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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Jackson, MS

March 15, 2025Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2025, 9:10 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi; Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 65 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, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired: Mar 15, 2025, 10:15 AM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:13 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 15, 5:58 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 152 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: 1647 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 427 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.2
Supercell composite: 15.9

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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, 6:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 6:54 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
654 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...New AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 230 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

Saturday through next Friday...

Saturday:

A severe weather outbreak is expected today through this evening as
all modes of severe weather will be possible including strong to
violent, long-track tornadoes. Damaging winds 60-70 mph and large
hail will be likely as well. As a strong, upper lvl trough pushes
towards the area, the low-lvl jet will strengthen during the
afternoon over the region. As a result,  strong deep-layer shear/SRH
and favorable instability in place will lead to multiple rounds of
convection with supercell potential throughout mid morning until the
evening.

A high risk for severe weather continues to be advertised in the
greater threat area for violent tornadoes over central into east MS
where supercells will have great access to the most unstable air and
backed low level flow. Scattered to numerous supercells are likely
to develop in the warm sector, and given the fast cell motions and
classic nature of the storms, would expect the potential for long
tornado tracks, so this continues to be messaged. Outside of severe
storms, gusty winds are expected throughout the day. Heavy rainfall
is less of concern but flash flooding will be possible within areas
that experience training storms.

Sunday through next Friday:

Ridging pattern along with upper-lvl zonal flow will filter into the
region into next week. Temps will start off cooler but will be near
seasonal averages. Next chance for rainfall will come on Wednesday
as a shortwave trough swings through the area. Mostly showers and a
brief cooldown are expected with this disturbance. /SW/EC/

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 645 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

Poor flying conditions are expected this morning and aftn. MVFR
cigs and gusty winds 25-30kts wl prevail through the aftn away
from +TSRA that will become numerous across the area today. At
1130Z a band of +TSRA was noted on local radars across the nw.
This band will continue shifting east today while additional +TSRA
develop ahead of the band. Conditions are expected to improve
this evening with VFR conditions areawide by 06Z. /22/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       78  51  65  40 /  90  40   0   0
Meridian      77  51  68  39 /  90  60   0   0
Vicksburg     76  50  64  40 /  90  30   0   0
Hattiesburg   78  53  73  41 /  80  30   0   0
Natchez       77  50  65  40 /  90  20   0   0
Greenville    72  48  59  40 /  90  30   0   0
Greenwood     75  50  61  38 / 100  50  10   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&

/SW/22

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
642 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

1240 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Elliott                 33.69N 89.75W
03/15/2025                   Grenada            MS   Law Enforcement

            Report of extensive damage to Elliott
            community; downed power lines and multiple
            residences destroyed.

&&

KP

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
645 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

0640 AM     Hail             2 SE Dermott            33.50N 91.41W
03/15/2025  M0.25 Inch       Chicot             AR   Fire Dept/Rescue

&&

KP

Local storm report, Mar 15, 6:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
657 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

1240 AM     Tornado          Elliott                 33.69N 89.75W
03/15/2025                   Grenada            MS   Law Enforcement

            Report of extensive damage to Elliott
            community; downed power lines and multiple
            residences destroyed.

&&

KP

Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:17 AM CDT, 53 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
817 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

0805 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 ESE Mer Rouge         32.74N 91.72W
03/15/2025                   Morehouse          LA   Law Enforcement

            Report of downed tree.

&&

KP

Local storm report, Mar 15, 8:28 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
828 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

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

0818 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 WSW Valley Hill       33.50N 90.08W
03/15/2025  M58 MPH          Carroll            MS   ASOS

&&

KP

Special weather statement, Mar 15, 9:06 AM CDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
906 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

MSZ026>028-036-151445-
Carroll MS-Grenada MS-Montgomery MS-Holmes MS-
906 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HOLMES...CARROLL...
GRENADA AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM CDT...

At 906 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Emory, or 7 miles northeast of Lexington, moving northeast at 60 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...
  Black Hawk, Coila, and Emory around 910 AM CDT.
  Winona, North Carrollton, and Carrollton around 920 AM CDT.
  Jefferson and Duck Hill around 930 AM CDT.
  Grenada and Elliott around 935 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for central and
north central Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3383 8951 3375 8951 3312 8987 3312 9011
      3381 9006 3381 8998 3382 8998 3383 8992
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 203DEG 52KT 3321 8999

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

DC

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, 1:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba, Winston	64 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, 9:32 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.