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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2021, 6:01 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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 25, 2021, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Rankin County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 2 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
- 625 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 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 Aug 25, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 3:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 206 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040>042-047- 048-261915- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Washington-Humphreys- Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Warren-Hinds- 206 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 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...Tonight and Thursday DANGEROUS HEAT THREAT...Elevated TIMING...Thursday Thursday, dangerous heat likely with peak heat index values ranging from 106 to 110 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be likely with outdoor activity. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Tuesday 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 Tuesday. LAZ023>026-MSZ028-032-037>039-044>046-049>052-055>062-064>066- 072>074-261915- Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Montgomery-Choctaw-Attala- Winston-Noxubee-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Rankin-Scott-Newton- Lauderdale-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson-Adams- Franklin MS-Lincoln-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar- Forrest- 206 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Tuesday 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 Tuesday. MSZ026-027-029>031-033-036-043-053-054-063-261915- Grenada-Carroll-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Oktibbeha-Holmes-Madison MS- Claiborne-Copiah-Lawrence- 206 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, northeast Mississippi, south central Mississippi, and southwest Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday DANGEROUS HEAT THREAT...Limited TIMING...Thursday Thursday, caution is advised for possible dangerous heat as heat index values peak near 105 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be possible with outdoor activity. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday night through Tuesday 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 Tuesday. 36 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *DANGEROUS HEAT* Extreme...Extreme heat is expected with peak heat index values in excess of 110 degrees for multiple days. Heat stroke continues to be a major concern. Significant...Dangerous heat expected with peak heat index values in excess of 110 degrees. Heat stroke will be a significant concern. Elevated...Dangerous heat likely with peak heat index values ranging from 106 to 110 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be likely. Limited...Caution is advised for possible dangerous heat as heat index values peak near 105 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 6:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
601 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021
MSZ049-252345-
Rankin MS-
601 PM CDT Wed Aug 25 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Rankin County
through 645 PM CDT...
At 601 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pelahatchie, or 9 miles southwest of Morton, moving west at 10 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...
Jackson, Pearl, Brandon, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Pelahatchie,
Monterey, Fannin and Johns.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3211 9025 3218 9022 3220 9018 3223 9019
3229 9016 3229 9015 3232 9015 3234 9011
3238 9010 3240 9007 3242 9007 3242 9006
3244 9007 3244 9005 3245 9004 3236 8973
3209 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 085DEG 9KT 3228 8979
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 3:10 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | JAN | Bolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys and 8 more | 28 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.