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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2017, 4:39 AM CDT for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 51 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
- May 28, 2017, 4:39 AM CDT (09:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 5:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Bolivar County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 3385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 15.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 May 28, 3:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 ARZ074-075-MSZ027>036-282015- Ashley-Chicot-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw- Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes- 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, central Mississippi, and north central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Sunday afternoon through evening Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. The primary hazards with these storms will be damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Friday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for extreme southeast Arkansas, portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of central Mississippi, portions of west central Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, and all of north central Mississippi on Sunday night. Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of north central Mississippi, portions of northwest Mississippi, portions of central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, west central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and northeast Louisiana Monday through Monday night. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image4.png) .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 through Monday night. MSZ018-019-025-026-282015- Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada- 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north central Mississippi, and northwest Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Tonight through Sunday Severe thunderstorms are possible overnight tonight into early Sunday morning, then again on Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. The primary hazards with these storms will be damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Friday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for extreme southeast Arkansas, portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of central Mississippi, portions of west central Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, and all of north central Mississippi on Sunday night. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image4.png) .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 through Sunday night. LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ037>045-047-048-282015- Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA- Franklin LA-Tensas-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo- Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Warren-Hinds- 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Sunday afternoon into Sunday night Severe thunderstorms are possible SUnday afternoon into Sunday night. The primary hazards with these storms will be damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Friday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for extreme southeast Arkansas, portions of northeast Louisiana, portions of central Mississippi, portions of west central Mississippi, portions of east central Mississippi, and all of north central Mississippi on Sunday night. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi Monday through Monday night. Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of north central Mississippi, portions of northwest Mississippi, portions of central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, west central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and northeast Louisiana Monday through Monday night. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image4.png) .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 Sunday through Monday night. LAZ024-026-MSZ046-049>065-282015- Catahoula-Concordia-Kemper-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale- Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams- Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington- 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Sunday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible overnight tonight into early Sunday morning. The primary hazards with these storms will be damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image1.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Friday Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of east central Mississippi, portions of central Mississippi, portions of west central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, portions of southeast Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and portions of northeast Louisiana on Sunday night. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi Monday through Monday night. Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of north central Mississippi, portions of northwest Mississippi, portions of central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, west central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and northeast Louisiana Monday through Monday night. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image4.png) .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 Sunday through Monday night. MSZ066-072>074-282015- Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 304 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday night through Friday Severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi Monday through Monday night. (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image2.png) (www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/image4.png) .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. 3 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* High...Significant severe thunderstorms are expected. Moderate...Severe storms expected with significant severe weather possible. Enhanced...Severe storms expected. Slight...Severe storms possible. Marginal...Isolated severe storms possible. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Find NWS JAN on Facebook... www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... Storm Prediction Center (SPC)... www.spc.noaa.gov/ Meso Analysis... www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/Day 1 through 3 Outlooks... www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Storm Reports... www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 28, 1:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017
MSZ029>033-280730-
Lowndes MS-Oktibbeha MS-Clay MS-Choctaw MS-Webster MS-
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
AREA THROUGH 230 AM CDT...
At 128 AM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from Pittsboro to Houston to Amory. Movement
was south at 40 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Starkville, Columbus, West Point, Columbus AFB, Montpelier, Eupora,
Ackerman, Caledonia, Maben, Mathiston, Crawford, Sessums, Craig
Springs, Longview, Oktoc, Bent Oak, Clarkson, Steens, Pheba and
Muldrow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
central, north central and northeastern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3329 8830 3329 8945 3343 8945 3346 8938
3346 8951 3372 8951 3374 8904 3376 8893
3381 8893 3381 8872 3368 8872 3367 8849
3365 8851 3369 8837 3374 8833 3374 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 343DEG 35KT 3395 8957 3392 8888 3396 8830
DLSpecial weather statement, May 28, 4:39 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
439 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017
MSZ018-281030-
Bolivar MS-
439 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BOLIVAR COUNTY THROUGH 530 AM
CDT...
At 438 AM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from near Gunnison to Arkansas City. Movement
was east at 35 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Shelby, Shaw, Rosedale, Scott, Mound Bayou, Renova, Boyle,
Benoit, Gunnison, Jersey Point, Deeson, Merigold, Beulah, Pace and
Winstonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized 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.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for
northwestern Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3401 9066 3362 9066 3362 9076 3353 9076
3354 9123 3360 9113 3370 9122 3368 9103
3372 9106 3372 9114 3378 9114 3378 9099
3384 9107 3393 9101 3397 9109 3398 9108
3400 9102 3396 9097 3402 9099 3403 9089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 290DEG 31KT 3390 9097 3362 9122
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Webster | 60 min |
| May 28, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 54 min |
| May 28, 7:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 33 min |
| May 28, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest, Lamar, Marion | 55 min |
| May 28, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tensas | 33 min |
| May 28, 5:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 54 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.