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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 219, NWS Jackson, MS

April 30, 2025Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2025, 8:17 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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 30, 2025, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2025, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 173 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 30, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

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 30, 6:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 6:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:19 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 7:28 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Washington55 min
Apr 30, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington62 min
Apr 30, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery59 min
May 1, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Franklin, Hinds, Lincoln45 min
May 1, 5:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith51 min
May 1, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada39 min
May 1, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay57 min
May 1, 5:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore48 min
May 1, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery66 min
May 1, 2:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula, Concordia48 min
May 1, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANEast Carroll, West Carroll64 min
May 1, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse53 min
May 1, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse35 min
May 1, 4:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANEast Carroll, West Carroll63 min
Apr 30, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley, Chicot62 min
May 1, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley57 min
May 1, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley, Chicot61 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.