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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 458, NWS Jackson, MS

August 19, 2025Issaquena County, Washington County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2025, 8:45 PM CDT for Issaquena County, Washington County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 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 19, 2025, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2025, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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 19, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 8:29 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
829 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-034-040-200230-
Chicot AR-Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-East Carroll LA-West Carroll LA-
Washington MS-Sunflower MS-Bolivar MS-Issaquena MS-
829 PM CDT Tue Aug 19 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHICOT AND SOUTHEASTERN ASHLEY
COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE...NORTHEASTERN EAST CARROLL AND
NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL PARISHES...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...
NORTHWESTERN ISSAQUENA AND BOLIVAR COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...

At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wayside, or near Greenville, moving southwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Wayside and Avon around 835 PM CDT.
  Chicot Junction around 905 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3412 9066 3399 9066 3391 9045 3336 9047
      3326 9073 3317 9068 3310 9092 3296 9091
      3271 9119 3301 9172 3352 9130 3360 9113
      3370 9115 3368 9103 3370 9111 3371 9113
      3372 9114 3378 9099 3382 9105 3412 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 031DEG 15KT 3330 9103

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington61 min
Aug 19, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah65 min
Aug 20, 2:41 AM CDTExtreme Heat WarningJANBolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes and 9 more17 hr
Aug 20, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston67 min
Aug 20, 12:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison63 min
Aug 20, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison, Scott38 min
Aug 20, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper62 min
Aug 20, 1:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake53 min
Aug 20, 1:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin60 min
Aug 20, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery63 min
Aug 20, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin28 min
Aug 20, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott33 min
Aug 20, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson29 min
Aug 20, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay26 min
Aug 20, 2:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds34 min
Aug 20, 3:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Hinds56 min
Aug 20, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah31 min
Aug 20, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln34 min
Aug 20, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln74 min
Aug 20, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore23 min
Aug 20, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson74 min
Aug 20, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena29 min
Aug 19, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANEast Carroll, West Carroll63 min
Aug 19, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll56 min
Aug 20, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANConcordia54 min
Aug 20, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland30 min
Aug 20, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANEast Carroll29 min
Aug 20, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin28 min
Aug 20, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse27 min
Aug 20, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley28 min

Nearby

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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.