Tornado Warning 14, NWS Jackson, MS

200 
WWUS54 KJAN 241321
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
821 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

MSC077-241330-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
LAWRENCE MS-
821 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3181 9000 3222 8953 3222 8933 3181 8933
      3180 8940 3173 8940 3163 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 1320Z 228DEG 60KT 3183 8980

$$

MSC031-065-127-129-241415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
COVINGTON MS-SMITH MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-SIMPSON MS-
821 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
SIMPSON...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...SMITH AND NORTHERN COVINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 820 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLEM MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MAGEE...SANATORIUM...MARTINVILLE AND MOUNT OLIVE BY 825 AM CDT...
  MIZE BY 830 AM CDT...
  WHITE OAK AND TAYLORSVILLE BY 835 AM CDT...
  RALEIGH AND BURNS BY 840 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE BY 845 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
BASEBALL HAIL.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 9000 3222 8953 3222 8933 3181 8933
      3180 8940 3173 8940 3163 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 1320Z 228DEG 60KT 3183 8980

$$

DHB

811 
WWUS54 KJAN 241330
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
830 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

MSC031-065-241340-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
COVINGTON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
830 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND NORTHERN
COVINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3178 8976 3188 8992 3222 8953 3222 8933
      3189 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1330Z 228DEG 60KT 3194 8965

$$

MSC127-129-241415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-
830 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
SIMPSON AND SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MAGEE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  WHITE OAK BY 835 AM CDT...
  RALEIGH AND BURNS BY 840 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE AND SYLVARENA BY 845 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3178 8976 3188 8992 3222 8953 3222 8933
      3189 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1330Z 228DEG 60KT 3194 8965

$$

DHB

884 
WWUS54 KJAN 241348
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
848 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

MSC127-241357-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
SIMPSON MS-
848 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN SIMPSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3181 8964 3205 8965 3222 8953 3222 8933
      3189 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 230DEG 44KT 3195 8959

$$

MSC129-241415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
SMITH MS-
848 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SMITH
COUNTY...

AT 847 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIZE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RALEIGH BY 855 AM CDT...
  SYLVARENA AND BURNS BY 900 AM CDT...
  PINEVILLE BY 905 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8964 3205 8965 3222 8953 3222 8933
      3189 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1347Z 230DEG 44KT 3195 8959

$$

DHB

175 
WWUS54 KJAN 241356
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
856 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

MSC129-241415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-100424T1415Z/
SMITH MS-
856 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SMITH
COUNTY...

AT 856 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RALEIGH MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PINEVILLE BY 905 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3196 8933 3190 8953 3209 8962 3222 8953
      3222 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1356Z 231DEG 49KT 3201 8947

$$

DHB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
415 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK LIKELY TODAY...

.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE ARKLAMISS REGION MAY
UNFORTUNATELY BE IN STORE FOR A BAD DAY AS THERE ARE MANY FACTORS
COMING TOGETHER THIS MORNING TO SUGGEST THE SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT
OF POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS. REGIONAL RADARS
(AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING) SHOW THUNDERSTORMS TO BE CLEAR OF THE
ARKLAMISS...WITH ISOLATED STORMS ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY AND A
POWERFUL THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX RACING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ARKLATEX.
A LARGE MASS OF THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ACROSS OUR AREA RIGHT NOW
WOULD BE A HELPFUL THING TO HELP KEEP LATER CONVECTION SOMEWHAT
TAME...BUT ALAS...THIS CONVECTION IS NOT TO BE FOUND RIGHT NOW.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC) HAS PLACED NEARLY THE ENTIRE
ARKLAMISS REGION IN A RARE HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
(ALTHOUGH A FEW COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MS ARE ONLY IN A MODERATE
RISK). A MODERATE RISK IS A RATHER OMINOUS FORECAST FROM THE
SPC...BUT A HIGH RISK IS GENERALLY ONLY ISSUED BY THEM A FEW TIMES A
YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
ARISE.

THE MAIN INGREDIENTS FOR A VOLATILE SETUP INCLUDE A STRENGTHENING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING A LITTLE TO OUR NORTHWEST...HIGH LOW
LEVEL AND DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR TO ORGANIZE AND ROTATE STORMS AND
AID IN TORNADOGENESIS...HIGH SURFACE MOISTURE WITH DPS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 70S...AND MODERATE TO HIGH INSTABILITY DUE TO THIS
MOISTURE AND STEEP ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATES ALOFT.

