Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1250 PM CDT MON APR 3 2000

UPDATED ZONES FOR A FEW REASONS...FIRST REMOVED MENTION OF THE
TORNADO WATCH FROM THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES. NEXT...AFTER
CHECKING THE TEMPERATURES READINGS IN THE NORTH APPEAR TO BE HOLDING
IN THE 60S...WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT AND RAIN SHIELD AND
SUBSTANTIAL CLOUD COVER DON'T THINK HIGHS IN THE 70S WERE FEASIBLE. LOWERED
IN MOST AREAS...ALSO DROPPED WINDS DOWN A CAT...LOWERED POPS TO
LIKELY CAT WITH THE BREAKS IN THE RAINFALL.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1031 AM CDT MON APR 3 2000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF
TORNADO WATCH 154. COUNTIES CLEARED INCLUDE:

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI:
YAZOO...MADISON MS...LEAKE...NESHOBA...WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...
SCOTT...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...JEFFERSON...

IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI:
ADAMS...FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...

TORNADO WATCH 154 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1200 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI:
KEMPER...NEWTON...LAUDERDALE...SMITH...JASPER...CLARKE...

IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI:
COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR...FORREST...

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AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT MON APR 3 2000

DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL RAINS TRIGGERED BY PASSING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES THE AIRMASS OVER NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
HAS STABILIZED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER AREAS IN THE SOUTHEAST COUNTIES
ARE STILL UNSTABLE...AS A RESULT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TODAY.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY
RAINFALL AND SOME HAIL. FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN
THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AS ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL ODN SATURATED GROUNDS WILL CONTINUE TO INFLATE PROBLEMS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE
LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FOR INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.