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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Jackson, MS

May 9, 2021Holmes County, Humphreys County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2021, 10:16 PM CDT for Holmes County, Humphreys County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2021, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2021, 10:51 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 9, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 632 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2021-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
632 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
1.1

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The text

As transmitted.

441 
WUUS54 KJAN 100316
SVRJAN
MSC051-053-163-100415-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0174.210510T0316Z-210510T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1016 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Holmes County in central Mississippi...
  Northwestern Yazoo County in central Mississippi...
  Southern Humphreys County in central Mississippi...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1016 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midnight, or
  13 miles southwest of Belzoni, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Midnight around 1020 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Eden,
Silver City and Louise.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3325 9033 3292 9032 3292 9066 3309 9066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0316Z 243DEG 18KT 3300 9059 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
958 
WWUS54 KJAN 100341
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1041 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

MSC051-053-163-100415-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-210510T0415Z/
Holmes MS-Yazoo MS-Humphreys MS-
1041 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN HOLMES...NORTH CENTRAL YAZOO AND SOUTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS
COUNTIES...

At 1041 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thornton,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
western Holmes, north central Yazoo and southeastern Humphreys
Counties, including the following locations... Eden.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3292 9032 3292 9051 3309 9051 3316 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 250DEG 27KT 3299 9037 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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455 
WWUS54 KJAN 100351
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1051 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

MSC051-053-163-100401-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0174.000000T0000Z-210510T0415Z/
Holmes MS-Yazoo MS-Humphreys MS-
1051 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN HOLMES...NORTH CENTRAL
YAZOO AND SOUTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3292 9032 3292 9051 3309 9051 3316 9033
TIME...MOT...LOC 0349Z 243DEG 18KT 3301 9031 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower73 min
May 9, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Webster43 min
May 9, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes28 min
May 9, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena35 min
May 9, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington39 min
May 9, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo37 min
May 9, 9:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey60 min
May 9, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren, Yazoo62 min
May 9, 10:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo86 min
May 9, 10:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Oktibbeha and 1 more78 min
May 9, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin82 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.