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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2019, 3:07 PM CDT for Franklin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 23 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
- Aug 6, 2019, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2019, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Franklin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1871 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 721 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 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 Aug 6, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 12:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 430 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034>036- 040>043-047>049-053>055-059>063-070930- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar- Sunflower-Leflore-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Issaquena-Sharkey- Yazoo-Madison MS-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson- Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence- 430 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northwest Mississippi, south central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight EXCESSIVE HEAT THREAT...Limited TIMING...Today Dangerous heat with maximum heat index values near 105 degrees is possible mainly along and west of I-55 on Tuesday. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Dangerous heat will continue Wednesday and Thursday as heat index values climb to between 106 and 110 across portions of the ArkLaMiss Delta. Elsewhere, heat index values will be near 105 degrees. (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 is not expected through next Monday. MSZ026>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-056>058-064>066-072>074-070930- Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha- Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott-Newton- Lauderdale-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones- Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 430 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Dangerous heat will continue Wednesday and Thursday as heat index values climb to between 106 and 110 across portions of the ArkLaMiss Delta. Elsewhere, heat index values will be near 105 degrees. (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 is not expected through next Monday. 28 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *EXCESSIVE HEAT* Extreme...Maximum heat index greater than 110 degrees for 3 or more days in a row and/or air temperatures greater than 107 degrees. Significant...Maximum heat index greater than 110 degrees and/or air temperatures greater than 105 degrees. Elevated...Maximum heat index 105 to 110 degrees and/or air temperatures greater than 103 degrees. Limited...Maximum heat index near 105 degrees and/or air temperatures 100 to 103 degrees. ...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/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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 11:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1121 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019
LAZ015-023-061700-
Richland LA-Franklin LA-
1121 AM CDT Tue Aug 6 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN RICHLAND AND WEST
CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISHES UNTIL NOON CDT...
At 1120 AM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Buckner, or 9 miles northeast of Columbia, moving southeast at
15 mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Liddieville around 1200 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3221 9199 3223 9201 3225 9199 3225 9200
3228 9200 3223 9177 3206 9185 3208 9190
3209 9187 3212 9187 3213 9188 3212 9188
3214 9190 3216 9189 3216 9193 3218 9194
3217 9198 3220 9198 3219 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 292DEG 12KT 3221 9198
ECSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 3:07 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:01 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | Adams, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin and 15 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 6, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Franklin | 39 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.