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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 4:24 AM CST for Forrest County, Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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
- Jan 21, 2017, 4:24 AM CST (10:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 5:06 AM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Forrest County, MS, Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:30 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Nnw Petal, MS | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 59 REPORTED BY SPOTTER TO BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Jan 21, 4:35 AM CST | HAIL 0.5 | 3 Se Ellisville, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL REPORT BY HAM |
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 one storm report 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KJAN 211024
SVRJAN
MSC035-067-211130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0041.170121T1024Z-170121T1130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
424 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
Jones County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 530 AM CST
* At 424 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rawls
Springs, or near West Hattiesburg, moving northeast at 50 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,
Moselle and Macedonia around 435 AM CST.
Ellisville around 440 AM CST.
Laurel and Ovett around 445 AM CST.
Tuckers Crossing around 450 AM CST.
Mill Creek around 500 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Rhodes
and Pineview.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3135 8935 3135 8945 3143 8945 3143 8940
3153 8940 3182 8894 3143 8894 3143 8914
3135 8915 3128 8935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1024Z 233DEG 44KT 3139 8934
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
192 follow-up statements
796
WWUS54 KJAN 211051
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
451 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSC035-211100-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170121T1130Z/
Forrest MS-
451 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FORREST COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3163 8916 3177 8894 3143 8894 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 255DEG 48KT 3153 8899
$$
MSC067-211130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170121T1130Z/
Jones MS-
451 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...
At 450 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ovett, or 12
miles north of Richton, moving east at 55 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3163 8916 3177 8894 3143 8894 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 255DEG 48KT 3153 8899
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
19863
WWUS54 KJAN 211106
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
506 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSC067-211116-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-170121T1130Z/
Jones MS-
506 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3163 8916 3177 8894 3143 8894 3143 8914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1104Z 233DEG 44KT 3165 8880
$$
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 Jan 20, 11:56 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 11:56 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 1156 PM CST Fri Jan 20 2017 ...SEVERE STORMS TONIGHT AND POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT... .UPDATE... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF discussion: Patchy fog and low clouds to will affect PIB/HBG/MEI/NMM for the next few hours but the main aviation impact to the region through early tomorrow will come from a solid cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms pushing in the west between midnight and daybreak, possibly impacting sites such as HKS/JAN/NMM/MEI/PIB/HBG with strong winds and some hail. Confidence of the worst conditions is at PIB/HBG. Locations to the north such (such as GLH/GWO/GTR/CBM) will have the most intense activity pass to the south. After storms clear around or shortly after daybreak expect lower stratus clouds in the IFR to MVFR range to take at least until midday to break up at some sites. More storms and potential high impact will come late tomorrow into tomorrow night, but probably remained mostly confined north of the I-20 corridor. /BB/ && .DISCUSSION... Intense convection has initiated and continued to organize to our southwest over the last several hours in response to a potent upper disturbance interacting with a baroclinic zone near the northwest Gulf Coast. These storms are tending to grow upscale as expected and should eventually manifest in a linear mesoscale convection system (MCS) that marches through the southern half of the forecast area overnight. Even though surface moisture will be recovering from the south quickly in advance of this system expect surface instability to struggle to get north of the I-20 before the thunderstorm activity passes through. This means confidence in damaging winds (and a few embedded tornadoes) produced by the storms will be highest over southern areas, although locations along and north of I-20 could still see pockets of wind to 60 mph with hail a possibility and tornadoes a non-zero proposition. Of course, as mentioned, further south risks of damaging hail (up to golfball size) and wind will be higher and this will especially be the case along the Highway 98 corridor in far SE MS. Here the SPC has increased potential of tornadoes and enough instability could develop in juxtaposition with high shear to warrant mention that strong tornadoes cannot be ruled out as well. Assessed movement of developing activity to our southwest, along with latest hires model forecasts, has lead to us slightly speeding up timing expectations through the region overnight. Graphics are in the process of being updated to reflect the tweaks in thinking. /BB/ Prior discussion below: Tonight through Saturday night: Mostly sunny skies, a breezy southwest wind, and warmer than normal temperatures in the mid 70s were being observed over our CWA this afternoon. This pleasant weather will fade fast this evening as another round of severe storms is expected to move through our CWA tonight. Mid afternoon water vapor imagery/RAP analysis had a potent shortwave trough over the central and southern plains that will swing northeast through Saturday. Ahead of this wave this evening, WAA will strengthen and help increase deep moisture back across at least the southern half of our CWA. The 12Z JAN sounding had a PWAT of 0.64in and our dew points were running in the lower 50s this afternoon. Hi- res models develop convection this evening along the Texas/Louisiana coast and spread rapidly east northeast into our southwest most zones by 11 pm. There will be the potential for a few discrete cells ahead of the main surge but model consensus suggests more of a cluster