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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

March 17, 2022Concordia Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 17, 2022, 11:13 PM CDT for Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 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
Mar 17, 2022, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40

County Concordia Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1673 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Mar 17, 10:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 10:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 3:54 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-027-034>036-040>042-182100-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Bolivar-
Sunflower-Leflore-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-Issaquena-
Sharkey-Yazoo-
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

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 Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Tonight

Tonight, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. Some
thunderstorms could produce hail up to quarter size and damaging
wind gusts.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region on Tuesday.
This potential weather event is still several days away and the
timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts.

(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 tonight
and Tuesday.

MSZ026-028>033-037>039-043>046-182100-
Grenada-Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-
Winston-Noxubee-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Tonight through Friday

Tonight through friday, isolated severe thunderstorms are
possible. Some thunderstorms could produce hail and damaging wind
gusts.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region on Tuesday.
This potential weather event is still several days away and the
timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts.

(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 Tuesday
and tonight through Friday.

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047-048-053-059>061-182100-
Richland-Madison LA-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Warren-
Hinds-Claiborne-Jefferson-Adams-Franklin MS-
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast
Louisiana, central Mississippi, southwest Mississippi, and west
central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Tonight

Tonight, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Some
thunderstorms could produce damaging winds to 60 mph and hail
up to the size of golfballs.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region on Tuesday.
This potential weather event is still several days away and the
timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts.

(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 tonight
and Tuesday.

MSZ049>052-054>057-062>065-072-182100-
Rankin-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-
Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Marion-
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Mainly Tonight

Mainly tonight, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible.
Some thunderstorms could produce damaging winds to 60 mph and
hail up to the size of golfballs.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region on Tuesday.
This potential weather event is still several days away and the
timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts.

(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 Tuesday
and tonight through Friday.

MSZ058-066-073-074-182100-
Clarke-Jones-Lamar-Forrest-
354 PM CDT Thu Mar 17 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Slight
TIMING...Tonight through Friday

Tonight through friday, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are
possible. Some thunderstorms could produce damaging winds to
60 mph and hail up to the size of golfballs.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday night through Wednesday

Severe thunderstorms are possible within the region on Tuesday.
This potential weather event is still several days away and the
timing and impacts will likely be adjusted in later forecasts.

(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 Tuesday
and tonight through Friday.

21

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...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
High...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are
 likely with strong or violent tornadoes possible.
Moderate...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are
 likely with strong tornadoes possible.
Enhanced...Severe thunderstorms are likely and tornadoes are
 possible.
Slight...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible.
Marginal...Isolated severe thunderstorms are 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

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

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

Storm Prediction Center (SPC)...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Meso Analysis...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/
Day 1 through 3 Outlooks...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/
Storm Reports...
   https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 17, 11:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 3:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Madison45 min
Mar 18, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah, Lincoln38 min
Mar 18, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson39 min
Mar 18, 4:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Neshoba51 min
Mar 18, 4:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lawrence, Simpson and 1 more55 min
Mar 18, 4:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNewton24 min
Mar 18, 4:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones39 min
Mar 18, 5:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Jones59 min
Mar 18, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale28 min
Mar 18, 5:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jones2 hr
Mar 18, 6:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMarion115 min
Mar 18, 6:09 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison, Yazoo17 days
Mar 18, 6:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar2 hr
Mar 18, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest32 min
Mar 18, 9:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 hr
Mar 18, 9:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLawrence24 hr
Mar 18, 9:13 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren48 hr
Mar 17, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTensas31 min

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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.