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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

August 7, 2022Newton County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2022, 9:07 PM CDT for Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 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 7, 2022, 9:07 PM CDT (02:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2022, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Newton County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 234 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1018 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -12 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 Aug 7, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 6:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 2:11 PM CDT, 6 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
211 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-016-MSZ018-019-025-027-034>036-040>042-047-
081915-
Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Madison LA-
Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Carroll-Washington-Humphreys-Holmes-
Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Warren-
211 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 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 Monday

DANGEROUS HEAT
THREAT...Elevated
TIMING...Monday

Dangerous heat is likely Monday, with peak heat index values
ranging from 105 to 110 degrees. Heat exhaustion will be likely
with outdoor activity.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday night through Saturday

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 Saturday.

LAZ015-023>026-MSZ026-028>033-037-043-044-048-049-053>055-059-060-
063>065-072>074-081915-
Richland-Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Grenada-
Montgomery-Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Attala-
Madison MS-Leake-Hinds-Rankin-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Jefferson-
Adams-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
211 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday

DANGEROUS HEAT
THREAT...Limited
TIMING...Monday

Caution is advised for possible dangerous heat Monday, 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...Monday night through Saturday

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 Saturday.

MSZ038-039-045-046-050>052-056>058-061-062-066-081915-
Winston-Noxubee-Neshoba-Kemper-Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Smith-
Jasper-Clarke-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Jones-
211 PM CDT Sun Aug 7 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday night through Saturday

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 Saturday.

86

&&

...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 7, 6:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 7, 7:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 8:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 9:07 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 7, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	37 min
Aug 7, 8:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper	29 min
Aug 7, 9:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Newton	38 min
Aug 8, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	44 min
Aug 8, 3:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clarke	45 min
Aug 8, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	33 min
Aug 8, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	42 min
Aug 8, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	46 min
Aug 8, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	36 min
Aug 8, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	46 min
Aug 8, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Choctaw	25 min
Aug 8, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson	49 min
Aug 8, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	25 min

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