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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 31, 2012Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2012, 1:36 AM CDT for Madison County, Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 29 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 31, 2012, 1:36 AM CDT (06:36 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2012, 2:05 AM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS

The radar

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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 30, 10:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 10:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 2:52 PM CDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
252 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

MSZ025>027-036-037-043>046-048>066-072>074-312000-
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-HOLMES-ATTALA-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-
252 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOST OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

AS TROPICAL SYSTEM ISAAC CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST
OVER NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME TORNADOES
WILL ALSO EXIST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS
RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST OVER AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A
GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN LINE.

THERE WILL BE SOME WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO GUST
TO 35 MPH UNTIL 7 PM. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC
WILL PIVOT ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING RAINFALL RATES OCCASIONALLY IN
EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE AS BANDS OF HEAVY
RAIN CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS EVENTUALLY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FLASH
FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF 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...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-034-035-040>042-
047-312000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
252 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

AS TROPICAL SYSTEM ISAAC CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST
OVER NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME TORNADOES
WILL EXIST MAINLY EAST OF THE AREA ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THIS RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST OVER AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF A GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN LINE.

THERE WILL BE SOME WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO GUST
TO 35 MPH UNTIL 7 PM. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN EXPECTED UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
ISAAC WILL PIVOT ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING RAINFALL RATES
OCCASIONALLY IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN
REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE
AS BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS EVENTUALLY RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF 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...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MSZ028>033-038-039-312000-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
252 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

AS TROPICAL SYSTEM ISAAC CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST
OVER NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME TORNADOES
WILL EXIST MAINLY EAST OF THE AREA ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THIS RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST OVER AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF A GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN LINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF 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...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 30, 7:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
743 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST HARRISVILLE             31.97N 90.08W
08/30/2012  E45 MPH          SIMPSON            MS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A COUPLE TREES DOWN.

&&

CME

Local storm report, Aug 30, 7:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
744 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 E WAYSIDE             33.27N 90.96W
08/30/2012                   WASHINGTON         MS   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MS HIGHWAY 438 FLOODED BETWEEN WAYSIDE AND ARCOLA

&&

DL

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 8:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before

MSZ057-310130-
JASPER MS-
801 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
801 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

A STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4
MILES EAST OF MOSS AT 801 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN JASPER COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3182 8899 3181 8922 3222 8914 3223 8912
      3219 8891 3208 8891
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 192DEG 32KT 3184 8910

JA

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 9:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

MSZ049-055-310310-
SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-
939 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
939 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

A STRONG STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 540 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER HARRISVILLE AT 939 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL RANKIN AND WESTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR
THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3192 9017 3239 9009 3239 9007 3242 9007
      3238 8982 3189 8996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 191DEG 36KT 3199 9005

JA

Local storm report, Aug 30, 10:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1035 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG GRENADA                 33.78N 89.81W
08/30/2012                   GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE WAS DOWNED IN THE CITY OF GRENADA

0815 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HOLCOMB                 33.76N 89.98W
08/30/2012                   GRENADA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGH WINDS CAUSED A SHED TO COLLAPSE IN THE WESTERN PART
            OF GRENADA COUNTY. IN ADDITION A COUPLE TREES WERE
            DOWNED.

&&

DL

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 1:36 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

MSZ043-048-049-310705-
RANKIN MS-MADISON MS-HINDS MS-
136 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
136 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012

A STRONG TROPICAL SHOWER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CATO AT 136 AM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 40
MPH.

HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS TROPICAL BAND.

PEOPLE IN EXTREME NORTHEASTERN HINDS...SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND
CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3207 9007 3270 9011 3273 9007 3267 8973
      3264 8973 3260 8978 3249 8976 3207 8988
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 197DEG 34KT 3219 8995

JA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin, Simpson	59 min
Aug 30, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	29 min
Aug 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper	50 min
Aug 30, 8:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Covington, Jasper, Jones, Smith	37 min
Aug 30, 8:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	12 hr
Aug 30, 8:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 20 more	4 hr
Aug 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	42 min
Aug 30, 8:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Newton	45 min
Aug 30, 9:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion	117 min
Aug 30, 9:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Neshoba	46 min
Aug 30, 9:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	31 min
Aug 30, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Attala, Choctaw, Winston	32 min
Aug 31, 10:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Copiah, Simpson	48 hr
Aug 31, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	39 min
Aug 31, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper, Simpson, Smith	40 min
Aug 31, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	32 min
Aug 31, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Warren	43 min
Aug 31, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar, Marion	41 min
Aug 31, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	38 min
Aug 31, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Sharkey	33 min
Aug 31, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	29 min
Aug 31, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	32 min
Aug 31, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
Aug 31, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	31 min
Aug 31, 2:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Tensas	66 min
Aug 31, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	58 min
Aug 31, 4:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	56 min
Aug 31, 4:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison, Richland	22 min
Aug 31, 6:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin	61 min
Aug 31, 6:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	44 min
Aug 31, 6:36 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin	4 hr
Aug 31, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	28 min
Aug 31, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Ashley	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.