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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 272, NWS Jackson, MS

October 4, 2021Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 4, 2021, 9:29 PM CDT for Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 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
Oct 4, 2021, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2021-10-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 583 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 2021-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
583 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1263 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

718 
WUUS54 KJAN 050229
SVRJAN
MSC129-050315-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0272.211005T0229Z-211005T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
929 PM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Smith County in central Mississippi...

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 929 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
  Magee, moving north at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Smith County, including the following locations...
  Mize.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3202 8965 3199 8950 3182 8951 3181 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 186DEG 10KT 3189 8959 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DC
1 follow-up statement
119 
WWUS54 KJAN 050306
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1006 PM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

MSC129-050315-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0272.000000T0000Z-211005T0315Z/
Smith MS-
1006 PM CDT Mon Oct 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1015 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.

LAT...LON 3202 8965 3199 8950 3182 8951 3181 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 0305Z 186DEG 10KT 3190 8958 

$$

DC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 4, 9:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis2 hr
Oct 5, 6:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake54 hr
Oct 5, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery31 min
Oct 5, 1:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada27 min
Oct 5, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds28 min
Oct 5, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds32 min
Oct 5, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery25 min
Oct 5, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin24 min
Oct 5, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin27 min
Oct 5, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada36 min
Oct 5, 2:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada31 min
Oct 5, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTallahatchie32 min
Oct 5, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes26 min
Oct 5, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah35 min
Oct 5, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore32 min
Oct 5, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Leflore41 min
Oct 5, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah47 min
Oct 5, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes28 min
Oct 5, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake23 min
Oct 5, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys30 min
Oct 5, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys27 min
Oct 5, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey, Washington49 min
Oct 5, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake, Neshoba, Winston43 min
Oct 5, 5:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake24 min
Oct 5, 5:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston43 min
Oct 5, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston45 min
Oct 5, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANWinston2 hr
Oct 5, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba31 min
Oct 5, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes26 min
Oct 5, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston46 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.