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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

May 12, 2023Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT for Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 12, 2023, 1:21 PM CDT (18:21 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2023, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County Warren County, MS

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 12, 11:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 11:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 12:44 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1244 PM CDT Fri May 12 2023

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
131745-
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-
1244 PM CDT Fri May 12 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Today through early evening

Today through early evening, isolated severe thunderstorms are
possible. Some thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and
hail up to quarter size.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

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 may be needed for portions of the region today
through tonight.

23

&&

...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

Local storm report, May 12, 10:21 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:17 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:18 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 1:21 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
May 12, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	27 min
May 12, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Hinds	28 min
May 12, 1:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Humphreys	27 min
May 12, 2:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Smith	28 min
May 12, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Marion	26 min
May 12, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Holmes, Humphreys	48 min
May 12, 2:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Clay	58 min
May 12, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Scott	63 min
May 12, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Marion	45 min
May 12, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Attala	41 min
May 12, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Oktibbeha	52 min
May 12, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	46 min
May 12, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	39 min
May 12, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	48 min
May 12, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Lowndes	46 min
May 12, 3:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson	43 min
May 12, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Neshoba	42 min
May 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	52 min
May 12, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	46 min
May 12, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Neshoba	45 min
May 12, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	38 min
May 12, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah	49 min
May 12, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Covington	38 min
May 12, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Rankin, Simpson	26 min
May 12, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Winston	50 min
May 12, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Rankin	47 min
May 12, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah	45 min
May 12, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	43 min
May 12, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston	54 min
May 12, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	39 min
May 12, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Jones	48 min
May 12, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lincoln	17 min
May 12, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Hinds	39 min
May 12, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton, Rankin, Scott	51 min
May 12, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Kemper, Lauderdale	45 min
May 12, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Copiah, Rankin	51 min
May 12, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	51 min
May 12, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Simpson	45 min
May 12, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	48 min
May 12, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Tensas	45 min
May 12, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Chicot	28 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.