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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Jackson, MS

May 15, 2022Claiborne County, Warren County, Mississippi; Tensas Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2022, 8:18 PM CDT for Claiborne County, Warren County, Mississippi; Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 42 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 15, 2022, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2022, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Tensas Parish, LA, Claiborne County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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
May 15, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 243 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2765 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
2765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1276 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 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 15, 7:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 7:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 2:05 PM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
205 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-161915-
Ashley-Chicot-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Washington-
205 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, north central Mississippi, and northwest Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Tonight

Severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Some
thunderstorms could produce damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail
at least to the size of quarters.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday night through Saturday

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.

LAZ007>009-MSZ027>033-035>037-040-041-161915-
Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-
Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Issaquena-
Sharkey-
205 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Tonight

Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Some
thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and hail.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday night through Saturday

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.

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ038-039-042>066-072>074-161915-
Richland-Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-
Winston-Noxubee-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-
Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-
Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
205 PM CDT Sun May 15 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday night through Saturday

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 Saturday.

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

Special weather statement, May 15, 7:44 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 15, 8:12 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 15, 8:14 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 8:16 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey39 min
May 15, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Montgomery46 min
May 15, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo56 min
May 15, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena51 min
May 15, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale31 min
May 15, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren43 min
May 15, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster23 min
May 15, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke44 min
May 15, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Rankin, Simpson46 min
May 15, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Winston38 min
May 15, 8:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Neshoba, Scott45 min
May 15, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson44 min
May 15, 8:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Madison36 min
May 15, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln, Smith37 min
May 15, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Lincoln33 min
May 15, 9:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper, Neshoba, Newton43 min
May 15, 9:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Smith52 min
May 15, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion40 min
May 15, 10:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper, Lauderdale, Newton37 min
May 15, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest, Jones, Lamar45 min
May 15, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest46 min
May 16, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams29 min
May 16, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin67 min
May 16, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln33 min
May 16, 4:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln29 min
May 16, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin41 min
May 16, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin51 min
May 16, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWest Feliciana42 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.