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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 16, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 16, 2021, 5:29 PM CDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
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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 Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 357 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025>059-063>066- 172100- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore- Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha- Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena- Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin- Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper- Clarke-Jefferson-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones- 357 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Moderate TIMING...Mainly Wednesday Severe thunderstorms, capable of damaging wind gusts, hail to golf ball size, and tornadoes, are possible tonight through early Wednesday morning. The greatest severe weather potential through early Wednesday morning will be across portions of northwest Mississippi, northeast Louisiana, and southeast Arkansas. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) On Wednesday afternoon and evening, multiple rounds of severe weather are expected, with the potential for significant severe weather including strong long track tornadoes, hail up to baseball size, and damaging wind gusts. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday Severe thunderstorms will continue into Wednesday evening, before tapering off overnight. (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. LAZ026-MSZ060>062-072>074-172100- Concordia-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 357 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Louisiana, and south Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal This Afternoon and Enhanced Wednesday TIMING...Mainly Wednesday Isolated severe thunderstorms, capable of damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size, are possible through this evening. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) On Wednesday afternoon and evening, multiple rounds of severe weather are expected, with the potential for significant severe weather including strong tornadoes, golfball size hail, and damaging wind gusts. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday Severe thunderstorms will continue into Wednesday evening, before tapering off overnight. (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. DL && ...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. ...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
Local storm report, Mar 16, 4:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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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
Special weather statement, Mar 16, 5:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 529 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 MSZ049-050-162300- Scott MS-Rankin MS- 529 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL RANKIN AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... At 528 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pelahatchie, or 10 miles west of Morton, moving east at 35 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Branch around 540 PM CDT. Morton around 545 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 3225 8994 3237 8997 3247 8961 3228 8956 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 257DEG 32KT 3234 8983 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, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 43 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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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.