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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Jackson, MS

July 27, 2021Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2021, 2:08 PM CDT for Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 52 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 27, 2021, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Catahoula Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2021-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 863 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 2021-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 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
863 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
917 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

633 
WUUS54 KJAN 271908
SVRJAN
LAC025-272000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0245.210727T1908Z-210727T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
208 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Catahoula Parish in northeastern Louisiana...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 208 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Enterprise,
  or 21 miles southeast of Columbia, moving southwest at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Sherwood around 230 PM CDT.
  Aimwell, Manifest and Wallace Ridge around 300 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include
Harrisonburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3193 9201 3193 9191 3197 9190 3197 9189
      3195 9185 3194 9185 3192 9182 3192 9180
      3189 9180 3189 9178 3187 9178 3188 9176
      3188 9173 3190 9170 3189 9168 3164 9185
      3172 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 036DEG 6KT 3184 9187 

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

NF
2 follow-up statements
805 
WWUS54 KJAN 271920
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
220 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

LAC025-272000-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-210727T2000Z/
Catahoula LA-
220 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CATAHOULA PARISH...

At 220 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Enterprise, or
22 miles southeast of Columbia, and is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wallace Ridge, Enterprise, Rosefield, Aimwell, Manifest, Sherwood and
Harrisonburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3193 9201 3193 9191 3197 9190 3197 9189
      3195 9185 3194 9185 3192 9182 3192 9180
      3189 9180 3189 9178 3187 9178 3188 9176
      3188 9173 3190 9170 3189 9168 3164 9185
      3172 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 029DEG 2KT 3184 9187 

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

NF
564 
WWUS54 KJAN 271958
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
258 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

LAC025-272008-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-210727T2000Z/
Catahoula LA-
258 PM CDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CATAHOULA PARISH
WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with thunderstorms in this 
area.

LAT...LON 3193 9201 3193 9191 3197 9190 3197 9189
      3195 9185 3194 9185 3192 9182 3192 9180
      3189 9180 3189 9178 3187 9178 3188 9176
      3188 9173 3190 9170 3189 9168 3164 9185
      3172 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 036DEG 6KT 3179 9191 

$$

NF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:54 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more4 days
Jul 27, 2:54 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryJANCatahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more5 days
Jul 27, 3:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula28 min
Jul 27, 3:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCatahoula3 hr
Jul 27, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison41 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.