River Flood Warning 87, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1004 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

.UPDATE...HAVE BOOSTED POPS AT MOST LOCATIONS FOR THE REST OF TODAY
AS A ROBUST UPSTREAM TSRA COMPLEX TRACKING SEWD JUST ON THE N SIDE OF
THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO THE ARKLATEX. HEAVY RAINS IN AT LEAST
ASHLEY...CHICOT AND MOREHOUSE ARE THE MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN WITH
SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE ON TOP OF SATURATED GROUNDS. FARTHER E...THE
LINGERING SHRA OVER HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR GENERALLY WEAKENING DURING
THE PAST 3 HOURS. 12Z NAM12 SUGGESTING THAT THE INCOMING COMPLEX WILL
SLIDE INTO W CENTRAL MS AND WEAKEN ALONG THE I-20 CORRIDOR SO WILL
NOT EXPAND FFA AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...WE ARE MAINTAINING HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL IN THIS PACKAGE WITH HIGHER POPS FOR THE AREA BETWEEN I-20
AND HIGHWAY 84 WHERE LOCALIZED 2-3 INCHES QUITE POSSIBLE.

HIGHS SHOULD REMAIN ALMOST AROUND 70 NORTH AND IN THE MID 80S SOUTH
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT MOST OF THE CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE THIS
EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVER SRN
MS. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE AN UNEXPECTED MCS FROM THE NW LATER
TONIGHT SO WILL HAVE TO KEEP WATCH FOR THAT POSSIBILITY./40/

REST OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE SURFACE HIGH TO THE NORTH WILL
CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT AND HELP PRODUCE A SOUTHEAST WIND
TUESDAY. THE STALLED BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN RETURNING NORTH AS A WEAK
WARM FRONT. THIS WARM FRONT WILL SERVE AS THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST POPS WILL BE CARRIED OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF./22/

LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...RATHER ZONAL FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WE SEE A SHORTWAVE BEGIN TO DIP FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION.  THIS WILL BRING A BOUNDARY
TOWARD THE ARKLAMISS REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS BOUNDARY IS
EXPECTED TO STALL NORTH OVER THE REGION SO THAT IT WILL NOT IMPACT
THE CWFA.  AS A RESULT THE AREA SHOULD BE RATHER QUIET ON WEDNESDAY.

BY THURSDAY THE BOUNDARY NORTH OF THE CWFA SHOULD BE PHASING OUT.
RETURN FLOW WILL EXIST OVER THE CWFA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WORK WEEK. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF SATURDAY IT LOOKS
LIKE THE AREA WILL SEE DIURNAL CONVECT EACH AFTERNOON...WITH
CONVECTION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY SATURDAY WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE OVER THE AREA.

THIS WEEKEND THE UPPER PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO MORE AMPLIFIED
IN NATURE. THIS WILL BRING A BROAD UPPER TROUGH TOWARD THE EASTERN
CONUS FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND.  THIS SHOULD BRING ANOTHER
BOUNDARY TOWARD THE ARKLAMISS REGION FOR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
TO ALLOW FOR CONVECTION OVER THE ARKLAMISS REGION DURING THIS TIME
PERIOD.  THE BOUNDARY AT THIS TIME LOOKS AS IF IT WILL MOVE OUT OF
THE CWFA BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH HIGH PRESSURE
MOVING INTO THE REGION.  TIMING AND DETAILS WITH THIS BOUNDARY ARE
RATHER UNCERTAIN AS THE ECMWF IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH GETTING THE
BOUNDARY OUT OF THE CWFA.  HAVE GENERALLY REMAINED WITH GUI FOR
NOW ON POPS FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WORK WEEK WILL CONTINUE TO BE WARM AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN AVERAGE. TOWARD THE WEEKEND TEMPERATURES WILL
BE A LITTLE COOLER WITH CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP EXPECTED AS THE
BOUNDARY IS MOVING THROUGH THE CWFA.  OVERALL HAVE REMAINED
RELATIVELY CLOSE TO GUI FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE EXTENDED. /14/

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED OVER THE
CWFA...WITH POCKETS OF IFR CONDITIONS N AND W WITH RAINFALL. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST SPOTS IN
THE S AS THE STORMS SPREAD TOWARD THE SE FROM NRN LA. CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING FROM N TO S AS THE COMPLEX OF STORMS BEGINS
MOVING OFF OR DISSIPATING IN SERN MS 01-04Z. STRATUS IS ONCE AGAIN
LIKELY EARLY ON TUESDAY AND THIS WILL BRING IFR CONDITIONS TO MUCH
OF THE AREA...MOSTLY AS 1-2K FOOT CEILINGS./40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       78  62  82  68 /  93  41  46  11
MERIDIAN      78  62  82  65 /  89  37  55  23
VICKSBURG     77  63  84  68 /  93  40  38   7
HATTIESBURG   85  66  86  68 /  64  28  40  17
NATCHEZ       82  64  84  68 /  68  29  21  11
GREENVILLE    71  61  79  67 /  97  36  54  17
GREENWOOD     73  59  79  67 /  94  35  57  25

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-
     025>029-032-034>036-040>042.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-
     016-023.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
551 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>042-121100-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-
LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-
WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
551 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING AND RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADS AND MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS. THIS AFTERNOON STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
MAY DEVELOP WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES AND LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ043>066-072>074-121100-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-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-
551 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE TWENTY WILL COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A MOIST
UNSTABLE AIRMASS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING AFTER SUNSET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

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
540 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

LAZ007-008-111140-
MOREHOUSE LA-WEST CARROLL LA-
540 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER JONES AT 540 AM CDT...MOVING EAST
AT 30 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN WEST CARROLL AND NORTHEASTERN MOREHOUSE PARISHES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CAW

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
611 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

LAZ009-MSZ040-111210-
EAST CARROLL LA-ISSAQUENA MS-
611 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF LAKE PROVIDENCE AT 612
AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL ISSAQUENA COUNTY...AND CENTRAL EAST CARROLL PARISH
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

CAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
850 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

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

0948 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 E LAUREL              31.69N 89.04W
05/10/2009                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES REPORTED DOWN. ONE MOBILE HOME HAD
            MAJOR DAMAGE. ONE HOME HAD MAJOR DAMAGE...AND POSSIBLY
            DESTROYED. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED AROUND THE TUCKERS
            CROSSING COMMUNITY.

&&

CME

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
942 AM CDT MON MAY 11 2009

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

0800 AM     FLOOD            EUDORA                  33.12N 91.26W
05/11/2009                   CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOME 80 RDS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE FLOODED. PERSISTANT
            RAINS OVER THE PAST WEEK HAVE PRODUCED WIDESPREAD 4 TO 6
            INCHES AND THE WATER HAS NO WHERE TO DRAIN.

&&

CME