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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Jackson, MS

April 18, 2024Issaquena County, Washington County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 2024, 9:43 AM CDT for Issaquena County, Washington County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 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: Apr 18, 2024, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2024, 10:30 AM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 18, 7:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 7:11 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 8:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

LAZ007-181400-
Morehouse LA-
827 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
THROUGH 900 AM CDT...

At 827 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Sterlington, or 11 miles west of Bastrop, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Bastrop around 830 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3291 9208 3293 9207 3300 9200 3276 9183
      3270 9203 3271 9204 3270 9204 3270 9206
      3273 9207 3274 9205 3276 9206 3279 9205
      3282 9207 3284 9206 3287 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1327Z 241DEG 30KT 3280 9211

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

NF

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 8:54 AM CDT, 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

ARZ074-LAZ007-181430-
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
854 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES THROUGH 930
AM CDT...

At 853 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Beekman, or 9 miles north of Bastrop, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Beekman around 900 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 9197 3292 9204 3312 9184 3287 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 238DEG 30KT 3291 9195

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

NF

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 9:24 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
Issued by National Weather Service Huntsville AL
924 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ040-181515-
Chicot AR-Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-East Carroll LA-West Carroll LA-
Issaquena MS-
924 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHICOT AND SOUTHEASTERN
ASHLEY COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE...NORTHEASTERN EAST
CARROLL...NORTHERN WEST CARROLL PARISHES IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
AND NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM CDT...

At 924 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Jones, or 15 miles south of Hamburg, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Wilmot and Jones around 930 AM CDT.
  Parkdale around 935 AM CDT.
  Eudora and Kilbourne around 955 AM CDT.
  Chicot Junction around 1000 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3306 9187 3346 9136 3314 9119 3311 9120
      3308 9116 3303 9113 3301 9117 3301 9112
      3292 9107 3281 9156
TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 254DEG 34KT 3300 9173

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

GH/HUN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sharkey	37 min
Apr 18, 12:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	27 min
Apr 18, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	64 min
Apr 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	3 hr
Apr 18, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington	54 min
Apr 18, 3:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	42 min
Apr 18, 3:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Madison, Yazoo	54 min
Apr 18, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	65 min
Apr 18, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Madison	38 min
Apr 18, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo	56 min
Apr 18, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Sharkey, Yazoo	47 min
Apr 18, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Madison, Yazoo	63 min
Apr 18, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	35 min
Apr 18, 8:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	33 min
Apr 18, 8:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	36 min
Apr 18, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	48 min
Apr 18, 10:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	34 min
Apr 18, 10:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	47 min
Apr 18, 11:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll	5 hr
Apr 18, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	61 min
Apr 18, 9:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	51 min
Apr 18, 1:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Chicot	6 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2024 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.