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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 291, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 5:39 PM CDT for Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 min. 3 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 6:31 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Newton, MS | TREES DOWNED ALONG POTTERCHITTO ROAD. |
| Jul 6, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Decatur, MS | TREES DOWNED ON SAND SPRINGS CHURCH ROAD NORTHEAST OF NEWTON. |
| Jul 6, 5:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nw Hickory, MS | REPORTS OF TREES DOWNED ON HICKORY LITTLE ROAD ROAD AND HIGHWAY 80. TREE THAT FELL ON CAR ON HIGHWAY 80 WITH NO INJURIES 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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 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
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 1862 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
907
WUUS54 KJAN 062239
SVRJAN
MSC101-062345-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0291.160706T2239Z-160706T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
539 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 538 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NEWTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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 THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DECATUR AROUND 550 PM CDT.
DUFFEE AROUND 625 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CHUNKY
AND HICKORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8915 3246 8920 3255 8892 3223 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 240DEG 16KT 3233 8911
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
193 follow-up statements
440
WWUS54 KJAN 062245
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
545 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSC101-062345-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-160706T2345Z/
NEWTON MS-
545 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
AT 545 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DECATUR TO NEAR NEWTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DUFFEE AROUND 625 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE CHUNKY
AND HICKORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8915 3246 8920 3255 8892 3223 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 260DEG 13KT 3245 8908 3231 8907
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
19124
WWUS54 KJAN 062259
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
559 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSC101-062345-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-160706T2345Z/
NEWTON MS-
559 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
AT 559 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LITTLE ROCK TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEEHAN...
MOVING EAST AT 20 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.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DUFFEE AROUND 620 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE CHUNKY
AND HICKORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8915 3246 8920 3255 8892 3223 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 269DEG 16KT 3248 8903 3227 8899
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
19493
WWUS54 KJAN 062331
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
631 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSC101-062341-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0291.000000T0000Z-160706T2345Z/
NEWTON MS-
631 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3222 8915 3246 8920 3255 8892 3223 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 240DEG 16KT 3255 8889 3234 8885
$$
19What 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 Jul 6, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
338 pm cdt Wed Jul 6 2016
SHORT TERM...Tonight through Friday night.
Latest Rap analysis and satellite imagery showed the ArkLaMiss under
flat upper ridging which was centered over the Southern Plains. Area
radars were picking up scattered convection across our southern
counties. Mid afternoon temps were running into the lower to middle
90s with heat indexes from 102 to 107.
For this afternoon expect the scattered convection across the
southeast to dissipate by early this evening. This will give way to
dry muggy conditions for the overnight hours. Flat upper ridging will
rebuild during the short term. Hi-Res and models shows that the best
limited chance of convection will be restricted to our southern
counties. However on Friday night our chances of convection will
slowly build into the northwest delta region ahead of a short wave.
Once again soundings shows that there will be good instability. So
any isolated storms that do develop will have the potential to become
strong to severe with some gusty winds and brief heavy rainfall.
As far as temperatures are concern heat advisory criteria looks to
continue through Thursday afternoon. There continues to be that
potential as we push into Friday and Friday night. Daily highs will
be generally in the middle 90s with dewpoints in the middle 70s./17/
LONG TERM...Saturday through next Wednesday
For the period expect warm and muggy conditions to continue.
Saturday will be the start of the subtle break-down of the overhead
subtropical ridge in our vicinity. This should open the door for at
least weak disturbances to migrate southeast into portions of the
region into early next week, although any actual frontal boundaries
should likely remain stalled out north of the forecast area. The
influence of these disturbances should be highest over northern and
eastern zones generally where PoPs range from 30 to 50 percent each
afternoon from Saturday through Tuesday. In these areas even some
overnight thunderstorm activity cannot be rule out. Elsewhere, the
overall coverage of showers and storms should be less and this could
still open the door for some heat concerns there. However, the
prospect of decent convective coverage yields too much uncertainty
of temp details at this juncture to consider heat threats extending
into the weekend in the current HWO/Graphics. /17/BB/
AVIATION...
The primary storm threat area late this afternoon will be in the HBG
area. A similar low level moisture and flow pattern should lead to
another round of primarily MVFR category ceilings early Thursday
morning, mixing up into VFR range by late morning with VFR
conditions prevailing thereafter. /EC/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 76 96 76 97 / 8 12 3 10
Meridian 75 96 76 97 / 7 17 4 8
Vicksburg 76 96 76 97 / 6 6 3 10
Hattiesburg 76 97 76 96 / 6 17 4 19
Natchez 77 95 76 95 / 5 12 3 18
Greenville 77 96 77 97 / 5 5 3 6
Greenwood 77 95 77 96 / 5 6 3 7
&&
.JAN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
MS...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for MSZ018-019-025-027-
034>036-040>043-047>049-053>055-059>062.
