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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

June 24, 2015Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2015, 7:29 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 24, 2015, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2015, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

County Chicot County, AR

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 226 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2015-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1657 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2015-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1657 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1596 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Jun 24, 4:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
422 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

.DISCUSSION...IT HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AFTERNOON IN TERMS OF STORMS
ACROSS THE AREA. OUTFLOW FROM THIS MORNINGS MCS THAT WAS LOCATED
ACROSS SOUTHERN ALABAMA/WESTERN FLORIDA HAS HELPED INITIATE
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON AND THESE STORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE WEST. ANOTHER GROUP OF
STORMS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND MOVED
SOUTH INTO THE DELTA REGION. GIVEN AMPLE INSTABILITY...NEARLY 5OOO
J/KG OF SBCAPE PER THIS MORNINGS MICROBURST ANALYSIS AND GOOD LAPSE
RATES...THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN RATHER ROBUST ACROSS THE REGION
DESPITE NOT SO FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR. SOME DAMAGING WINDS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN THESE STORMS ALONG WITH MOSTLY SUBSEVERE HAIL. THESE
STORMS HAVE ALSO BEEN PROLIFIC LIGHTNING PRODUCERS THIS AFTERNOON.

HI-RES MODEL GUIDANCE IS NOT TERRIBLE IN ITS DEPICTION OF THE
ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. IT SHOWS THAT THE STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTH
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. MOST OF THE NIGHT SHOULD REMAIN QUIET BUT
WARM AND MUGGY AGAIN.

CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE WARM SIDE THOUGH
HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS WARM AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE
LAST FEW DAYS GIVEN THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN. THAT BEING
SAID...DEWPOINTS SHOULD REMAIN QUITE HIGH PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHWEST AND NORTH SECTIONS OF THE CWA. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
HEAT INDICES INTO THE 105-110 RANGE FOR ANOTHER DAY. THAT BEING
SAID...WE HAVE CONTINUED THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS PORTION OF THE
REGION. LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY...DEWPOINTS SHOULD BE LOWER
AND KEEP HEAT INDICES LOWER THAN THE 105 THRESHOLD. AFTERNOON
CONVECTION WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THOUGH HI-RES GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS LOWER COVERAGE THAN TODAY AND MAINLY IN THE SOUTH.

COME FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE AS COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING
GREATER RAIN CHANCES AND A DROP IN TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S. THE
FRONT LOOKS TO CLEAR THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH THE UPPER TROUGH
SWINGING THROUGH AND ENDING RAIN CHANCES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. PWATS
WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS
WE GO BACK TO DIURNAL CHANCES OF RAIN. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS COMING BACK WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S WITH
LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOME LOCATIONS MAY DIP INTO THE LOWER
60S ON SUNDAY NIGHT. /28/17/

&&

.AVIATION...PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR CEILINGS AND/OR VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THAT'S
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA.  SOME STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
COULD BE SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 52
KNOTS OR GREATER.  HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH THE MOST INTENSE
STORMS.  IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY TODAY'S ACTIVITY.
CONVECTION WILL BEGIN TO WANE IN COVERAGE AS DAYTIME HEATING IS LOST
THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET.  WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO LIGHT TO CALM
OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. /19/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       74  93  74  90 /  25  36  35  48
MERIDIAN      73  94  74  90 /  23  43  34  59
VICKSBURG     75  93  75  91 /  29  32  33  37
HATTIESBURG   75  92  74  91 /  23  46  31  49
NATCHEZ       75  92  74  90 /  29  41  24  39
GREENVILLE    76  95  75  92 /  26  25  32  42
GREENWOOD     74  94  75  90 /  23  23  32  54

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR MSZ018-019-025>041.

     HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ042>053.

LA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015.

     HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ016-023-025.

AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

28/19/17
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-251200-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

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 THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY FROM NOW THROUGH AND 9 PM. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60
MPH AND HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT. HOWEVER SOME HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED.

INCREASED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL KEEP HEAT STRESS LEVELS ELEVATED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
90S AND HEAT INDICIES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

MSZ026>033-036>039-251200-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY

THERE IS GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY FROM NOW THROUGH 9 PM.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL BE THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER...HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

INCREASED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL KEEP HEAT STRESS LEVELS ELEVATED
THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICIES FROM 105 TO
110 DEGREES.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ023-025-MSZ042>053-251200-
FRANKLIN-TENSAS-YAZOO-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-
RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON

THERE IS GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY FROM NOW THROUGH 9 PM.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL BE THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER...HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

INCREASED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL KEEP HEAT STRESS LEVELS ELEVATED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
90S AND HEAT INDICIES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ016-251200-
MADISON-
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...MAINLY FROM NOW THROUGH AND 9 PM. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH AND HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT. HOWEVER SOME HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED.

INCREASED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL KEEP HEAT STRESS LEVELS ELEVATED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
90S AND HEAT INDICIES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ024-026-MSZ054>066-072>074-251200-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
345 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT

EXCESSIVE HEAT
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY

THERE IS GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY FROM NOW THROUGH AND 9
PM. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH AND HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL
BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER...HAIL CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

INCREASED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL KEEP INCREASED LEVELS OF HEAT
STRESS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICIES WILL CLIMB TO
AROUND 105 DEGREES.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)
(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.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 REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

19

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*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.

*EXCESSIVE HEAT*
EXTREME...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 115
 DEGREES OR MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 105
 DEGREES FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
SIGNIFICANT...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX 110 TO 114 DEGREES OR MAXIMUM
 HEAT INDEX GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 105 DEGREES FOR 4
 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
ELEVATED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX 105 TO 109 DEGREES FOR ONE TO
 THREE DAYS.
LIMITED...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX NEAR 105 DEGREES FOR ONE TO THREE
 DAYS.

...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, Jun 24, 7:04 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
704 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

MSZ051-052-250045-
NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-
704 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LAUDERDALE AND
NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT...

AT 702 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR MARTIN...OR 9 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN STATION...MOVING SOUTH AT
10 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AND OTHER STORMS
THAT DEVELOP IN THIS AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3240 8849 3240 8909 3257 8909 3258 8852
      3258 8849
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 008DEG 9KT 3252 8877

EC
Local storm report, Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
705 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0518 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ENE FLORA             32.56N 90.25W
06/24/2015                   MADISON            MS   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD AT HWY 22 AND
            STOKES ROAD.

&&

JCULIN
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale41 min
Jun 24, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale, Newton59 min
Jun 24, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar30 min
Jun 24, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin24 min
Jun 24, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke27 min
Jun 25, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne31 min
Jun 25, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson26 min
Jun 25, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar24 min
Jun 25, 6:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson33 min
Jun 24, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll40 min
Jun 24, 7:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula36 min
Jun 24, 8:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCatahoula22 min
Jun 24, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia44 min
Jun 25, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANFranklin27 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.