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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 292, NWS Jackson, MS

July 15, 2018Clarke County, Jasper County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2018, 12:54 PM CDT for Clarke County, Jasper County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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
Jul 15, 2018, 12:54 PM CDT (17:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2018, 1:43 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 115 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2018-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1517 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2018-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -974 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1517 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-974 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-960 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jul 15, 10:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 10:09 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 5:26 AM CDT, 7 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
526 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
161030-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-
Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-
Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-
Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
526 AM CDT Sun Jul 15 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central
Mississippi, and south central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...Elevated
TIMING...Today

Participating in outdoor activities in hot and humid conditions
may lead to heat related illness today. Precautions should be
taken to avoid strenuous outdoor activities. Check on those
vulnerable to heat stress. Stay hydrated and wear light, loose
fitted clothing.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Monday and Tuesday will remain hot and humid for much of the
ArkLaMiss. Although scattered showers and thunderstorms may limit
heat stress, heat index values may still approach 105 degrees each
afternoon. Additional heat advisories may be needed.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png)

.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 Saturday.

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...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan
Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

Tropical page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/srh/tropical?office=jan
National Hurricane Center Home Page...
   https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Find NWS JAN on Facebook...
   https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Twitter...
   @NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Youtube...
   https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds53 min
Jul 14, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMarion29 min
Jul 14, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar50 min
Jul 15, 3:55 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more15 hr
Jul 15, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton41 min
Jul 15, 1:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee37 min
Jul 15, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale48 min
Jul 15, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones34 min
Jul 15, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton40 min
Jul 15, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington48 min
Jul 15, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster57 min
Jul 15, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster46 min
Jul 15, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest50 min
Jul 15, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster50 min
Jul 15, 5:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANChoctaw, Montgomery, Webster91 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.