Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
320 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003

FORECAST CONCERNS CONTINUE TO BE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND ANY
SEVERE WX/FLOODING RISK OVER NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY COMES TO AN
END SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH A POTENT PLAINS TROUGH
FINALLY DRIVING A SHALLOW COOL FRONT INTO THE REGION.

DECENT SUBTROPICAL JET AXIS FROM CENTRAL TX TO THE TN VALLEY LIFTING
SLOWLY NWD ON LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY LOOP. AN IMPULSE IN THIS
FLOW MOVING INTO ERN TX SHOULD CLIP THE MS DELTA WITH ANOTHER ROUND
OF FAST MOVING STRONG TSRA THIS EVENING THAT SHOULD END BEFORE 2 AM.
CURRENT FOCUS FOR THESE STORMS HAS LIFTED N OF THE CWFA HOWEVER SOME
BACK-BUILDING POSSIBLE FROM AL IF RUC MODELS ARE WORTH ANYTHING. 18Z
RAOBS KEEPING GOOD CAP IN TACT ALONG THE COAST WITH RUC KEEPING
INHIBITION OF 50-100J/KG W AND SRN MS. WARMING ALOFT HAS HELPED TO
BUILD A SUBSTANTIAL CAP ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY WHICH IS FAIRLY
TYPICAL DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. WHILE AIRMASS STILL VERY MOIST(PWAT
NEAR 1.8-2.0)...THE LACK OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE NOT
HELPING TO SUPPORT VERTICAL MOTION. BEST UPPER DIVERGENCE ALONG THE
SUBTROPICAL JET EXITS THE AREA TONIGHT MEANING EVEN LESS SUPPORT FOR
CONVECTION ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...850MB FLOW WEAKENING AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WHILE VEERING TO A WSW DIRECTION.

SINCE WE HAVE HAD A DECENT BREAK IN HEAVY RAINS OVER N MS FOR PAST
12-15 HOURS...AND ABSENCE OF A FOCUSING FACTOR...HAVE OPTED TO DROP
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW. AM INCLINED TO GO WITH <10% POPS SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 84...AND KEEP 20% ALONG I-20 TONIGHT. WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE COMPLETE REMOVAL ON
THURSDAY WHEN RISING MID LEVEL HEIGHT FIELD SHOULD CAN ANY REMAINING
VERTICAL MOTION POTENTIAL. K INDEX PROGS FROM AVN/GFS PRETTY MUCH
SUPPORT THESE TRENDS WITH VALUES DROPPING BELOW 20.

IN THE EXTENDED...500MB HEIGHT RISES THAT BEGIN THURSDAY CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY WITH ADDED 30-50M YIELDING 590DM+ AND RESULTING 90F MAX
TEMPERATURES. ON SATURDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS EJECTING ANOTHER
STRONG TROF THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY WHICH
FLATTENS THE GULF OF MEXICO MID LEVEL RIDGING LONG ENOUGH FOR A
SURFACE FRONT TO DROP THROUGH TO THE GULF COAST ON SUNDAY. UKMET/GFS
BEST IN DEPICTING THESE EVENTS SO WILL INTRODUCE CHANCE OF TSRA FOR
SECOND HALF OF WEEKEND WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER/DRIER AIR EXPECTED FOR
MONDAY/TUESDAY.

JAN BB 072/089 072/090 067 40222
    BBBTB 091/067 089/067 089/067 085/062 083 10000345540
MEI BB 070/089 071/090 067 40222
    BBBTB 091/067 089/067 089/067 085/062 083 10000345540

.JAN...
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
MS...NONE.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
071200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
831 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

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

...THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF THE
AREA...EXCEPT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST SECTIONS NEAR
HATTIESBURG...PURVIS AND COLUMBIA.

THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION REMAINS VERY MOIST AND HIGHLY
UNSTABLE. WITH SEVERAL UPPER-ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES EXPECTED TO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP.
SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. WITH VERY UNSTABLE AIR
IN PLACE...VERY LARGE HAIL OF GOLFBALL SIZED OR LARGER COULD
OCCUR ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

...FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

WITH A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT
AMOUNT OF TIME.  SINCE THESE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ISOLATED...ONLY BRIEF PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING SPOTS AND
AREA ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
STRONG LOW IN THE PLAINS WILL CAUSE BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REGION WITH GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH TODAY. BOATERS ON
AREA LAKES ARE URGE TO USE CAUTION ON OPEN WATERS. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS WHEN TRAVELING IN OPEN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...
THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON
WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CROSSETT
ARKANSAS...TO LEXINGTON...TO MACON LINE. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES
IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION...AND COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO
PRODUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82 BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN ONLY ISOLATED ONES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
SEVERE.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...EAST LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

AN UPPER-ATMOSPHERIC STORM SYSTEM...AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT...WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM MID-AMERICA BY SATURDAY.
THESE FEATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS...AND STRONG JET STREAM DYNAMICS TO RESULT IN THE
POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IT IS STILL A LITTLE EARLY TO PINPOINT THE EXACT
LOCATION...TIMING...AND TYPE OF WEATHER.  LATER FORECASTS WILL
BETTER REFINE THESE PARAMETERS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...WILL BE REQUIRED
TONIGHT.

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
838 PM CDT TUE MAY 06 2003

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

0752 PM    2 S FLORA                 MS   TORNADO
05/03/03   MADISON                        OFF DUTY SHERIFF DEPUTY
                                          REPORTED TORNADO ON THE
                                          GROUND...REPORTED BY SO