FORCING TO GET STORMS GOING THIS MORNING WILL COME FROM SUBTLE LIFT
IMPARTED BY AN INCOMING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES
PUSHING EAST FROM THIS MORNING ARKLATEX STORM COMPLEX...AND A LATER
HYBRID SURFACE TROUGH/WEAK FRONT PUSHING ACROSS FROM WEST TO EAST.
THE COMBINATION OF FORCING MECHANISMS WILL PROBABLY BE AMPLE ENOUGH
TO GET CONVECTION GOING EARLY IN AT LEAST NORTHWEST ZONES...WHICH
MAY LIMIT EXTREME SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL. BUT...AS YOU GO SOUTH
AND EAST THE FORCING MAY TEND TO BE MORE SUBTLE THIS MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING INSTABILITY TO BUILD AND MAKING
SUPERCELLS MODES MORE LIKELY. THERMAL CAPPING ABOVE THE BOUNDARY
LAYER MAY KEEP SUPERCELLS ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN NATURE FROM LATER
MORNING THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. AT THIS POINT WE ARE NOT
ANTICIPATING A SOLID SQUALL LINE TO "CLEAR THINGS OUT" TO END THE
EVENT...BUT A GRADUAL TOP-DOWN DRYING PROCESS MAY JUST GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SUPERCELL AND LINE SEGMENT COVERAGE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
AFTERNOON.

THE RISK OF EXPERIENCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL FROM ANY
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY HIGH TODAY...WITH THE TORNADO RISK VERY
REAL AND OMINOUS. IN ADDITION...THE VOLATILE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL GIVE AT LEAST A FEW STORMS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...AND
LONG-TRACKING STRONG TORNADOES. MESOSCALE ASSESSMENT THIS MORNING
SUGGESTS THAT POTENTIAL FOR THE WORST OF THE STORMS MIGHT BE HIGHEST
SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE FROM 11 AM THROUGH 4 PM...BUT I MUST
NOTE THAT A CONSIDERABLE RISK OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL EXIST IN ALL
AREAS BEGINNING THIS MORNING.

IT IS ALSO WORTH MENTIONING VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY
(PARTICULARLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20) AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS RECEIVING
HEAVY RAINS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES YESTERDAY WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
GETTING MORE HEAVY DOWNPOURS TODAY. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED TODAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A MACON...TO YAZOO
CITY...TO BASTROP LINE. /BB/

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH THE LARGE
NEARLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OVER THE OHIO
VALLEY SUNDAY...THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL NOT MAKE IT INTO OUR
CWA UNTIL MONDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THURSDAY
AND BRING NO LESS THAN THREE SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES ACROSS OUR CWA
BEFORE THURSDAY AS WELL. SUNDAY WILL BE WARM AND DRY WITH AFTERNOON
HIGHS NEAR NORMAL. THE FIRST IN THE SERIES OF SHORTWAVES IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY NIGHT THAT WILL HELP DROP THE WEAK COLD FRONT INTO OUR CWA
MONDAY. THE GFS WAS THE ONLY MODEL THAT PLACED LIGHT QPF OVER OUR
NORTHEAST ZONES SUNDAY NIGHT. DEEP MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN LIMITED
AND WL CUT POPS THEN. A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND
THE SLIGHTLY COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL HOLD
TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND
SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO DROP OVER OUR AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY AND HELP SUPPORT A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE 00Z
GFS...SREF AND ECMWF SQUEEZE OUT A LITTLE MORE PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS FRONT. WL CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS NORTH MONDAY NIGHT AND SHIFT
THE POPS TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY WITH THE FRONT. YET A THIRD SHORTWAVE
IS PROGGED TO PASS OVER OUR CWA TUESDAY NIGHT BUT SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE WORKING INTO OUR REGION AND THE SHORTWAVE WILL HAVE
LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. WL AGAIN CUT THE GFS GUIDANCE POPS
TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SURFACE AND ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OVER OUR CWA WEDNESDAY. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST OF OUR CWA
THURSDAY WHILE THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL BE SLOWER TO SHIFT
EAST. DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND WILL BE THE RESULT WEDNESDAY
INTO FRIDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW ANOTHER LARGE CLOSED LOW
NEARING THE FOUR CORNERS REGION FRIDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF BRINGS
RAIN BACK INTO OUR CWA FASTER THAN THE GFS FRIDAY BUT IS MUCH SLOWER
WITH THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
GFS IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ANOTHER POSSIBLE ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR
OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT WITH SUCH TIMING DIFFERENCES
WL HOLD OFF ANY MENTION IN THE HWO FOR NOW. /22/

