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Excessive Heat Warning 3, NWS Jackson, MS

July 30, 2015Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, Mississippi; 8 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 30, 2015, 4:04 AM CDT for Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, Mississippi; 8 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2015, 4:04 AM CDT (09:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2015, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Catahoula Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Warren County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning 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 excessive heat warning went out at Jul 29, 8:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 8:53 PM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 2:51 PM CDT, 13 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ034>037-040-041-302000-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
251 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THURSDAY

ELEVATED HEAT STRESS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 106 TO
110 DEGREES POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 TUESDAY.

MSZ018-019-025>033-302000-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-
LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
251 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THURSDAY

LIMITEDED HEAT STRESS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF UP TO AROUND
105 DEGREES POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 TUESDAY.

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ038-039-042>066-072>074-302000-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
251 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THURSDAY

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THURSDAY

ELEVATED HEAT STRESS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 106 TO
110 DEGREES POSSIBLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1,2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION THURSDAY.

21

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*EXCESSIVE HEAT*
EXTREME...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES FOR 3 OR
 MORE DAYS IN A ROW AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 107
 DEGREES.
SIGNIFICANT...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN 110 DEGREES
 AND/OR AIR TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES.
ELEVATED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX 105 TO 110 DEGREES AND/OR AIR
 TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 103 DEGREES.
LIMITED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX NEAR 105 DEGREES AND/OR AIR
 TEMPERATURES 100 TO 103 DEGREES.

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT...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, Jul 29, 10:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis35 min
Jul 30, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln35 min
Jul 30, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar37 min
Jul 30, 1:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMarion36 min
Jul 30, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion15 min
Jul 30, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar27 min
Jul 30, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper33 min
Jul 30, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin29 min
Jul 30, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln36 min
Jul 30, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence24 min
Jul 30, 3:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar33 min
Jul 30, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis47 min
Jul 30, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion31 min
Jul 30, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest44 min
Jul 30, 3:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence36 min
Jul 30, 3:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMarion33 min
Jul 30, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence, Simpson33 min
Jul 30, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis37 min
Jul 30, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin50 min
Jul 30, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAdams47 min
Jul 30, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Lamar43 min
Jul 30, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin33 min
Jul 30, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah45 min
Jul 30, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln66 min
Jul 30, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds41 min
Jul 30, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSimpson51 min
Jul 30, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds20 min
Jul 30, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln23 min
Jul 30, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah42 min
Jul 30, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke20 min
Jul 30, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones29 min
Jul 30, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Jefferson40 min
Jul 30, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Jefferson, Lincoln38 min
Jul 30, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones40 min
Jul 30, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland30 min
Jul 30, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland26 min
Jul 30, 1:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland25 min
Jul 30, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin35 min
Jul 30, 1:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland24 min
Jul 30, 2:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse25 min
Jul 30, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRichland36 min
Jul 30, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula37 min
Jul 30, 3:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANConcordia41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.