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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 5, 2013Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2013, 3:16 PM CDT for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2013, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Forrest County, MS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 10:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 10:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:12 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
312 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

MSZ026>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-054>058-063>066-072>074-062015-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
312 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

ONE OR TWO STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AS WELL
AS SOME SMALL HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH
THESE STORMS.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REGION. THE
COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL BRING HEAT INDEX VALUES
NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

ONE OR TWO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

.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.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025-034>036-
040>043-047>049-053-062015-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
312 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

ONE OR TWO STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE
MOST INTENSE STORMS COULD CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AS WELL
AS SOME SMALL HAIL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH
STRONG STORMS.

VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE
REGION. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL BRING HEAT
INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

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...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LAZ026-MSZ059>062-062015-
CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
312 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

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 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 5, 2:17 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:40 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 2:52 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:09 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

MSZ065-066-073-074-052100-
LAMAR MS-JONES MS-FORREST MS-COVINGTON MS-
316 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
316 PM CDT MON AUG 5 2013

...SHORT LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PUSHING EAST TO INTERSTATE 59
CORRIDOR...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WIND GUSTS WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SANFORD TO 8 MILES
SOUTH OF SUMRALL AT 315 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES 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 SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON...NORTHERN FORREST...SOUTHWESTERN
JONES AND NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3124 8964 3167 8949 3151 8908 3143 8910
      3143 8914 3128 8914 3110 8918
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 290DEG 16KT 3157 8944 3129 8952

BYB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 5, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	29 min
Aug 5, 1:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jones	42 min
Aug 5, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	30 min
Aug 5, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower	28 min
Aug 5, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Sunflower	46 min
Aug 5, 2:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	28 min
Aug 5, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	29 min
Aug 5, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	30 min
Aug 5, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Smith	47 min
Aug 5, 2:49 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	JAN	Adams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 19 more	4 days
Aug 5, 2:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	28 min
Aug 5, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	41 min
Aug 5, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	46 min
Aug 5, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	28 min
Aug 5, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sharkey	29 min
Aug 5, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes	31 min
Aug 5, 5:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clay, Oktibbeha	116 min
Aug 5, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	61 min
Aug 5, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	32 min
Aug 5, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Attala, Holmes, Madison, Yazoo	41 min

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Sources

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