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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 68, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 2021Clarke County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2021, 12:57 PM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 22 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
Mar 31, 2021, 12:57 PM CDT (17:57 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2021, 1:19 PM CDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Clarke County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 31, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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 2021-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1030 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 2021-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 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
1030 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
4.9

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The text

As transmitted.

874 
WUUS54 KJAN 311757
SVRJAN
MSC023-311830-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0068.210331T1757Z-210331T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1257 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Clarke County in east central Mississippi...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1257 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near De Soto, or
  7 miles southeast of Quitman, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Crandall around 110 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Shubuta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8848 3185 8864 3183 8885
      3209 8875 3210 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 276DEG 35KT 3195 8866 

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

TW
3 follow-up statements
559 
WWUS54 KJAN 311804
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
104 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

MSC023-311830-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210331T1830Z/
Clarke MS-
104 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...

At 104 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crandall, or 9
miles southeast of Quitman, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Clarke County, including the following locations...
Shubuta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8848 3185 8864 3184 8875
      3209 8866 3210 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 275DEG 35KT 3195 8859 

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

TW
755 
WWUS54 KJAN 311811
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
111 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

MSC023-311830-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210331T1830Z/
Clarke MS-
111 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY...

At 111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crandall, or 12
miles southeast of Quitman, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Crandall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8848 3185 8864 3209 8858
      3210 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 274DEG 35KT 3196 8852 

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

TW
177 
WWUS54 KJAN 311819
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
119 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

MSC023-311828-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-210331T1830Z/
Clarke MS-
119 PM CDT Wed Mar 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for
east central Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3190 8847 3189 8848 3185 8864 3209 8858
      3210 8845
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 276DEG 35KT 3195 8843 

$$

TW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:16 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena47 min
Mar 30, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson45 min
Mar 30, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson33 min
Mar 30, 7:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington55 min
Mar 30, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys38 min
Mar 30, 9:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha40 min
Mar 30, 9:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll48 min
Mar 30, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMontgomery62 min
Mar 30, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster39 min
Mar 31, 2:57 AM CDTWind AdvisoryJANAdams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 16 more17 hr
Mar 31, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCoahoma18 min
Mar 31, 3:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar42 min
Mar 31, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar24 min
Mar 31, 4:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower36 min
Mar 31, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower28 min
Mar 31, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower30 min
Mar 31, 4:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada29 min
Mar 31, 7:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw31 min
Mar 31, 7:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo27 min
Mar 31, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala47 min
Mar 31, 8:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison35 min
Mar 31, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison33 min
Mar 31, 8:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Neshoba51 min
Mar 31, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANClay4 days
Mar 31, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper50 min
Mar 31, 10:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison26 min
Mar 31, 10:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper41 min
Mar 31, 10:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton, Scott40 min
Mar 31, 10:40 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones22 hr
Mar 31, 10:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore49 hr
Mar 31, 10:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale26 min
Mar 31, 10:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott50 min
Mar 31, 11:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale60 min
Mar 31, 11:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin, Simpson64 min
Mar 31, 11:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale, Newton30 min
Mar 31, 11:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Simpson, Smith61 min
Mar 31, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith42 min
Mar 31, 12:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper43 min
Mar 31, 12:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Jones47 min
Mar 31, 12:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke44 min
Mar 31, 1:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones31 min
Mar 31, 2:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest27 min
Mar 31, 2:26 PM CDTFreeze WatchJANAttala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay and 15 more20 hr

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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.