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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 30 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
- Apr 3, 2012, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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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</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 Apr 2, 4:57 PM CDT, 21 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 4:57 PM CDT, 21 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 3:10 PM CDT, 23 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 310 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>037- 040>045-047>051-053>057-059>066-072>074-031900- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS- HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH- JASPER-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 310 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL PUSH TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SCATTERED STORMS THAT DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE WILL ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. ALTHOUGH NOT LIKELY ONE OR TWO TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE SEVERE RISK WILL DIMINISH WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE PROVIDENCE TO VICKSBURG TO BROOKHAVEN AROUND 5 PM BUT WILL CONTINUE OVER SOME EAST MISSISSIPPI ZONES THROUGH 8 OR 9 PM. THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR AFTERNOON HEATING TO PRODUCE A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...THE PRIMARY RISK BEING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGER WILL BE POSSIBLE. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SEVERE STORMS WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS 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 LIKELY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLE TUESDAY. MSZ029>033-038-039-046-052-058-031900- WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER- LAUDERDALE-CLARKE- 310 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COMPLEX OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST EARLIER TODAY. UNCERTAINTY EXISTS FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SINCE UPSTREAM ACTIVITY MAY BEGIN TO WEAKEN. THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 TO 9 PM. DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK ALONG WITH LARGE QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR AFTERNOON HEATING TO PRODUCE A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...THE PRIMARY RISK BEING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LIKELY WEDNESDAY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGER WILL BE POSSIBLE. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF SEVERE STORMS WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS 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 POSSIBLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. 03
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 3, 10:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 10:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 12:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 12:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 16 min |
| Apr 3, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Washington | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 3:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 5:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 18 min |
| Apr 3, 6:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 15 min |
| Apr 3, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 113 min |
Nearby
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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.