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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

July 16, 2021Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Rankin County, MS

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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 Jul 16, 3:30 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 3:30 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 2:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:46 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:58 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
358 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021

MSZ047-053-162145-
Warren MS-Claiborne MS-
358 PM CDT Fri Jul 16 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL WARREN AND
NORTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 358 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line extending from 6 miles west of Yokena to near Port
Gibson to near Pattison. Movement was east at 20 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Hermanville around 425 PM CDT.
  Rocky Springs around 430 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 3222 9083 3207 9077 3190 9075 3191 9092
      3210 9099 3211 9103 3212 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 259DEG 17KT 3218 9106 3203 9099 3188 9098

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:00 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 16, 4:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 11:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin, Simpson, Smith	32 min
Jul 16, 11:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	48 min
Jul 16, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	45 min
Jul 16, 1:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay	32 min
Jul 16, 2:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Leflore	53 min
Jul 16, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	33 min
Jul 16, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	26 min
Jul 16, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha	38 min
Jul 16, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Yazoo	32 min
Jul 16, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay	14 min
Jul 16, 2:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	36 min
Jul 16, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	32 min
Jul 16, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	43 min
Jul 16, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	38 min
Jul 16, 3:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	35 min
Jul 16, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin, Jefferson	52 min
Jul 16, 3:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	47 min
Jul 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	30 min
Jul 16, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Noxubee	29 min
Jul 16, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne	47 min
Jul 16, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lincoln	45 min
Jul 16, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	31 min
Jul 16, 4:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison, Rankin	2 hr
Jul 16, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	28 min
Jul 16, 2:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	West Carroll	45 min
Jul 16, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Catahoula	25 min
Jul 16, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll	30 min
Jul 16, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	41 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.