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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2021, 11:50 AM CDT for Neshoba County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 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
- Jul 18, 2021, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2021, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 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 Jul 18, 9:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 9:42 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 320 AM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>037-040>042- 182000- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery-Washington- Humphreys-Holmes-Attala-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo- 320 AM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northwest Mississippi, and west central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Today Additional showers and storms will affect the outlook area from late this morning through early this evening. Localized flash flooding will be possible during this time, as heavy rain falls across the same locations where soils are saturated from heavy rainfall in recent days. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .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 Saturday. LAZ016-023>026-MSZ029>033-038-039-043>066-072>074-182000- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Webster-Clay- Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Winston-Noxubee-Madison MS-Leake- Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale- Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams- Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones- Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 320 AM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .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 Saturday. 19 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. Significant...Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Elevated...Areas of flash flooding likely. Limited...Localized flash flooding is 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 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 ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... Current Watches and Warnings... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain Observed Precipitation Images... https://www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps River Forecast Center... https://www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ Significant River Flood Outlook... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 11:50 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1150 AM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
MSZ038-044>046-050>052-181730-
Kemper MS-Scott MS-Lauderdale MS-Newton MS-Neshoba MS-Leake MS-
Winston MS-
1150 AM CDT Sun Jul 18 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LEAKE...NORTHERN
NEWTON...SOUTHWESTERN KEMPER...SOUTH CENTRAL WINSTON...EAST CENTRAL
SCOTT...NESHOBA AND NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM
CDT...
At 1150 AM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Dixon, or near Prospect, moving east at 15 mph.
Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Neshoba around 1210 PM CDT.
Philadelphia around 1215 PM CDT.
Bethsaida and House around 1230 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Tucker, Lake and
Sebastopol.
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.
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LAT...LON 3233 8933 3278 8941 3299 8891 3266 8884
3246 8887
TIME...MOT...LOC 1650Z 251DEG 11KT 3265 8923
JNEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 7:06 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion | 114 min |
| Jul 18, 8:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 6 days |
| Jul 18, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 56 min |
| Jul 18, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Humphreys | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 29 min |
| Jul 18, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Montgomery | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 51 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.