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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Jackson, MS

May 12, 2022Rankin County, Scott County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2022, 6:44 PM CDT for Rankin County, Scott 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2022, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 32 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 2022-05-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1023 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2022-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
1023 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 12, 6:40 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 6:40 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 2:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
248 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

ARZ074-LAZ007-132000-
Ashley-Morehouse-
248 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.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 is not expected through next Wednesday.

ARZ075-LAZ008-009-023-024-026-MSZ019-025-026-030-033-034-039-046-
052-058-060-066-072>074-132000-
Chicot-West Carroll-East Carroll-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Concordia-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Clay-Oktibbeha-Washington-Noxubee-
Kemper-Lauderdale-Clarke-Adams-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
248 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...The rest of this afternoon through tonight

Isolated severe storms containing damaging wind gusts and hail up
to quarter size will be possible late this afternoon and early
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 remainder
of the afternoon through tonight.

LAZ015-MSZ018-031-132000-
Richland-Bolivar-Lowndes-
248 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Through the remainder of this afternoon

Isolated severe storms containing damaging wind gusts and hail up
to quarter size will be possible late this afternoon and early
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 remainder
of the afternoon.

LAZ016-025-MSZ027>029-032-035>038-040>045-047>051-053>057-059-
061>065-132000-
Madison LA-Tensas-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Choctaw-Humphreys-
Holmes-Attala-Winston-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-
Neshoba-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-
Smith-Jasper-Jefferson-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-
248 PM CDT Thu May 12 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast
Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and
south central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...The rest of this afternoon through tonight

Severe storms containing damaging wind gusts and hail up to
quarter size will be possible late this afternoon and early
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 remainder
of the afternoon through tonight.

20

&&

...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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper37 min
May 12, 2:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper28 min
May 12, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton24 min
May 12, 3:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper24 min
May 12, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper52 min
May 12, 3:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper33 min
May 12, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper39 min
May 12, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton38 min
May 12, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton, Scott25 min
May 12, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake41 min
May 12, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes52 min
May 12, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha49 min
May 12, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke49 min
May 12, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay41 min
May 12, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington44 min
May 12, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest52 min
May 12, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale41 min
May 12, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston24 min
May 12, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott37 min
May 12, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith36 min
May 12, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington27 min
May 12, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington18 min
May 12, 5:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw36 min
May 12, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis31 min
May 12, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson25 min
May 12, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba32 min
May 12, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba56 min
May 12, 5:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton35 min
May 12, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson28 min
May 12, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale41 min
May 12, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson38 min
May 12, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison35 min
May 12, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton24 min
May 12, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke37 min
May 12, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake25 min
May 12, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson25 min
May 12, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin22 min
May 12, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott28 min
May 12, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin22 min
May 12, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson35 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.