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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2019, 4:13 PM CDT for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 17 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
- Apr 7, 2019, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2019, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Morehouse Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 186 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 177 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
- 1489 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.2
- Supercell composite
- 12.0
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 Apr 7, 1:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 1:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-035- 040-041-047-081245- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore- Grenada-Washington-Humphreys-Issaquena-Sharkey-Warren- 736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 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...Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...This afternoon through Tonight FLOODING THREAT...Elevated TIMING...Tonight Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes will be possible. In addition, heavy rainfall will also occur which may lead to flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may occur. .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 today through Monday night. LAZ026-MSZ027>033-036>039-042>045-048>051-053>056-059>066-072>074- 081245- Concordia-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw- Oktibbeha-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake- Neshoba-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith- Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis- Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...This afternoon through Tonight FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Tonight Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes will be possible. In addition, heavy rainfall will also occur which may lead to flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may occur. .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 today through Monday night. MSZ046-052-057-058-081245- Kemper-Lauderdale-Jasper-Clarke- 736 AM CDT Sun Apr 7 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of east central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Today through Tonight Additional storms, some of which could be severe, will occur this afternoon in this evening. The primary severe weather concerns will be damaging winds and hail up to golf ball size. Tornadoes will be possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A few storms may be possible on Monday as the upper level storm system moves across the area. Isolated strong to severe storms may occur. .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 today through Monday night. 28 && ...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 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)... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ Meso Analysis... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/ Day 1 through 3 Outlooks... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Storm Reports... https://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... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 7, 2:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
325 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
MSZ042-072100-
Yazoo MS-
325 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN YAZOO COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
At 325 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Phoenix, or 15 miles northeast of Redwood, moving north at 25
mph.
Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Tinsley around 345 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Satartia.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3279 9068 3276 9039 3257 9047 3254 9064
3255 9065 3259 9066 3260 9066 3267 9067
3267 9066 3269 9066 3270 9067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 182DEG 22KT 3262 9060
TWSpecial weather statement, Apr 7, 3:56 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 356 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 MSZ043-049-072130- Rankin MS-Madison MS- 356 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RANKIN AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 356 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pisgah, or 10 miles southeast of Canton, moving north at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Rankin and southeastern Madison Counties. 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 1000 PM CDT for central Mississippi. LAT...LON 3247 8982 3245 8994 3263 8997 3266 8982 TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 169DEG 17KT 3252 8988 TW
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 3:59 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 359 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 MSZ042-072145- Yazoo MS- 359 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL YAZOO COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... At 359 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tinsley, or near Yazoo City, moving northeast at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Yazoo City around 430 PM CDT. Benton around 435 PM CDT. 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 1000 PM CDT for central Mississippi. LAT...LON 3268 9041 3276 9052 3292 9043 3286 9021 TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 213DEG 14KT 3277 9044 TW
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 4:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 413 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 LAZ007-072130- Morehouse LA- 413 PM CDT SUN APR 7 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISH UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 413 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bastrop, moving north at 15 mph. Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Morehouse Parish. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Louisiana. LAT...LON 3273 9185 3272 9194 3284 9203 3288 9180 TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 186DEG 11KT 3278 9190 CME
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:15 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Clay | 5 days |
| Apr 6, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 27 min |
| Apr 6, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 5:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 45 min |
| Apr 7, 6:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 6:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 6:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 8:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 9:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 16 days |
| Apr 7, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 9:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 24 days |
| Apr 7, 9:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 25 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 71 hr |
| Apr 7, 10:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 10:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 11:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Grenada | 50 min |
| Apr 7, 12:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Apr 7, 12:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 41 min |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 7 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lowndes | 32 min |
| Apr 7, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Noxubee | 35 min |
| Apr 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sharkey | 44 min |
| Apr 7, 5:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 6:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 52 min |
| Apr 7, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Holmes | 40 min |
| Apr 7, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 7:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 50 min |
| Apr 6, 11:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 24 min |
| Apr 7, 12:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison, Richland | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Madison, Richland | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 12:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Richland | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 12:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | East Carroll | 42 min |
| Apr 7, 1:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | East Carroll | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Catahoula | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin | 57 min |
| Apr 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 5:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 27 min |
| Apr 7, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 8:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 8:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 17 min |
| Apr 7, 9:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 49 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.