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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

March 8, 2012Franklin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2012, 8:40 PM CST for Franklin Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 25 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
Mar 8, 2012, 8:40 PM CST (02:40 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2012, 9:05 PM CST
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

County Franklin Parish, LA

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.

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 7:36 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
736 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-100145-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
736 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND WILL
BRING WITH IT SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. IT WILL
ALSO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS HEAVY RAIN RISK WILL
BE FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY WEST OF A NATCHEZ TO YAZOO CITY TO GRENADA
LINE. THIS HEAVY RAIN RISK SHOULD END BY 2 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. PLEASE STAY
TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.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 WEDNESDAY.

MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-100145-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
736 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

CME

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 8, 6:00 PM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 8, 6:06 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 8, 7:02 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
MSZ031-090140-
LOWNDES MS-
702 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
702 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS.
THIS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF CALEDONIA TO 25 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS AFB AT 701 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3345 8828 3349 8867 3351 8867 3352 8855
      3355 8853 3352 8848 3358 8849 3360 8847
      3362 8851 3366 8851 3370 8840 3369 8837
      3375 8832 3375 8825 3374 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 274DEG 33KT 3375 8828 3352 8882

JC
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 8:40 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 7:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes38 min
Mar 8, 11:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSmith31 min
Mar 9, 12:04 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jasper, Smith46 min
Mar 9, 12:47 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones58 min
Mar 9, 5:52 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay14 hr
Mar 9, 9:04 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes7 days
Mar 9, 1:15 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore21 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Louisiana, 2012Every 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.