Severe Thunderstorm Warning 339, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

FORECAST CONCERNS REMAIN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND ANY SEVERE WX/
FLOODING RISK OVER NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR TONIGHT.
DRY WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ENDS ABRUPTLY SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY WITH A POTENT PLAINS COLD FRONT FINALLY DIVING INTO THE
REGION AND STALLING NEAR THE COAST BEFORE RETURNING NWD
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY.

BACK EDGE OF LONG-LIVED MCS FROM ERY THIS MORNING FINALLY HAS MADE
IT TO ERN MS AND WILL EXTEND WW285 LOCALLY IN A FEW COUNTIES FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR UNTIL IT CLEARS ERN MOST COUNTIES. SUBTROPICAL JET
FLOW FROM SRN TX ACROSS THE NRN GULF APPEARS TO BE VOID OF ANY
SHORTWAVE SURPRISES FOR NOW. AND WILL KEEP ONLY LOW POPS OVER SRN
CWFA FOR TONIGHT. NEXT POLAR JET IMPULSE RACING OUT OF NM TOWARD THE
CENTRAL PLAINS SHOULD BE FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON
OUR CONVECTION TONIGHT. 18Z RAOBS SHOW LITTLE CAP WITH DIMINISHING
LOW LEVEL INFLOW WHICH THE MODELS PREDICTED TO OCCUR ABOUT 12 HOURS
SOONER. MINOR WARMING ALOFT SHOULD HELP TO REBUILD A DRY MID LEVEL
CAP ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY. 500MB HEIGHTS PUSH TOWARD 590DM FOR
S HALF OF CWFA WITH RIDGE CENTER IN THE NRN GULF OF MEXICO.
MEANWHILE AIRMASS STILL VERY MOIST(PWAT NEAR 1.8-2.0 FEEDING
CURRENT MCS)...HOWEVER MODELS PREDICT VALUES TO DROP INTO THE
1.2-1.4 RANGE FOR THURSDAY/FRIDAY.  THERE COULD BE SPOILER
SHORTWAVE IN THE FLOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY TRIGGER A FEW TSRA
BUT WILL HOLD OFF MENTIONING THIS CHANCE FOR NOW AND FOCUS MORE ON
THE BIGGER EVENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

IN THE EXTENDED...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS EJECTING ANOTHER STRONG TROF
THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY WHICH HAMMERS 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. FRONT
RETURNS NWD ON TUESDAY AND COULD GET HUNG UP FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEK FOR A POTENTIAL FLOOD EVENT.

JAN BB 069/090 071/091 070 220
    BTBTT 089/072 087/065 084/062 083/063 083 00114553445
MEI BB 068/090 069/091 068 420
    BTBTT 089/072 087/064 084/062 083/062 083 00114554445

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

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
081200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. NON
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 IN
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

SURFACE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE FROM DAYTIME CONVECTION WILL COMBINE
WITH DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. PRIMARY RISKS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

FOR TOMORROW...ISOLATED STRONG NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82. AN UPPER
LEVEL JET WILL PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIFT AND COMBINE WITH CONTINUED
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. THE PRIMARY
RISKS WITH THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

...FLOODING...
AREAS IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20...WILL HAVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS COULD RESULT IN BRIEF PERIODS OF PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

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

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS. STRONG JET DYNAMICS ALSO IN PLACE WILL RESULT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL STALL SOUTH OF THE REGION...AND THEN LIFT ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS A WARM FRONT. WITH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY
QUICKLY RETURNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
COULD DEVELOP AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THE AREA.

THE EXACT LOCATION AND TIMING OF THESE STORMS IS DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE AT THIS POINT. REMAIN ALERT TO LATER FORECASTS OF THIS
DEVELOPING SITUATION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...MAY BE REQUIRED
IN THE EAST THIS EVENING...BUT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TOMORROW.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
110 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>027-034-035-040-041-071900-
ASHLEY-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-GRENADA-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-LEFLORE-MOREHOUSE-RICHLAND-SHARKEY-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
WEST CARROLL-
104 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003

TORNADO WATCH 285 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
AND PARISHES:

IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
  BOLIVAR     SUNFLOWER     GRENADA     LEFLORE
  CARROLL     WASHINGTON

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  HUMPHREYS   SHARKEY       ISSAQUENA

IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  RICHLAND    MOREHOUSE     WEST CARROLL   EAST CARROLL

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THESE AREAS AND THE RISK FOR
SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH 4 PM HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING.

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ028>033-036>039-042>059-071900-
ATTALA-CHOCTAW-CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-COPIAH-FRANKLIN LA-HINDS-HOLMES-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-LEAKE-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MONTGOMERY-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-SCOTT-
SIMPSON-SMITH-TENSAS-WARREN-WEBSTER-WINSTON-YAZOO-
104 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2003

TORNADO WATCH 285 CONTINUES UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
AND PARISHES:

ATTALA        CHOCTAW   CLAIBORNE   CLARKE     CLAY        COPIAH
FRANKLIN LA   HINDS     HOLMES      JASPER     JEFFERSON   KEMPER
LAUDERDALE    LEAKE     LOWNDES     MADISON LA MADISON MS
MONTGOMERY    NESHOBA   NEWTON      NOXUBEE    OKTIBBEHA   RANKIN
SCOTT         SIMPSON   SMITH       TENSAS     WARREN      WEBSTER
WINSTON       YAZOO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
200 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

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

0700 AM    RAYVILLE                  LA   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   RICHLAND                       POWERLINES DOWN...
                                          REPORTED BY SO

1020 AM    5 NE ANGUILLA             MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   SHARKEY                        TREES DOWN ON A
                                          HOUSE...REPORTED BY
                                          SO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
339 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

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

0330 PM    HICKORY                   MS   FUNNEL CLOUD
05/07/03   NEWTON                         REPORTED BY NEWTON COUNTY
                                          EMA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
417 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

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

0410 PM    MARION                    MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   LAUDERDALE                     NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON
                                          POWERLINES.REPORTED BY
                                          LAUDERDALE COUNTY EMA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
505 PM CDT WED MAY 07 2003

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

0345 PM    1 N CHUNKY                MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   NEWTON                         MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
                                          AND BIG TREE DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY NEWTON COUNTY
                                          EMA.

0355 PM    MERIDIAN                  MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   LAUDERDALE                     POSSIBLE TORNADO. ROOF
                                          BLOWN OFF WAREHOUSE
                                          DOWNTOWN. REPORTED BY NWS
                                          EMPLOYEE.

0355 PM    MERIDIAN                  MS   WIND DAMAGE
05/07/03   LAUDERDALE                     POSSIBLE TORNADO. WIND
                                          DAMAGE TO SCHOOL ON THE
                                          NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAUDERDALE
                                          COUNTY EMA.