LA...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Thursday for ARZ074-075.
17/BB/ECHazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 235 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-027-034>036- 040>043-047>049-053>055-059>062-071945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH- SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN- 235 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY EXCESSIVE HEAT THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...THURSDAY DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THURSDAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 106 AND 110 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE FIFTY-FIVE CORRIDOR ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EXPECT PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 102 TO 105 DEGREES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 TUESDAY. MSZ026-028>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-056>058-063>066-072>074- 071945- GRENADA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 235 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY EXCESSIVE HEAT THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THURSDAY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THURSDAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 102 AND 105 DEGREES IN THE MIDDAY TO AFTERNOON HOURS. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE INTERSTATE FIFTY-FIVE CORRIDOR ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EXPECT PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 102 TO 105 DEGREES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 TUESDAY. 21 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *EXCESSIVE HEAT* EXTREME...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES FOR 3 OR MORE DAYS IN A ROW AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 107 DEGREES. SIGNIFICANT...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES. ELEVATED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX 105 TO 110 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 103 DEGREES. LIMITED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX NEAR 105 DEGREES AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES 100 TO 103 DEGREES. ...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 NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE... WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:45 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
445 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSZ074-062230-
FORREST MS-
445 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 445 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER MCLAURIN...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN
FORREST COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8935 3122 8915 3121 8914 3106 8915
3102 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 242DEG 7KT 3114 8920
19Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:04 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
504 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSZ045-062245-
NESHOBA MS-
504 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 504 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BETHSAIDA...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BETHSAIDA AROUND 515 PM CDT.
HOUSE AROUND 520 PM CDT.
HERBERT SPRINGS AROUND 530 PM CDT.
FORESTDALE AROUND 545 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE TUCKER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3257 8903 3258 8915 3271 8915 3287 8892
3258 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 242DEG 14KT 3266 8908
19Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:14 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
514 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSZ050-051-062300-
NEWTON MS-SCOTT MS-
514 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND EAST
CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT...
AT 514 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER STEELE...OR NEAR HARPERVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CONEHATTA AROUND 530 PM CDT.
PROSPECT AROUND 540 PM CDT.
STRATTON AROUND 550 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3252 8908 3238 8943 3247 8949 3258 8930
3258 8912
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 240DEG 22KT 3245 8940
19Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:17 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
517 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW DAMASCUS 32.68N 88.85W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
3 TREES DOWNED AROUND MCFARLAND ROAD...OLD JACKSON
ROAD...AND TINSLEY-CHISOLM ROAD.
0443 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N LIBERTY 32.71N 88.75W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON FRANK MCDANIEL ROAD.
0443 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE BLUFF SPRINGS 32.79N 88.75W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG MELLEN ROAD.
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW DE KALB 32.72N 88.68W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ALONG CRAIG ROAD.
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE DE KALB 32.78N 88.65W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS AND AROUND DEKALB. TREES
WERE DOWNED ALONG BIRCH STREET...HWY 16 JUST NORTH AND
EAST OF TOWN AND HWY 39 ON THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN. A FEW
STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED...MAINLY ROOF DAMAGE...ALONG JOHN
C STENNIS AVENUE AREA.
&&
DCOXLocal storm report, Jul 6, 5:20 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
520 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW DAMASCUS 32.68N 88.85W
07/05/2016 KEMPER MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWNED AROUND MCFARLAND ROAD...OLD JACKSON
ROAD...AND TINSLEY-CHISOLM ROAD.
&&
DCOXSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 5:25 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
525 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
MSZ051-062330-
NEWTON MS-
525 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...
AT 524 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAWRENCE TO NEAR GARLANDVILLE.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
NEWTON AROUND 540 PM CDT.
DECATUR AND STRATTON AROUND 550 PM CDT.
LITTLE ROCK AROUND 615 PM CDT.
DUFFEE AROUND 630 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHUNKY AND HICKORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3222 8926 3242 8931 3258 8896 3258 8892
3223 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 250DEG 14KT 3238 8921 3226 8917
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 2:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 68 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.