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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 242, NWS Jackson, MS

July 12, 2021East Carroll Parish, Madison Parish, Louisiana; Issaquena County, Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT for East Carroll Parish, Madison Parish, Louisiana; Issaquena County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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
Jul 12, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties East Carroll Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2021-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 691 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

133 
WUUS54 KJAN 120800
SVRJAN
LAC035-065-MSC055-149-120845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0242.210712T0800Z-210712T0845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
300 AM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern East Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
  Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
  Central Warren County in west central Mississippi...
  Southern Issaquena County in west central Mississippi...

* Until 345 AM CDT.

* At 259 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Tendal to 6 miles southeast of Waverly to 8
  miles southeast of Bakers, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Tallulah, Omega, Sondheimer, Afton, Mansford and Alsatia around 
  315 AM CDT.
  Eagle Bend around 325 AM CDT.
  Vicksburg, Valley Park and Le Tourneau around 335 AM CDT.
  Redwood around 340 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Mound,
Delta and Richmond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3223 9151 3230 9153 3229 9150 3232 9147
      3235 9150 3236 9145 3248 9149 3256 9143
      3267 9096 3266 9073 3264 9069 3262 9072
      3262 9069 3241 9076 3220 9090 3221 9112
      3225 9113 3221 9124 3223 9127 3221 9155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 261DEG 42KT 3249 9136 3236 9137 3224 9144 

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

DC
1 follow-up statement
048 
WWUS54 KJAN 120839
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
339 AM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

LAC035-065-MSC055-149-120845-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0242.000000T0000Z-210712T0845Z/
East Carroll LA-Madison LA-Warren MS-Issaquena MS-
339 AM CDT Mon Jul 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL AND CENTRAL MADISON PARISHES...CENTRAL
WARREN AND SOUTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES...

At 338 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Eagle Bend to 6 miles southeast of Mansford to
near Afton, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

These severe storms will be near...
  Eagle Bend around 345 AM CDT.
  Vicksburg and Le Tourneau around 355 AM CDT.
  Redwood around 400 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Mound,
Delta and Richmond.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 9129 3260 9097 3250 9073 3241 9076
      3220 9090 3221 9112 3225 9113 3221 9124
      3223 9127 3223 9132
TIME...MOT...LOC 0838Z 259DEG 34KT 3254 9104 3241 9105 3229 9112 

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

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin, Richland45 min
Jul 12, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Richland42 min
Jul 12, 3:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTensas49 min
Jul 12, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula, Concordia, Tensas45 min
Jul 12, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren45 min
Jul 12, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren47 min
Jul 12, 6:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery41 min
Jul 12, 7:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson61 min
Jul 12, 9:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson53 min
Jul 12, 10:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington64 min
Jul 12, 11:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Lamar65 min
Jul 12, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones39 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.