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Tornado Warning 134, NWS Jackson, MS

May 2, 2008Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2008, 7:19 PM CDT for Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 56 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 2, 2008, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
Expired: May 2, 2008, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 2, 7:34 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Bastrop, LA	REPORTED THROUGH NE LA SKYWARN.
May 2, 7:38 PM CDT	HAIL 1	2 Se Bastrop, LA
May 2, 8:01 PM CDT	TORNADO 0	3 Nw Mer Rouge, LA	TORNADO VIDEO CONFIRMS A TOUCHDOWN. TREES AND LIMB DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND ONE FIELD HAD TALL GRASS FLATTEND ALONG THE PATH. PATH LENGTH WAS 3.5 MILES. MAX PATH WIDTH WAS AROUND 50 YARDS. MAX WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 80 MPH. RATED EF0.
May 2, 8:02 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 Nnw Mer Rouge, LA	TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG COOPER LAKE ROAD. RELAYED THROUGH HAM RADIO. LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH TORNADO REPORTED IN AREA.
May 2, 8:04 PM CDT	TORNADO	5 N Mer Rouge, LA	TORNADO ON THE GROUND 5 MILES NORTH OF MER ROUGE.
May 2, 8:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Bastrop, LA	TREES DOWN ON NORTHWEST CITY LIMITS
May 2, 8:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Galion, LA
May 2, 8:13 PM CDT	TORNADO	Galion, LA	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND THE GALION COMMUNITY HEADING NE TOWARD BONITA.
May 2, 8:13 PM CDT	TORNADO	Galion, LA	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND THE GALION COMMUNITY HEADING NE TOWARD BONITA. SPOTTERS REPORTED THE TORNADO WAS MULTIPLE VORTEX.
May 2, 8:15 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	Bonita, LA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 42 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 2, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 308 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 030019
TORJAN
LAC067-123-030115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0134.080503T0019Z-080503T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
719 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BASTROP...
  NORTHERN WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 719 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES        
  SOUTHWEST OF BASTROP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BASTROP BY 745 PM CDT...
  GALION BY 810 PM CDT...
  6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOODWILL BY 815 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3259 9194 3265 9192 3270 9198 3270 9202
      3275 9206 3301 9151 3280 9133 3267 9163
      3253 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 237DEG 22KT 3263 9200

$$

GARRETT

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 030032
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
732 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

LAC067-123-030115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0134.000000T0000Z-080503T0115Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
732 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WEST CARROLL AND MOREHOUSE PARISHES...

AT 732 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLINSTON...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF BASTROP...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  COLLINSTON BY 740 PM CDT...
  BASTROP BY 745 PM CDT...
  MER ROUGE BY 755 PM CDT...
  GALION BY 810 PM CDT...
  BONITA AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF GOODWILL BY 815 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3259 9194 3265 9192 3270 9198 3270 9202
      3275 9206 3301 9151 3280 9133 3267 9163
      3253 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 231DEG 22KT 3269 9194

$$

GARRETT

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 030042
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
742 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

LAC067-123-030115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0134.000000T0000Z-080503T0115Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
742 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WEST CARROLL AND MOREHOUSE PARISHES...

AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BASTROP...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MER ROUGE BY 755 PM CDT...
  GALION BY 810 PM CDT...
  BONITA BY 815 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3259 9194 3265 9192 3270 9198 3270 9202
      3275 9206 3301 9151 3280 9133 3267 9163
      3253 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 229DEG 23KT 3275 9189

$$

GARRETT

000 
WWUS54 KJAN 030059
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
759 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

LAC067-123-030115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0134.000000T0000Z-080503T0115Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
759 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
WEST CARROLL AND MOREHOUSE PARISHES...

AT 759 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MER ROUGE...OR NEAR BASTROP...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GALION AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BONITA BY 815 PM CDT...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3275 9205 3277 9202 3278 9199 3301 9151
      3280 9133 3268 9163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 219DEG 19KT 3282 9183

$$

GARRETT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 2, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
527 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...ALL FORMS OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...

