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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 237, NWS Jackson, MS

June 7, 2019Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2019, 4:02 PM CDT for Clay County, Lowndes County, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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 7, 2019, 4:02 PM CDT (21:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
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 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 182 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.0

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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 Jun 7, 12:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 12:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 3:18 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
318 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025>030-034>036-040-
041-082030-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Issaquena-
Sharkey-
318 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday night through Thursday

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 is not expected through next Thursday.

LAZ024>026-MSZ031>033-037>039-042>066-072>074-082030-
Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-
Winston-Noxubee-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-
318 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Saturday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Through the remainder of this afternoon

Isolated severe storms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail to
the size of quarters are possible mainly this afternoon into the
evening.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday night through Thursday

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 remainder
of the afternoon.

28

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
High...Significant severe thunderstorms are expected.
Moderate...Severe storms expected with significant
 severe weather possible.
Enhanced...Severe storms expected.
Slight...Severe storms possible.
Marginal...Isolated severe storms 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

Tropical page...
   https://www.weather.gov/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

...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/

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 7, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:09 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
309 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MSZ065-066-074-072045-
Jones MS-Covington MS-Forrest MS-
309 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN FORREST...SOUTHEASTERN
COVINGTON AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...

At 309 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Moselle, or 10 miles northwest of Petal, moving east at 40 mph.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Moselle around 315 PM CDT.
  Laurel and Ellisville around 325 PM CDT.
  Ovett and Tuckers Crossing around 335 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Seminary.

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 3143 8945 3143 8950 3157 8955 3176 8909
      3150 8894 3146 8894 3143 8904 3143 8914
      3141 8915 3135 8940 3135 8945
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 253DEG 33KT 3147 8933

JM

Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:50 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 PM CDT FRI JUN 7 2019

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

0303 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE SANFORD           31.48N 89.39W
06/07/2019                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RIELS RD AND ON
            SHELLIE RD.

&&

AW

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:59 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
359 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

MSZ030-031-033-072130-
Lowndes MS-Oktibbeha MS-Clay MS-
359 PM CDT Fri Jun 7 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY AND NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

At 358 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
over West Point, moving east at 30 mph.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Waverly around 415 PM CDT.
  Columbus, Columbus AFB and Kolola Springs around 425 PM CDT.
  Caledonia and Steens around 430 PM CDT.

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 3346 8829 3348 8878 3372 8878 3373 8872
      3368 8872 3368 8850 3367 8849 3366 8852
      3365 8851 3366 8850 3366 8846 3368 8843
      3367 8842 3369 8839 3369 8837 3372 8833
      3374 8833 3374 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 267DEG 26KT 3362 8865

JM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	23 min
Jun 6, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	41 min
Jun 6, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
Jun 6, 10:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	113 min
Jun 6, 10:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	85 min
Jun 7, 1:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey	60 min
Jun 7, 2:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo	40 min
Jun 7, 2:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	34 min
Jun 7, 2:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	51 min
Jun 7, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	62 min
Jun 7, 3:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	57 min
Jun 7, 7:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	45 min
Jun 7, 7:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	27 min
Jun 7, 7:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	52 min
Jun 7, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	47 min
Jun 7, 9:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	42 min
Jun 7, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	38 min
Jun 7, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	38 min
Jun 7, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison	50 min
Jun 7, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	28 min
Jun 7, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	36 min
Jun 7, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	23 min
Jun 7, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	54 min
Jun 7, 3:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
Jun 7, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	26 min
Jun 7, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	57 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2019 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.