There was enough instability and low level moisture for an isolated severe storm to develop around Greenville on the 30th. Another storm developed on the 29th near Cleveland.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
There was enough instability and low level moisture for an isolated severe storm to develop around Greenville on the 30th. Another storm developed on the 29th near Cleveland.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 29, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 322 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MOISTURE SURGING NORTH AROUND THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TODAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE IT QUICKLY DIMINISHES BY SUNSET. EXPECT A WARM AND HUMID NIGHT TONIGHT WITH LOWS FALLING INTO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70. LITTLE WILL CHANGE ON THURSDAY AS PWATS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 1.7-1.8 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA AND THIS COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL KICK OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ONCE AGAIN EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION. CURRENTLY EXPECT THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO REMAIN BELOW STRONG TO SEVERE LIMITS THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT AN ISOLATED STRONG STORM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION EACH AFTERNOON. DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BEYOND FRIDAY NIGHT...SO WILL ATTACH THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM BELOW. /15/ .PREVIOUS LONG TERM...AN ACTIVE CONVECTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE ARKLAMISS AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE STILL SURGING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH. STRONG DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH THE MOIST AIRMASS WILL YIELD MORE ROUNDS OF MAINLY DIURNAL SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD HELP TO ENHANCE AND POSSIBLY ORGANIZE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY GIVEN INCREASED LOW-MID LEVEL FLOW (15 TO 25KT) AND MOISTURE CONVERGENCE. CAPE VALUES MAY APPROACH 3000 J/KG AND FLOW WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR GETTING MULTICELL LINE CLUSTERS AND THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL THIS WEEKEND. NOT SURPRISINGLY FOR LATE MAY...TIMING IS IN QUESTION ON WHEN THE MOST INTENSE CONVECTION WOULD OCCUR. IF STORMS MANAGE TO ORGANIZE EARLIER ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY...THEN A LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM COULD IMPACT NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS SATURDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...GREATER STORM COVERAGE WOULD BE ANTICIPATED FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. /EC/ && .AVIATION...ISO/SCT TSRA HAS DEVELOPED THIS AFTN WITH A LARGE CLUSTER MOVING BTW KHKS AND KTVR AS OF 20Z. THIS CLUSTER WILL PROGRESS NORTH TOWARDS KGLH BY 22-23Z. KMEI WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY A BRIEF LINE OF TSRA THRU NEXT HOUR. WINDS HAVE GUSTED FROM THE SE TO NEAR 20 KT WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 10-15 KT ACROSS REGION. SOME LOCAL HIGHER GUSTS TO 25-30 KT CAN BE XPCTD INVOF STORMS. TSRA WILL DECREASE THROUGH ERLY EVE AND DIMINISH BY 30/03Z. IFR CONDS WILL RETURN OVRNGT AT LOW STRATUS BUILDS IN. FOG NOT XPCTD AS SFC WINDS STAY UP 4-8 MPH. GRADUAL RETURN TO VFR AND GUSTY CONDS RETURN TOMORROW WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF ISO/SCT TSRA. /ALLEN/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 69 87 71 87 / 13 23 20 26 MERIDIAN 68 88 67 89 / 10 23 16 20 VICKSBURG 70 88 71 88 / 13 22 20 23 HATTIESBURG 70 88 70 89 / 24 36 17 34 NATCHEZ 70 87 71 86 / 15 33 17 34 GREENVILLE 71 87 70 88 / 21 31 29 16 GREENWOOD 70 88 69 87 / 19 31 27 18 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 15/JA/
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 208 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 301915- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH- SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN- LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 208 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND OVER PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE RISK FOR STRONG STORMS MAY INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND THEN CONTINUE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON... AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY RISKS WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. ALLEN
MSZ044>046-050>052-292145-
SCOTT MS-NEWTON MS-NESHOBA MS-LEAKE MS-LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
416 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
416 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF TAMOLA TO 4 MILES EAST OF
STEELE AT 417 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
PEOPLE IN KEMPER...NORTHERN LAUDERDALE...LEAKE...NESHOBA...NORTHERN
NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3258 8838 3256 8839 3244 8942 3289 8971
3294 8904 3292 8893 3293 8835 3286 8834
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 144DEG 35KT 3264 8854 3254 8938
BKMSZ019-034-035-292150-
WASHINGTON MS-SUNFLOWER MS-HUMPHREYS MS-
419 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
419 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF ISOLA AT 419 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS...SOUTHERN SUNFLOWER AND EASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3361 9048 3312 9044 3312 9090 3353 9090
3353 9077 3359 9076
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 176DEG 23KT 3329 9069
BKMSZ038-045-292215-
WINSTON MS-NESHOBA MS-
444 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
444 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF BURNSIDE AT 444 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA AND CENTRAL WINSTON COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3274 8906 3309 8927 3318 8902 3292 8891
3279 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 157DEG 24KT 3286 8901
BKMSZ018-019-025-292220-
SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-BOLIVAR MS-
452 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
452 PM CDT WED MAY 29 2013
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE
HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SHAW TO 3 MILES NORTH OF SWIFTOWN AT 452 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 35
MPH.
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN BOLIVAR...WESTERN LEFLORE AND CENTRAL SUNFLOWER
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3404 9079 3369 9033 3334 9035 3327 9039
3358 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 180DEG 31KT 3361 9071 3338 9041
BKThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:03 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A branch from a tree was broken off that damaged a nearby window.
Multiple trees were blown down around Greenville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, May 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 456100, 449606.