.UPDATE...FORECAST UPDATED TO INCLUDE TORNADO WATCH 253 AND TORNADO
WATCH 254...BOTH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM...344 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008 INTERESTING EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT SETTING UP FOR THE ARKLAMISS. STILL EXPECT WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER WITH ALL MODES POSSIBLE. SCT TO NUMEROUS SHRA AND
TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS SWRN MS AND NERN LA ON THE EDGE OF THE
H85 THETA E TONGUE. WITH THE LACK OF STRONG UPPER LEVEL FORCING
THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO PULSE UP AND DOWN. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO WANE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET. AT THE SAME
TIME THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN TO FILL IN WITH CONVECTION AS UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT MOVES TOWARDS THE CWA. FROM ABOUT 22Z TO 05Z THERE
WILL BE AN AXIS OF HIGHER INSTABILITY AND OTHER
PARAMETERS(EHI/VGP/0-1 HELICITY) ACROSS THE DELTA THAT SUGGEST AN
ENHANCED RISK FOR TORNADOES.

THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE
CONCERN. BY 02Z THE COLD FRONT BE APPROACHING THE NW CWA WHILE AT
THE SAME TIME THE NEXT MUCH STRONGER MID LEVEL IMPULSE WILL BE
MOVING TOWARDS THE LOWER MS VALLEY. THIS WILL GET TSRA TO BECOME
MORE NUMEROUS ALONG AND POSSIBLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THESE STORMS
SHOULD BECOME SEVERE QUICKLY. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY
SOUTHEAST WITH CONVECTION LIKELY FILLING IN ALONG IT WITH TIME. MID
LEVEL WINDS START TO BECOME MORE AND MORE PARALLEL TO THE FRONT AND
THIS WILL REALLY GET THE FRONT TO HANG UP ACROSS OUR WRN AND CENTRAL
ZONES.  THIS IS GOING TO BRING A RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THESE AREAS AND WITH THAT WE WILL ISSUE A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SWRD AND SHOULD FINALLY
PUSH THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY MIDDAY TOMORROW.

AS FOR THE SEVERE RISK. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES(SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG) WILL BE ACROSS THE DELTA WHERE THE COMBINATION OF
INSTABILITY... SHEAR...AND FORCING WILL BE THE GREATEST. THAT SAID
ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA
ENDING FROM NW TO SE. FOR THE METRO THE WORSE SHOULD APPROACH THE
AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND A FEW HOURS AFTER 06Z. IF
CONVECTION DOES CONGEAL INTO A LINE THEN THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL
GO DOWN WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY
CONCERN. AS SHRA AND TSRA PUSH SE THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL
LESSEN WITH SE AROUND HATTIESBURG HAVING THE LOWEST PROBABILITY.

CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW MORNING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE SE EARLY. OTHER THAN THAT MOST OF THE
CONVECTION SHOULD BE OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY. THERE MAY BE A FEW
LINGERING SHRA INTO THE AFTERNOON HRS ACROSS THE EXTREME SE. /CAB/

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH AND
OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA...LOOK FOR SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRIER
AIR TO BEGIN FILTERING IN FROM THE NORTH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION.  CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE DECREASE
THROUGH THIS TIME FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...WITH MOST OF THE
CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE CWA BY SUNRISE SUNDAY
MORNING.  SOME SMALL POPS WILL REMAIN DOWN IN THE SOUTHEAST AS A
RESULT OF SOME LIGHT POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS/DRIZZLE...BUT THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE RAIN FREE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
/19/

SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
FIRMLY OVER THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL DURING THE DAY AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY...MOISTURE BEGINS TO FEED BACK
INTO THE REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS ALLOWING A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES TO CROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO MOVE
OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TOWARD THE REGION THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY...CONTINUING THE RAIN CHANCES FOR THE CWA. /28/

