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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 228, NWS Jackson, MS

June 6, 2019Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2019, 7:54 PM CDT for Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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
Jun 6, 2019, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 6, 2019, 8:35 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 7:52 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
752 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019

MSZ030-031-033-070115-
Lowndes MS-Oktibbeha MS-Clay MS-
752 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND NORTHWESTERN LOWNDES COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM
CDT...

At 752 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Muldrow, or 7 miles east of Starkville, moving northeast at 20
mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Muldrow around 800 PM CDT.
  Tibbee around 805 PM CDT.
  West Point and Waverly around 815 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Artesia.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 8864 3347 8879 3368 8868 3368 8859
      3360 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 214DEG 18KT 3348 8869

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes23 min
Jun 6, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes31 min
Jun 6, 10:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes113 min
Jun 6, 10:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes85 min
Jun 7, 1:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey60 min
Jun 7, 2:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo40 min
Jun 7, 2:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo34 min
Jun 7, 2:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren51 min
Jun 7, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds62 min
Jun 7, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin57 min
Jun 7, 7:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson45 min
Jun 7, 7:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith27 min
Jun 7, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith52 min
Jun 7, 8:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton47 min
Jun 7, 9:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale42 min
Jun 7, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds38 min
Jun 7, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake38 min
Jun 7, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison50 min
Jun 7, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba, Newton28 min
Jun 7, 3:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones36 min
Jun 7, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones23 min
Jun 7, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba54 min
Jun 7, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes31 min
Jun 7, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha58 min
Jun 7, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington26 min
Jun 7, 1:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.