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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Jackson, MS

March 17, 2016Marion County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 10:10 AM CDT for Marion County, Mississippi. It was in force for 65 min. 5 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
Mar 17, 2016, 10:10 AM CDT (15:10 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2016, 11:15 AM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Marion County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 17, 10:30 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Morgantown, MS
Mar 17, 10:43 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Columbia, MS
Mar 17, 10:46 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Columbia, MSAT THE EOC
Mar 17, 10:48 AM CDTHAIL 2.52 Wsw Columbia, MSIN FOXWORTH
Mar 17, 11:05 AM CDTHAIL 16 E Columbia, MS

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1853 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

512 
WUUS54 KJAN 171510
SVRJAN
MSC091-171615-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0121.160317T1510Z-160317T1615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1010 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 1010 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY
  SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF KOKOMO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KOKOMO AND HOLLY SPRINGS AROUND 1020 AM CDT.
  MORGANTOWN AROUND 1030 AM CDT.
  GOSS AROUND 1035 AM CDT.
  COLUMBIA AND BUNKER HILL AROUND 1045 AM CDT.
  IMPROVE AROUND 1100 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3120 9003 3139 9004 3139 8965 3112 8966
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 277DEG 23KT 3131 9007 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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4 follow-up statements
243 
WWUS54 KJAN 171533
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1033 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC091-171615-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160317T1615Z/
MARION MS-
1033 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...

AT 1033 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MORGANTOWN...
OR NEAR COLUMBIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED. 
         EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS...EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND VEHICLES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  COLUMBIA AROUND 1045 AM CDT.
  PINEBUR AROUND 1110 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD
MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3131 9001 3131 8965 3112 8966 3120 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 283DEG 21KT 3127 8992 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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918 
WWUS54 KJAN 171545
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC091-171615-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160317T1615Z/
MARION MS-
1045 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...

AT 1045 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COLUMBIA...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PINEBUR AROUND 1105 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3131 8991 3131 8965 3112 8966 3122 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 277DEG 23KT 3126 8983 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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333 
WWUS54 KJAN 171554 RRA
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1054 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC091-171615-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160317T1615Z/
MARION MS-
1054 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...

AT 1053 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL  

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGER 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PINEBUR AROUND 1105 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3131 8988 3131 8965 3112 8966 3120 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 277DEG 23KT 3125 8977 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

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184 
WWUS54 KJAN 171604
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1104 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC091-171615-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160317T1615Z/
MARION MS-
1104 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY...

AT 1104 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBIA...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL 
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT 
         WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PINEBUR AROUND 1115 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3131 8980 3131 8965 3112 8966 3117 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 283DEG 22KT 3123 8976 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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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 Mar 17, 4:07 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:07 AM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
407 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

.DISCUSSION...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AFTER A DRY PERIOD OF
WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION THE PAST FEW DAYS...RAIN CHANCES CREEP
BACK INTO THE FORECAST TODAY...WITH DECENT CHANCES CONTINUING
THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.  AS EXPECTED...THE FRONT THAT
PUSHED THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA YESTERDAY...HAS BECOME QUASI-
STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS...DESPITE WEAK AND VARYING NORTH TO EAST
SURFACE FLOW CONTINUING TO PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
DURING THE PERIOD...INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE LOW
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN INCREASING MOISTURE ALOFT.
WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED IN
ZONAL MID-LEVEL FLOW WILL TREK EAST ACROSS THE REGION.  THIS
COMBINATION...IN ADDITION TO AN INCREASING SUBTROPICAL JET ALONG THE
NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS...ALONG
WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS...DEVELOPING IN WAVES AND MOVING OVER THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN'T BE RULED OUT BOTH
TODAY AND FRIDAY FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL
PARTICULARLY BE THE CASE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WINNSBORO LOUISIANA TO
CRYSTAL SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI TO LAUREL MISSISSIPPI LINE.  DESPITE THE
OVERALL LACK OF FORCING...THE FRONT WILL MEANDER ABOUT ACROSS THIS
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.  ALTHOUGH OVERALL
FORCING WILL REMAIN WEAK...THIS...IN ADDITION TO ADEQUATE DEEP LAYER
SHEAR AND RATHER STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...COULD RESULT IN A FEW
STORMS REACHING SEVERE LIMITS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT WHERE THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BE MORE UNSTABLE. CURRENTLY...HAIL LOOKS TO BE THE
PRIMARY CONCERN WITH STORMS...BUT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL CERTAINLY
BE A POSSIBILITY.  IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING...THAT DUE TO ALREADY WET
GROUND CONDITIONS ACROSS THIS AREA...TREES WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO BEING UPROOTED BY LESSER WIND GUSTS...30-50 MPH...THAN THOSE
OBSERVED IN SEVERE STORMS.  A LIMITED THREAT FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS MORNING'S HWO FOR BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY.
NORTH OF THE FRONT...ACTIVITY WILL BE MORE ELEVATED IN NATURE AND IN
A LESS UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. STILL...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CAN'T BE
RULED OUT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR.

AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES ARE CONCERNED...LOOK FOR CONTINUED MILD
CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS CLOUDS INCREASE THROUGH THE COURSE
OF THE DAY.  HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TOP OUT IN THE MIDDLE
70S...WHILE LOWS TONIGHT RANGE FROM THE LOWER 50S TO AROUND 60.
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES LOOK ON TAP FOR FRIDAY.  HIGHS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON CURRENTLY LOOK TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.
LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER 50S. /19/

SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SATURDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY OVER
THE CWA AS WE BEGIN FEELING THE AFFECTS OF THE MID LEVEL SYSTEM OVER
THE OH VALLEY. WHILE WE WILL START OFF THE DAY WITH SCATTERED
CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STALLED BOUNDARY NEAR THE COAST...
VEERING FLOW PATTERN WILL FINALLY GIVE THE COASTAL BOUNDARY A NUDGE
OUT TO SEA TAKING THE CONVECTION WITH IT.

A REINFORCEMENT OF LOW LEVEL DRY/COOL AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE CWA
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY RESULTING IN MARKEDLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS IN THE 50S WILL BE COMMON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS MINS DROP INTO
THE 30S. WHILE CAA WILL PRECLUDE FROST DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY
NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT WILL SETUP CALM WINDS AND EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING
CONDITIONS. FROST FORMATION WILL BE A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY WHERE
TEMPS CAN FALL INTO THE MID 30S OR LOWER WHICH LOOKS TO OCCUR
PRIMARILY OVER THE EAST.

MID LEVEL RIDGING FROM THE WEST DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK
WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND MODERATING TEMPERATURES./26/

&&

.AVIATION...WITH HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS MAINLY
CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...AND PATCHES OF STRATUS DOTTING SKIES
AREAWIDE...VFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES ARE CURRENTLY PREVAILING AT TAF
SITES THIS MORNING.  CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...IN ADDITION TO SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. THIS
CONVECTION COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE FLIGHT CATEGORIES TO MVFR/IFR STATUS
IS OBSERVED ON STATION.  MVFR CEILINGS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING...IN ADDITION TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.  WINDS
TODAY WILL VARY FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST TODAY BETWEEN 4-9 KNOTS...
AND REMAIN SUCH TONIGHT. /19/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       76  57  71  54 /  38  52  51  48
MERIDIAN      76  55  71  54 /  27  51  51  50
VICKSBURG     75  58  72  54 /  40  52  48  45
HATTIESBURG   77  60  73  58 /  60  60  63  57
NATCHEZ       76  61  73  54 /  55  59  60  56
GREENVILLE    74  53  68  49 /  20  39  39  35
GREENWOOD     76  52  69  49 /  17  32  40  35

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

19/26
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 9:38 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
938 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>046-050>052-181445-
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-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
938 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY 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.

LAZ015-016-MSZ047>049-055>058-181445-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-
938 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TODAY

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH QUARTER TO GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. MAIN TIMING IS FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY.

LAZ023-025-MSZ053-054-065-066-181445-
FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-COVINGTON-JONES-
938 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH QUARTER TO GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. MAIN TIMING IS FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.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 TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

LAZ024-026-MSZ059>064-072>074-181445-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
938 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ANYTIME FROM NOW THROUGH 8PM. LARGE
HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE WITH SOME DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL ARE THE MAIN
THREATS.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.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 TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

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&&

...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
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, Mar 17, 8:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
816 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSZ059-061-062-171345-
LINCOLN MS-FRANKLIN MS-JEFFERSON MS-
816 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...WESTERN LINCOLN AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 AM CDT...

AT 815 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR KIRBY...OR 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERTY...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...
  BUDE AROUND 820 AM CDT.
  NEW HOPE AROUND 825 AM CDT.
  MCCALL CREEK AROUND 830 AM CDT.
  VAUGHN AND CASEYVILLE AROUND 840 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MEADVILLE.

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 3148 9108 3174 9074 3170 9073 3170 9066
      3142 9044 3135 9082 3135 9099
TIME...MOT...LOC 1315Z 239DEG 47KT 3145 9094

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Local storm report, Mar 17, 9:28 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
928 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0914 AM     HAIL             4 W BROOKHAVEN          31.58N 90.51W
03/17/2016  E0.88 INCH       LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ON CALIFORNIA RD

&&

CME
Local storm report, Mar 17, 9:47 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
947 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0910 AM     HAIL             BROOKHAVEN              31.58N 90.45W
03/17/2016  E1.00 INCH       LINCOLN            MS   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN BROOKHAVEN. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

&&

27
Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:00 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0844 AM     HAIL             4 NE LITTLE SPRINGS     31.44N 90.68W
03/17/2016  E2.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           MS   PUBLIC

0844 AM     HAIL             3 ENE LITTLE SPRINGS    31.42N 90.68W
03/17/2016  E1.50 INCH       FRANKLIN           MS   PUBLIC

            QUATER TO PING PONG BALL SIZE

&&

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin29 min
Mar 17, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln60 min
Mar 17, 9:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion56 min
Mar 17, 9:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson52 min
Mar 17, 10:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith58 min
Mar 17, 10:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson, Warren5 days
Mar 17, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar59 min
Mar 17, 11:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper34 min
Mar 17, 11:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest58 min
Mar 17, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson14 min
Mar 17, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson40 min
Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln60 min
Mar 17, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams53 min
Mar 17, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin24 min
Mar 17, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln66 min
Mar 17, 2:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena41 min
Mar 17, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson40 min
Mar 17, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln63 min
Mar 17, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren47 min
Mar 17, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion58 min
Mar 17, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson53 min
Mar 17, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Jefferson51 min
Mar 17, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren48 min
Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar42 min
Mar 17, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams48 min
Mar 17, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln58 min
Mar 17, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis38 min
Mar 17, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin32 min
Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln66 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams29 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence63 min
Mar 17, 4:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln2 hr
Mar 17, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington43 min
Mar 17, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis52 min
Mar 17, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion30 min
Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones52 min
Mar 17, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones48 min
Mar 17, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion49 min
Mar 17, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion39 min
Mar 17, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones27 min
Mar 17, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar64 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.