Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1120 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

ACTIVE/WET PATTERN CONTINUING OVER LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON. UPDATED ZONES/STATE FORECASTS TO EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IN TO CENTRAL MS/FATHER S IN LA. TEMPS FALLING OVER NWRN ZONES
BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ADJUSTED TEMP FORECAST TO REFLECT STEADY
DROP DURING AFTERNOON. MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO WINDS ALSO.

.JAN...
AR...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON.
LA...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON.
MS...FFA WATCH EXCEPT SRN TIER MS ZONES THROUGH AFTERNOON.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
817 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0800 AM    DERMOTT                   AR   FLOODING
01/24/02   CHICOT                         MAIN STREET AND ARKANSAS
                                          STREETS REPORTED
                                          IMPASSIBLE.  REPORTED BY
                                          DERMOTT PD.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1035 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

1010 AM    GRENADA                   MS   FLOODING
01/24/02   GRENADA                        GRENADA EOC REPORTED
                                          SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ONE
                                          ROAD SE OF THE CITY HAS
                                          BEEN WASHED OUT. ALSO A
                                          FEW HOUSES ARE NOW BEING
                                          THREATENED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1055 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

1035 AM    RULEVILLE                 MS   FLOODING
01/24/02   SUNFLOWER                      NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
                                          FLOODED. STREET
                                          FLOODING.REPORTED BY
                                          SUNFLOWER COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE.

1040 AM    CLEVELAND                 MS   FLOODING
01/24/02   BOLIVAR                        REPORTED BY BOLIVAR
                                          COUNTY EMA. STREET
                                          FLOODING

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
251200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1138 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002

...THUNDERSTORMS...
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AS
THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED
WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT
IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.

ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

...FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI FOR
TODAY.	FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HARRISONBURG LOUISIANA TO FAYETTE MISSISSIPPI TO QUITMAN THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON FROM NATCHEZ TO HATTIESBURG AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT ALONG AND JUST TO THE REAR OF THE FRONT.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON
AS THE FRONT EDGES TO THE SOUTH.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
113 PM CST THU JAN 24 2002

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

0109 PM    2SW ETHEL                 MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/24/02   ATTALA                         HAM SPOTTER REPORT OF
                                          TREES DOWN AT
                                          INTERSECTION OF HWY 12
                                          AND NATCHEZ TRACE
                                          PARKWAY.  THE PARKWAY HAS
                                          BEEN CLOSED.