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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2019, 2:42 AM CDT for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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 25, 2019, 2:42 AM CDT (07:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2019, 3:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Ashley County, AR, Morehouse Parish, LA
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 25, 1:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 1:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 112 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019 .UPDATE... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF discussion: VFR conditions continue across the area with the exception of the Pine Belt, which is experiencing IFR to LIFR ceilings this morning. Expect flight categories to continue to diminish as a line of showers and storms moves into the area from the west. Much of the day should see sub-VFR ceilings along with rain and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe. Conditions will improve this evening, with VFR ceilings likely to resume. /28/ && .DISCUSSION... The 00Z Thu JAN sounding showed a cap at 800mb and local radars were virtually free of returns over our CWA but regional radars had convection developing over east Texas that models still depict will move into the southwest most portions of our CWA just after 4 am. Water vapor imagery showed the circulation around a closed low spinning over north central Texas. Surface analysis had a rather ill-defined 1006mb low over south Texas. These features will continue to approach our CWA tonight and move across our CWA. This will increase our rain chances toward morning. Forecast remains on track. /22/ Prior discussion below: Tonight through Tomorrow night... Warm weather will continue into the evening but there are increasing PoPs over night. A low pressure system currently over Texas will approach our area with an ongoing line of storms moving in from the west after midnight. Some of these storms could produce strong winds and locally heavy rain but our primary severe weather threat will be with a second round of storms which will develop by mid morning. High-Res guidance shows some slight differences with regard to timing but the atmosphere should support the potential for severe thunderstorms as this second round becomes organized. Forecast MLCAPE values up to 1500 J/kg, 0-6 km shear of 40-50 kts, and helicity values of 250-300 are less than recent events, but are adequate for damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two especially with any bowing line segments. The greatest threat will be in the slight risk area which is roughly our MS counties south of I-20. Thunderstorms should exit east of our CWA by 5-7 PM. A few showers or an isolated storm could linger into the evening. Friday through Wednesday... In the wake of the system, an upper level ridge and surface high pressure will help keep temperatures near or above normal headed into the weekend. A slight chance of showers will accompany a decaying front as it dips into the northern part of our area on Saturday night into sunday morning. For the rest of the work week, more upper level ridging will occur bringing warmer temperatures and mostly dry weather. On the western side of the ridge there is a chance of some return showers for Wednesday mainly across northeast LA and southeast AK./JNE/NF/JPM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 76 59 76 52 / 99 54 6 0 Meridian 76 60 77 51 / 100 61 9 0 Vicksburg 76 60 76 52 / 95 40 5 0 Hattiesburg 77 61 78 52 / 100 57 10 0 Natchez 76 59 76 52 / 98 33 6 0 Greenville 75 59 74 53 / 84 45 3 0 Greenwood 74 59 74 52 / 84 56 4 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && 28
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 3:54 PM CDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025>042-044>046-252100- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery- Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys- Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Leake- Neshoba-Kemper- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, and north central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow through tomorrow evening. The main threat with storms will be damaging straight line winds gusts with hail up to quarter size. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... Friday through Tuesday 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 Thursday through Thursday night. LAZ023>025-MSZ043-047>052-252100- Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Madison MS-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott- Newton-Lauderdale- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Thursday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow through tomorrow evening. The main threat with storms will be damaging straight line winds gusts with hail up to quarter size. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Flash flooding is possible for areas mainly along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor Thursday afternoon through late Thursday evening. Rainfall totals could approach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, over short periods of time. This could lead to localized flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Tuesday 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 Thursday through Thursday night. LAZ026-MSZ053>066-072>074-252100- Concordia-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson- Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington- Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Thursday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Thursday Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds up to 60 to 70mph and quarter sized hail are possible and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out, mainly along and south of the I-20 corridor. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Flash flooding is possible for areas mainly along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor Thursday afternoon through late Thursday evening. Rainfall totals could approach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, over short periods of time. This could lead to localized flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Tuesday 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 Thursday through Thursday night. 3 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* High...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong or violent tornadoes possible. Moderate...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong tornadoes possible. Enhanced...Severe thunderstorms are likely and tornadoes are possible. Slight...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Marginal...Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. Significant...Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Elevated...Areas of flash flooding likely. Limited...Localized flash flooding is possible. ...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 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 ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... Storm Prediction Center (SPC)... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ Meso Analysis... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/ Day 1 through 3 Outlooks... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Storm Reports... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/ ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... Current Watches and Warnings... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain Observed Precipitation Images... https://www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps River Forecast Center... https://www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ Significant River Flood Outlook... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 24, 8:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
852 PM CDT WED APR 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TORNADO 2 ESE NOXAPATER 32.98N 89.04W
04/18/2019 WINSTON MS NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO BEGAN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 490
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BARRIER CLAY ROAD
WHERE NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE
SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST ALONG CO
RD 490 WHERE A NUMBER OF BOTH SOFTWOOD AND
HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AFTER CROSSING
CO RD 397 AND DISSIPATED AFTER CROSSING
ELLISON RIDGE RD AND AB RODGERS RD WHERE
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Apr 24, 8:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
853 PM CDT WED APR 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0457 PM TORNADO 4 W VERNON 32.99N 88.99W
04/18/2019 WINSTON MS NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO BEGAN JUST SOUTHWEST OF ENON RD
AND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS ROCKY HILL RD AND
POTTER FULTON RD WHERE LARGE LIMBS WERE
SNAPPED AND SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES UPROOTED.
THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED CO RD 397 AND
FOLLOWED MURRY FULTON RD CROSSING COOPWOOD
CREEK WHERE ADDITIONAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
THE TORNADO MOVED THROUGH A MARSHY AREA
ALONG TOWN CREEK BEFORE SNAPPING A FEW MORE
TREE BRANCHES ALONG BETHEL ROAD. THE TORNADO
QUICKLY DISSIPATED BEFORE REACHING ELLISON
RIDGE RD.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Apr 24, 8:54 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
854 PM CDT WED APR 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 PM TORNADO 4 SE VERNON 32.95N 88.87W
04/18/2019 WINSTON MS NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO BEGAN JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 397
WHERE IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED SEVERAL
HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED TO THE EAST CROSSING SHUGUALAK
ROAD UPROOTING A FEW TREES. THE TORNADO
TURNED MORE NORTHEAST CROSSING C MCDONALD
ROAD, BEFORE ENDING NEAR EBENEZER CHURCH
ROAD UPROOTING A FEW MORE TREES ALONG ITS
PATH.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Apr 24, 8:55 PM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
855 PM CDT WED APR 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0508 PM TORNADO ELLISON RIDGE 33.07N 88.88W
04/18/2019 WINSTON MS NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS BRIEF TORNADO BEGAN OFF OF ELLISON
RIDGE ROAD WHERE IT UPROOTED A COUPLE OF
TREES. THE TORNADO CROSSED HEMPHILL ROAD
CONTINUING TO UPROOT TREES, BEFORE ENDING
ABOUT A MILE EAST OF HEMPHILL ROAD NEAR A
LOGGING ROAD.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Apr 24, 8:56 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
856 PM CDT WED APR 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0513 PM TORNADO 4 ESE ELLISON RIDGE 33.05N 88.82W
04/18/2019 WINSTON MS NWS STORM SURVEY
THIS TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE WINSTON/NOXUBEE
COUNTY LINE OFF OF HIGHWAY 490. NUMEROUS
TREES WHERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AT THIS
POINT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST
ACROSS BUTLER ROAD CONTINUING TO SNAP AND
UPROOT BOTH HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. THE
TORNADO TURNED MORE SOUTHEAST AS IT CROSSED
RICHARDS ROAD CONTINUING TO SNAP AND UPROOT
TREES. THE TORNADO ENDED OFF OF NORTH HAYES
FIELD ROAD SNAPPING NUMEROUS PINE TREES
ALONG ITS PATH.
&&
TWLocal storm report, Apr 24, 8:57 PM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 50 min |
| Apr 25, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 58 min |
| Apr 25, 4:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 42 min |
| Apr 25, 4:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Madison, Yazoo | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Warren, Yazoo | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 6:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 54 min |
| Apr 25, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 34 min |
| Apr 25, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 7:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 57 min |
| Apr 25, 8:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton, Scott | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Smith | 10 min |
| Apr 25, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 48 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 10:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leake | 7 days |
| Apr 25, 10:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 19 min |
| Apr 25, 11:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 2:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 3:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 4:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 6:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin | 81 min |
| Apr 25, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 20 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.