Severe Thunderstorm Warning 615, NWS Jackson, MS

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WWUS54 KJAN 062003
SVSJAN

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

MSC051-062013-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0615.000000T0000Z-080706T2030Z/
HOLMES MS-
303 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR WEST CENTRAL HOLMES 
COUNTY...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS WEAKENED
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

LAT...LON 3297 9015 3303 9035 3307 9038 3315 9028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 322DEG 10KT 3303 9027

$$

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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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1248 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ038-061820-
WINSTON MS-
1248 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER WINSTON COUNTY AT 1248 PM CDT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

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 SOUTHWEST WINSTON COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
126 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ043-049-050-061855-
RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-MADISON MS-
126 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER EASTERN MADISON COUNTY AT 126 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

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 EASTERN MADISON...NORTHERN RANKIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ044-045-061910-
LEAKE MS-NESHOBA MS-
127 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

THERE WAS A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA
TO DIME SIZE HAIL OVER LEAKE AND NESHOBA COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY CAUSE WATER TO COLLECT IN LOW LYING AREAS.

PEOPLE IN LEAKE AND NESHOBA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
CARTHAGE...EDINBURG AND PHILADELPHIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
134 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ074-061920-
FORREST MS-
134 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
LOCATED OVER PETAL AT 134 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH. HEAVY
RAINFALL...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE WATER TO COLLECT IN
LOW LYING AREAS.

PEOPLE IN FORREST COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HATTIESBURG AND
PETAL...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
147 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ043-061915-
MADISON MS-
147 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF CANTON AT 147 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 11 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME.

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 CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
CANTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CME

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
230 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

MSZ065-073-062000-
COVINGTON MS-LAMAR MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
230 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF SUMRALL AT 230 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH. THE STORM MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH.
BRIEF DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE WATER TO COLLECT IN LOW LYING AREAS.

PEOPLE IN COVINGTON...JEFFERSON DAVIS AND LAMAR COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

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