Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
900 PM CST THU FEB 20 2002

DID A QUICK UPDATE TO ADD TORNADO WATCH 13...ALSO INCREASED WINDS
FOR MOST AREAS. SATELLITE SHOWS A CLEAR AREA WITH ANOTHER BOUNDARY
QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH EAST TEXAS. STILL EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND
ONCE THIS FEATURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. FORECAST OK FOR NOW.

.JAN...
AR...ALL ZONES
LA...ALL ZONES
MS...ALL ZONES

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
221200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
112 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
A STRONG AND COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY
AND BRING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SEVERE WEATHER AND
FLOODING TO THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW
OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS...THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES NORTH EASTWARD TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. AS THIS LOW
INTENSIFIES...A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD AND ALLOW FOR A
GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA TO BE LOCATED IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE
SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER...IN THE FORM OF
DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES...WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 84. THE SECOND AREA...WILL BE LOCATED
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84...BUT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM RAYVILLE LOUISIANA
TO YAZOO CITY TO STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA WILL HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING DAMAGIN WINDS TO 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL.
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT NOT HAVE THE HIGH
POTENTIAL AS THE SOUTHERN AREA HAS. THE THIRD AREA WILL BE
LOCATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM  RAYVILLE LOUISIANA TO YAZOO CITY TO
STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.

...FLOODING...
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE
REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THROUGH 7
PM...AREAS SOUTH OF I-20 WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING...WITH THE ENTIRE AREA BEING EFFECTED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEE 3 TO
5 INCHES OF RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW LOCATIONS HAVING FLOODING
PROBLEMS. THROUGH THE NEXT 12 HOURS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE AND FLOODING MAY BECOME SIGNIFICANT. STAY
INFORMED OF THE LATEST WARNINGS AND FORECASTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

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
358 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

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

0130 PM    MOUNT OLIVE               MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   COVINGTON                      WATER COMING OVER BRIDGE
                                          ON COTTON ST. ROADWAY IS
                                          WASHED OUT ON CALHOUN RD.
                                          CREEK IS ALMOST TO RD ON
                                          35. REPORTED BY POLICE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
556 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

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

0400 PM    HAZLEHURST                MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   COPIAH                         WATER OVER GEORGETOWN
                                          STREET. REPORTED BY
                                          COPIAH COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE.

0433 PM    OAK VALE                  MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   LAWRENCE                       WATER OVER THE ROADS.
                                          REPORTED BY LAWRENCE
                                          COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

0500 PM    MOUNT OLIVE               MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   COVINGTON                      ARBO RD,MOONEY RD,
                                          STATION CREEK RD, AND
                                          GEORGE SPEED RD CLOSED
                                          BETWEEN MT OLIVE AND
                                          COLLINS. REPORTED BY
                                          COVINGTON COUNTY EMA.

0530 PM    MENDENHALL                MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   SIMPSON                        FLINT ROAD CLOSED DUE TO
                                          FLOODING FROM WEATHERSBY
                                          CREEK. REPORTED BY
                                          SIMPSON COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE.

0530 PM    COUNTYWIDE                MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   JONES                          WATER OVER BRIDGES ON
                                          COUNTY ROADS. REPORTED BY
                                          JONES COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
626 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

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

0600 PM    PARISH WIDE               LA   FLOODING
02/21/03   MOREHOUSE                      WATER OVER ROADS PARISH
                                          WIDE, HWY DEPT PUTTING
                                          OUT SIGNS TO CLOSE ROADS.
                                          REPORTED BY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
808 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003

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

0711 PM    PRENTISS                  MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   JEFFERSON DAVIS                STREET FLOODING, 1 TO 3
                                          FEET OF WATER OVER ROADS.
                                          REPORTED BY HAMM RADIO
                                          OPERATOR KDSQEO.

0700 PM    COUNTYWIDE                MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   FRANKLIN                       WIDESPREAD STREET
                                          FLOODING. REPORTED BY
                                          FIRE DEPARTMENT.

0745 PM    PARISH WIDE               LA   FLOODING
02/21/03   FRANKLIN                       MOST RURAL ROADS HAVE
                                          STANDING WATER ON THEM.
                                          REPORTED BY SHERIFFS
                                          OFFICE.

0755 PM    WATERPROOF                LA   FLOODING
02/21/03   TENSAS                         ONE STREET UNDER WATER,
                                          HWY 3209 NEAR US 65.

0800 PM    BROOKHAVEN                MS   FLOODING
02/21/03   LINCOLN                        SEVERAL ROADS ARE UNDER
                                          WATER IN THE BROOKHAVEN
                                          CITY LIMITS. TRAFFIC
                                          BEING DIVERTED. REPORTED
                                          BY BROOKHAVEN EMA.