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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Jackson, MS

March 17, 2016Lamar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2016, 11:01 AM CDT for Lamar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 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, 11:01 AM CDT (16:01 UTC)
Expired: Mar 17, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lamar County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 17, 11:17 AM CDT	HAIL 1.5	7 Ne Pinebur, MS	NEAR THE MARION AND LARMAR CO LINE
Mar 17, 11:35 AM CDT	HAIL 1.75	11 Sw West Hattiesburg, MS	ALONG PURVIS OLOH RD
Mar 17, 11:42 AM CDT	HAIL 2.5	5 Nw Purvis, MS	AT PURVIS OLOH RD AND LOOKOUT TOWER RD
Mar 17, 11:45 AM CDT	HAIL 2.75	5 Nw Purvis, MS
Mar 17, 11:56 AM CDT	HAIL 1.75	Purvis, MS	AT THE EOC

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 16 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 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.

615 
WUUS54 KJAN 171601
SVRJAN
MSC073-171700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0123.160317T1601Z-160317T1700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1101 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 1100 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IMPROVE...
  OR 7 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE 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 THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HATTIESBURG AROUND 1130 AM CDT.
  PINE RIDGE AROUND 1135 AM CDT.
  PURVIS AND OAK GROVE AROUND 1140 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3112 8965 3131 8965 3131 8935 3104 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 275DEG 23KT 3125 8970 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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5 follow-up statements

938 
WWUS54 KJAN 171618
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1118 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC073-171700-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160317T1700Z/
LAMAR MS-
1118 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 1118 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF IMPROVE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE 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...
  HATTIESBURG AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
  PINE RIDGE AROUND 1150 AM CDT.
  PURVIS AROUND 1155 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 3118 8965 3128 8965 3127 8935 3107 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1618Z 275DEG 17KT 3124 8962 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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409 
WWUS54 KJAN 171624
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1124 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC073-171700-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160317T1700Z/
LAMAR MS-
1124 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 1124 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PINEBUR...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
  HATTIESBURG AROUND 1140 AM CDT.
  PURVIS AROUND 1145 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 3118 8965 3128 8965 3127 8935 3107 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 275DEG 23KT 3124 8957 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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580 
WWUS54 KJAN 171633
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1133 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC073-171700-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160317T1700Z/
LAMAR MS-
1133 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 1132 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PURVIS...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
  HATTIESBURG AROUND 1140 AM CDT.
  PURVIS AROUND 1150 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 3115 8958 3125 8958 3125 8935 3107 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 283DEG 23KT 3120 8951 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CME

918 
WWUS54 KJAN 171644
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1144 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC073-171700-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160317T1700Z/
LAMAR MS-
1144 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 1144 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PURVIS...OR 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST HATTIESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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...
  HATTIESBURG AROUND 1150 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 3114 8952 3125 8950 3125 8935 3107 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1644Z 275DEG 21KT 3119 8944 

HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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378 
WWUS54 KJAN 171654
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1154 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

MSC073-171700-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-160317T1700Z/
LAMAR MS-
1154 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY...

AT 1154 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PURVIS...OR 9
MILES SOUTH OF WEST HATTIESBURG...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTY.

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 3116 8946 3125 8943 3125 8935 3107 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 275DEG 23KT 3118 8936 

HAIL...2.75IN
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 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:07 AM CDT, 6 hours 54 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, 1 hour 23 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.

36

&&

...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.

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...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

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SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:35 AM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1035 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

0955 AM     HAIL             OMA                     31.73N 90.14W
03/17/2016  E1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           MS   PUBLIC

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE

&&

CME

Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:37 AM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1037 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

1030 AM     HAIL             MORGANTOWN              31.31N 89.92W
03/17/2016  E1.75 INCH       MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

27

Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:45 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

1043 AM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
03/17/2016  E1.75 INCH       MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

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Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:49 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1049 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

1046 AM     HAIL             MARION                  32.43N 88.65W
03/17/2016  E1.75 INCH       LAUDERDALE         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT THE EOC

&&

CME

Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:51 AM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1051 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

1046 AM     HAIL             COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
03/17/2016  E1.75 INCH       MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AT THE EOC

&&

CME

Local storm report, Mar 17, 10:57 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1057 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

1034 AM     HAIL             2 SSE MAGEE             31.85N 89.72W
03/17/2016  E1.00 INCH       SIMPSON            MS   PUBLIC

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

&&

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 17, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	29 min
Mar 17, 8:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	60 min
Mar 17, 9:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	56 min
Mar 17, 9:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	52 min
Mar 17, 10:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	65 min
Mar 17, 10:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	58 min
Mar 17, 10:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	5 days
Mar 17, 11:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	34 min
Mar 17, 11:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest	58 min
Mar 17, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	14 min
Mar 17, 1:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	40 min
Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln	60 min
Mar 17, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	53 min
Mar 17, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	24 min
Mar 17, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	66 min
Mar 17, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	41 min
Mar 17, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	40 min
Mar 17, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln	63 min
Mar 17, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	47 min
Mar 17, 3:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	58 min
Mar 17, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	53 min
Mar 17, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	51 min
Mar 17, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Warren	48 min
Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	42 min
Mar 17, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	48 min
Mar 17, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	58 min
Mar 17, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	38 min
Mar 17, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	32 min
Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	66 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	29 min
Mar 17, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	63 min
Mar 17, 4:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln	2 hr
Mar 17, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	43 min
Mar 17, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	52 min
Mar 17, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	30 min
Mar 17, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	52 min
Mar 17, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	48 min
Mar 17, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	49 min
Mar 17, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	39 min
Mar 17, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	27 min
Mar 17, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	64 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.