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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 445, NWS Jackson, MS

August 14, 2025Claiborne County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Mississippi; Franklin Parish, Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2025, 1:14 PM CDT for Claiborne County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Mississippi; Franklin Parish, Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 61 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: Aug 14, 2025, 1:14 PM CDT (18:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2025, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Claiborne County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 14, 12:49 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 12:49 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 14, 8:35 AM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
835 AM CDT Thu Aug 14 2025

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

0230 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     West Point              33.60N 88.65W
08/13/2025                   Clay               MS   Law Enforcement

            Law enforcement reported a tree down on
            Travis St near West Point.

&&

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
912 AM CDT Thu Aug 14 2025

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

0235 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 SE Center Grove       33.49N 88.99W
08/13/2025                   Oktibbeha          MS   Law Enforcement

            Law enforcement reported a few trees down
            near Self Creek Rd.

&&

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Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:56 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
956 AM CDT Thu Aug 14 2025

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

0623 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Brooklyn           31.04N 89.20W
08/13/2025                   Forrest            MS   Emergency Mngr

            Emergency management reported a tree down on
            Drag Strip Rd in Brooklyn.

&&

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 12:41 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1241 PM CDT Thu Aug 14 2025

LAZ009-016-MSZ040-047-141830-
Madison LA-East Carroll LA-Warren MS-Issaquena MS-
1241 PM CDT Thu Aug 14 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL AND
NORTHEASTERN MADISON PARISHES...NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND SOUTHERN
ISSAQUENA COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...

At 1241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Eagle Bend, or 11 miles northeast of Tallulah, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
  Vicksburg around 1245 PM CDT.
  Redwood around 1255 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3234 9117 3266 9114 3265 9073 3235 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 270DEG 15KT 3247 9101

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 14, 12:52 PM CDT, 22 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
Aug 13, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	58 min
Aug 13, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	48 min
Aug 13, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll	43 min
Aug 13, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	45 min
Aug 13, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Holmes	54 min
Aug 13, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	60 min
Aug 13, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith	53 min
Aug 14, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	49 min
Aug 14, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	65 min
Aug 14, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	45 min
Aug 14, 1:45 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more	30 hr
Aug 14, 2:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	59 min
Aug 14, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	65 min
Aug 14, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	51 min
Aug 14, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	54 min
Aug 14, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	54 min
Aug 14, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	60 min
Aug 14, 3:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	58 min
Aug 14, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake, Scott	54 min
Aug 14, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	63 min
Aug 14, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	41 min
Aug 14, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	57 min
Aug 14, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence, Simpson	56 min
Aug 14, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	54 min
Aug 14, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	45 min
Aug 14, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	42 min
Aug 14, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	44 min
Aug 14, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	68 min
Aug 14, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	57 min
Aug 14, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster	56 min
Aug 14, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	24 min
Aug 14, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha	41 min
Aug 14, 12:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	53 min
Aug 14, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	54 min
Aug 14, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Richland	56 min
Aug 14, 3:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, West Carroll	56 min
Aug 14, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	48 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.