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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 15, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT for Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 15, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Madison County, MS
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 15, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 419 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>030-032>038- 040>044-047>049-053>055-059>064-072-073-162130- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar- Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Choctaw- Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Issaquena- Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Claiborne- Copiah-Simpson-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence- Jefferson Davis-Marion-Lamar- 419 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Tuesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Tuesday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday into Tuesday evening. Some thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and hail. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Sunday Severe storms are likely from early Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night across northeast Louisiana, southeast Arkansas, and much of the state of Mississippi. These storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, hail up to golf ball size, and tornadoes. Some tornadoes could be strong. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.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 Tuesday through Wednesday night. MSZ031-039-045-046-050>052-056>058-065-066-074-162130- Lowndes-Noxubee-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Smith- Jasper-Clarke-Covington-Jones-Forrest- 419 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Tuesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening and again Tuesday into Tuesday evening. Some thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and hail. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Sunday Severe storms are likely from early Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night across northeast Louisiana, southeast Arkansas, and much of the state of Mississippi. These storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, hail up to golf ball size, and tornadoes. Some tornadoes could be strong. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.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 Wednesday night. NF && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* High...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong or violent tornadoes possible. Moderate...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong tornadoes possible. Enhanced...Severe thunderstorms are likely and tornadoes are possible. Slight...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Marginal...Isolated severe thunderstorms are 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/
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 6:41 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
641 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021
MSZ049-160015-
Rankin MS-
641 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RANKIN COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM CDT...
At 641 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Fannin, or near Madison, moving east at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Fannin around 645 PM CDT.
Goshen Springs around 655 PM CDT.
Pisgah around 700 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 3239 9006 3242 9007 3244 9007 3244 9004
3248 9002 3248 8999 3250 8998 3249 8996
3254 8989 3255 8990 3259 8982 3259 8979
3245 8975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 251DEG 28KT 3244 9002
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Yazoo | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 8:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.