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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 2016Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT for Rankin County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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: Mar 31, 2016, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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
Mar 31, 6:41 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Se Florence, MS	TREES DOWNED ON US HWY 49 SOUTH OF FLORENCE. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 31, 6:55 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Star, MS	SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY. FOUR TREES DOWN ON HOMES.
Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Braxton, MS	MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE AREA.
Mar 31, 7:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 Wnw Johns, MS	ALONG MS HWY 18 SOUTH OF BRANDON. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Mar 31, 7:07 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Martinville, MS	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS. SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE FROM TREES.
Mar 31, 7:07 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 N Martinville, MS	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED AROUND SIMPSON COUNTY
Mar 31, 7:10 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	2 Nw Puckett, MS	DIME TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED

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 7 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 1 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 31, 2:35 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 28 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: 481 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 501 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 572 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 9.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

469 
WUUS54 KJAN 312340
SVRJAN
MSC121-127-010030-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0192.160331T2340Z-160401T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN RANKIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 640 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHITES...OR
  NEAR STAR...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MONTEREY AROUND 645 PM CDT.
  STAR AND PINEY WOODS AROUND 650 PM CDT.
  CATO AROUND 700 PM CDT.
  JOHNS AROUND 705 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRAXTON...PUCKETT AND D'LO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3195 9019 3199 9021 3200 9023 3201 9023
      3202 9022 3202 9023 3209 9023 3210 9024
      3215 9025 3218 9024 3217 9023 3219 9020
      3230 8973 3205 8973 3205 8966 3201 8965
      3194 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 259DEG 40KT 3207 9015 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DB

3 follow-up statements

205 
WWUS54 KJAN 312347
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
647 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC121-127-010030-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-160401T0030Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
647 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN RANKIN AND NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTIES...

AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER STAR...MOVING
EAST AT 45 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...
  PINEY WOODS AROUND 650 PM CDT.
  CATO AROUND 700 PM CDT.
  JOHNS AROUND 705 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRAXTON...PUCKETT AND D'LO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3195 9019 3199 9021 3200 9023 3201 9023
      3202 9022 3202 9023 3209 9023 3210 9024
      3215 9025 3218 9024 3217 9023 3219 9020
      3230 8973 3205 8973 3205 8966 3201 8965
      3194 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 259DEG 40KT 3208 9006 

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

DB

607 
WWUS54 KJAN 312353
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
653 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC121-127-010030-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-160401T0030Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
653 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN AND NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTIES...

AT 653 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PINEY WOODS...
OR NEAR STAR...MOVING EAST AT 60 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...
  JOHNS AROUND 705 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BRAXTON...PUCKETT AND D'LO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3203 9016 3213 9009 3222 9006 3224 8999
      3230 8973 3204 8973 3204 8966 3201 8965
      3194 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 262DEG 53KT 3205 8999 

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

DB

386 
WWUS54 KJAN 010021
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
721 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSC121-127-010031-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-160401T0030Z/
RANKIN MS-SIMPSON MS-
721 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN AND
NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3203 9016 3213 9009 3222 9006 3224 8999
      3230 8973 3204 8973 3204 8966 3201 8965
      3194 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 259DEG 40KT 3205 8999 

$$

DC

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 31, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
340 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

.DISCUSSION...CONVECTION HAS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST HOUR AS
THE DRY LINE OVER SW AR/NW LA HAS BEGUN PLOWING INTO THE THE
WARM/UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER NE LA/SE AR. THE HRRR HAS HAD THIS
SCENARIO PEGGED WELL TODAY AND SHOWS CONVECTION CONTINUING TO FIRE
ALONG THE DRY LINE AS WELL AS DISCRETE CONVECTION OUT AHEAD. VERTICAL
TOTALS AROUND 30 ARE SUPPORTING LAPSE RATES OF 7-8 C/KM AND CAPES
AROUND 2500 J/KG. THIS THERMO ENVIRONMENT IS OCCCURING IN AN
IMPRESSIVELY SHEARED WIND FIELD WITH 0-1KM SHEAR FROM 25-30 KNOTS AND
200-300 SRH. ALL OF THIS CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE
EAST THIS EVENING...PUSHING INTO AL AND DECREASING IN INTENSITY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

HAVE INHERITED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH PRIMARILY LEFTOVER FROM LAST
NIGHTS WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN EVENT. DECIDED TO KEEP THE WATCH GOING
TONIGHT EVEN THOUGH PRECIP SCENARIO TONIGHT WILL BE PROGRESSIVE. MAY
STILL HAVE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES ALONG THE BOUNDARY WHERE
TRAINING CELLS CAN SET UP.

