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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2012, 8:24 AM CDT for Copiah County, Franklin County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Jun 12, 2012, 8:24 AM CDT (13:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2012, 8:55 AM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
Counties Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
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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 Jun 12, 3:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 3:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 355 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012 .DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT). THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL BE HOW LONG THE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS OVER THE DELTA REGION WILL LAST PRIOR TO THE FRONT COMING INTO THE REGION LATER TODAY. SPC HAS PUT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MS RIVER UNTIL 11 AM. ALSO FOR LATER TODAY THE DEGREE OF RECOVERY OF THE AIRMASS IN RELATION TO A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH WILL COME INTO THE REGION FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR CHANCES OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. ALSO OF CONCERN WILL BE THE CHANCES OF RAIN FOR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND. THIS FOLLOWED BY TEMPS. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE REGION. A LONG LIVED MCS CROSSED THE REGION DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WHICH RESULTED IN A MESO HIGH ACROSS THE GULF COAST. AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP STRONG STORMS ACROSS THE DELTA REGION WITH SOME FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ELEVATED INSTABILITY. FOR TODAY STARTING EARLY THIS MORNING THE HIGH RES MODELS SHOWS AN MCS MOVING OUT OF SOUTHERN ARKANSAS INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FOR THIS MORNING. AS WE GO FURTHER INTO THE DAY THE HIRES MODELS ARE NOT SHOWING MUCH IN THE WAY OF STRONG CONVECTION OCCURRING OVER THE REGION AFTER THIS MORNING. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. THE QUESTION DURING THE DAY WILL BE THE DEGREE OF RECOVERY WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND. LAPSE RATES WILL BE IMPRESSIVE EARLY TODAY IN THE 8-9C RANGE...THEN WILL DECREASE TO 5.5 TO 7.0 RANGE DURING THE DAY. IF THE AIRMASS DOES GET SOLAR RECOVERY WE COULD SEE A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS TODAY. SO WITH CURRENT ACTIVITY IN PLACE AM INCLINE TO PUT A MENTION OF IT IN THE HWO FOR THIS MORNING...EVEN THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS NOT REAL HIGH FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S. ON POPS MADE A SLIGHT HIGHER ADJUSTMENT TO A BLEND OF MAV/GMOS POPS. OUR CHANCES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR TONIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AROUND. ITS POSSIBLE THAT IF WE DO HAVE SOME RECOVERY WE MAY GET A FEW STRONG STORMS GOING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. LOWS WILL BE FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO AROUND 70. WENT CLOSE TO GMOS GUIDANCE. FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY SOUTH OF THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL END THE RAIN ACROSS THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGHS FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE FROM UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S. WENT CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE. LOWS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE LOWER TO UPPER 60S. WENT CLOSE TO GMOS GUIDANCE. ON POPS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO GMOS GUIDANCE./17/ && LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...HOT AND SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL HEADLINE THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND REMAIN IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION THROUGH THE PERIOD KEEPING RAIN CHANCES OVERALL AT BAY. AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY MY SOUTHERN ZONES EACH AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING IN THE VICINITY OF THE STILL STALLED...BUT ERODING...SURFACE BOUNDARY FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD YIELD JUST ENOUGH FORCING EARLY IN THE PERIOD TO ACT AS A WEAK FOCUSING MECHANISM FOR A FEW STORMS THERE BEFORE EVENTUALLY WASHING OUT. CURRENTLY THE NEXT DECENT CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS OR STORMS LOOKS TO BE ON TUESDAY AS A BETTER COMBINATION OF GULF MOISTURE AND FLOW EXISTS OVER THE FORECAST AREA WHILE COMBINING WITH DAYTIME HEATING. /19/ && .AVIATION...AS OF 09Z MVFR CEILINGS AS WELL AS IFR/MVFR VISIBILITIES DUE TO SCATTERED CONVECTION WAS NOTED ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT A COMPLEX OF STORMS TO CROSS INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA FOR THIS MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CAUSE CIGS/VSBYS TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY. THE COMPLEX SHOULD CROSS THE REGION PRIOR TO NOON. FOR THIS AFTERNOON DEPENDING ON AIRMASS RECOVERY A WEAK FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION. IT MAY TRIGGER SOME SCATTERED STORMS WITH SOME IFR/MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS OF 60 MPH. THE CONVECTION SHOULD TAPER OFF IN INTENSITY BY SUNSET./17/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 88 69 89 66 / 59 29 20 10 MERIDIAN 89 68 91 63 / 56 29 17 10 VICKSBURG 90 69 89 64 / 67 28 23 11 HATTIESBURG 89 71 92 69 / 59 23 25 12 NATCHEZ 88 69 88 68 / 63 28 33 12 GREENVILLE 89 68 88 66 / 60 24 11 10 GREENWOOD 88 67 89 63 / 55 23 9 10 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && /17/19/
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 5:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 4:08 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
MSZ042-043-121005-
MADISON MS-YAZOO MS-
408 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
408 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2012
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
AND 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED ALONG INTERSTATE 55 FROM 4 MILES NORTH
OF VAUGHAN TO MADISON AT 405 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS
WILL CAUSE THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AS WELL AS IN LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING 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 EXTREME EAST CENTRAL YAZOO AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3290 9003 3261 9001 3245 9003 3243 9007
3240 9007 3240 9009 3240 9012 3245 9012
3291 9005 3291 9004
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 357DEG 12KT 3286 9004 3244 9010
19Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Sharkey, Yazoo | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Winston | 71 min |
| Jun 11, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Newton | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 79 min |
| Jun 11, 8:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 72 min |
| Jun 11, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 8:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 93 min |
| Jun 11, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 79 min |
| Jun 11, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jasper | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 8:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 114 min |
| Jun 11, 8:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Smith | 71 min |
| Jun 11, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Simpson, Smith | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 76 min |
| Jun 11, 9:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin | 116 min |
| Jun 11, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 76 min |
| Jun 11, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 63 min |
| Jun 11, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 65 min |
| Jun 11, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 82 min |
| Jun 11, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 71 min |
| Jun 11, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 1:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 50 min |
| Jun 12, 2:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 2:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 61 min |
| Jun 12, 2:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 3:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Leflore, Sunflower | 62 min |
| Jun 12, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 57 min |
| Jun 12, 5:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 7:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Warren | 30 min |
| Jun 12, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 6:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas and 1 more | 44 min |
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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.