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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2021, 2:18 PM CDT for Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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 19, 2021, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Noxubee County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 2206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Aug 19, 1:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 1:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 1230 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 201730- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-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-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln- Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 1230 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Hot and humid conditions are forecast to return to the area on Saturday. This will result in heat stress conditions, especially across the upper Delta where heat indices will range from 105 to 110 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be likely with prolonged outdoor activity. Drink plenty of fluids and take breaks. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Dangerous heat stress will continue through the weekend and into early next week. Heat indices of 105 to 110 degrees are expected across much of the area. Heat exhaustion will be likely with prolonged outdoor activity. Drink plenty of fluids and take breaks. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .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 Wednesday. 1 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... No short term hazards expected. ...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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:42 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
142 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021
MSZ038-191915-
Winston MS-
142 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Winston
County through 215 PM CDT...
At 142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Louisville, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Betheden and Millcreek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3304 8911 3320 8913 3320 8911 3323 8911
3328 8881 3303 8882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 266DEG 21KT 3315 8904
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
ECSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 2:18 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
218 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021
MSZ031-039-191945-
Lowndes MS-Noxubee MS-
218 PM CDT Thu Aug 19 2021
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Noxubee and
southwestern Lowndes Counties through 245 PM CDT...
At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms near Mashulaville, or 19 miles east of Louisville,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Macon, Brooksville, Crawford, Prairie Point, Deerbrook and
Mashulaville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3309 8834 3308 8881 3327 8881 3329 8873
3329 8867 3330 8867 3336 8838
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 261DEG 29KT 3319 8873
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
NFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 38 min |
| Aug 18, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Issaquena | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 8:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Rankin | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Winston | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 3:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 80 min |
| Aug 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Sunflower | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 48 min |
| Aug 19, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Richland | 102 min |
| Aug 18, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 27 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.