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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

May 30, 2012Lauderdale County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2012, 5:43 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: May 30, 2012, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2012, 6:20 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Lauderdale 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 May 30, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 2:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
226 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
311930-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
226 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT

SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS COMBINES WITH A STALLED BOUNDARY. THE MAIN TIME FOR
THIS SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL BE UNTIL 7 PM. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE FOR
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

SEVERE STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AS A POTENT DISTURBANCE AND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
QUARTER SIZED HAIL OR LARGER. ONE OR TWO TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AS WIND SHEAR INCREASES. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS MOVE
REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN..FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 4:46 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 5:08 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
508 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     HAIL             FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
05/30/2012  E0.50 INCH       RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

&&

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Local storm report, May 30, 5:11 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
511 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0429 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BETHEDEN                33.22N 88.94W
05/30/2012                   WINSTON            MS   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN...REPORTED BY PETERSON COUNTRY
            STORE

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EC

Special weather statement, May 30, 5:29 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 30, 5:33 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 5:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

MSZ046-052-302320-
LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
543 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
543 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAUDERDALE...AS WELL AS JUST NORTH OF INCREASE AT 542
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER AND EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3252 8839 3245 8839 3245 8840 3223 8842
      3223 8863 3254 8871 3264 8840 3257 8838
      3253 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 246DEG 5KT 3249 8857

JC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 30, 11:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	41 min
May 30, 12:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	31 min
May 30, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	29 min
May 30, 12:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar	59 min
May 30, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	27 min
May 30, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	41 min
May 30, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	39 min
May 30, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leflore, Sunflower	44 min
May 30, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower	55 min
May 30, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll, Holmes, Leflore	46 min
May 30, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	66 min
May 30, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	45 min
May 30, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Washington	61 min
May 30, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes	37 min
May 30, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington	63 min
May 30, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	32 min
May 30, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo	51 min
May 30, 3:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Holmes	2 hr
May 30, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Montgomery	20 min
May 30, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Holmes, Yazoo	23 min
May 30, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	61 min
May 30, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	40 min
May 30, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	50 min
May 30, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	43 min
May 30, 4:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	2 hr
May 30, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	49 min
May 30, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	36 min
May 30, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	67 min
May 30, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	48 min
May 30, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	29 min
May 30, 5:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Rankin	113 min
May 30, 5:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Warren	2 hr
May 30, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	31 min
May 30, 5:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston	2 hr
May 30, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	23 min
May 30, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln, Simpson	42 min
May 30, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	38 min
May 30, 6:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	88 min
May 30, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	17 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.