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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2014, 8:51 PM CDT for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 44 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 9, 2014, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2014, 9:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Morehouse Parish, LA
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The text
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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 9, 2:43 PM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:43 PM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 243 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...MID 70 DEWPOINTS ALONG WITH MID 90S TEMPS ARE YIELDING CAPES NEAR 4000 J/KG AND PROLIFIC CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS AT PRESENT. THESE VALUES...ALONG WITH VERTICAL TOTALS NEAR 28 AND DCAPES NEAR 1000 J/KG ARE SERVING TO ENHANCE THE WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON. THIS CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. NEAR TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD WHILE A QUASI STATIONARY BOUNDARY REMAINS ANCHORED OVER AR/W TN. THESE FEATURES WILL ALLOW FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE PRESENT WEATHER SCENARIO WITH OVERNIGHT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE BOUNDARY AND OUTFLOWS FROM THAT CONVECTION MOVING SOUTHEAST TO INITIATE DIURNAL CONVECTION IN OUR CWA. THIS INCREASED CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT LOOKS TO BE A GOOD BET BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS LOW/MID 70S DEWPOINTS WILL YIELD CAPES FROM 4000-5000 J/KG AS MAXES WARM INTO THE LOW/MID 90S. THESE TEMP/DEWPOINT COMBINATIONS WILL ALSO ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO JUMP TO THE 100-105 RANGE. WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS IN THE HWO. MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN WILL REMAIN WEAK THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THIS PERIOD...ALTHOUGH CHANGES ARE ON THE HORIZON. MID LEVEL HIGH CENTER...WHICH HAS BEEN MEANDERING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WILL BEGIN RIDGING WEST MONDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW MID LEVEL TROFFINESS IN THE EAST AND A SURFACE COLD FRONT TO MAKE A RUN TOWARD THE CWA MONDAY NIGHT. CONVECTION LOOKS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH...INSTEAD OF WANING AFTER THE LOSS OF HEATING. A NICE AIRMASS CHANGE LOOKS POSSIBLE MOVING INTO MID WEEK./26/ .LONG TERM...FOR THE MED RANGE/LONG TERM (TUE-SAT)...BY MID WEEK...LOOK FOR A MORE QUIET REGIME WITH LOWER HUMIDITY BEFORE WARMER CONDITIONS RETURN BY NEXT WEEKEND. THE NW FLOW PATTERN WILL REALLY TAKE HOLD OF THE REGION BY TUE WITH ALL MODELS SHOWING A WELL DEFINED MID LEVEL DRY PUSH MOVING SOUTH INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL SERVE TO HELP THE WEAK SFC FRONT TO MAY HEADWAY WELL INTO THE CWA ON TUE...THEN BRING SOME DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR IN ITS WAKE. PRECIP ACTIVITY ON TUE WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE SOUTH HALF AND MOST LIKELY EARLY IN THE DAY PERIOD. AS WE GO INTO AND THROUGH MID/LATE WEEK...THE NW FLOW PATTERN WILL RELAX AND RIDING LOOKS TO BUILD OVER THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT SOME NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL HIGHS FOR WED/THU ALONG WITH LESS HUMID READINGS. BY FRI/SAT...A RETURN TO MORE NORMAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. /CME/ && .AVIATION...SCT TO NUM SHRA/TSRA ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH MS THIS AFTN WHICH HAVE RECORDED MVFR AND IFR CATEGORIES AT SEVERAL TAF SITES WITH 30-40 KT GUSTS. WILL CONTINUE TO AMEND ACCORDINGLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TSRA/SHRA ACTIVITY WILL CLEAR CENTRAL SITES NEXT 1-2 HOURS WITH KMEI BY 21-22Z AND KHBG LATER INTO THE EARLY EVENING. PERIODS OF MVFR FOG POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT 09-13Z WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SCT/NUM TSRA DURING SUNDAY AFTN. /ALLEN/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 73 94 74 94 / 22 40 32 54 MERIDIAN 73 94 72 95 / 36 31 39 53 VICKSBURG 73 94 74 94 / 16 41 29 46 HATTIESBURG 75 94 75 95 / 31 46 21 53 NATCHEZ 73 92 73 93 / 20 49 18 51 GREENVILLE 73 93 75 95 / 16 39 24 43 GREENWOOD 73 93 74 94 / 17 32 27 52 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 6:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
MSZ063>066-072>074-092220-
MARION MS-LAWRENCE MS-LAMAR MS-JONES MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-FORREST MS-
COVINGTON MS-
452 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
452 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN
WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF OVETT TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HOLLY SPRINGS AT 452 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. HEAVY RAINS
CAN CAUSE PONDING OF ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
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...SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS...SOUTHERN JONES...NORTHERN LAMAR...SOUTHEASTERN
LAWRENCE AND NORTHERN MARION COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3124 9005 3132 9005 3133 9009 3138 9010
3167 8897 3158 8893 3144 8894 3143 8913
3133 8914 3115 9001
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 292DEG 4KT 3155 8898 3127 9001
MRMSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 4:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
LAZ026-MSZ060-092300-
ADAMS MS-CONCORDIA LA-
459 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
459 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED OVER ACME AT 458 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR.
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 EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY...AND SOUTHWESTERN
CONCORDIA PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3104 9165 3104 9173 3110 9171 3114 9173
3119 9169 3120 9174 3122 9179 3127 9183
3129 9183 3135 9176 3122 9157 3111 9162
3107 9157 3102 9165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 320DEG 9KT 3129 9179Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
ARZ075-MSZ034-092320- CHICOT AR-WASHINGTON MS- 539 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 539 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF LAKE VILLAGE AT 537 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PONDING OF WATER MAY OCCUR. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL CHICOT COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. LAT...LON 3334 9082 3312 9095 3326 9127 3344 9124 TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 284DEG 9KT 3333 9116
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore | 21 min |
| Aug 10, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 2:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 3:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 3:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lamar | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 6:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 114 min |
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin, Scott | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Yazoo | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 2:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 3:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tensas | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 4:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 52 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.