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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 18, 2016, 6:03 PM CDT for Hinds County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 18, 2016, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2016, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Hinds County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Mar 18, 5:10 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 5:10 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 258 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ034>037-040>066-072>074- 192000- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE- NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 258 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE MAINLY BEFORE 8 PM...BUT A FEW SEVERE STORMS COULD REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AT LEAST PATCHY FROST IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER AN EARLY START TO THE GROWING SEASON AND AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED AND UNHEARTY VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD THICK FROST AND LOWS NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE ANY FROST-RELATED VEGETATION DAMAGE HAS POTENTIAL TO BE MORE EXTENSIVE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 TONIGHT. MSZ018-019-025>033-038-039-192000- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- 258 PM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AT LEAST PATCHY FROST IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER AN EARLY START TO THE GROWING SEASON AND AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED AND UNHEARTY VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD THICK FROST AND LOWS NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING ARE MORE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE ANY FROST-RELATED VEGETATION DAMAGE HAS POTENTIAL TO BE MORE EXTENSIVE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 THURSDAY. 21 && ...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. ...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 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!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Forrest | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 1:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 1:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 4:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 28 min |
| Mar 18, 4:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 47 min |
| Mar 18, 8:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 38 min |
| Mar 18, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 32 min |
| Mar 18, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 9:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 9:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 21 min |
| Mar 18, 10:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 24 min |
| Mar 18, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 12:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Mar 18, 1:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 50 min |
| Mar 18, 2:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 35 min |
| Mar 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 33 min |
| Mar 18, 4:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 46 min |
| Mar 18, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 12:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 44 min |
| Mar 18, 5:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 40 min |
| Mar 18, 6:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 45 min |
| Mar 18, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 1:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Richland, West Carroll | 23 min |
| Mar 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 20 min |
| Mar 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 37 min |
| Mar 18, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Feliciana | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 8:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 34 min |
| Mar 18, 8:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 26 min |
| Mar 18, 9:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 44 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.