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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 11, 2011Bolivar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2011, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2011, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

County Bolivar County, MS

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 10, 9:38 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 9:38 PM CDT, 6 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 3:00 PM CDT, 12 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025>058-112145-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-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-
300 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS
AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING NORTH OF A LINE FROM DELHI LOUISIANA...TO HAZLEHURST...TO
QUITMAN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE MAIN RISK WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...BUT STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

THE INITIAL RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL COME LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND ESPECIALLY BE FOCUED IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM BELLEFONTAINE...TO BELZONI...TO FOUNTAIN HILL ARKANSAS...WHERE
A BOUNDARY FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION WILL FOCUS STORM DEVELOPMENT.
ADDITIONAL IMPULSES MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING THE
RISK FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
STORMS...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...OVERNIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY.

IN ADDITION...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN MOST AREAS
TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TO PEAK OVER 100
DEGREES. AN OFFICIAL HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 49 CORRIDOR THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DIVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...HELPING TO SET OFF ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS. ADEQUATE INSTABILITY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A FEW
STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS AS THIS SYSTEM SETTLES NEAR THE GULF COAST.

OTHERWISE...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
BEFORE A FRONT FINALLY COMES THROUGH AND PROVIDES WIDESPREAD RELIEF.
DAYTIME HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES AT TIMES
AND HEAT ADVISORIES MAY NEEDED FOR SOME PORTIONS OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

LAZ023>026-MSZ059>066-072>074-112145-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
300 PM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THE PRIMARY RISKS. THE
RISK FOR STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH WITH SUNSET.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN MOST AREAS TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TO PEAK OVER 100 DEGREES. AN
OFFICIAL HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND
WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 49 CORRIDOR THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL DIVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...HELPING TO SET OFF ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS. ADEQUATE INSTABILITY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A FEW
STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS AS THIS SYSTEM SETTLES NEAR THE GULF COAST.

OTHERWISE...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
BEFORE A FRONT FINALLY COMES THROUGH AND PROVIDES WIDESPREAD RELIEF.
DAYTIME HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES AT TIMES
AND HEAT ADVISORIES MAY NEEDED FOR SOME PORTIONS OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 3:44 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
MSZ018-019-110915-
SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
344 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2011

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF SHELBY AT 345 AM
CDT...MOVING EAST 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 CENTRAL BOLIVAR AND NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3402 9065 3399 9065 3399 9050 3399 9046
      3380 9048 3386 9093 3403 9092 3404 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0845Z 275DEG 28KT 3394 9081

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale36 min
Aug 10, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds24 min
Aug 10, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin19 min
Aug 11, 4:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower47 min
Aug 11, 4:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower2 hr
Aug 11, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington28 min
Aug 11, 5:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery and 2 more49 min
Aug 11, 6:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala29 min
Aug 11, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey30 min
Aug 11, 6:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha43 min
Aug 11, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes48 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.