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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 10, 2012Clay County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2012, 3:33 PM CDT for Clay County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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: Aug 10, 2012, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2012, 4:05 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Clay County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 182 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 99 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -153 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 10, 10:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 10:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 2:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
210 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ027>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-111915-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-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-
210 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH BY
AROUND 8 PM AS A SLOWING COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH AND DRIER
AIR INFILTRATES THE REGION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

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...SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH THURSDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-035-040-041-111915-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
210 PM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THE DELTA OF MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

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 THURSDAY.

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:38 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:10 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 10, 3:28 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 3:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	30 min
Aug 9, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	31 min
Aug 9, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena	29 min
Aug 9, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren	23 min
Aug 9, 8:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	31 min
Aug 10, 3:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	47 min
Aug 10, 7:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	46 min
Aug 10, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	45 min
Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay	46 min
Aug 10, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Grenada	42 min
Aug 10, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay	43 min
Aug 10, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	32 min
Aug 10, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson	55 min
Aug 10, 4:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	31 min
Aug 10, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	32 min
Aug 10, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	30 min
Aug 10, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Hinds, Warren	56 min
Aug 10, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	65 min
Aug 10, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson Davis	32 min
Aug 10, 5:30 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin	2 hr
Aug 10, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson	63 min
Aug 10, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	29 min
Aug 10, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	30 min
Aug 10, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	45 min
Aug 10, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	56 min
Aug 10, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	30 min
Aug 10, 6:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Adams, Jefferson	79 min
Aug 10, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams, Franklin, Jefferson	37 min
Aug 10, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	29 min
Aug 10, 6:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lauderdale	28 min
Aug 9, 7:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	31 min
Aug 9, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	29 min
Aug 9, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	66 min
Aug 9, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	33 min
Aug 9, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	64 min
Aug 9, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland	53 min
Aug 9, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland	44 min
Aug 9, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison, Tensas	63 min
Aug 9, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	60 min
Aug 9, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Richland, Tensas	64 min
Aug 9, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	46 min
Aug 9, 9:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas	53 min
Aug 9, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	65 min
Aug 9, 10:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Richland	3 hr
Aug 9, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Richland	49 min
Aug 9, 10:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	114 min
Aug 9, 10:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	49 min
Aug 9, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia	62 min
Aug 9, 11:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	30 min
Aug 9, 11:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	28 min
Aug 10, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	56 min
Aug 10, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	29 min
Aug 10, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia	61 min
Aug 9, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley	63 min
Aug 9, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	38 min
Aug 10, 12:15 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	2 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.