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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
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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</html>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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</html>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. 08
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
EECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 8:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 19 min |
| Aug 11, 4:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 4:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 11, 5:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery and 2 more | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 6:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 30 min |
| Aug 11, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 48 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.