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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Jackson, MS

May 17, 2024Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2024, 4:46 AM CDT for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 18 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 17, 2024, 4:46 AM CDT (09:46 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2024, 5:04 AM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Forrest County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 113 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 61 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 17, 2:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 2:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 17, 3:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
338 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

MSZ074-170915-
Forrest MS-
338 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY
THROUGH 415 AM CDT...

At 337 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Lumberton, or 12 miles east of Poplarville, moving
east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
  Brooklyn and Maxie around 345 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

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 3100 8934 3100 8935 3103 8935 3113 8915
      3100 8915 3100 8914 3091 8914 3091 8934
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 252DEG 50KT 3091 8934

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

NF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	37 min
May 17, 6:31 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson	4 hr
May 17, 7:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Rankin, Simpson, Smith	4 hr
May 17, 7:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	48 min
May 17, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson, Smith	44 min
May 17, 7:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	4 hr
May 17, 8:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Smith	58 min
May 17, 9:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	45 min

Nearby

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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.