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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 13, 2013Adams County, Mississippi; Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2013, 3:04 PM CDT for Adams County, Mississippi; Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 31 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 13, 2013, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Aug 13, 2013, 3:35 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, Adams County, MS

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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 13, 10:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 10:41 AM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 2:39 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
239 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040>066-072>074-141945-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
239 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THESE STORMS AND PONDING
WATER WILL BE POSSIBLE.

A FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK
VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY ALSO
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH.

A FRONT WILL BE LOCATED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY.

.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 MONDAY.

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-141945-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
239 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

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 MONDAY.

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 13, 1:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 13, 2:10 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

MSZ055-056-064-065-131955-
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-COVINGTON MS-
210 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
210 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

...STRONG STORM NEAR MENDENHALL...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER MENDENHALL AT 210 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN COVINGTON...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON
DAVIS...EASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL SMITH COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3192 8948 3169 8960 3188 8999 3204 8991
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 294DEG 13KT 3192 8985

AEG

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 2:37 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

MSZ049-054>056-132005-
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-RANKIN MS-COPIAH MS-
237 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
237 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AFFECT SE RANKIN COUNTY AND SIMPSON
COUNTY...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOHNS TO HARRISVILLE AT
236 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN EXTREME EAST CENTRAL COPIAH...SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN...SIMPSON
AND WESTERN SMITH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3176 9010 3195 9018 3209 8991 3229 8981
      3229 8973 3222 8973 3222 8960 3216 8953
      3179 8953
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 341DEG 23KT 3216 8987 3200 8988
          3191 9005

JA

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 2:48 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

MSZ062>066-072>074-132020-
MARION MS-LINCOLN MS-LAWRENCE MS-LAMAR MS-JONES MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
FORREST MS-COVINGTON MS-
248 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
248 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

...STONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTH INTO THE PINE BELT...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES EAST OF COLLINS TO TOPEKA AT 248 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN COVINGTON...NORTHWESTERN FORREST...SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS...SOUTHWESTERN JONES...NORTHWESTERN LAMAR...SOUTHERN
LAWRENCE...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3134 9011 3134 9016 3139 9037 3147 8982
      3173 8949 3162 8906 3136 8938 3129 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 286DEG 22KT 3164 8946 3144 8971
          3138 9016

JA

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 3:04 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

LAZ024>026-MSZ059>061-132035-
ADAMS MS-JEFFERSON MS-FRANKLIN MS-TENSAS LA-CONCORDIA LA-CATAHOULA
304 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
304 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013

...STRONG LINE OF STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING NATCHEZ...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF PINE RIDGE TO 3 MILES EAST OF
WALLACE RIDGE AT 303 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN...WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN
ADAMS COUNTIES...AND SOUTHERN CATAHOULA...NORTHERN CONCORDIA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TENSAS PARISHES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3150 9110 3145 9176 3178 9194 3178 9130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 326DEG 10KT 3171 9135 3170 9178

JA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar	43 min
Aug 12, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	28 min
Aug 12, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	29 min
Aug 12, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper	59 min
Aug 12, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sunflower, Washington	40 min
Aug 12, 9:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore, Washington	42 min
Aug 13, 1:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	30 min
Aug 13, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	29 min
Aug 13, 1:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	45 min
Aug 13, 1:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence	58 min
Aug 13, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	45 min
Aug 13, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	45 min
Aug 13, 2:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	28 min
Aug 13, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington, Jones	32 min
Aug 13, 3:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	2 hr
Aug 13, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	30 min
Aug 13, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	29 min
Aug 13, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	30 min
Aug 13, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	29 min
Aug 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones, Lamar	3 hr
Aug 13, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	64 min
Aug 13, 4:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar, Marion	3 hr
Aug 13, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	21 min
Aug 13, 6:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Adams	32 min
Aug 12, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	46 min
Aug 13, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	32 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.