ORIENTATION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PARALLEL TO THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
MEAN A SLOW SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION FRIDAY. BOUNDARY DOES NOT LOOK AS
THOUGH IT WILL CLEAR THE AREA UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SOME
OVERRUNNING SHOWERS LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBILITY UNTIL THE DEPTH OF DRY
AIR CAN INCREASE BY FRIDAY NIGHT.

GOING FORWARD INTO SUNDAY...MID LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER
TX RESULTING IN CONVERGING FLOW AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE. THIS HIGH PRESSURE AREA LOOKS TO SET UP NICE WEATHER OVER
THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY WITH SOME REINFORCEMENT OF THE DRY/COOL AIR
OVER THE NE BY TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING./26/

&&

.AVIATION...SEVERAL BREAKS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MVFR
STRATUS DECK, WITH VFR CONDITIONS NOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
THROUGH THE EVENING, SCT SHRA/TSRA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AS A
COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH
50 KT WIND, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES. SOME VISBY REDUCTIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH TSRA. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM S TO NW/N BEHIND THE FRONT
EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE DELTA TO OVERNIGHT IN SE MS. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT, BUT LOW
STRATUS AND SOME FOG MAY LINGER AT PIB/HBG WELL INTO THE MORNING
FRIDAY. /DL/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       59  72  48  65 /  77  48  35   8
MERIDIAN      62  72  49  66 /  80  66  32  12
VICKSBURG     58  70  48  66 /  63  38  29   8
HATTIESBURG   67  72  52  69 /  86  87  51  10
NATCHEZ       61  72  49  65 /  66  66  33   8
GREENVILLE    54  70  46  65 /  50  17  17   6
GREENWOOD     54  71  45  64 /  74  19  19   7

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MSZ030>033-037>039-
     043>046-048>066-072>074.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025>029-
     034>036-040>042-047.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 2:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>029-034-035-012000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS
DELTA AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT (MAINLY EAST OF THE MS RIVER)
TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
BASEBALLS. STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE, MAINLY EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

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

IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF
RAIN LAST NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING, WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT FLOODED
THIS MORNING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT 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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ007>009-MSZ030>033-036>046-012000-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

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

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

FLOODING
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
BASEBALLS, AND STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

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

IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON TOP OF RAIN THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT INTO
THIS MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT 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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ015-016-023-025-MSZ047>050-012000-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND THE I-2O CORRIDOR IN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

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

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

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
BASEBALLS. STRONG TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.

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

IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT 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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ024-026-MSZ051>057-059>063-012000-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-
SMITH-JASPER-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ARE EXPECTED. SOME TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

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

IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT 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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

MSZ058-064>066-072>074-012000-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
256 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST MISSISSIPPI
AND THE PINE BELT.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

TORNADOES
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ARE EXPECTED. SOME TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

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

IN ADDITION...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT 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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

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.

*FLOODING*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING.
LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE.

...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/
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
536 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

0408 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 S MCADAMS             32.96N 89.68W
03/31/2016                   ATTALA             MS   UTILITY COMPANY

            TREE DOWNED ON UTILITY EQUIPMENT ALONG MS HWY 14

0508 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E GLUCKSTADT          32.52N 90.03W
03/31/2016                   MADISON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN THE DEERFIELD COMMUNITY

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:48 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
548 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

0336 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE MANGHAM            32.29N 91.75W
03/31/2016                   FRANKLIN           LA   UTILITY COMPANY

            UTILITY POLE BROKEN ALONG AJ STEPHENS RD

0521 PM     HAIL             2 SE SHERWOOD           33.46N 89.11W
03/31/2016  E1.75 INCH       CHOCTAW            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED IN THE BLYTHE CREEK AREA

0527 PM     HAIL             4 SSE MABEN             33.50N 89.04W
03/31/2016  E1.50 INCH       OKTIBBEHA          MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED SOUTH OF MABEN

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 5:50 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
550 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

0542 PM     HAIL             LENA                    32.59N 89.59W
03/31/2016  E1.00 INCH       LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

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Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:11 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
611 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

0548 PM     HAIL             4 SE MONTPELIER         33.68N 88.90W
03/31/2016  E1.50 INCH       CLAY               MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NEAR MONTPELIER

