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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

January 23, 20127 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jan 23, 2012, 4:27 AM CST for 7 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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: Jan 23, 2012, 4:27 AM CST (10:27 UTC)
Expired: Jan 23, 2012, 5:25 AM CST
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Clarke County, MS, Covington County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jones County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Marion County, MS

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 23, 4:23 AM CST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 4:23 AM CST, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 1:13 PM CST, 15 hours 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 23, 2:49 AM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 23, 2:57 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 23, 3:05 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 23, 3:24 AM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

MSZ056-230955-
SMITH MS-
324 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
324 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITE OAK AT 324
AM CST...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN SMITH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3185 8966 3204 8966 3204 8973 3208 8973
      3222 8933 3192 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0924Z 250DEG 41KT 3202 8961

JA

Local storm report, Jan 23, 3:50 AM CST, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 23, 4:27 AM CST, 0 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
Jan 22, 10:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	39 min
Jan 22, 10:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	54 min
Jan 22, 10:41 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Webster	44 min
Jan 22, 10:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Webster	26 min
Jan 22, 11:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	28 min
Jan 22, 11:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay	30 min
Jan 22, 11:32 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	28 min
Jan 22, 11:36 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	29 min
Jan 22, 11:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Webster	28 min
Jan 22, 11:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Webster	26 min
Jan 22, 11:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	41 min
Jan 22, 11:54 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	36 min
Jan 22, 11:59 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott	61 min
Jan 23, 12:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	30 min
Jan 23, 12:27 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin, Scott, Smith	48 min
Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	31 min
Jan 23, 12:39 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton, Scott	51 min
Jan 23, 12:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	61 min
Jan 23, 12:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada, Leflore	42 min
Jan 23, 12:56 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba, Newton, Scott	49 min
Jan 23, 12:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo	33 min
Jan 23, 1:19 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lowndes	35 min
Jan 23, 1:32 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	58 min
Jan 23, 1:34 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	31 min
Jan 23, 1:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee	31 min
Jan 23, 1:50 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	30 min
Jan 23, 2:05 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Noxubee	12 min
Jan 23, 2:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale, Newton	65 min
Jan 23, 2:14 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale, Newton	61 min
Jan 23, 2:30 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	30 min
Jan 23, 2:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	40 min
Jan 23, 2:41 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	39 min
Jan 23, 2:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	51 min
Jan 23, 2:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	33 min
Jan 23, 3:02 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	13 min
Jan 23, 3:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	49 min
Jan 23, 3:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	31 min
Jan 23, 3:31 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	44 min
Jan 23, 3:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	16 min
Jan 23, 5:16 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	19 min
Jan 23, 5:22 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar, Marion	18 min
Jan 23, 5:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	19 min
Jan 23, 6:40 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest	15 min
Jan 22, 9:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	52 min
Jan 22, 10:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	28 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.