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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Jackson, MS

October 5, 2021Carroll County, Leflore County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 5, 2021, 3:04 PM CDT for Carroll County, Leflore County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report 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
Oct 5, 2021, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired
Oct 5, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Carroll County, MS, Leflore County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 5, 3:05 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Teoc, MSPICTURES OF GOLF BALL HAIL IN THE TEOC COMMUNITY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-10-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1228 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 2021-10-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1228 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
743 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

913 
WUUS54 KJAN 052004
SVRJAN
MSC015-083-052045-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0276.211005T2004Z-211005T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
304 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Carroll County in north central Mississippi...
  East central Leflore County in north central Mississippi...

* Until 345 PM CDT.

* At 303 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Teoc, or near
  Greenwood, moving southwest at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Greenwood around 330 PM CDT.
  Sidon around 345 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3356 8997 3338 9014 3339 9022 3357 9031
      3364 9007
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 061DEG 9KT 3356 9010 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

NF
2 follow-up statements
235 
WWUS54 KJAN 052023
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
323 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021

MSC015-083-052045-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0276.000000T0000Z-211005T2045Z/
Carroll MS-Leflore MS-
323 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL CARROLL AND EAST CENTRAL LEFLORE COUNTIES...

At 323 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Greenwood,
moving southwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe storm will be near...
  Greenwood around 330 PM CDT.
  Sidon around 400 PM CDT.

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 3353 9007 3345 9008 3338 9014 3339 9022
      3357 9031 3362 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 054DEG 9KT 3353 9015 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

NF
710 
WWUS54 KJAN 052039
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
339 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021

MSC015-083-052049-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0276.000000T0000Z-211005T2045Z/
Carroll MS-Leflore MS-
339 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CARROLL AND EAST
CENTRAL LEFLORE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 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 heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3353 9007 3345 9008 3338 9014 3339 9022
      3357 9031 3362 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 061DEG 9KT 3352 9018 

$$

NF

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 4, 9:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSmith46 min
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, 3:28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.