Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
225 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2007

.SHORT TERM...THE INITIAL LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL MS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT
INTO ALABAMA BY THIS EVENING. A FEW REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED WITH THIS LINE.

A SECOND AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHERN LA
AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE FORECAST WITHIN A FEW HOURS. WIND
DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
ACTIVITY. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND INTO THE
FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY. THEN A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED AS THE
WEAKENING MID LEVEL LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.

.LONG TERM...STRONG RIDGING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO A WARM AND MAINLY DRY PERIOD. ANY
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL BE ISOLATED
AND LIMITED TO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. NO CHANGES MADE
TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.AVIATION...MAIN ISSUE FOR THE TAF SITES WILL BE TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. INITIAL LINE MAY AFFECT KJAN..KMEI AND KHBG. A
SECOND AREA OF TSTMS WILL AFFECT KGLH...KGWO AND KJAN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       65  82  64  84 /  60  49  22  15
MERIDIAN      61  81  61  83 /  33  28  36  15
VICKSBURG     67  83  67  87 /  63  57  14  11
HATTIESBURG   63  83  66  85 /  27  42  30  24
NATCHEZ       66  81  67  85 /  62  56  12  15
GREENVILLE    64  79  66  86 /  66  54  14   7
GREENWOOD     65  79  66  85 /  62  48  21   6

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

SCW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
501 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
042201-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
501 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ISOLATED
SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
NIGHT.

A COMPLEX OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED FROM
NORTHERN LOUISIANA BACK INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THIS AREA OF STORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND AFFECT NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT.
OTHER ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THIS
COMPLEX...AND WILL MOVE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. EVENTUALLY...THE
COMPLEX OF STORMS COMING EAST OUT OF LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COULD
AFFECT THESE AREAS LATER TONIGHT.

DAMAGING WINDS...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF WIND GUSTS OF
GREATER THAN 80 MPH...LARGE HAIL...INCLUDING A FEW REPORTS OF
GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

...FLOODING...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN
THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
THIS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF ROADS AND FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...OTHERWISE
ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY MORNING...MAY
10TH.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
531 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     TSTM WND GST     BASTROP                 32.77N 91.91W
05/03/2007  E80.00 MPH       MOREHOUSE          LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. HOMES DAMAGED AND PEOPLE
            TRAPPED IN HOMES IN BASTROP. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0448 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 N BASTROP             32.83N 91.91W
05/03/2007  E80.00 MPH       MOREHOUSE          LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED IN THE TOWN OF LOG
            CABIN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

&&

JCULIN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
548 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0547 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N LAKE VILLAGE        33.35N 91.28W
05/03/2007  E60.00 MPH       CHICOT             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST ESTIMATED 60 MPH.

&&

JCULIN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
558 PM CDT THU MAY 03 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAMBURG                 33.23N 91.80W
05/03/2007                   ASHLEY             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS ASHLEY COUNTY.

&&

AEG

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>