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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Jackson, MS

June 5, 20246 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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: Jun 5, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 178 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: 159 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 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 Jun 5, 3:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
303 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...New DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 303 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

Tonight through Thursday...

Expect majority of activity to wind down after 8-10PM, but a few
could linger as late as midnight. As the shortwave trough digs
southeast over the Gulf Coast, expect this to become somewhat cutoff
from the main deep layer trough/cold core over the northern Great
Lakes into south-central Canada. This will pattern will finally
begin to scour out some of the deep layer moisture & promote more
active subsidence & decreased lapse rates overnight & into Thursday.
Expect a downtrend in rain/storm chances, with chances clearing out
of the Delta into the evening hours, Natchez Trace around midnight &
potentially persisting into the Hwy 84 to I-59 corridors through
daybreak through around midday Thursday. A few stronger storms can't
be ruled out in the I-59 corridor but less probs for severe than
recently. Expect seasonably warm lows in the upper 60s east of I-55
to low 70s west of I-55 while more seasonable highs in the upper 80s
to near 90 degrees. With some aftn mixing & dewpoints falling from
northwest to southeast into Thursday, expect somewhat less
heat/humidity & heat stress to be a little less oppressive. /DC/

Thursday Night through Wednesday...

Storm chances will come to an end Thursday night as a cold front
continues to push south across central MS. Quiet conditions will
continue on Friday as the aforementioned cold front stalls out in
the vicinity of the Hwy 84 corridor. Heading into Saturday,
afternoon global guidance highlights a sfc high pressure settling
into much of the area. Drier air aloft will help suppress storm
chances across most of central MS. Later on Sunday morning, the sfc
high will start to shift east out of the area allowing for moisture
to recover. A shortwave trough will push across the midsouth by
Sunday afternoon/evening increasing rain and storm chances. Several
long term models are hinting at organized convection due to
increased flow around this timeframe which could bring several
strong storms across the area, but forecast confidence on overall
evolution is low at this time. We will continue to monitor trends
and will provide updates as we get closer to the event.

Heading into the start of the new work week, a seasonally anomalous
trough will dig south across the eastern CONUS as a frontal boundary
stalls over the southeast US. This stalled frontal boundary will
help keep rain chances to a minimum through the mid-week across much
of the forecast area. Because of this, the chances for scattered to
isolated showers and storms will be possible mainly for areas along
and south of the I-20 corridor. Shower activity will continue
heading into Wednesday as the frontal boundary shifts further south
towards the Gulf Coast. /CR/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 115 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

Another round of SHRA & TSRA possible this afternoon, with 40-50 kt
wind gusts & 1 inch hail possible. Brief categorical reductions will
be possible in storms. Late tonight into early Thursday morning, low
MVFR stratus ceilings will be possible again & patchy fog cannot be
ruled out, especially in the Pine Belt. These ceilings & fog
should lift just after daybreak Thursday. Most SHRA & TSRA migrating
along & southeast of a line from HEZ, PIB-HBG to MEI areas,
especially in the I-59 to Hwy 84 corridors, by daybreak through
midday Thursday. Winds will mainly be southerly & gusty at times
today, gradually shifting more northerly into Thursday aftn. /DC/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       70  88  69  88 /  50  10   0   0
Meridian      69  89  69  90 /  70  30   0   0
Vicksburg     70  89  69  90 /  40   0   0   0
Hattiesburg   72  89  71  94 /  60  50   0   0
Natchez       70  89  69  90 /  50  10   0   0
Greenville    71  90  71  89 /  20   0   0   0
Greenwood     70  89  69  88 /  40   0   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&

DC/CR/DC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
252 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

MSZ054-061>063-072-052100-
Lawrence MS-Copiah MS-Lincoln MS-Franklin MS-Marion MS-
252 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MARION...LINCOLN...
LAWRENCE AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT...

At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Summit, or 7 miles west of Mccomb, moving northeast at
40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Bogue Chitto and Center Point around 300 PM CDT.
  Enterprise around 305 PM CDT.
  West Lincoln around 310 PM CDT.
  Brookhaven and East Lincoln around 315 PM CDT.
  Sontag around 330 PM CDT.
  Wesson around 335 PM CDT.
  Wanilla around 340 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3107 8984 3107 8992 3113 8994 3113 9001
      3117 9001 3118 9003 3134 9004 3133 9008
      3135 9011 3136 9084 3169 9063 3173 9024
      3159 8997 3139 8996 3139 8992 3133 8988
      3100 8979 3100 8984
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 215DEG 35KT 3128 9059

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
327 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

MSZ042-043-052130-
Yazoo MS-Madison MS-
327 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN YAZOO AND MADISON
COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT...

At 327 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Myrleville, or 12 miles west of Canton, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Myrleville around 330 PM CDT.
  Benton and Way around 340 PM CDT.
  Vaughan around 345 PM CDT.
  Cameron around 410 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3280 8973 3246 9003 3260 9045 3267 9039
      3298 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 223DEG 24KT 3267 9026

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

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 3:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
342 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

MSZ054>056-063>065-072-073-052145-
Smith MS-Lawrence MS-Jefferson Davis MS-Covington MS-Lamar MS-
Copiah MS-Simpson MS-Marion MS-
342 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SIMPSON...MARION...SOUTHERN
SMITH...LAWRENCE...COVINGTON...LAMAR...EASTERN COPIAH AND JEFFERSON
DAVIS COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM CDT...

At 341 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Silver Creek, or 7 miles northwest of Prentiss, moving northeast at
50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Prentiss, New Hebron, Shivers, and Clem around 345 PM CDT.
  Magee and Sanatorium around 355 PM CDT.
  Mount Olive around 400 PM CDT.
  Martinville around 405 PM CDT.
  Mize around 410 PM CDT.
  Center Ridge around 415 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3101 8950 3100 8983 3107 8984 3107 8992
      3113 8994 3113 9001 3133 9004 3133 9007
      3171 9024 3170 9028 3177 9041 3205 9026
      3202 8940 3143 8940 3143 8945 3135 8945
      3134 8935 3101 8935 3101 8942 3098 8943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 226DEG 43KT 3166 8997

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 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
Jun 5, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	68 min
Jun 5, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	63 min
Jun 5, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Simpson and 1 more	63 min
Jun 5, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Forrest, Jasper, Jones	60 min
Jun 5, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Winston	58 min
Jun 5, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	51 min
Jun 5, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton	49 min
Jun 5, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	49 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.