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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

March 16, 2021Winston County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 16, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT for Winston County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 16, 2021, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Winston County, MS

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Mar 16, 3:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Mar 16, 4:07 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 16, 4:10 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 16, 4:58 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 16, 4:58 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
458 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

MSZ038-039-045-046-162230-
Kemper MS-Neshoba MS-Winston MS-Noxubee MS-
458 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN NOXUBEE...
NORTHWESTERN KEMPER...SOUTHEASTERN WINSTON AND NORTHEASTERN NESHOBA
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

At 458 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Nanih Waiya, moving northeast 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...
  Preston around 505 PM CDT.
  Gholson around 520 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 3279 8894 3294 8906 3310 8881 3292 8866
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 235DEG 28KT 3291 8893

TW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 15, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	38 min
Mar 15, 11:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Carroll, Leflore	36 min
Mar 15, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Grenada, Montgomery, Webster	36 min
Mar 16, 2:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke	6 hr
Mar 16, 6:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jasper	38 min
Mar 16, 10:18 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Clarke, Jasper	3 hr
Mar 16, 11:08 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones, Smith	3 hr
Mar 16, 11:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Clarke, Covington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lauderdale and 4 more	7 hr
Mar 16, 2:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	JAN	Jones	5 days
Mar 16, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena	40 min
Mar 16, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	33 min
Mar 16, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Washington	43 min
Mar 16, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	31 min
Mar 16, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	26 min
Mar 16, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	60 min
Mar 16, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	46 min
Mar 16, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	53 min
Mar 16, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	47 min
Mar 16, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison	48 min
Mar 16, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	48 min
Mar 16, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll	59 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.