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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 7:03 PM CDT for Simpson County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min. 6 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, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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, 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 | TSTM WND DMG | Mendenhall, MS | SOME TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 31, 7:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 1 Sw Mendenhall, MS | NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 13 AND 43. LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOME AND DAMAGED THE ROOF. ESTIMATED MAX WINDS OF 80 MPH. |
| Mar 31, 7:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Raleigh, MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING ALONG MS HWY 37 AND MS HWY 35 N. THE SKIRTING WAS BLOWN OFF A MOBILE HOME. SMALL HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED. |
| Mar 31, 7:39 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sylvarena, MS | TREES DOWN |
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 6 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 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
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 190 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1010 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted.
494
WUUS54 KJAN 010003
SVRJAN
MSC127-129-010045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0193.160401T0003Z-160401T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
703 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 745 PM CDT
* AT 701 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST AT 55 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...
SANATORIUM AROUND 705 PM CDT.
MARTINVILLE AROUND 710 PM CDT.
RALEIGH AND CENTER RIDGE AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE D'LO...
MIZE AND SYLVARENA.
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 EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3189 8994 3205 8990 3205 8987 3204 8932
3183 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 269DEG 46KT 3198 8985
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DB2 follow-up statements
173
WWUS54 KJAN 010012
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
712 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC127-129-010045-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
SIMPSON MS-SMITH MS-
712 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTIES...
AT 711 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARTINVILLE...
OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENDENHALL...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
RALEIGH AND CENTER RIDGE AROUND 725 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE D'LO...
MIZE AND SYLVARENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3189 8994 3205 8990 3205 8987 3204 8932
3183 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 269DEG 53KT 3201 8973
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DB604
WWUS54 KJAN 010031
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
731 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC127-010041-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
SIMPSON MS-
731 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS. MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3187 8965 3204 8963 3204 8932 3183 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 271DEG 38KT 3200 8948
$$
MSC129-010045-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-160401T0045Z/
SMITH MS-
731 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTY...
AT 731 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH...OR
15 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRINGER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CENTER RIDGE AROUND 735 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MIZE AND
SYLVARENA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3187 8965 3204 8963 3204 8932 3183 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 271DEG 38KT 3200 8948
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DBWhat 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 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes 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, 4 hours 7 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/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 31, 6:11 PM CDT, 52 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
&&
AWSpecial weather statement, Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDT, 32 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
DBLocal storm report, Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDT, 26 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.
&&
AWLocal storm report, Mar 31, 6:50 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
650 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW GOSHEN SPRINGS 32.53N 89.97W
03/31/2016 MADISON MS AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWNED AT NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY AND MS HWY 43
0558 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW UTICA 32.14N 90.65W
03/31/2016 HINDS MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED ON A HOUSE ALONG CAYUGA RD
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE NEWMAN 32.19N 90.64W
03/31/2016 HINDS MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWNED BLOCKING MS HWY 27 AT OLD PORT GIBSON RD
0618 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 32.34N 90.33W
03/31/2016 HINDS MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWNED IN THE CITY OF CLINTON
&&
AWLocal storm report, Mar 31, 6:53 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
653 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0611 PM HAIL COLUMBUS 33.51N 88.40W
03/31/2016 E1.00 INCH LOWNDES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
&&
AWLocal storm report, Mar 31, 7:00 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
700 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM FLASH FLOOD JACKSON 32.32N 90.21W
03/31/2016 HINDS MS NEWSPAPER
REPORTER FOR THE CLARION-LEDGER REPORTS FLOODING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF WOODROW WILSON DRIVE AND STATE STREET.
&&
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 7:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 15 min |
| Mar 31, 7:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 8:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 8:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 20 min |
| Mar 31, 9:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 12:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 8:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 50 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 1, 9:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 72 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Marion | 39 min |
| Apr 1, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 23 min |
| Apr 1, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 23 min |
| Apr 1, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 25 min |
| Apr 1, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.