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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Jackson, MS

April 10, 2024Hinds County, Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2024, 4:10 AM CDT for Hinds County, Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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 10, 2024, 4:10 AM CDT (09:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2024, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hinds County, MS, Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 33 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: 191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 193 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 0.9

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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 10, 4:03 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 4:03 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 10:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1030 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0951 PM     Hail             Ludlow                  32.57N 89.71W
04/09/2024  M1.00 Inch       Scott              MS   Public

            Dime to quarter size hail reported near the
            Ludlow Fire Station.

&&

AJ

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1036 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

MSZ050-051-100430-
Scott MS-Newton MS-
1036 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT
COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1036 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Forest, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Conehatta, Lake, and Steele around 1040 PM CDT.
  Prospect around 1050 PM CDT.
  Decatur and Stratton around 1055 PM CDT.
  Union around 1100 PM CDT.
  Little Rock around 1105 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
central and east central Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3226 8947 3244 8954 3256 8928 3257 8900
      3234 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 244DEG 34KT 3238 8944

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

DB

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1058 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

MSZ039-046-100445-
Kemper MS-Noxubee MS-
1058 PM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN NOXUBEE AND NORTHERN
KEMPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM CDT...

At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Preston, or 12 miles northwest of De Kalb, moving northeast at 55
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...
  Gholson around 1105 PM CDT.
  Shuqualak around 1110 PM CDT.
  Cooksville and Paulette around 1120 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
east central Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3279 8837 3268 8891 3291 8891 3293 8886
      3293 8882 3295 8881 3315 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 246DEG 49KT 3285 8884

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

DB

Local storm report, Apr 10, 12:19 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1219 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0859 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 W Gluckstadt          32.52N 90.15W
04/09/2024                   Madison            MS   NWS Employee

            A tree was blown down in the Providence
            subdivision in Gluckstadt.

&&

NF

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 2:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
235 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

LAZ009-016-MSZ040>042-047-100830-
Madison LA-East Carroll LA-Sharkey MS-Warren MS-Yazoo MS-
Issaquena MS-
235 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL AND
EASTERN MADISON PARISHES...NORTHERN WARREN...WESTERN YAZOO...SOUTHERN
ISSAQUENA AND SOUTHERN SHARKEY COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...

At 235 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mansford, or 8 miles northeast of Tallulah, 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...
  Eagle Bend around 240 AM CDT.
  Redwood and Valley Park around 250 AM CDT.
  Oak Ridge around 300 AM CDT.
  Satartia and Phoenix around 315 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Delta.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 9122 3292 9057 3292 9046 3260 9035
      3258 9040 3259 9044 3256 9045 3252 9052
      3250 9052 3251 9055 3250 9059 3248 9061
      3245 9059 3242 9060 3220 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0735Z 245DEG 32KT 3246 9106

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

DB

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 3:43 AM CDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
343 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

MSZ027-035-036-040-042-043-047-048-101000-
Carroll MS-Warren MS-Humphreys MS-Hinds MS-Yazoo MS-Madison MS-
Issaquena MS-Holmes MS-
343 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HOLMES...EASTERN WARREN...
SOUTHERN CARROLL...YAZOO...NORTHERN HINDS...EAST CENTRAL ISSAQUENA...
SOUTHEASTERN HUMPHREYS AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM
CDT...

At 342 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Thornton to near Newman. Movement was
northeast at 45 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.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Yazoo City, Tchula, Edwards, Bovina, Eden, Satartia, Phoenix,
  Newman, Thornton, and Youngton around 350 AM CDT.
  Tolarville and Howard around 355 AM CDT.
  Bentonia, Coxburg, and Little Yazoo around 400 AM CDT.
  Bolton, Benton, and Brownsville around 405 AM CDT.
  Myrleville and Brozville around 410 AM CDT.
  Lexington, Flora, and Black Hawk around 415 AM CDT.
  Coila, Ebenezer, and Pocahontas around 420 AM CDT.
  Franklin and Emory around 425 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3342 8978 3340 8966 3293 8990 3289 8996
      3288 8996 3288 8988 3244 9006 3220 9073
      3222 9073 3218 9079 3211 9097 3266 9075
      3268 9071 3266 9069 3267 9066 3271 9073
      3312 9056 3353 8979
TIME...MOT...LOC 0842Z 236DEG 38KT 3310 9040 3223 9079

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

DB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 9, 7:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	34 min
Apr 9, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Hinds, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo	60 min
Apr 9, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo	24 min
Apr 9, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Washington	3 hr
Apr 9, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Yazoo	40 min
Apr 9, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	39 min
Apr 9, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	34 min
Apr 9, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	60 min
Apr 9, 9:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Scott	43 min
Apr 9, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	23 min
Apr 9, 10:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton	52 min
Apr 9, 10:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	54 min
Apr 9, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton, Scott	41 min
Apr 9, 10:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	47 min
Apr 10, 12:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	10 hr
Apr 10, 12:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	12 hr
Apr 10, 2:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	55 min
Apr 10, 2:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	10 hr
Apr 10, 3:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	10 hr
Apr 10, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Madison, Warren, Yazoo	77 min
Apr 10, 4:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Leake, Madison	32 min
Apr 10, 8:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 4 more	8 hr
Apr 10, 9:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln	60 min
Apr 10, 9:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Marion	49 min
Apr 10, 9:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	53 min
Apr 10, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar	64 min
Apr 10, 10:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	5 hr
Apr 10, 10:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Simpson	10 hr
Apr 10, 10:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	43 min
Apr 10, 10:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	3 hr
Apr 10, 10:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds, Madison	94 min
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Yazoo	15 days
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys	10 hr
Apr 10, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	10 hr
Apr 10, 12:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Humphreys, Leake, Madison, Neshoba and 4 more	51 min
Apr 10, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Kemper and 7 more	81 min
Apr 10, 2:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Claiborne, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys and 6 more	8 hr
Apr 10, 3:13 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more	28 hr
Apr 9, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll	43 min
Apr 9, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin, Tensas	26 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.