or line spreading east northeast across our CWA. Model parameters haven't changed much from previous runs including MLCAPE 500-1000j/kg with 0-6km bulk shear of 40-60 kts, mid level lapse rates of 6-7 C/km and 0-1 km shear values of 20 to 30 kts. Any discrete cells would be capable of producing large hail to the size of golfballs as well as damaging winds and tornadoes. A line or cluster would likely produce more of a wind and tornado threat. In addition, the area south of Interstate 20 received several inches of rain yesterday so a quick inch or two in a short period of time may lead to runoff issues. Our Hazardous Weather Outlook continues an elevated risk for all modes of severe weather across the southern half of the forecast area tonight, with a limited threat across the remainder of the area. After the convection shifts east Saturday morning there will be a lull in activity through Saturday afternoon. A few breaks in the afternoon sky cover will allow temperatures to top out in the lower 70s at most sites. This will lend to decent instability going into Saturday evening for the advertised second round of severe storms but the potential for additional severe storms is more of a question this afternoon as hi-res models do not show a lot of redevelopment. The cold core low will approach our delta region by sunrise Sunday morning. This is expected to steepen lapse rates and initiate convection Saturday evening. Large hail and damaging winds are expected with the storms that develop. The northern half of our CWA will have the more favorable conditions for severe storms. /22/ Sunday through Friday morning: Sunday morning the deep upper trough will have dived far south into the ArkLaTex and moving into the ArkLaMiss. Anomalously low heights and surface pressures will be present as the surface low deepens ~990-995mb just to the north in the low-mid Mississippi Valley. In addition, height falls will be some 10-15DM at 500mb. This with strong upper lift, anomalously low surface pressures/upper heights and 150kt upper jet over the northern Gulf will help continue shower and thunderstorm development to be possible through the early morning into the afternoon. Lapse rates could approach 7-8 deg C/km but limited moisture will limit overall destabilization and coverage of storms. With such cold low-mid levels (500mb temperatures around -20), some destabilization will be still ongoing. With efficient shear around, there is definitely a possibility of some stronger to severe storms. Wet bulb zero heights around 5-7kft will support small hail being achieved even in showers and any storms that could attain enough depth to have possibility of any severe hail. In addition, there is enough flow and height falls that there looks to be some type of squall line progressing across early-mid morning or so across the region, mainly east of the Mississippi River. For now, there is quite a bit of uncertainty on how this event will pan out, limited moisture, extremely low heights, and how far east it will have progressed by Sunday morning. For now, left out of any mention in the graphics but this will have to continue to be evaluated. Still have mention in the HWO for Saturday night into Sunday morning, so some of that has a possibility of lingering over into the daytime hours. There could also be some gusty winds of 20-25mph or so due to a strong pressure gradient around. Some increasing isentropic lift/moisture transport could keep some chances of rain lingering north of I-20 as the upper low swings through Sunday night. Expect rain and storm chances to decrease into Sunday evening as the surface low ejects northeast. As the upper trough/surface low eject northeast, expect a strong pressure gradient as surface ridging and drier air move in the wake. Highs should top out near or slightly above normal in the wake. This dry and cooler period will last through early-mid week as surface ridging moves through the region. A deep trough will dive down into the western half of the CONUS around mid-week and a strong surface low moves into the Great Lakes. Temperatures will moderate around mid-week around mid 60s-low 70s. Rain chances will moving back in mid-week around Wednesday or so as an attendant cold front helps isentropic/moisture transport to move back in, helping chances of showers to move back in. As the cold front moves through, strong surface high (~1030-1040mb) will be diving into the Rockies, bringing much drier air with PW's less than a quarter of an inch across the country and into our region. This will usher in much cooler conditions than recently, much closer to climatological normals. /DC/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 59 73 54 64 / 91 19 73 54 Meridian 58 73 54 64 / 99 53 71 61 Vicksburg 58 74 53 64 / 74 15 73 39 Hattiesburg 62 76 56 67 / 100 55 66 46 Natchez 59 74 54 66 / 100 18 68 31 Greenville 56 71 53 62 / 41 13 73 67 Greenwood 57 72 54 63 / 54 15 73 73 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && 22/28/BB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 3:47 AM CST, 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025>029-034>036-040>042- 047-221000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY- WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- WARREN- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 TONIGHT. MSZ030-032-033-037-038-043-044-048-049-221000- CLAY-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS- RANKIN- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY TONIGHT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH THE MAIN RISKS BEING HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.PNG) SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLY IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. MSZ031-039-053-054-059>061-221000- LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH THE MAIN RISKS BEING HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.PNG) SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. MSZ045-050-051-221000- NESHOBA-SCOTT-NEWTON- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES ALL A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY STORM. IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL MAKE LOCALIZED FLOODING A POSSIBILITY. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.PNG) SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. MSZ046-052-055>058-062>064-221000- KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH DAYBREAK FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES ALL A POSSIBILITY WITH ANY STORM. IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL MAKE LOCALIZED FLOODING A POSSIBILITY. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.PNG) SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. LAZ023>026-221000- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 TONIGHT. MSZ065-066-072>074-221000- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 347 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH DAYBREAK FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THROUGH DAYBREAK SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POTENTIALLY PRODUCING TORNADOES ARE LIKELY THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING WITH HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS ALSO LIKELY. A STRONG TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL MAKE LOCALIZED FLOODING A POSSIBILITY. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE1.PNG) SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN TONIGHT...POTENTIALLY STARTING IN THE VERY EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN RISKS WILL BE HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IMAGES/JAN/GRAPHICAST/IMAGE2.PNG) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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 EARLY THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT. 50 && ...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.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/SAFE LATEST WEATHER BRIEFING... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/WEATHER_BRIEFING FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/SAFE LATEST WEATHER BRIEFING... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/WEATHER_BRIEFING STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ONLINE/ ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/SAFE_HEAVYRAIN OBSERVED PRECIPITATION IMAGES... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/PRECIPMAPS LATEST WEATHER BRIEFING... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN/WEATHER_BRIEFING RIVER FORECAST CENTER... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LMRFC/ SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK... WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/NATIONALFLOODOUTLOOK/INDEX.HTML DAY 1 THROUGH 3 EXCESSIVE RAINFALL... WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/EXCESS_RAIN.SHTML EXCESSIVE RAINFALL DISCUSSION... WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFERD.HTML DAY 1 THROUGH 7 QPF... WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/QPF/QPF2.SHTML QPF DISCUSSION... WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFPFD.HTML PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:40 AM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
240 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1238 AM HAIL 5 S ROXIE 31.43N 91.07W
01/21/2017 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA...DIME AND GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE
WHITE APPLE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWESERN FRANKLIN. REPORTED
BY EMA
&&Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:52 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
252 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 AM HAIL 3 SE PLEASANT HILL 31.69N 90.70W
01/21/2017 E1.00 INCH LINCOLN MS PUBLIC
PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN NORTHWEST LINCOLN
COUNTY. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:54 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
254 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 AM HAIL BUDE 31.46N 90.85W
01/21/2017 E0.25 INCH FRANKLIN MS PUBLIC
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&Local storm report, Jan 21, 3:04 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
304 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0246 AM HAIL BASSFIELD 31.50N 89.74W
01/21/2017 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON DAVIS MS EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED TO EMA BY FIRE CHIEF.
&&Special weather statement, Jan 21, 3:04 AM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
304 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSZ049-050-056-210930-
Smith MS-Rankin MS-Scott MS-
304 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN...SCOTT AND
SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CST...
At 304 AM CST, Meteorologists were tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from Branch to 7 miles north of White Oak to
Martinville. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Strong thunderstorms will be near...
Forkville, Branch and Leesburg around 310 AM CST.
Pulaski around 315 AM CST.
Harperville, Midway, Homewood and Hillsboro around 320 AM CST.
Forest, Raleigh and Steele around 325 AM CST.
Burns and Pineville around 330 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Polkville,
Sylvarena, Lake and Sebastopol.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for central and
east central Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3200 8934 3192 8965 3205 8966 3205 8979
3215 8975 3248 8978 3258 8958 3258 8932
3207 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0904Z 237DEG 38KT 3245 8972 3219 8969 3197 8977
NFSpecial weather statement, Jan 21, 3:26 AM CST, 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
326 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
MSZ058-211000-
Clarke MS-
326 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL
400 AM CST...
At 324 AM CST, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Shubuta, or 11 miles south of Quitman, moving northeast at 45
mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Crandall around 335 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Shubuta.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 AM CST for east central
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3190 8847 3185 8864 3183 8876 3184 8880
3220 8844
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 228DEG 40KT 3189 8865
NFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 12:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 12:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 1:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Jan 21, 1:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 52 min |
| Jan 21, 2:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 58 min |
| Jan 21, 2:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 53 min |
| Jan 21, 2:29 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Marion | 61 min |
| Jan 21, 2:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 3:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott, Smith | 26 min |
| Jan 21, 3:12 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 3:20 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 3:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 43 min |
| Jan 21, 3:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 54 min |
| Jan 21, 3:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Marion | 25 min |
| Jan 21, 3:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 38 min |
| Jan 21, 4:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 4:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 41 min |
| Jan 21, 4:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:21 AM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 4 days |
| Jan 21, 2:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 4 days |
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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.