&&

.AVIATION...MAIN CONCERN IS CONVECTION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN A
LITTLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION CEILINGS
AND VISBIES SHOULD BE IN VFR STATUS. AS CONVECTION MOVES OVERHEAD
ESPECIALLY OVER THE NW CEILINGS AND VISBIES COULD PLUMMET. THERE
WILL ALSO BE THE RISK OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN A FEW
TORNADOES. FURTHER SE THE SEVERE RISK WILL DECREASE BUT WILL STILL
BE POSSIBLE. CEILINGS AND VISBIES COULD BE IN IFR STATUS FOR QUITE
SOME TIME ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR AS THE FRONT LOOKS TO HANG UP. THE
OTHER ISSUE WILL BE A WIND SHIFT ACROSS THE NORTH WITH WINDS VEERING
AROUND TO THE NW AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. /CAB/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       64  79  52  77 /  94  42   0   0
MERIDIAN      64  78  50  78 /  83  57   3   0
VICKSBURG     62  78  53  79 /  89  34   0   0
HATTIESBURG   66  79  55  82 /  62  73  14   0
NATCHEZ       66  77  55  77 /  96  34   0   0
GREENVILLE    56  73  50  75 /  88  17   0   0
GREENWOOD     62  76  51  75 /  93  24   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ026>033-
     036>039-042>066-072>074.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
MSZ018-019-025-034-     035-040-041.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR MSZ040>066-072>074.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ015-016-
     023>026.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING FOR LAZ009-016-023>026.

AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION: CAB
LONG TERM: 19/28

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 4:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
031145-
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-
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM
WINNSBORO...TO CANTON...TO EUPORA. TORNADOES...A FEW OF WHICH COULD
BE STRONG...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER
OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY THROUGH SUNSET AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA.

THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS A BAND OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY EXTENDING ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS
TOWARD THE ARKLATEX REGION SHIFTS EAST AND SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST
SECTIONS OF THE AREA AFTER 6 PM. NUMEROUS TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...AND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
QUITE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS COULD
OCCUR WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.

THE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST
OF MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL
NOT BE QUITE AS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AS IN AREAS FARTHER
NORTHWEST...THEY WILL STILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR SEVERE STORMS. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

THE ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION BY MID TO LATE
MORNING SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN ABOUT AN HOURS TIME TONIGHT. OF
THE GREATEST CONCERN WILL BE THAT AS THE COMPLEX OF STORMS SAGS
SOUTH TONIGHT IT MAY BECOME SLOW MOVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR...AND THIS COULD RESULT IN
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

OTHERWISE...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 WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY.

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

08

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 3:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
335 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

MSZ018-019-022120-
BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-
335 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM IN BOLIVAR COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOUND BAYOU AT
335 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 34 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BOLIVAR AND SUNFLOWER COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
SHELBY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

BYB

Special weather statement, May 2, 4:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

MSZ055-063-064-022145-
LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-SIMPSON MS-
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HAIL IN LAWRENCE COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WANILLA AT 400 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAWRENCE AND SIMPSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF MAGEE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

BYB

Local storm report, May 2, 6:43 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
643 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

0624 PM     HAIL             5 W PORTLAND            33.25N 91.59W
05/02/2008  E0.75 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Local storm report, May 2, 6:57 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
657 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

0630 PM     HAIL             3 W MONTROSE            33.30N 91.55W
05/02/2008  E1.00 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HWY 82 IN THEBES.

&&

CLB

Local storm report, May 2, 7:02 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
702 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

0647 PM     TORNADO          6 NE MONTROSE           33.36N 91.43W
05/02/2008                   CHICOT             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND. REPORT FROM ARK STATE
            POLICE RELEAYED FROM WFO LITTLE ROCK.

&&

Local storm report, May 2, 7:14 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
714 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2008

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

0645 PM     TORNADO          3 E MONTROSE            33.30N 91.45W
05/02/2008                   CHICOT             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED TORNADO ON GROUND ON HWY 82 BETWEEN MONTROSE AND
            LAKE VILLAGE

0700 PM     TORNADO          6 N LAKE VILLAGE        33.41N 91.28W
05/02/2008                   CHICOT             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED TORNADO ON GROUND

0706 PM     TORNADO          MCMILLAN CORNER         33.39N 91.31W
05/02/2008                   CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPOTTERS TRACKING LARGE TORNADO ON GROUND.

&&

JFAIRLY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	44 min
May 2, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	JAN	Morehouse	45 min
May 2, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	67 min
May 2, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	32 min
May 2, 11:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll	40 min
May 3, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, West Carroll	27 min
May 3, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, West Carroll	45 min
May 3, 12:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison, Richland	59 min
May 3, 1:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Madison, Richland, West Carroll	38 min
May 3, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	52 min
May 3, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas	46 min
May 3, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Tensas	39 min
May 3, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	48 min
May 3, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Tensas	44 min
May 3, 2:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Tensas	40 min
May 3, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Concordia	52 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.