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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 227, NWS Jackson, MS

June 13, 20215 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 66 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 13, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 6:04 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Lamar County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 13, 5:22 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Eatonville, MSI-59 NORTHBOUND BLOCKED BY TREES AT MILE MARKER 71.
Jun 13, 5:26 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Petal, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN PETAL AND IN SUNRISE, SEVERAL TREES AND LINES DOWN NEAR SUNRISE RD AND OLD RIVER RD.
Jun 13, 5:39 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Okahola, MSTREES DOWNED ON OLD HWY 11 NORTH OF PURVIS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 12:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2570 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2570 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

027 
WUUS54 KJAN 132158
SVRJAN
MSC031-035-065-067-073-132315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0227.210613T2158Z-210613T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
458 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Forrest County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Covington County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Northern Lamar County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Jones County in southeastern Mississippi...
  Eastern Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 457 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Raleigh to 9 miles southeast of Taylorsville to
  7 miles south of Mill Creek, moving south at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Emergency management. At 453 PM, Jones County Emergency 
           Management reported numerous downed trees in northeastern 
           Jones County.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hattiesburg, Petal, Collins, West Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall,
  Mount Olive, Rawls Springs, Eastabuchie, Mclaurin, Sanford,
  Sunrise, Macedonia, Lone Star, Moselle, Melba, Seminary and
  Bassfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3129 8966 3143 8965 3144 8974
      3177 8976 3178 8966 3170 8957 3145 8895
      3143 8896 3143 8914 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 021DEG 30KT 3197 8959 3170 8936 3158 8895 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL
4 follow-up statements
541 
WWUS54 KJAN 132221
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
521 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

MSC031-035-065-067-073-132315-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Forrest MS-Covington MS-Lamar MS-Jones MS-Jefferson Davis MS-
521 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR FORREST...COVINGTON...NORTHERN LAMAR...SOUTHERN JONES AND EASTERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES...

At 520 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mount Olive to near Sanford to near Ovett, moving
south at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hattiesburg, Petal, Collins, West Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall, Mount
Olive, Rawls Springs, Eastabuchie, Mclaurin, Sanford, Sunrise,
Macedonia, Lone Star, Moselle, Melba, Seminary and Bassfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3129 8966 3143 8965 3144 8974
      3177 8976 3178 8966 3170 8957 3145 8895
      3143 8896 3143 8914 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 021DEG 30KT 3181 8966 3154 8943 3142 8902 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL
523 
WWUS54 KJAN 132232
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
532 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

MSC067-132242-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Jones MS-
532 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3128 8966 3143 8965 3144 8974
      3168 8974 3143 8940 3137 8915 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 021DEG 37KT 3164 8974 3137 8951 3125 8910 

$$

MSC031-035-065-073-132315-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Forrest MS-Covington MS-Lamar MS-Jefferson Davis MS-
532 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR FORREST...SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON...NORTHERN LAMAR AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES...

At 532 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lone Star to near Sumrall to near New Augusta, moving
south at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hattiesburg, Petal, West Hattiesburg, Purvis, Sumrall, Mclaurin,
Rawls Springs, Sunrise, Lone Star and Melba.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3128 8966 3143 8965 3144 8974
      3168 8974 3143 8940 3137 8915 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 021DEG 37KT 3164 8974 3137 8951 3125 8910 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DL
648 
WWUS54 KJAN 132248
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
548 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

MSC031-065-132257-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Covington MS-Jefferson Davis MS-
548 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COVINGTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3128 8966 3140 8965 3134 8942
      3126 8915 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 005DEG 35KT 3134 8970 3119 8952 3106 8916 

$$

MSC035-073-132315-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Forrest MS-Lamar MS-
548 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL FORREST AND CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 547 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Improve to 7 miles northwest of Purvis to Brooklyn,
moving south at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Emergency management. At 540 PM, Forrest County Emergency 
         Management reported numerous downed trees across the county.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hattiesburg, West Hattiesburg, Purvis and Mclaurin. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3128 8966 3140 8965 3134 8942
      3126 8915 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 005DEG 35KT 3134 8970 3119 8952 3106 8916 

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

DL
388 
WWUS54 KJAN 132304
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
604 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

MSC035-073-132314-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0227.000000T0000Z-210613T2315Z/
Forrest MS-Lamar MS-
604 PM CDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL FORREST AND
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern Mississippi.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southern portions of Forrest and Lamar counties.

LAT...LON 3119 8960 3128 8966 3140 8965 3134 8942
      3126 8915 3105 8915
TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 021DEG 30KT 3121 8976 3106 8958 3093 8922 

$$

DL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 7:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper54 min
Jun 13, 12:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes23 min
Jun 13, 1:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes45 min
Jun 13, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes50 min
Jun 13, 1:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes3 hr
Jun 13, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes41 min
Jun 13, 2:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper, Noxubee52 min
Jun 13, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Noxubee2 hr
Jun 13, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper48 min
Jun 13, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston57 min
Jun 13, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale, Neshoba, Newton63 min
Jun 13, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Winston44 min
Jun 13, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha40 min
Jun 13, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba31 min
Jun 13, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster27 min
Jun 13, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Webster67 min
Jun 13, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton67 min
Jun 13, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala24 min
Jun 13, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Scott66 min
Jun 13, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw49 min
Jun 13, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington29 min
Jun 13, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery63 min
Jun 13, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith78 min
Jun 13, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Simpson56 min
Jun 13, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala62 min
Jun 13, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington44 min
Jun 13, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower60 min
Jun 13, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison, Rankin59 min
Jun 13, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson60 min
Jun 13, 5:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes52 min
Jun 13, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes48 min
Jun 13, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha32 min
Jun 13, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin44 min
Jun 13, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar, Marion34 min
Jun 13, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo58 min
Jun 13, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.