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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Jackson, MS

May 5, 20224 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2022, 8:51 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2022, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2022, 9:31 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 645 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2022-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
645 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1429 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 5, 8:19 PM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 8:19 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 1:30 PM CDT, 7 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
130 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022

ARZ074-075-LAZ007-MSZ018-019-034-061830-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-Bolivar-Sunflower-Washington-
130 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and northwest Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Enhanced
TIMING...Late this afternoon and early this evening

Severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail
to half dollar sizeare likely late this afternoon into the early
evening. Tornadoes are also possible.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight.

LAZ026-MSZ028>033-037-038-043>045-048>050-053>055-059>062-061830-
Concordia-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-
Attala-Winston-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-
Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-
130 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central
Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Early evening

Isolated severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts
are possible this evening.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight.

LAZ008-009-015-016-023>025-MSZ025>027-035-036-040>042-047-061830-
West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA-Franklin LA-
Catahoula-Tensas-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Humphreys-Holmes-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Warren-
130 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwestern portions of
central Mississippi and portions of northeast Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...This evening

Severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and hail up
to quarter size are possible this evening. A tornado cannot be
ruled out.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight.

MSZ039-046-051-052-056>058-063>066-072>074-061830-
Noxubee-Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
130 PM CDT Thu May 5 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central
Mississippi, east central Mississippi, south central Mississippi,
and southeast Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Late tonight through early Friday morning

Isolated severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts
are possible late tonight through early Friday morning.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight
through Friday.

DL

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
High...Significant severe thunderstorms are expected.
Moderate...Severe storms expected with significant
 severe weather possible.
Enhanced...Severe storms expected.
Slight...Severe storms possible.
Marginal...Isolated severe storms possible.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

NWS JAN Home page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan
Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

Find NWS JAN on Facebook...
   https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Twitter...
   @NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Youtube...
   https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

Storm Prediction Center (SPC)...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Meso Analysis...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/
Day 1 through 3 Outlooks...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/
Storm Reports...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 5, 8:16 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 5, 8:43 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 5, 8:48 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake36 min
May 5, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo35 min
May 5, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba53 min
May 5, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba44 min
May 5, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake44 min
May 5, 8:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper42 min
May 5, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee37 min
May 5, 9:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper, Lauderdale30 min
May 5, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNoxubee29 min
May 6, 11:23 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANAdams, Wilkinson8 days
May 5, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Tensas56 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2022Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.