIS ALONE SHOULD ENSURE A FAIR AMOUNT OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS CONSIDERING A RELATIVE LACK OF THERMAL CAPPING. TODAY CONVECTION HAS BEEN PRETTY WIDESPREAD IN A HOMOGENEOUS FASHION BUT FOR TOMORROW THE MORE NUMEROUS STORMS WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. LIKE TODAY...SOME GUSTY STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT TOMORROW BUT IT WILL LIKELY TAKE UNTIL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHETHER LOW LEVEL SHEAR / INSTABILITY COMBOS WILL BE ENOUGH TO GET MORE THAN A STRAY SEVERE STORM. ERGO...THE HWO FOR TOMORROW LEFT CLEAR FOR NOW. GOING INTO NEXT WORK WEEK ATTENTION WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED ON THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WHERE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE NOW IN RATHER GOOD AGREEMENT FOR A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE TO TAKE SHAPE AND ADVANCE TOWARD THE SE TX COAST. MOISTURE TRANSPORT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MOST LIKELY BE FOCUSED WEST OF OUR REGION AND THEREFORE SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES SHOULD BECOME MORE AND MORE CONFINED TO WESTERN ZONES AS THE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES NOSING IN FROM THE EAST. OF COURSE HEAT WILL BUILD A LITTLE (ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN HALF OF ZONES) IF THE AFTERNOON SHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY DOES DECREASE. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING THAT A FEW MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE THE AFOREMENTIONED TROPICAL DISTURBANCE COMING INLAND INTO SE TX AND THEN CURVING AROUND THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE....AND THEN REMAINING AN INTACT ENTITY CROSSING EAST THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH. THIS SCENARIO COULD RAMP BACK UP RAIN CHANCES FOR PORTIONS OF OUR REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK ALTHOUGH IT IS A LITTLE EARLY TO HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE IN EVENTUAL OUTCOMES. /BB/ && .AVIATION...AFTER STARTING OFF THE MORNING WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO STRATUS...START OF DAYTIME MIXING HAS ALLOWED CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO MVFR OR VFR MOST LOCATIONS. MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY TSRA WITH PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CIGS POSSIBLE DUE TO VERY HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS. HRRR RUNS IMPLY FAIRLY WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF TSRA THIS AFTERNOON AS MODERATELY STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW ALLOWS STORMS TO PROPAGATE AND HAVE FAIRLY HIGH COVERAGE. HENCE HAVE AT LEAST TEMPO TSRA MOST SITES AND WILL AMD AS NEEDED TO SHOW CATEGORICAL IMPACTS BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. EXPECT REPEAT OF WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS LATER TONIGHT DUE TO STRATUS WITH FAIRLY SIMILAR SETUP TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED THIS MORNING. /AEG/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 71 89 72 90 / 27 37 13 28 MERIDIAN 69 89 69 91 / 19 22 10 16 VICKSBURG 71 89 72 90 / 34 51 18 42 HATTIESBURG 72 90 71 90 / 28 43 12 37 NATCHEZ 72 86 73 88 / 36 62 19 47 GREENVILLE 72 89 72 90 / 35 51 27 31 GREENWOOD 72 90 71 91 / 29 33 19 18 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && BB/AEG/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 1:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 129 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ029>031-033-039-072>074- 141830- ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA- CONCORDIA-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-NOXUBEE-MARION-LAMAR- FORREST- 129 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 FRIDAY. ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>028-032-034>038-040>066- 141830- CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES- ATTALA-WINSTON-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH- SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN-LINCOLN- LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- 129 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE REGION INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS THE ASSOCIATED RISKS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. 08 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ...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/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ SPC...MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/# SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
436 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM TSTM WND GST SSW CLINTON 32.34N 90.34W
06/13/2015 E50.00 MPH HINDS MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
POWER LINE DOWNED ON I-20 AT CLINTON-RAYMOND RD
&&
DLLocal storm report, Jun 13, 4:39 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
439 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 S VICKSBURG 32.26N 90.87W
06/13/2015 WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGHWAY 61 SOUTH HAS ONE LANE COMPLETELY COVERED IN
WATER.
0410 PM NON-TSTM WND GST VICKSBURG 32.33N 90.87W
06/13/2015 E50.00 MPH WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON TUCKER RD.
0410 PM FLASH FLOOD VICKSBURG 32.33N 90.87W
06/13/2015 WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING ON FARMER STREET.
&&
AWLocal storm report, Jun 13, 4:40 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
440 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM TSTM WND GST VICKSBURG 32.33N 90.87W
06/13/2015 E50.00 MPH WARREN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON TUCKER RD.
&&
AWSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 4:49 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
449 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
MSZ026>030-032-033-132230-
OKTIBBEHA MS-WEBSTER MS-CARROLL MS-GRENADA MS-MONTGOMERY MS-CLAY MS-
CHOCTAW MS-
449 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING THE HIGHWAY 82
CORRIDOR...
AT 449 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR STARKVILLE TO NEAR VAIDEN...AND
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MULDROW AROUND 455 PM CDT.
WINONA AROUND 505 PM CDT.
WEST POINT...NORTH CARROLLTON AND GRIFFITH AROUND 510 PM CDT.
PALA ALTO AROUND 520 PM CDT.
DUCK HILL AROUND 525 PM CDT.
JEFFERSON AROUND 530 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CARROLLTON...MANTEE
AND WALTHALL.
LAT...LON 3368 8872 3368 8867 3344 8868 3333 8989
3364 8999 3372 8945 3372 8919 3374 8919
3374 8904 3375 8903 3376 8893 3380 8893
3381 8885 3381 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 174DEG 23KT 3349 8877 3338 8982
DLSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 4:57 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
457 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
MSZ035-042-132230-
YAZOO MS-HUMPHREYS MS-
457 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT HUMPHREYS AND NORTHWESTERN YAZOO
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 456 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDNIGHT...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAZOO CITY...
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
YAZOO CITY...BELZONI...MIDNIGHT...SILVER CITY AND LOUISE.
LAT...LON 3309 9038 3312 9043 3306 9043 3304 9038
3302 9038 3301 9036 3290 9034 3283 9064
3292 9067 3292 9066 3309 9066 3310 9070
3312 9070 3316 9069 3317 9068 3324 9041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 166DEG 23KT 3295 9052
DLSpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 12:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 1:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones, Simpson, Smith | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 2:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Madison, Yazoo | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Madison, Yazoo | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 46 min |
| Jun 13, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.