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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

February 15, 2012Claiborne County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Mississippi; Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Feb 15, 2012, 6:04 PM CST for Claiborne County, Jefferson County, Warren County, Mississippi; Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 56 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: Feb 15, 2012, 6:04 PM CST (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2012, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Madison Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Claiborne County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:04 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 7:25 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	30 min
Feb 15, 7:41 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	34 min
Feb 15, 8:06 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	114 min
Feb 15, 8:12 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	48 min
Feb 15, 8:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence, Lincoln	39 min
Feb 15, 9:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion	55 min
Feb 15, 9:59 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar	41 min
Feb 15, 6:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Concordia	31 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2012 Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

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.