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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2018, 4:13 PM CDT for Hinds County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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 20, 2018, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2018, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Hinds County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 300 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
- 370 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 3:29 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>027-034-035-212015- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys- 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and northwest Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday Flash flooding is possible tonight as heavy rain develops and brings a widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall by daybreak Thursday. Some locally heavier rain totals are possible. Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Thursday, especially in the afternoon hours. The main risk with any severe storms will be damaging wind gusts, although hail can also not be ruled out. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Tuesday The risk for isolated severe thunderstorms will continue Thursday night through Friday and into Friday night as a strong disturbance affects our region. The main risks with any severe thunderstorms will continue to be damaging wind gusts, although hail will be possible as well. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.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 Thursday through Friday night. LAZ016-023-025-MSZ028>033-036>053-055>058-212015- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Tensas-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes- Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey- Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott- Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke- 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, and southwest Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Thursday, especially in the afternoon hours. The main risk with any severe storms will be damaging wind gusts, although hail can also not be ruled out. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Tuesday The risk for isolated severe thunderstorms will continue Thursday night through Friday and into Friday night as a strong disturbance affects our region. The main risks with any severe thunderstorms will continue to be damaging wind gusts, although hail will be possible as well. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.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 Thursday through Friday night. LAZ024-026-MSZ054-059>066-072>074-212015- Catahoula-Concordia-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln- Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 20 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .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. 50 && ...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. *FLOODING* Extreme...Confident in significant flooding. Significant...Significant flooding possible. Elevated...Confident in flooding. Limited...Flooding possible. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... https://www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Tropical page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/srh/tropical?office=jan National Hurricane Center Home Page... https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Find NWS JAN on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://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/ ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... Current Watches and Warnings... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain Observed Precipitation Images... https://www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps River Forecast Center... https://www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ Significant River Flood Outlook... www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
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Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 2:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Adams | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 4:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 4:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 4:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 36 min |
| Jun 20, 6:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Clay | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 32 min |
| Jun 20, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tensas | 37 min |
| Jun 20, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Tensas | 34 min |
| Jun 20, 6:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 27 min |
| Jun 20, 6:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 38 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.