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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Jackson, MS

May 27, 20245 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2024, 3:45 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 60 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 27, 2024, 3:45 AM CDT (08:45 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2024, 4:45 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 2751 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 7.6

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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 27, 2:55 AM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:55 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 12:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1257 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

LAZ023-024-270630-
Catahoula LA-Franklin LA-
1257 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CATAHOULA AND
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN PARISHES THROUGH 130 AM CDT...

At 1257 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Rosefield, or 13 miles south of Columbia, moving
east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
  Sherwood and Enterprise around 105 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 3193 9201 3193 9191 3197 9190 3197 9189
      3200 9190 3204 9190 3207 9192 3207 9193
      3208 9193 3208 9176 3170 9181 3173 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0557Z 270DEG 35KT 3191 9204

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

NF

Special weather statement, May 27, 2:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 27, 3:27 AM CDT, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	40 min
May 27, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson	40 min
May 27, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington	62 min
May 27, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	47 min
May 27, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Yazoo	54 min
May 27, 2:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	66 min
May 27, 3:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	57 min
May 27, 3:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott	59 min
May 27, 3:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	81 min
May 27, 3:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Webster	33 min
May 27, 4:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes	22 min
May 27, 4:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	58 min
May 27, 5:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	68 min
May 27, 11:37 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	Adams	6 hr
May 27, 12:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	33 min
May 27, 1:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Tensas	55 min
May 27, 1:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	33 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.