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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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 24, 2021, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
County Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1951 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
507 WWUS84 KJAN 250013 SPSJAN Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Jackson MS 713 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021 MSZ050-250045- Scott MS- 713 PM CDT Sat Jul 24 2021 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM CDT... At 712 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm over Forest, moving south at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Homewood around 735 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3222 8951 3241 8949 3242 8938 3222 8936 TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 358DEG 15KT 3233 8944 $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2:32 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | Adams, Bolivar, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds and 17 more | 28 hr |
| Jul 25, 5:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba | 27 min |
Nearby
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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.