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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 27, 2021, 5:46 PM CDT for Yazoo 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 27, 2021, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 398 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1085 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 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 27, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 4:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 450 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 282200- 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- 450 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Saturday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday night through Thursday Hurricane Ida is forecast to track northwest toward the central Gulf Coast through this weekend and make landfall sometime Sunday afternoon or Sunday night along the Coast. Based on the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ida will likely bring high winds, heavy rainfall, and possible tornadoes to the outlook area from Sunday Night through Tuesday. Power outages and downed trees can be expected across portions of the area, especially over central and northeast Louisiana as well as portions of southern and central Mississippi. Areas of flash flooding will also be possible due to heavy rain falling with Hurricane Ida. Tornadoes will be possible Sunday night through Monday night as the hurricane moves through the area. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and emergency management personnel in support of severe weather operations may be needed for portions of the region Sunday through Monday night. 6 && ...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 27, 2:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
237 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021
MSZ056-272015-
Smith MS-
237 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021
...Showers producing gusty wind will impact portions of southern
Smith County through 315 PM CDT...
At 236 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking showers producing gusty
wind near Taylorsville, or near Stringer, moving northwest 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...
Raleigh, Taylorsville and Mize.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3179 8945 3184 8965 3195 8965 3210 8955
3194 8932 3180 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 118DEG 20KT 3186 8938
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DLSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 3:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
303 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021
MSZ065-066-074-272100-
Jones MS-Covington MS-Forrest MS-
303 PM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021
...A cluster of gusty thunderstorms will impact portions of northern
Forrest, southeastern Covington and southwestern Jones Counties
through 400 PM CDT...
At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty thunderstorms from
Hattiesburg to near Moselle, or 7 miles south of Ellisville, moving
northwest at 15 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...
Hattiesburg, Laurel, Petal, Ellisville, Sanford, Rawls Springs,
Sunrise, Macedonia, Eastabuchie, Moselle, Ovett and Soso.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 8935 3135 8935 3135 8936 3143 8945
3144 8947 3150 8954 3177 8927 3149 8896
3143 8904 3143 8914 3135 8915 3126 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 127DEG 14KT 3150 8919
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DLSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 5:46 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Smith | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 57 min |
| Aug 27, 4:10 PM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin and 18 more | 24 hr |
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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.