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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 18, 2012Lowndes County, Noxubee County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2012, 4:36 AM CDT for Lowndes County, Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 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 18, 2012, 4:36 AM CDT (09:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2012, 5:35 AM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Lowndes County, MS, Noxubee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2012-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1024 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2012-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1024 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
881 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 18, 3:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
322 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...WET WEEKEND TO BOOST RAIN TOTALS WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR MONTH...

.DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) FOCUS FOR THE
SHORT TERM WILL BE THE ONGOING MCS CROSSING OUR NRN TIER THIS
MORNING AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY POSITIONED JUST N OF THE CWFA. MORE
SHRA/TSRA WILL BE ACTIVE AS WEAK SHORTWAVES PASS THROUGH THE BASE OF
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH AXIS PARKED ACROSS THE ERN THIRD OF THE CONUS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEN FINALLY...A SHARP TROUGH FEATURING
30-40DM 500MB HEIGHT FALLS SWEEPS THROUGH THE GULF STATES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING BRINGING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL IN EWD
TRAINING STORMS.

A FEW STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH EACH
PASSING COMPLEX THAT DEVELOPS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MORE IMPRESSIVE
UVV ASSOCIATED WITH TROUGH LATER SUNDAY SHOULD TRIGGER REPEAT TSRA
ROUNDS FOR OUR CENTRAL AND SRN PORTIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL TOTALS. MODELS SHOW A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AND FLASH FLOOD RISK WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED IN THESE AREAS.

FOR TODAY...EXPECT THE FRONT FROM CLARKSDALE TO KTUP TO SAG TO
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HWY 82 AND I-20 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY WILL EXIST WITH LOW LEVEL WLY FLOW TO BE SENDING
SHRA/TSRA EWD THROUGH 1.8-2.0" PWAT ENVIRONMENT. THE STALLED FRONT
FOR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL KEEP POPS WELL ABOVE NORMAL ALL
ACROSS OUR CWFA WITH INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINS BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE INCREASING SUNDAY EVENING AS
MID LEVEL FLOW AT 500MB REACHES 30-35KTS RIGHT ALONG I-20 CORRIDOR.
7-500MB LAPSE RATES WILL ONLY BE IN THE 5C RANGE WITH MLCAPES AOB
1000J/KG AND SHOULD LIMIT THE STORM INTENSITIES SOMEWHAT. THE
FRONTAL ZONE SHOULD MOVE ABOUT A NATCHEZ TRACE AXIS BY MIDNIGHT
SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLIDING THROUGH SERN MS
EARLY ON MONDAY.

KEPT HIGH POPS FOR THIS MORNING IN NRN AREAS AND THEN FLIPPED BEST
POPS FOR THIS AFTN TO S/SW AREAS. MAV TEMPS GENERALLY FOLLOWED BUT
MAY NEED TO BE REDUCED IF MIDDAY RAIN DEVELOPMENT GETS WIDESPREAD
ENOUGH. HIGHS IN THE U80S APPEAR MOST LIKELY SUNDAY AS WELL. POPS
WERE ALSO BUMPED UPWARD FOR SUNDAY AFTN PERIOD TO CATEGORICAL FOR
MOST AREAS./40/

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THE GFS/ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY
GOOD AGREEMENT OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE EASTERN
CONUS ON MONDAY AND PUSHING THE COLD FRONT WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
AREA. ALONG WITH THIS WILL BE COOLER/DRIER AIR AS HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE EASTER PLANES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY ALONG WITH MORNING LOWS
IN THE LOW/MID 60S. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH THE DRIER/COOLER CONDITIONS
CONTINUING ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS.

