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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 2020, 10:45 AM CDT for Ashley County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 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 8, 2020, 10:45 AM CDT (15:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2020, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Ashley County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 779 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 670 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
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 8, 6:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 9:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 918 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ARZ074-075-LAZ009-MSZ018-019-025>046-048>052-056>058-091430- Ashley-Chicot-East Carroll-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-Hinds-Rankin-Scott- Newton-Lauderdale-Smith-Jasper-Clarke- 918 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, and north central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...This afternoon through tonight Severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging winds to 60 mph and significant hail up to golfball size or larger. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region Sunday. Damaging winds, hail and tornadoes will all be possible. This potential weather event is still several days away and the timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts. (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 may be needed for portions of the region Sunday and today through tonight. LAZ007-008-015-016-023>026-MSZ047-053>055-059>066-072>074-091430- Morehouse-West Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula- Tensas-Concordia-Warren-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Jefferson-Adams- Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones- Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 918 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...This afternoon through tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts and quarter to golfball size hail. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region Sunday. Damaging winds, hail and tornadoes will all be possible. This potential weather event is still several days away and the timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts. (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 may be needed for portions of the region Sunday and today through tonight. 26 && ...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. ...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/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:55 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
955 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
ARZ074-081545-
Ashley AR-
955 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN ASHLEY COUNTY UNTIL 1045
AM CDT...
At 954 AM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Lapile, or 11 miles north of Huttig, moving east
at 45 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
West Crossett around 1010 AM CDT.
North Crossett around 1015 AM CDT.
Old Milo around 1020 AM CDT.
Hamburg and Fountain Hill around 1025 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Blanchton.
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 3311 9214 3315 9211 3316 9212 3316 9214
3321 9213 3321 9208 3324 9209 3325 9205
3328 9204 3328 9200 3330 9200 3331 9198
3335 9199 3335 9197 3338 9196 3340 9199
3339 9174 3307 9169 3308 9213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1454Z 262DEG 41KT 3321 9221
TWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 9:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 21 days |
| Apr 7, 9:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 4 days |
| Apr 8, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 12:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 41 min |
| Apr 8, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 57 min |
| Apr 8, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 23 min |
| Apr 8, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 12:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.