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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

May 12, 20128 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2012, 10:01 AM CDT for 8 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 54 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
May 12, 2012, 10:01 AM CDT (15:01 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2012, 10:55 AM CDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Attala County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Leake County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Simpson County, MS

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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.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 12, 4:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 4:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 5:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
532 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

LAZ026-MSZ043>046-048>066-072>074-131045-
CONCORDIA-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-
NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
532 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING
AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. DUE TO SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORM
ACTIVITY...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON TODAY
AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINFALL...SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM MID MORNING UNTIL MID AFTERNOON. THE MAIN RISK FROM THE
STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 50-60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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 FRIDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025>042-047-
131045-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
532 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW STORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
INTO THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY
FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. DUE TO MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF STORM ACTIVITY...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR. MOST OF
THE HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR BETWEEN NOON TODAY AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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 FRIDAY.

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

CME

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 8:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
MSZ043-047>049-053>055-059-061>063-121400-
WARREN MS-SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-LINCOLN MS-LAWRENCE MS-
JEFFERSON MS-HINDS MS-FRANKLIN MS-COPIAH MS-CLAIBORNE MS-
835 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
835 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND
   HEADING NORTHEAST INTO INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR...

A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF BUILDING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY LOCAL DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLTON TO 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY TO ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SOUTH OF
VICKSBURG AT 830 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HEAVY RAINS...LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
FROM THE JACKSON METRO AREA SOUTHWARD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 55
CORRIDOR THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. THESE RAINS COULD PERSIST FOR
3 TO 4 HOURS BEFORE SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.

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 EASTERN CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...FRANKLIN...HINDS...EASTERN
JEFFERSON...WESTERN LAWRENCE...LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...
WESTERN RANKIN...WESTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3231 9087 3267 8995 3137 9008 3134 9115
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 237DEG 31KT 3231 9050 3133 9098

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Special weather statement, May 12, 10:01 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
MSZ036-037-042>044-048>050-054>056-062-063-121555-
ATTALA MS-SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-SCOTT MS-RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-
LINCOLN MS-LEAKE MS-LAWRENCE MS-HOLMES MS-HINDS MS-COPIAH MS-YAZOO MS-
1001 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1001 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012

...BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HEADING NORTHEAST
   THROUGH INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR NORTH OF HAZLEHURST...

A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF BUILDING THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LIGHTNING STRIKES...HEAVY LOCAL DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS OF 30 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM PICKENS TO ALLEN AT 955 AM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH THROUGH THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR AND JACKSON
AREAS.

HEAVY RAINS...LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
FROM THE KOSCIUSKO TO JACKSON METRO TO CRYSTAL SPRINGS AREAS AND
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR THROUGH NOON TIME. RAINS OF ONE TO
TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY IN SPOTS AND THESE RAINS COULD PERSIST FOR UP
TO 3 HOURS BEFORE SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST. PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE
HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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 EASTERN YAZOO...COPIAH...EASTERN HINDS...SOUTHERN HOLMES...
NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...WESTERN LEAKE...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...
MADISON...RANKIN...WESTERN SCOTT...SIMPSON...NORTHWESTERN SMITH AND
ATTALA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3319 8934 3181 8973 3162 9074 3315 9022
TIME...MOT...LOC 1455Z 232DEG 38KT 3288 8996 3174 9061

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 8:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln and 1 more25 min
May 12, 10:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Madison56 min
May 12, 10:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMadison2 hr
May 12, 11:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Leake, Montgomery56 min
May 12, 11:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest50 min
May 12, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones30 min
May 12, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Scott and 1 more84 min
May 12, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis28 min
May 12, 1:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper56 min
May 12, 1:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar61 min
May 12, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith49 min
May 12, 2:10 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSimpson, Smith30 min
May 12, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba37 min
May 12, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton47 min
May 12, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson60 min
May 12, 3:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton60 min
May 12, 3:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Simpson61 min
May 12, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Simpson59 min
May 12, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSimpson51 min
May 12, 4:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale59 min
May 12, 4:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith3 hr
May 12, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson61 min
May 12, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper60 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.