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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Jackson, MS

April 6, 20255 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2025, 5:27 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 63 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 6, 2025, 5:27 AM CDT (10:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2025, 6:30 AM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 5, 10:25 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 1168 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 241 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 10.1

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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 Apr 6, 3:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 3:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
344 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

...New DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 344 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

Today through Saturday...A line of storms, some of which are severe
at times and capable of producing damaging wind gusts of 60 mph and
potentially a few tornadoes, will continue moving east across
eastern portions of the forecast area now through mid-morning. In
addition to the severe storm threat, due to the very moist airmass
across the area, torrential downpours in a short amount of time
could result in some localized flash flooding. Again, this severe
threat will continue to exist across mainly East Central and
Southeast Mississippi through around 9 AM, before finally exiting
east of the CWA.

While the severe threat comes to an end heading into late morning,
the chance for isolated to scattered showers will linger across a
good portion of the area into the afternoon hours, particularly
across Southeast Mississippi where rain chances will linger into
tonight.  As the cold front continues moving east through the area
and eventually exiting the region later this morning, cooler, drier,
and quieter conditions will begin to prevail across the CWA.
Northwest flow aloft and at the surface will begin ushering in this
noticeably cooler drier airmass.  Luckily these quieter drier
conditions will linger in place across the CWA through the majority
of the work week and into the first part of next weekend.

With the ensuing cooler conditions to begin the work week, expect
lows Monday morning from the middle 40s to around 50 and only
warming into the upper 50s to middle 60s Monday afternoon. Tuesday
and Wednesday mornings will be colder of the mornings in this
airmass, with low to middle 40s expected Tuesday and upper 30s to
middle 40s expected Wednesday morning.  Both high and low
temperatures will steadily begin moderating up from there through
late week.  Currently, the next best chance for rain looks to enter
the forecast Thursday night into early Friday morning, mainly over
the Golden Triangle area, as a weak cold front swings through the
forecast area.  Then pleasant and quiet conditions to start the
weekend. /19/

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 135 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

A line of strong to severe TSRA continues to move east across the
forecast area. Winds will quickly shift out of the northwest and
north in the wake of the squall line. Cold front associated with
this squall line will also bring widespread IFR ceilings and
possible -DZ or -RA through the period, with gradually improving
visibility from west to east. /NF/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       68  46  60  42 /  80  20  10   0
Meridian      75  48  61  41 / 100  30  20   0
Vicksburg     63  46  59  42 /  50  10  10   0
Hattiesburg   78  51  64  42 /  90  50  30   0
Natchez       63  47  59  42 /  50  10  10   0
Greenville    57  44  59  43 /  30   0   0   0
Greenwood     63  45  61  42 /  40   0   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for MSZ018-019-025>029-
     034>036-040>042-047.

LA...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023-025.

AR...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for ARZ074-075.

&&

19/NF

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 6, 3:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
312 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0234 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NW Lawrence           32.34N 89.25W
04/06/2025                   Newton             MS   Storm Chaser

            Small trees and tree limbs broken on
            Interstate 20. Possible tornado damage.

&&

NF

Local storm report, Apr 6, 3:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
344 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0337 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 N Cleveland           32.80N 88.83W
04/06/2025  M62 MPH          Kemper             MS   ASOS

            Observed at the Joe Williams NOLF.

&&

DL

Local storm report, Apr 6, 4:27 AM CDT, 1 hour before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
427 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0415 AM     Flash Flood      1 SW Columbus           33.50N 88.41W
04/06/2025                   Lowndes            MS   Emergency Mngr

            A house was flooded on 17th St N. Flooding
            also occurring at 21st St and Main St.

&&

DL

Local storm report, Apr 6, 4:31 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
431 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0328 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNE Columbus          33.55N 88.38W
04/06/2025                   Lowndes            MS   Emergency Mngr

            One tree downed on Jess Lyons Rd at Military
            Rd.

&&

DL

Local storm report, Apr 6, 5:07 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
507 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0333 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Cleveland           32.75N 88.85W
04/06/2025                   Kemper             MS   Broadcast Media

            Trees downed across MS Hwy 495.

&&

DL

Local storm report, Apr 6, 5:25 AM CDT, 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
525 AM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025

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

0251 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ESE New Hebron        31.73N 89.96W
04/06/2025                   Jefferson Davis    MS   Emergency Mngr

            Trees down on MS Hwy 42 near Sonat Rd and N
            Rabbit Rd.

&&

DL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 7:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Humphreys, Sunflower, Washington	5 hr
Apr 5, 7:17 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore	6 hr
Apr 5, 8:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Clay	61 hr
Apr 5, 8:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Neshoba	6 days
Apr 5, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	64 min
Apr 5, 9:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	5 hr
Apr 5, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	55 min
Apr 5, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	74 min
Apr 5, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery	37 min
Apr 5, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson	76 min
Apr 5, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Yazoo	76 min
Apr 5, 11:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery	56 min
Apr 5, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	53 min
Apr 5, 11:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson and 1 more	4 hr
Apr 5, 11:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	4 hr
Apr 6, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	64 min
Apr 6, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln	61 min
Apr 6, 12:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	66 min
Apr 6, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	62 min
Apr 6, 12:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Leake	47 min
Apr 6, 1:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott	63 min
Apr 6, 1:23 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes	22 min
Apr 6, 1:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	66 min
Apr 6, 1:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	65 min
Apr 6, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	47 min
Apr 6, 1:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Rankin, Scott	4 hr
Apr 6, 1:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more	4 hr
Apr 6, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott	61 min
Apr 6, 2:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	57 min
Apr 6, 2:37 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and 1 more	4 hr
Apr 6, 2:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston	45 min
Apr 6, 2:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson	63 min
Apr 6, 2:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Simpson	30 min
Apr 6, 2:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	61 min
Apr 6, 3:37 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	53 min
Apr 6, 3:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Rankin, Simpson, Smith	65 min
Apr 6, 3:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	67 min
Apr 6, 4:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	39 min
Apr 6, 4:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jones	18 min
Apr 6, 4:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones, Newton, Scott, Smith	58 min
Apr 6, 4:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones, Smith	51 min
Apr 6, 4:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	25 min
Apr 6, 5:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	44 min
Apr 6, 5:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Warren	3 days
Apr 6, 5:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jones, Lamar, Marion	67 min
Apr 6, 5:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	56 min
Apr 6, 5:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	40 min
Apr 6, 6:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale	33 min
Apr 6, 6:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	47 min
Apr 6, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	4 days
Apr 6, 10:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Noxubee	3 days
Apr 6, 12:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Lowndes	3 days
Apr 6, 12:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Leflore	9 hr
Apr 5, 8:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Franklin, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	5 hr

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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.