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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Oct 12, 2014, 3:38 PM CDT for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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
- Oct 12, 2014, 3:38 PM CDT (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2014, 4:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Lowndes County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 647 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Oct 12, 10:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 10:20 AM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 2:54 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025-027-034>036-040>042- 132000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MONDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MONDAY NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...MONDAY WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM AS A SQUALL LINE PUSHES INTO AND THROUGH THE AREA. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES AND SOME HAIL ARE EXPECTED. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY SOME SEVERE ACTIVITY COULD LINGER INTO THE VERY EARLY EVENING...OTHERWISE THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 8 PM. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LAZ016-023>026-MSZ026-028>033-037>039-043>055-059-060-132000- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT- NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MONDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...MONDAY WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A NATCHEZ TO GRENADA LINE LOOK TO SEE ACTIVITY MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 7 PM...AREAS EAST OF THAT BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF OF 60 MPH ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES AND SOME HAIL ARE EXPECTED. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE LINE OF STORMS EXISTS TO THE EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT. .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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MSZ056>058-061>066-072>074-132000- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 254 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...MONDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...MONDAY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY THE LIMITED RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING AS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UP TO AROUND MIDNIGHT. .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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. CME && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *TORNADOES* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. HIGH...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES. LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. HIGH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. *NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS* EXTREME...SUSTAINED WINDS 50 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS 65 MPH OR GREATER. HIGH...SUSTAINED WINDS 40-49 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 58-64 MPH. ELEVATED...SUSTAINED WINDS 30-39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 45-57 MPH. LIMITED...SUSTAINED WINDS 20-29 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 30 TO 44 MPH. ...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 ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ SPC...MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/# SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 2:53 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
MSZ030-031-033-122035-
OKTIBBEHA MS-LOWNDES MS-CLAY MS-
253 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
253 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
...STRONG STORMS IMPACTING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE...
A COUPLE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME
SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR TIBBEE TO
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE AT 251 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
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 CLAY...NORTHERN LOWNDES AND NORTHEASTERN
OKTIBBEHA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3359 8826 3340 8868 3356 8879 3369 8855
3369 8850 3367 8849 3368 8841 3370 8840
3369 8837 3375 8832 3374 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 241DEG 22KT 3353 8864
EECSpecial weather statement, Oct 12, 3:38 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
MSZ031-122110-
LOWNDES MS-
338 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
338 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2014
...STRONG STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF COLUMBUS AT 338 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
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 NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3351 8827 3346 8845 3355 8850 3358 8849
3360 8847 3362 8851 3363 8850 3374 8825
3368 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 247DEG 18KT 3357 8839
EECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 12, 2:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 42 min |
| Oct 12, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Oct 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 18 min |
| Oct 12, 5:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 31 min |
| Oct 12, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 51 min |
| Oct 12, 6:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 31 min |
| Oct 12, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 22 min |
| Oct 12, 5:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.