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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2020, 4:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 33 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
- May 25, 2020, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2020, 5:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 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 May 25, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 1143 AM CDT Mon May 25 2020 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-034-040-041-047-053- 059>062-261645- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar- Washington-Issaquena-Sharkey-Warren-Claiborne-Jefferson-Adams- Franklin MS-Lincoln- 1143 AM CDT Mon May 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, northwest Mississippi, south central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...The rest of Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...remainder of today Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon into this evening. Damaging winds will be the main hazard but hail up to quarter size will be possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday 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 rest of today through tonight. MSZ019-025>033-035>039-042>046-048>052-054>058-063>066-072>074- 261645- Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes- Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Yazoo- Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton- Lauderdale-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Lawrence- Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 1143 AM CDT Mon May 25 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...The rest of Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday 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 Sunday. 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 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/
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Special weather statement, May 25, 4:02 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 50 min |
| May 25, 1:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 32 min |
| May 25, 2:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 39 min |
| May 25, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 23 min |
| May 25, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| May 25, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 24 min |
| May 25, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 36 min |
| May 25, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 25 min |
| May 25, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 38 min |
| May 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 34 min |
| May 25, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 34 min |
| May 25, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 37 min |
| May 25, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 35 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 30 min |
| May 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 24 min |
| May 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 42 min |
| May 25, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 41 min |
| May 25, 5:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 23 min |
| May 25, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 23 min |
| May 25, 6:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 32 min |
| May 25, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 26 min |
| May 25, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 49 min |
| May 25, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 28 min |
| May 25, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Catahoula | 60 min |
| May 25, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 58 min |
| May 25, 6:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 34 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.