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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

June 24, 2014West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2014, 3:01 PM CDT for West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. 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
Jun 24, 2014, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2014, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

County West Feliciana Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 128 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2620 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2620 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jun 24, 10:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 10:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 4:44 AM CDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
444 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
250945-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-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-
444 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY 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.

50

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

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   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
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   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
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   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
MSZ048-049-241740-
RANKIN MS-HINDS MS-
1210 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1210 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
WAS LOCATED FROM TERRY TO SOUTH OF RAYMOND AT 1209 PM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES MAY CAUSE SOME BRIEF
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN HINDS AND SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3224 9011 3205 9004 3205 9036 3219 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 254DEG 22KT 3212 9025

MRM
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
MSZ049-054-241755-
RANKIN MS-COPIAH MS-
1223 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1223 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF WHITES AT 1223 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

PEOPLE IN EXTREME NORTHEASTERN COPIAH AND SOUTHERN RANKIN COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3204 9025 3205 9023 3208 9023 3211 9025
      3215 9024 3215 9026 3218 9024 3219 9020
      3222 9019 3230 8986 3208 8980 3205 9004
      3205 9023 3203 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 257DEG 21KT 3213 9016

JA
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 12:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
MSZ050-241805-
SCOTT MS-
1236 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1236 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER HOMEWOOD AT 1236 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3245 8940 3223 8935 3222 8960 3234 8963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 253DEG 20KT 3226 8952

MRM
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
MSZ054-059>063-241900-
ADAMS MS-LINCOLN MS-LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON MS-FRANKLIN MS-COPIAH MS-
115 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
115 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROCKPORT TO 3 MILES NORTH
OF GARDEN CITY AT 114 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SOME OF THE HEAVIER
STORMS MAY BRING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL...WHICH MAY BRING SOME
BRIEF LOCALIZED FLOODING.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH...FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON...
NORTHERN LAWRENCE...LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3135 9120 3141 9128 3195 9024 3183 9014
      3180 9015 3179 9011 3176 9012 3175 9005
      3169 8999 3134 9071 3134 9102 3132 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 319DEG 20KT 3185 9021 3141 9113

MRM
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:22 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
MSZ063-064-242000-
LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER MONTICELLO AT 222 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON DAVIS AND CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3166 8991 3143 8990 3143 9012 3162 9016
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 265DEG 15KT 3152 9008

MRM
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
LAZ026-242030-
CONCORDIA LA-
301 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
301 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER WEST FELICIANA PARISH AT 302 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL CONCORDIA PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3103 9165 3104 9172 3109 9172 3111 9171
      3114 9161 3111 9162 3107 9156 3105 9155
      3101 9158 3100 9163 3097 9165 3097 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 251DEG 11KT 3097 9164

JA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar60 min
Jun 23, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower47 min
Jun 23, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada, Leflore57 min
Jun 23, 10:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANIssaquena, Washington49 min
Jun 23, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington61 min
Jun 23, 10:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey43 min
Jun 23, 11:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Yazoo28 min
Jun 23, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeflore30 min
Jun 24, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes, Yazoo28 min
Jun 24, 12:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCarroll, Grenada31 min
Jun 24, 7:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren43 min
Jun 24, 8:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren44 min
Jun 24, 9:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Madison, Warren45 min
Jun 24, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Madison, Yazoo45 min
Jun 24, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds28 min
Jun 24, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin29 min
Jun 24, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds30 min
Jun 24, 12:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott29 min
Jun 24, 1:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin, Lincoln45 min
Jun 24, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence38 min
Jun 24, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar23 min
Jun 24, 6:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest36 min
Jun 23, 9:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse, Richland57 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley43 min
Jun 23, 7:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChicot27 min

Nearby

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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.