Severe Thunderstorm Warning 608, NWS Jackson, MS

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 061659
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1159 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSC007-061730-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-080706T1730Z/
ATTALA MS-
1159 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ATTALA COUNTY...

AT 1159 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR KOSCIUSKO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SMYRNA AND 9 MILES WEST OF ZAMA BY 1230 PM CDT...

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY 
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU 
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3295 8935 3300 8979 3316 8962 3311 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 315DEG 6KT 3305 8956

$$

CME

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 061713
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1212 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSC007-061730-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-080706T1730Z/
ATTALA MS-
1212 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ATTALA COUNTY...

AT 1212 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF KOSCIUSKO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MCADAMS BY 1220 PM CDT...
  KOSCIUSKO BY 1225 PM CDT...

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY 
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU 
CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3295 8935 3300 8979 3316 8962 3311 8939
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 322DEG 12KT 3308 8963

$$

CME

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

.DISCUSSION...ILL ADJUSTED POPS UP OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA
ON THIS UPDATE BASED ON CURRENT RADAR TRENDS.  THE MAIN POP
ADJUSTMENTS HOWEVER WILL BE MADE OVER NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...
AND EAST MISSISSIPPI.  ISOLATED CONVECTION IS ALREADY FIRING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.  IM EXPECTING MOST OF THE
CONVECTION TODAY TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND
EAST MISSISSIPPI AS THIS AREA IS IN BETTER PROXIMITY TO THE
SHORTWAVE SWINGING THROUGH THE AREA AND WITH THE UPPER JET THATS
TRYING TO NOSE INTO THE REGION.  IN ADDITION...WITH BETTER 850 MB
MOISTURE IN PLACE AND WITH A LITTLE BETTER DEEP LAYER WIND
SHEAR...WE COULD SEE SOME OF CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS ORGANIZE OVER THESE
AREAS.  ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CWA...MAINLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
CONVECTION IS EXPECTED.

OTHER THAN TWEAKING WITH THE SKY COVERAGE DUE TO THE INCREASE WITH
POPS AND TO THE HOURLY GRIDS BASED ON TRENDS...THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST LOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE AND NO FURTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE AT
THIS TIME.

THE UPDATED GRIDS AND ZONES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT. /19/

AS USUALLY IS THE CASE THIS TIME OF YEAR...DETERMINING IF THE
ENVIRONMENT WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF SVR STORMS IS TOUGH. TODAY IS NO
DIFFERENT AS SEVERAL FACTORS EXIST TO MAKE IT CHALLENGING. THE
MORNING SKY WAS CHAOTIC WITH TOWERING ALTO CUMULUS NEARLY
EVERYWHERE. THIS USUALLY SPELLS A PRETTY ACTIVE CONVECTIVE DAY IF
AREAS CAN WARM AND REACH THE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL. THE MORNING
ELEVATED NATURE OF THE STORMS IS TRANSITIONING TO MORE SFC BASE AS
THE REGION IS REACHING THE UPPER 80S. MORNING JAN RAOB DOES SHOW
SOLID POTENTIAL FOR SVR STORMS PRODUCING HAIL/MICROBURSTS IF THE
AREA CAN REACH 90-92 DEGREES AND HOLD ONTO ATLEAST 70 SFC DEWPTS.
THERE LOOKS TO BE POCKETS WHERE TEMPS WILL REACH THOSE CONDITIONS
AND INSTABILITY WILL BE QUITE HEALTHY WITH SBCAPE 3400-3700 J/KG.
ADDITIONALLY...WE HAVE A BIT MORE DEEP LAYER 0-6KM SHEAR TODAY. THIS
IS PROVIDED BY A S/W DROPPING S/SE ACROSS N MS/AL. THERE ALSO IS A
DECENT UPPER JET DIVING S AS WELL WHICH SHOULD PROVIDE AN EXTRA
BOOST TO THE STORMS.

AS FOR SPECIFICS...STORMS SHOULD MOVE SE/SSE. THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR
ANY STRONG/SVR STORMS LOOKS TO BE ALONG AND E OF I-55 AND S OF A
LEXINGTON TO MACON LINE. OUR CURRENT PROB HAZARDS SHOW THIS WELL.
THE BEST COMBINATION MAY OCCUR ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR EAST OF THE
METRO. HERE SFC HEATING AND TIMING OF THE ACTIVITY TO THE N DROPPING
SE MAY HIT THE BEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY/SHEAR. WE WILL SEE
HOW THAT WORKS OUT.

MAIN RISKS WILL BE PENNY-NICKEL HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS 60-70 MPH.
TIMING WILL BE FROM NOON TO 7 PM WITH A GENERAL N-S PROGRESSION.
/CME/

&&

.AVIATION...LIKE THE PAST COUPLE DAYS...THE MAIN FOCUS WILL BE
TRYING TO TIME/LOCATE THE CONVECTION TODAY. ACTIVITY ALREADY GOING
PRETTY GOOD FOR MORNING STANDARDS AND I EXPECT ONLY THIS ACTIVITY TO
EXPAND IN COVERAGE AND GROW STRONGER THROUGH THE MIDDAY AND
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE NORTHERN SECTIONS MAY BE DONE WITH ANY ACTIVITY
FIRST AND THE BEST ASCENT MOVES S OF THAT AREA FOR LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON. CENTRAL/SOUTH...MAINLY ALONG AND E OF I-55...WILL SEE
ACTIVITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOUR...POSSIBLY LASTING INTO EARLY
EVENING. ANY LOCATIONS THAT GET A SOLID STORM WILL SEE IFR/MVFR
CONDITIONS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

FOR MOST OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...PERIODS OF CLEAR SKIES WILL
OCCUR BUT THERE MAY BE SOME MID DECK EVOLVE TOWARD MORNING. A SITE
OR TWO MAY DROP TO MVFR VIS FOR A BRIEF TIME. OTHER THAN THAT...VFR
CONDITIONS LOOK TO PREVAIL.  /CME/

&&

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

JAN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
413 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
070915-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
413 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY THE
INTERSTATE 59 CORRIDOR. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE
THE MAIN RISK AS STORMS MOVE SOUTHEAST. ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO DIE
DOWN THIS EVENING AROUND SUNSET AS HEATING IS LOST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 TODAY...BUT OTHERWISE IS NOT EXPECTED
THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
610 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ030-031-033-061140-
CLAY MS-LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-
610 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE THIS MORNING...

A CLUSTER OF STRONG STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
STARKVILLE TO COLUMBUS AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AS THEY MOVE EAST AT 15 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CLAY...LOWNDES AND OKTIBBEHA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF COLUMBUS AND WEST POINT...SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

EEC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1118 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ036-061650-
HOLMES MS-
1118 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF EMORY AT 1118 AM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN HOLMES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME