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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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 13, 2014, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 880 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.0
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 13, 4:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 4:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 428 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 .SHORT TERM...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE LINE OF SEVERE STORMS CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE ARKLAMISS REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS LINE REMAINS WITH THE DAMAGING WIND THREAT AND WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE. IN ADDITION WE HAVE GOTTEN A FEW REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND EVEN SOME LARGER. SOME WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS AND STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE AS WELL ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. BEHIND THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY INTO THE LOWER TO MID 60S WHILE AHEAD OF THE STORMS READINGS IN THE UPPER 80S CONTINUE. LOCATIONS THAT WERE IN THE WIND ADVISORY HAVE SINCE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THAT WAS CANCELED A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO. HOWEVER...AHEAD OF THE LINE THERE CONTINUES TO BE GOOD GRADIENT WIND SPEEDS BOTH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS. ROUGH TIMING ESTIMATES THE MAIN LINE SHOULD BE EXITING THE CWA BY AROUND 8PM WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING BEHIND FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE ENDING LATER TONIGHT. THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO HAS BEEN CANCELED AS RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED IN THE WATCH AREA.COOLER WEATHER WILL MOVE IN AS THE FRONT PASSES BUT CLOUDS WILL BE SLOW TO CLEAR. TUESDAY WILL FEATURE A RATHER SUNNY DAY FOR MOST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PROBABLY THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. THIS COMES AS THE UPPER LOW WILL TRACK OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS OCCURS IT WILL WRAP AROUND SOME STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN PARTICULARLY TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. COOLER AND MORE PLEASANT WEATHER WILL BE IN STORE FOR US THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGHS TOMORROW ONLY MAKING IT INTO THE LOWER 70S AND SOME MAY NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE 60S. WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO FEATURE HIGHS IN THE 70S. OVERNIGHT LOWS BOTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 40S. /28/ .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...FURTHER MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS THE CLOSED LOW PULLS AWAY AND THE NORTHERN EDGE OF SUBTROPICAL RIDGING ENCROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO AT LEAST SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS ONCE AGAIN. MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR A WEAK FRONT TO COME INTO THE AREA SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE BOUNDARY PERHAPS HANGING AROUND TO SPUR SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS POINT THE ODDS OF RAIN IN LATTER PORTION OF THE 7 DAY FORECAST ARE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE MUCH OFFICIAL MENTION. /BB/ && .AVIATION...MIXTURE OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON AS A LINE OF STORMS MOVES THROUGH ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL FOLLOW INITIAL LINE WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE FLIGHT CATEGORIES THROUGH THE EVENING. CLEARING WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE PLACE LATER TONIGHT AND SHOULD BECOME VFR ONCE AGAIN. /28/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 53 70 49 75 / 98 8 7 1 MERIDIAN 59 73 48 76 / 98 17 10 4 VICKSBURG 50 72 45 76 / 59 5 4 0 HATTIESBURG 58 76 49 78 / 98 8 6 2 NATCHEZ 51 73 46 75 / 71 4 4 0 GREENVILLE 53 70 49 75 / 48 9 9 0 GREENWOOD 55 67 49 73 / 81 11 10 4 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 28/BB/
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 2:45 PM CDT, 5 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 245 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032- 034>037-040>044-047>049-053-054-059>062-141945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW- WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN- 245 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT 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. MSZ030-031-033-038-039-045-046-050>052-055>058-063>066-072>074- 141945- CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT- NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 245 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE STORMS AHEAD AND ALONG THE EASTWARD MOVING SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH IS THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH A FEW TORNADOES AND HAIL POSSIBLE AS WELL. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT 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 WILL BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. 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. ...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
Local storm report, Oct 13, 6:55 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
655 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIA 31.26N 89.83W
10/13/2014 MARION MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 TO 4 TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN
&&
CMELocal storm report, Oct 13, 6:58 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
658 PM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0644 PM TSTM WND DMG LUMBERTON 31.00N 89.45W
10/13/2014 LAMAR MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN THROUGH A HOUSE
&&
CMELocal storm report, Oct 13, 7:07 PM CDT, 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 34 min |
| Oct 13, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 27 min |
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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.