Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Jackson, MS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
705 AM CST SAT APR 5 1997

...TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
UNTIL 900 AM CST THIS SATURDAY MORNING.  A LINE OF VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVBING INTO WEST MISSISSIPPI BY 800 AM CST.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HSITORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, DEADLY LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THEY ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

MSZ001>082-051200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
705 AM CST SAT APR 5 1997

...TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
UNTIL 900 AM CST THIS SATURDAY MORNING.  A LINE OF VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVBING INTO WEST MISSISSIPPI BY 800 AM CST.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HSITORY OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, DEADLY LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THEY ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO DAWN WITH THIS APPROACHING
SYSTEM. PERSONS IN MISSISSIPPI ARE URGED TO WATCH FOR FURTHER STATE*MENTS
AS THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPS.

MSZ001>082-051200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
705 AM CST SAT APR 5 1997

...TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CST FOR
MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

TORNADO WATCHES 139 AND 140 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI
UNTIL 900 AM CST THIS SATURDAY MORNING.  A LINE OF VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVBING INTO WEST MISSISSIPPI BY 800 AM CST.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HSITORY OF6 PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, DEADLY LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THEY ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
848 AM CST SAT APR 05 1997

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0640 AM    WINNSBORO                 LA   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   FRANKLIN                       TREES AND POWERLINES
                                          DOWNED...ALSO AT GILBERT

0705 AM                              LA   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   MADISON                   MS   TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
                                          PARISH

0727 AM    5 S GREENVILLE            MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   WASHINGTON                     HIGHWAY SIGNS BLOWN DOWN

0730 AM    GREENVILLE                MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   WASHINGTON                     TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0740 AM    2 SE BOYLE                MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   BOLIVAR                        TREES DOWN

0745 AM    PORT GIBSON               MS   WIND DAMAGE
04/05/97   CLAIBORNE                      TREES DOWN

0810 AM    VICKSBURG                 MS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/05/97   WARREN                         TREES DOWN...POWERLINES
                                          DOWN...WINDOWS BLOWN OUT

0835 AM    RAYMOND                   MS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/05/97   HINDS

0820 AM    HAZELHURST                MS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
04/05/97   COPIAH                         ALSO PEA SIZE HAIL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
923 AM CST SAT APR 5 1997

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREA LAKES FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MOST OF MISSISSIPPI TODAY.

A SLOW MOVING BUT STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS VERY TIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM AS
SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE NIGHT AVERAGED 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH FREQUENTLY HIGHER GUSTS.

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS
CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH GULF MOISTURE RACING NORTH INTO THE
APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM.

BOATERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID WATERWAYS TODAY IF POSSIBLE AND
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  WATERS WILL
BECOME CHOPPY AND QUITE TURBULENT WITH LITTLE ADVANCE WARNING TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA CABLE T.V. AND
TELEVISION FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.

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MISSISSIPPI THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST FRI APR 4 1997

...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF MISSISSIPPI TODAY...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...STRONG DYNAMICS AND ABUNDANT
MOISTURE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MISSISSIPPI TODAY.  SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
ALREADY DEVELOPED AS THIS SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.  THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS.  AT LATE MORNING...A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR OXFORD TO JACKSON TO
MCCOMB.  THIS LINE WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  IN
SEVERE STORMS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...
AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.  BEHIND THESE STORMS...CLOUDY SKIES...RAIN
AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS MISSISSIPPI.  PERSONS IN MISSISSIPPI ARE URGED TO
WATCH FOR FURTHER STATEME4NTS AS THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES.