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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 15, 2021Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2021, 1:21 PM CDT for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 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
Aug 15, 2021, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2021, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Forrest County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 735 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
735 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-61 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

412 
WWUS84 KJAN 151821
SPSJAN

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
121 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021
 
MSZ074-151845-
Forrest MS-
121 PM CDT Sun Aug 15 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Forrest
County through 145 PM CDT...

At 120 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rock Hill, or 15 miles south of Hattiesburg, moving northeast at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mclaurin, Brooklyn, Maxie and Rock Hill. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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 3102 8935 3115 8935 3129 8919 3123 8915
      3100 8915 3091 8931
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 235DEG 7KT 3109 8926 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 7:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar48 min
Aug 14, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay47 min
Aug 14, 7:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLamar2 hr
Aug 14, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClay49 min
Aug 14, 8:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster33 min
Aug 14, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANOktibbeha47 min
Aug 14, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke43 min
Aug 14, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWebster43 min
Aug 14, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis34 min
Aug 14, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke41 min
Aug 15, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHolmes32 min
Aug 15, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison43 min
Aug 15, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANScott, Smith2 hr

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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.