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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2012, 3:01 PM CDT for Rankin 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, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2012, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 1 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 1913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
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 18, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 226 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012 MSZ043>046-048>066-072>074-191930- MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-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 SAT AUG 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WE GO THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IS BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. ALSO...A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AND RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. STORMS WILL MOVE OUT AND DIMINISH AS WE GO INTO THE EARLY EVENING. MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING AS THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT SETTLES INTO THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY. A 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...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY LATER 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 COULD BE NECESSARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040>042-047-191930- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- WARREN- 226 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY EXPECT A FEW ROUNDS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT SETTLES INTO THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY. A 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...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS LASTING UP TO AN HOUR WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A QUICK ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...ESPECIALLY LATER 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 COULD BE NECESSARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-191930- ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 226 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE FOR AREAS FARTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR AND POINTS SOUTH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 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 NEXT FRIDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:22 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
MSZ048-182020-
HINDS MS-
222 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
222 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM POCAHONTAS TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF UTICA AT
220 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE
CITY OF JACKSON BY 3 PM.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE 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 HINDS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3206 9072 3234 9071 3234 9063 3237 9064
3244 9059 3248 9060 3251 9052 3257 9044
3249 9044 3249 9025 3240 9024 3240 9007
3225 9020 3219 9020 3215 9026 3211 9025
3209 9023 3205 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 283DEG 17KT 3248 9022 3232 9052
3220 9061 3207 9066
19Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:27 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
MSZ045-182010-
NESHOBA MS-
227 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
227 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF BURNSIDE AT 227 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
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 NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3274 8905 3290 8914 3293 8906 3293 8896
3292 8896 3293 8892 3278 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 244DEG 7KT 3285 8903
19Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
MSZ049-182100-
RANKIN MS-
301 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
301 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2012
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 MPH WINDS
WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF PEARL TO 6 MILES NORTH OF
PINEY WOODS AT 301 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE 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 RANKIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3231 9016 3235 9011 3236 9011 3236 9010
3238 9010 3251 8977 3236 8973 3214 8973
3205 8996 3205 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 244DEG 16KT 3231 9004 3215 8995
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 40 min |
| Aug 17, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 1:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 3:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster and 1 more | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 4:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 7:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 9:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 9:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 11:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 12:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 59 min |
| Aug 18, 1:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 1:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 1:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Jefferson | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 20 min |
| Aug 18, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 48 min |
| Aug 18, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lawrence | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 58 min |
| Aug 18, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 3:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Covington | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 3:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 4:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clarke | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 10:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 11:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland, West Carroll | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 12:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | East Carroll, Franklin, West Carroll | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 62 min |
| Aug 17, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 38 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.