WEAK UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY ALONG WITH
MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES...BUT EXPECT THE AREA TO REMAIN DRY
WITH PWATS REMAINING BELOW AN INCH OVER MOST OF THE AREA. MOISTURE
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALONG
WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. STUCK
PRETTY CLOSE TO GUIDANCE TEMPS/POPS THROUGH THE PERIOD./15/

&&

.AVIATION...AREAS OF MVFR CONDITIONS ERY THIS MORNING WILL RETURN TO
VFR CONDITIONS BY 14-15Z WITH BROKEN CLOUDS ABOVE 4K FEET BY THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSRA CURRENTLY CROSSING OUR NRN
PORTIONS DEVELOP AGAIN 16Z THROUGH 01Z ESPECIALLY NRN AND CENTRAL
CWFA. GENERAL SURFACE WINDS OUTSIDE OF TSRA WILL BE WLY AT 5-10KTS
WITH SOME BRIEF HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING NLY BEHIND FRONTAL ZONE ACROSS
THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. MVFR TO AREAS OF IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE
MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH FRONT
SPRAWLED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE CWFA./40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       88  71  88  68 /  72  57  90  64
MERIDIAN      89  70  88  68 /  62  53  89  80
VICKSBURG     88  71  89  65 /  72  61  90  52
HATTIESBURG   91  73  90  71 /  59  51  90  73
NATCHEZ       88  71  86  67 /  66  52  90  48
GREENVILLE    85  71  85  67 /  61  64  80  42
GREENWOOD     86  71  86  66 /  62  57  81  54

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

15/40
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 3:02 PM CDT, 13 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
302 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

MSZ029>033-037>039-044>046-182015-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
302 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI NEAR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT BEGINS TO EDGE SOUTH INTO THE AREA. ANY STRONG
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL
HAIL...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS.

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

EXPECT A FEW ROUNDS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AS THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
VERY SLOWLY PUSHES PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. A SEVERE
SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY.
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS FROM 50 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.

IN ADDITION...SPOTTY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN
HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND
REPEATEDLY THEN FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME MORE LIKELY.
OTHERWISE...LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES.

.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 SUNDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-182015-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
302 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND THE ARKLAMISS DELTA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. ANY STRONG
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL
HAIL...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY EVENING AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT BEGINS TO EDGE SOUTH
INTO THE AREA. ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OCCASIONAL TO
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.

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

EXPECT A FEW ROUNDS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AS THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
VERY SLOWLY PUSHES PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. A SEVERE
SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY.
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS FROM 50 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.

IN ADDITION...SPOTTY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN
HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND
REPEATEDLY THEN FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME MORE LIKELY.
OTHERWISE...LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES.

.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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY.

MSZ043-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-182015-
MADISON MS-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-
SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
302 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY EVENING AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT BEGINS TO EDGE SOUTH
INTO THE AREA. ANY STRONG STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SMALL HAIL...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS.

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

EXPECT A FEW ROUNDS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AS THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
VERY SLOWLY PUSHES PUSHES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. A SEVERE
SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY.
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS FROM 50 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.

IN ADDITION...SPOTTY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN
HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY. IF STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME GROUND
REPEATEDLY THEN FLASH FLOODING COULD BECOME MORE LIKELY.
OTHERWISE...LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD BE THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WATER ISSUES.

.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 SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

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 17, 11:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
MSZ018-019-180535-
SUNFLOWER MS-BOLIVAR MS-
1138 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1138 PM CDT FRI AUG 17 2012

...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS MOVING SOUTHEAST
   INTO THE SHELBY TO CLEVELAND AREAS THROUGH 100 AM...

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 MPH WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH WAS CENTERED ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF
DEESON AT 1135 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINS...PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY HEAD
INTO THE SHELBY TO CLEVELAND AREAS.

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 NORTHERN BOLIVAR AND NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3410 9065 3399 9065 3399 9047 3353 9046
      3376 9102 3379 9099 3380 9102 3399 9101
      3396 9098 3402 9099 3403 9090 3408 9088
      3412 9095 3413 9079
TIME...MOT...LOC 0435Z 309DEG 14KT 3404 9097

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 1:08 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
MSZ019-025-026-180705-
SUNFLOWER MS-LEFLORE MS-GRENADA MS-
108 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
108 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
   MOVING EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 8 FROM RULEVILLE TO GRENADA...

A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS...
HEAVY RAINS AND LIGHTNING STRIKES WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MINTER CITY TO RULEVILLE AT 108 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THE STORMS AS THEY MOVE INTO
THE GRENADA AND LEFLORE AREAS BY 200 AM.