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
631 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

MSZ049-055-010015-
SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-
631 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT RANKIN AND SIMPSON COUNTIES
UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

AT 631 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR JACKSON TO NEAR TERRY
TO NEAR GALLMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITES AROUND 635 PM CDT.
  PEARL...FLOWOOD...RICHLAND AND FLORENCE AROUND 640 PM CDT.
  STAR AND MONTEREY AROUND 645 PM CDT.
  BRANDON...UNION AND PINEY WOODS AROUND 650 PM CDT.
  FANNIN...HARRISVILLE AND GOSHEN SPRINGS AROUND 655 PM CDT.
  PINOLA...JOHNS...CATO AND PISGAH AROUND 700 PM CDT.
  PELAHATCHIE AROUND 705 PM CDT.
  MENDENHALL AND LEESBURG AROUND 710 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE BRAXTON...PUCKETT
AND D'LO.

LAT...LON 3189 9014 3203 9025 3209 9023 3209 9025
      3215 9025 3218 9024 3220 9018 3225 9021
      3229 9015 3231 9016 3238 9010 3240 9007
      3244 9007 3248 9002 3255 8978 3236 8973
      3205 8973 3205 8967 3187 8976 3184 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 263DEG 40KT 3235 9024 3212 9025 3190 9035

DB

Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
637 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

0622 PM     TORNADO          5 SSE COLUMBUS          33.45N 88.37W
03/31/2016                   LOWNDES            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF OFF A HOUSE ON HUGHES ROAD. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED
            ALONG LAKE LOWNDES ROAD.

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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 30, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson	40 min
Mar 30, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah	31 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	5 days
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	24 hr
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leake	4 days
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	50 min
Mar 30, 11:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	58 min
Mar 30, 11:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	52 min
Mar 30, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey	49 min
Mar 31, 12:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower, Washington	40 min
Mar 31, 12:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	6 hr
Mar 31, 12:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada, Leflore	50 min
Mar 31, 12:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	29 min
Mar 31, 1:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	51 min
Mar 31, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Yazoo	34 min
Mar 31, 2:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	41 min
Mar 31, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Copiah, Madison, Rankin	46 min
Mar 31, 3:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington	4 hr
Mar 31, 3:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and 2 more	2 hr
Mar 31, 4:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery	4 hr
Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper, Jones	45 min
Mar 31, 4:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	46 min
Mar 31, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	30 min
Mar 31, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jones	49 min
Mar 31, 5:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	13 min
Mar 31, 6:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Sunflower, Washington	3 hr
Mar 31, 6:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Montgomery, Webster	112 min
Mar 31, 6:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	40 min
Mar 31, 6:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	3 hr
Mar 31, 7:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar, Marion	45 min
Mar 31, 7:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar, Marion	49 min
Mar 31, 7:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Marion	113 min
Mar 31, 7:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	37 min
Mar 31, 8:13 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	2 hr
Mar 31, 8:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery	3 hr
Mar 31, 9:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Sunflower, Washington	3 hr
Mar 31, 9:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	48 min
Mar 31, 9:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	3 hr
Mar 31, 11:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery	3 hr
Mar 31, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	36 min
Mar 31, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	47 min
Mar 31, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	27 min
Mar 31, 3:09 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	4 days
Mar 31, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	52 min
Mar 31, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis	55 min
Mar 31, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	38 min
Mar 31, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	67 min
Mar 31, 4:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton, Scott, Smith	59 min
Mar 31, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	27 min
Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala	38 min
Mar 31, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	28 min
Mar 31, 4:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	53 min
Mar 31, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	70 min
Mar 31, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	39 min
Mar 31, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	31 min
Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington	31 min
Mar 31, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	49 min
Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw, Oktibbeha	29 min
Mar 31, 5:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	4 hr
Mar 31, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	69 min
Mar 31, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	60 min
Mar 31, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Rankin, Scott	44 min
Mar 31, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	37 min
Mar 31, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Scott	47 min
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo	4 hr
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	56 min
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	56 min
Mar 31, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore	40 min
Mar 31, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes	52 min
Mar 31, 6:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington	4 hr
Mar 31, 6:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	28 min
Mar 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	4 hr
Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	44 min
Mar 31, 6:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	4 hr
Mar 31, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	55 min
Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sunflower	23 min
Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	4 hr

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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.