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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 4, 2014Scott County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2014, 2:23 PM CDT for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2014, 2:23 PM CDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2014, 2:50 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Scott 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 4, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 4:56 AM CDT, 9 hours 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
456 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
051000-
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-
456 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST 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...TUESDAY 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.

50

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED.

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

NWS JAN HOME PAGE...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE...
   WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 12:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

MSZ072-041800-
MARION MS-
1228 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1228 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF PINEBUR AT 1228 PM
CDT...IS FAIRLY STATIONARY OR MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AT
10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3100 8983 3101 8984 3106 8984 3107 8992
      3112 8994 3113 8997 3117 9000 3128 8965
      3101 8966 3099 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 065DEG 8KT 3115 8975

JC

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:21 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

MSZ050-041950-
SCOTT MS-
221 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

...STRONG STORM OVER NORTHWEST SCOTT COUNTY..

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
221 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER FORKVILLE AT 221 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SCOTT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3231 8973 3236 8973 3237 8974 3239 8974
      3240 8975 3254 8977 3254 8956 3232 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 000DEG 6KT 3246 8968

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:23 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 7:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	30 min
Aug 3, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	19 min
Aug 3, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	28 min
Aug 3, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	30 min
Aug 4, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lamar	28 min
Aug 4, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Marion	31 min
Aug 4, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Marion	32 min
Aug 4, 1:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	30 min
Aug 4, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	29 min
Aug 4, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	19 min
Aug 4, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	20 min
Aug 4, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	31 min
Aug 4, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	33 min
Aug 4, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	22 min
Aug 4, 3:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake	48 min
Aug 4, 3:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	22 min
Aug 4, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	51 min
Aug 4, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leake	20 min
Aug 4, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lawrence	22 min
Aug 4, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne	31 min
Aug 4, 4:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	32 min
Aug 4, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Yazoo	40 min
Aug 4, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	22 min
Aug 4, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	22 min
Aug 4, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	20 min
Aug 4, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	24 min
Aug 4, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Lincoln	48 min
Aug 4, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jefferson	31 min
Aug 4, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	30 min
Aug 4, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	30 min
Aug 4, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	23 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2014 Every special weather statement in 2014

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.