Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1205 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2001

UPDATED ZONES TO ADD TORNADO WATCH INFORMATION IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ZONES. ALSO FINE TUNED THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR TODAY BASED ON
LATEST FRONTAL POSITION ACROSS NORTHEAST LA INTO SOUTHEAST MS.
FINALLY, ALSO INCREASED THE POPS TO 100% FOR MOST ZONES WITH 90% IN
NW ZONES FOR REMAINDER OF TODAY.

.JAN...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR MS ZONES.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF OUR NE LA ZONES.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT FOR OUR 2 SE AR ZONES.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
100 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT SOUTH AND
EAST OF A VIDALIA TO CANTON TO DEKALB LINE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL WILL BE HIGHER OVER SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH OF A
PRENTISS TO LAUREL LINE. ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. HOWEVER...A DISTINCT TORNADO THREAT EXISTS OVER THE HIGHER
THREAT AREA IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

A SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A VERY ACTIVE JET
STREAM...AND A VERY MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE ATMPOSPERE. WHILE
INSTABILITY IS NOT GREAT...WIND PROFILES WILL BE OPTIMAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER...ESPECIALLY
OVER SOUTHEAST COUNTIES.

PERSONS IN THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...NEED TO REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES
CONCERNING THIS VOLATILE WEATHER SITUATION.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI.

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER SATURATED GROUNDS. THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 5
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. MANY STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE ALREADY
NEAR BANKFULL...AND THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY SERIOUSLY
AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS.

ALL PERSONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...SHOULD STAY
ALERT FOR R2APIDLY RISING WATER...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK.