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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 395, NWS Jackson, MS

December 23, 2015Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 23, 2015, 7:58 PM CST for Jefferson Davis County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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: Dec 23, 2015, 7:58 PM CST (01:58 UTC)
Expired: Dec 23, 2015, 8:26 PM CST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Simpson County, MS

The radar

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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
Dec 23, 2:17 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Dec 23, 5:13 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 5:13 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 4:16 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>041-242230-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH A COUPLE OF STRONG
TORNADOES POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND HAIL UP
TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 TONIGHT.

LAZ015-016-023-025-MSZ042>057-242230-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 TONIGHT.

LAZ024-026-MSZ058>066-072>074-242230-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
416 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AND HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 TONIGHT.

DL

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*TORNADOES*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR
 GREATER.
SIGNIFICANT...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR
 GREATER.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES.
LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE.

*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
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

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 4:48 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Dec 23, 4:55 PM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
455 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ELLISVILLE              31.60N 89.21W
12/23/2015                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PARTS OF WASHINGTON AND DUVALL STREETS ARE UNDER WATER.

&&

CME

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 5:00 PM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
500 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSZ018-019-232330-
BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-
500 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL BOLIVAR AND
NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CST...

AT 500 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER RENOVA...OR OVER CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DREW AROUND 510 PM CST.
  PARCHMAN AND ROME AROUND 520 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MERIGOLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3399 9045 3381 9045 3366 9075 3381 9087
      3399 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 240DEG 47KT 3378 9074

17

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 5:37 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
537 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

MSZ058-240000-
CLARKE MS-
537 PM CST WED DEC 23 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL
600 PM CST...

AT 537 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR SYKES...OR 7 MILES EAST OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SNELL AROUND 550 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3198 8846 3192 8859 3207 8871 3223 8849
      3223 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 235DEG 36KT 3205 8859

BYB

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 7:43 PM CST, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Dec 23, 7:49 PM CST, 9 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 7:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	47 min
Dec 23, 7:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	41 min
Dec 23, 9:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	23 min
Dec 23, 9:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	30 min
Dec 23, 9:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	36 min
Dec 24, 3:31 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	6 hr
Dec 24, 12:07 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	23 min
Dec 24, 1:27 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Dec 24, 3:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	34 min
Dec 24, 3:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Marion	36 min
Dec 24, 3:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	27 min
Dec 24, 3:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	52 min
Dec 24, 4:16 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Dec 24, 4:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo	40 min
Dec 24, 4:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Newton, Smith	25 min
Dec 24, 4:45 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	30 min
Dec 24, 5:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	30 min
Dec 24, 5:14 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	31 min
Dec 24, 5:20 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	25 min
Dec 24, 5:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jones	23 min
Dec 24, 5:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	36 min
Dec 24, 5:28 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	29 min
Dec 24, 5:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	33 min
Dec 24, 5:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	28 min
Dec 24, 5:51 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	39 min

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Sources

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