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Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS

July 19, 202214 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 19, 2022, 11:12 AM CDT for 14 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jul 20, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 19, 2022, 11:12 AM CDT (16:12 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 20, 2022, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 25 counties

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Madison County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 98 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, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2022-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 832 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2022-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
832 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
998 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning 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 excessive heat warning went out at Jul 19, 9:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 9:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 3:47 AM CDT, 7 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
347 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>043-047>049-053>055-059>065-072>074-192100-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-
Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Madison MS-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Claiborne-
Copiah-Simpson-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
347 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central
Mississippi, northwest Mississippi, south central Mississippi,
and west central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

DANGEROUS HEAT
THREAT...Elevated
TIMING...Today

Today, 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/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Dangerous heat, with maximum heat index values ranging from
106 to greater than 110 degrees, will continue over much of the
outlook  area Wedesnday through the upcoming weekend.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the outlook area
late Thursday afternoon and evening.

(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 may be needed for portions of the region Thursday
through Thursday night.

MSZ028>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-056>058-066-192100-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-Winston-
Noxubee-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Smith-Jasper-
Clarke-Jones-
347 AM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central
Mississippi, east central Mississippi, north central Mississippi,
northeast Mississippi, and southeast Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

DANGEROUS HEAT
THREAT...Limited
TIMING...Today

Today, 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/1.png)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Dangerous heat, with maximum heat index values ranging from
106 to greater than 110 degrees, will continue over much of the
outlook  area Wedesnday through the upcoming weekend.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

Severe thunderstorms are possible across much of the outlook area
late Thursday afternoon and evening.

(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 may be needed for portions of the region Thursday
through Thursday night.

19

&&

...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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 3:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLowndes38 min
Jul 19, 8:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery2 hr
Jul 19, 11:12 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay and 27 more32 hr

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.