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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2012, 10:33 AM CDT for Hinds 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 17, 2012, 10:33 AM CDT (15:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2012, 11:05 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Hinds County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 261 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 974 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Aug 17, 10:01 AM CDT, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 10:01 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 545 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 LAZ024-026-MSZ053>066-072>074-180500- CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 545 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. FLASHING FLOODING FROM HIGH RAINFALL RATES COULD ALSO OCCUR AS A COOL FRONT APPROACHES AND STALLS OVER THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTERMITTENTLY SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL LIKELY BE UP TO OR GREATER THAN 3 INCHES. IN A FEW LOCATIONS THIS COULD LEAD TO AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS... ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .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 THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WEEKEND. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ018-019-025>052-180500- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-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- 545 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS EXTENDING ALONG AND NORTH OF A PORT GIBSON MISSISSIPPI TO LAUREL MISSISSIPPI LINE. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AS WELL HAIL FROM DIME TO QUARTER SIZE. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. REDEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AS THE AIRMASS RECOVERS FROM THE MORNING ACTIVITY. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO THE AMOUNT OF RECOVERY...HOWEVER. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...DIME TO QUARTER HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL POSING A FLASH FLOODING RISK COULD BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTERMITTENTLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR...AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL AS HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. MANY STORMS WILL AGAIN BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL LIKELY BE UP TO OR GREATER THAN 2 INCHES. IN A FEW LOCATIONS THIS COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS...ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .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 AT TIMES THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. ALLEN/40
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 9:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
ARZ074-075-171450-
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
922 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARKDALE AT
922 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
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 SOUTHWESTERN CHICOT AND SOUTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3327 9143 3310 9128 3300 9146 3301 9149
3301 9150 3317 9161
TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 325DEG 14KT 3314 9146
BKSpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 9:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
MSZ043-048-049-171455- RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-HINDS MS- 925 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 925 AM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RIDGELAND MOVING EAST... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER RIDGELAND AT 924 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 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 EAST CENTRAL HINDS...SOUTH CENTRAL MADISON AND CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. LAT...LON 3248 8997 3227 9002 3231 9025 3249 9024 TIME...MOT...LOC 1424Z 274DEG 15KT 3239 9014 BK
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 9:48 AM CDT, 45 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 43 min |
| Aug 16, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 39 min |
| Aug 16, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 27 min |
| Aug 16, 8:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 8:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 1:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 2:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 3:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 4:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah, Jasper, Newton, Simpson, Smith | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 7:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke, Jasper | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 9:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 9:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 9:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 10:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 10:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin, Smith | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 8:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 9:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.