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD IFR CEILINGS THIS MORNING SHOULD GRADUALLY
BECOME BROKEN AND LIFT TO THE MVFR RANGE BY 9 TO 10 AM WITH ANY VIS
REDUCTIONS (OUTSIDE OF RAIN) REMAINING MAINLY IN THE MVFR RANGE.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE AND GUST OVER 25
MPH IN MOST AREAS BY MID TO LATE MORNING WITH THUNDERSTORMS
GRADUALLY INCREASING IN COVERAGE. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE OF BEING SEVERE AND THUS CAPABLE OF LOTS OF
TURBULENCE...HAIL AND HIGH WINDS. EXPECT CONVECTION TO BE GRADUALLY
CLEARING OUT FROM WEST TO EAST FROM EASTERN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING WITH VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND LIGHTER WINDS. /BB/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       79  56  79  55 / 100  14   7  10
MERIDIAN      80  57  82  55 / 100  27   7  11
VICKSBURG     81  56  79  54 / 100  10   7  10
HATTIESBURG   82  58  84  56 /  84  23   7   8
NATCHEZ       81  56  79  55 /  93   6   7   8
GREENVILLE    79  59  78  54 / 100  13   8  13
GREENWOOD     76  57  78  54 / 100  15   9  13

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>042.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR MSZ018-019-025>052.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR LAZ007>009.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

50/22

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
502 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
251015-
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-
502 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SIGNIFICANT AND DANGEROUS OUTBREAK OF SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE FIRST
HALF OF THE DAY. THERE WILL EXIST A HIGH RISK OF TORNADOES...SOME
STRONG AND LONG TRACKED...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY STORM TO
PRODUCE GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...SOME EXCEEDING 75 MPH.

SCATTERED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG WITH SOME BOWING LINE
SEGMENTS...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THIS
MORNING AND TRANSITION EASTWARD THROUGH MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. THE
TIME FRAME WHERE MOST OF THE SEVERE STORMS WILL OCCUR LOOKS TO BE
BETWEEN 7 AM AND 2 PM. AFTER 2 PM...THERE WILL REMAIN A RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER...BUT THE THREAT WILL BECOME MORE ISOLATED AND FOCUSED
ALONG AND EAST OF I-55. ALL STORMS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF AREA BY 8 PM.

THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SEVERE STORMS LOOKS TO BE FOR AREAS NORTH
OF I-20...WITH AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20 SEEING MORE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED ACTIVITY. EVEN THOUGH THE COVERAGE OF STORMS APPEARS TO BE
LESS ACROSS THE SOUTH...THOSE STORMS MAY ACTUALLY BE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT. WHILE THE ENTIRE AREA HAS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
TORNADOES...AREAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ
TRACE LOOK TO HAVE THE GREATEST RISK FOR STRONG AND LONG TRACK
TORNADOES.

THERE ALSO EXISTS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING TODAY. THIS RISK
EXISTS FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A RAYVILLE TO YAZOO CITY TO
MACON LINE. THIS AREA RECEIVED POCKETS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN
FRIDAY AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GET ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH STORMS
TODAY.

AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES THIS MORNING...SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE
AND CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WINDY. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 WILL
SEE WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

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 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

CME

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
543 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

ARZ075-241105-
CHICOT AR-
543 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCMILLAN CORNER
AT 544 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN CHICOT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

CME

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
628 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0610 AM     HAIL             HAMBURG                 33.23N 91.80W
04/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   PUBLIC

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
728 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0630 AM     HAIL             7 NNE HAMBURG           33.32N 91.75W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0645 AM     TSTM WND GST     SUMRALL                 31.42N 89.55W
04/24/2010  E60.00 MPH       LAMAR              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
759 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0755 AM     HAIL             ROSEDALE                33.85N 91.03W
04/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
801 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0330 PM     HAIL             INVERNESS               33.35N 90.59W
04/23/2010  E1.75 INCH       SUNFLOWER          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW STONES UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE OBSERVED WITH NUMEROUS
            QUARTER SIZE STONES

&&

BRYANT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
803 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0802 AM     HAIL             GUNNISON                33.94N 90.95W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND

&&