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 GRENADA...NORTHERN LEFLORE AND NORTHEASTERN SUNFLOWER
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3399 9045 3382 9044 3382 9020 3379 9017
      3376 9019 3375 9028 3372 9031 3370 9030
      3374 9024 3373 9014 3382 9013 3383 8994
      3390 8992 3390 8977 3387 8976 3386 8950
      3369 8953 3366 9062 3399 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0605Z 284DEG 25KT 3385 9015

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:33 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
MSZ026>030-032-033-037-038-180830-
ATTALA MS-WINSTON MS-WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-MONTGOMERY MS-GRENADA MS-
CLAY MS-CHOCTAW MS-CARROLL MS-
233 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
233 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...BAND OF STORMS CROSSING WINONA HEADING EAST AT 30 MPH...

A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 40 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES WEST OF GORE SPRINGS TO BLACK HAWK AT
232 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH THROUGH THE WINONA AND GRENADA
AREAS. .

VERY HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES ARE LIKELY 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 SOUTHERN CARROLL...CHOCTAW...WEST CENTRAL CLAY...EASTERN
GRENADA...MONTGOMERY...WESTERN OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...NORTHWESTERN
WINSTON AND NORTHEASTERN ATTALA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3373 8950 3373 8920 3374 8919 3365 8880
      3332 8881 3304 8921 3333 9012 3354 8979
      3387 8978 3387 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 285DEG 37KT 3376 8967 3351 8967
          3329 8999

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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
MSZ027>033-036>039-180925-
ATTALA MS-WINSTON MS-WEBSTER MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-NOXUBEE MS-MONTGOMERY MS-
LOWNDES MS-HOLMES MS-CLAY MS-CHOCTAW MS-CARROLL MS-
326 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
326 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012

...BAND OF STORMS CROSSING EUPORA AND ACKERMAN HEADING EAST 30 MPH...

A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 40 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES EAST OF PHEBA TO 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HESTERVILLE AT 324 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH THROUGH EUPORA AND
ACKERMAN HEADING INTO STARKVILLE AND COLUMBUS AREAS.

VERY HEAVY RAINS UP TO ONE INCH ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS THROUGH 400 AM IN THE WEST
POINT...STARKVILLE AND COLUMBUS AREAS.

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 SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL...CHOCTAW...CLAY...EXTREME EAST
CENTRAL HOLMES...LOWNDES...SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...NOXUBEE...
OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...NORTHERN WINSTON AND NORTHERN ATTALA COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3296 8834 3315 8979 3320 8975 3322 8979
      3373 8931 3374 8904 3376 8903 3376 8894
      3378 8893 3380 8871 3368 8871 3367 8846
      3369 8837 3375 8832 3374 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 278DEG 38KT 3359 8885 3319 8969

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 7:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSharkey40 min
Aug 17, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake42 min
Aug 17, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo39 min
Aug 17, 11:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar, Sunflower57 min
Aug 18, 12:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar41 min
Aug 18, 1:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada57 min
Aug 18, 2:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster57 min
Aug 18, 3:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster and 1 more59 min
Aug 18, 7:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWinston32 min
Aug 18, 9:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar28 min
Aug 18, 9:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar29 min
Aug 18, 11:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys30 min
Aug 18, 11:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys49 min
Aug 18, 12:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams29 min
Aug 18, 12:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo57 min
Aug 18, 12:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSharkey47 min
Aug 18, 1:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes59 min
Aug 18, 1:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo28 min
Aug 18, 1:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence39 min
Aug 18, 1:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson58 min
Aug 18, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison20 min
Aug 18, 1:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson32 min
Aug 18, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis44 min
Aug 18, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson48 min
Aug 18, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence40 min
Aug 18, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds58 min
Aug 18, 2:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba43 min
Aug 18, 3:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin59 min
Aug 18, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington44 min
Aug 18, 3:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANRankin61 min
Aug 18, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale, Newton60 min
Aug 18, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale45 min
Aug 18, 5:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke32 min
Aug 18, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale31 min
Aug 18, 10:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse27 min
Aug 18, 10:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse27 min
Aug 18, 11:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland, West Carroll30 min
Aug 18, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANEast Carroll, Franklin, West Carroll29 min
Aug 18, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison, Tensas62 min
Aug 17, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChicot38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.