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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Jackson, MS

April 13, 2018Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2018, 11:29 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2018, 11:29 PM CDT (04:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2018, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 13, 10:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

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 Apr 13, 10:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 10:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 13, 9:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:10 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1110 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2018

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

1046 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW GRAND LAKE        33.07N 91.23W
04/13/2018  E70 MPH          CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SHERIFF'S CAR WAS TURNED AROUND BY WIND ON
            U.S. HIGHWAY 65.

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Special weather statement, Apr 13, 11:11 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 13, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Washington36 min
Apr 13, 10:49 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington56 min
Apr 13, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington49 min
Apr 14, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower29 min
Apr 14, 3:45 AM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar60 min
Apr 14, 3:49 AM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington41 min
Apr 14, 4:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington39 min
Apr 14, 4:16 AM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington44 min
Apr 14, 4:21 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower54 min
Apr 14, 4:49 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore, Sunflower46 min
Apr 14, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery77 min
Apr 14, 6:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren33 min
Apr 14, 6:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson61 min
Apr 14, 6:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo52 min
Apr 14, 7:07 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Madison53 min
Apr 14, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah50 min
Apr 14, 7:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Franklin, Lincoln44 min
Apr 14, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin62 min
Apr 14, 7:47 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin43 min
Apr 14, 8:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith51 min
Apr 14, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott, Smith62 min
Apr 14, 8:28 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin, Simpson, Smith17 min
Apr 14, 8:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence57 min
Apr 14, 9:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion68 min
Apr 14, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Smith79 min
Apr 14, 9:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones89 min
Apr 14, 9:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Neshoba, Oktibbeha, Winston59 min
Apr 14, 9:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba, Newton55 min
Apr 14, 9:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha68 min
Apr 14, 9:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper97 min
Apr 14, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion81 min
Apr 14, 10:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Noxubee57 min
Apr 14, 10:06 AM CDTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha54 min
Apr 14, 10:10 AM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar65 min
Apr 14, 10:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones65 min
Apr 14, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale56 min
Apr 14, 10:51 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes24 min
Apr 14, 11:00 AM CDTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale45 min
Apr 14, 11:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke53 min
Apr 14, 11:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Noxubee32 min
Apr 14, 11:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar39 min
Apr 14, 12:10 PM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest20 min
Apr 13, 7:24 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedJANMorehouse34 min
Apr 13, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland48 min
Apr 13, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRichland62 min
Apr 13, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRichland55 min
Apr 13, 9:04 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMorehouse, Richland, West Carroll56 min
Apr 13, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll46 min
Apr 13, 10:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMorehouse, West Carroll3 hr
Apr 14, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse58 min
Apr 14, 2:54 AM CDTTornado WarningJANMorehouse51 min
Apr 14, 3:30 AM CDTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll49 min
Apr 14, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula43 min
Apr 14, 5:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia23 min
Apr 13, 7:49 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAshley24 min
Apr 14, 3:02 AM CDTTornado WarningJANAshley28 min
Apr 14, 3:22 AM CDTTornado WarningJANChicot38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.