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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Jackson, MS

March 15, 2025Leake County, Neshoba County, Winston County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2025, 1:26 AM CDT for Leake County, Neshoba County, Winston County, Mississippi. It was in force for 64 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: Mar 15, 2025, 1:26 AM CDT (06:26 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2025, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Leake County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Winston County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 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
Mar 14, 9:47 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 100 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: 1221 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1360 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 291 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.0
Supercell composite: 7.8

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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 Mar 15, 12:54 AM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:54 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 14, 11:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1138 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

1120 PM     Tornado          5 N Belzoni             33.25N 90.50W
03/14/2025                   Humphreys          MS   Storm Chaser

            Multiple reports of a tornado ongoing north
            of Belzoni.

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DL

Local storm report, Mar 14, 11:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1155 PM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

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

1142 PM     Tornado          1 ENE Phillipston       33.40N 90.26W
03/14/2025                   Leflore            MS   Storm Chaser

            Trees snapped, powerlines downed, and sheet
            metal debris in a field along Phillipston
            Rd.

&&

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Special weather statement, Mar 15, 12:36 AM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:51 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 12:59 AM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 15, 1:07 AM CDT, 19 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
Mar 14, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	55 min
Mar 14, 8:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	59 min
Mar 14, 9:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	62 min
Mar 14, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	62 min
Mar 14, 11:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	64 min
Mar 14, 11:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Webster	62 min
Mar 15, 12:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Grenada	47 min
Mar 15, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton, Scott	54 min
Mar 15, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	43 min
Mar 15, 1:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba	53 min
Mar 15, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	44 min
Mar 15, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston	61 min
Mar 15, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Winston	29 min
Mar 15, 2:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	38 min
Mar 15, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes	52 min
Mar 15, 2:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Newton	63 min
Mar 15, 3:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	29 min
Mar 15, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	27 min
Mar 15, 5:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	29 min
Mar 15, 6:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	56 min
Mar 15, 6:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	54 min
Mar 15, 7:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	46 min
Mar 15, 7:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Washington	4 hr
Mar 15, 7:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	64 min
Mar 15, 7:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	48 min
Mar 15, 8:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar	4 hr
Mar 15, 8:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	41 min
Mar 15, 8:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	61 min
Mar 15, 9:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes	39 min
Mar 15, 9:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington	65 min
Mar 15, 9:32 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington and 23 more	9 hr
Mar 15, 9:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	62 min
Mar 15, 9:50 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	55 min
Mar 15, 10:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower	53 min
Mar 15, 10:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Humphreys, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	64 min
Mar 15, 10:41 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Leflore	49 hr
Mar 15, 10:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, Washington and 1 more	64 min
Mar 15, 10:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln	61 min
Mar 15, 11:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	36 min
Mar 15, 11:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Sunflower	67 min
Mar 15, 11:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	57 min
Mar 15, 11:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	4 hr
Mar 15, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	67 min
Mar 15, 11:50 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo	55 min
Mar 15, 11:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery	49 min
Mar 15, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo	58 min
Mar 15, 12:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson	58 min
Mar 15, 12:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery and 1 more	59 min
Mar 15, 12:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	66 min
Mar 15, 12:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery and 1 more	4 hr
Mar 15, 12:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith	30 min
Mar 15, 12:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Newton, Scott, Smith	57 min
Mar 15, 12:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott	27 min
Mar 15, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Leflore	46 min
Mar 15, 1:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster	2 hr
Mar 15, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln, Simpson	62 min
Mar 15, 1:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton	60 min
Mar 15, 1:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Covington, Jones, Smith	60 min
Mar 15, 1:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	58 min
Mar 15, 1:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery, Webster	40 min
Mar 15, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo	48 min
Mar 15, 1:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Yazoo	65 min
Mar 15, 2:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Jones	57 min
Mar 15, 2:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	66 min
Mar 15, 2:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lowndes, Noxubee	43 min
Mar 15, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Montgomery, Webster	46 min
Mar 15, 2:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper	44 min
Mar 15, 2:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion	64 min
Mar 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin, Simpson	40 min
Mar 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Covington, Jones, Smith	26 min
Mar 15, 2:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion and 4 more	4 hr
Mar 15, 2:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	JAN	Lauderdale, Newton	56 min
Mar 15, 2:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Marion	24 min
Mar 15, 3:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Smith	58 min
Mar 15, 3:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton	25 min
Mar 15, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jones, Kemper, Lauderdale and 2 more	4 hr
Mar 15, 3:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion	55 min
Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	26 min
Mar 15, 3:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	JAN	Clarke, Jasper, Lauderdale, Newton, Smith	60 min
Mar 15, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster	40 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.