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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Jackson, MS

January 1, 20115 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 1, 2011, 4:21 AM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2011, 4:21 AM CST (10:21 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2011, 5:11 AM CST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Covington County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Smith County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:25 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 1, 3:10 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2011-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1298 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2011-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 329 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1298 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
483 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
345 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
11.8

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The text

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

996 
WUUS54 KJAN 011021
SVRJAN
MSC031-061-065-067-129-011130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0022.110101T1021Z-110101T1130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
421 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SMITH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF STRINGER...
  EASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLLINS...
  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAUREL...ELLISVILLE...

* UNTIL 530 AM CST

* AT 421 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLINS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  TAYLORSVILLE...TUCKERS CROSSING...MOSS...BAY SPRINGS...MILL CREEK
  AND SANDERSVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS
A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3162 8982 3205 8926 3186 8894 3180 8892
      3161 8893 3144 8969
TIME...MOT...LOC 1021Z 231DEG 40KT 3161 8962

$$

COHEN
2 follow-up statements
870 
WWUS54 KJAN 011025
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

MSC065-011036-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110101T1130Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
425 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3161 8893 3147 8958 3151 8958 3155 8960
      3158 8969 3161 8973 3162 8975 3167 8975
      3205 8926 3186 8894 3180 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 231DEG 40KT 3165 8957

$$

MSC031-061-067-129-011130-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110101T1130Z/
COVINGTON MS-JONES MS-SMITH MS-JASPER MS-
425 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN SMITH...JONES AND COVINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 426 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLINS MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TAYLORSVILLE...ELLISVILLE...SOSO...TUCKERS CROSSING...LAUREL...
STRINGER...MOSS...BAY SPRINGS...MILL CREEK AND SANDERSVILLE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS
A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

&&

LAT...LON 3161 8893 3147 8958 3151 8958 3155 8960
      3158 8969 3161 8973 3162 8975 3167 8975
      3205 8926 3186 8894 3180 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 231DEG 40KT 3165 8957

$$

COHEN
436 
WWUS54 KJAN 011111
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
511 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

MSC031-061-067-129-011120-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110101T1130Z/
COVINGTON MS-JONES MS-SMITH MS-JASPER MS-
511 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN
SMITH...JONES AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

LAT...LON 3161 8893 3147 8958 3151 8958 3155 8960
      3158 8969 3161 8973 3162 8975 3167 8975
      3205 8926 3186 8894 3180 8892
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 231DEG 40KT 3196 8912

$$

COHEN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 31, 4:04 PM CST, 12 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 4:04 PM CST, 12 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
404 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

..SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT...

.UPDATE...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED TORNADO
WATCH NUMBER 773 COVERING THE ENTIRE CWA UNTIL 11 PM. THIS WATCH ALSO
REPLACES THE PREVIOUS WATCH IN EFFECT. DESTABILIZATION CONTINUES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AS THE LOW-LEVEL MOIST AXIS EXPANDS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG DEEP-LAYER AND LOW-LEVEL SHEAR
WILL SUPPORT TORNADIC SUPERCELLS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE CWA...WITH QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS ALSO CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS. /COHEN/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010/

TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS RAMPING UP ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. OVERALL...NWP GUIDANCE HAS BEEN UNDERCUTTING THE
DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION FOR TODAY...BASED ON COMPARISON TO LATEST
OBSERVATIONS AND RUC ANALYSIS OUTPUT. THE SPECIAL 31/18Z KJAN RAOB
SOUNDING ALREADY SHOWS MUCH OF THE CAPPING INVERSION FROM THIS
MORNING HAVING BEEN ERODED IN RESPONSE TO COOLING IN THE 800-700-MB
LAYER AND SOME SURFACE HEATING. AROUND 600 J/KG OF SBCAPE WAS NOTED
IN THIS SOUNDING...WITH AROUND 30 J/KG OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION. THIS
IS SHOWN IN THE LATEST RUC MESO-ANALYSIS...WHICH INDICATES A BROAD
ZONE OF POSITIVE BUOYANCY EXTENDING FROM EAST TEXAS ACROSS LOUISIANA
AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND FURTHER EAST TOWARD THE I-55 CORRIDOR. IN
THIS REGION...LITTLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION IS NOTED...WITH SBCAPE
VALUES RANGING FROM 1000-2000 J/KG ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. THIS BUOYANCY IS BEING SUPPORTED
BY UNSEASONABLY MOIST SURFACE DEWPOINTS ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE 60S
ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE CWA...WITH READINGS INTO THE
LOWER 70S ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE NAM APPEARS TO BEST
INITIALIZE THIS MODERATE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY...AND IS ALSO THE MOST
UNSTABLE MODEL.

AS FOR THE KINEMATICS...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID-LEVEL FLOW ATOP OF
THE MOISTURE/INSTABILITY WEDGE BUILDING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY REGION IS CHARACTERIZED BY H5 SPEEDS OF 50-60 KT. THIS IS
SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR MAGNITUDES OF 50-60 KT IN THIS
REGION...WHERE THE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE PARAMETER RANGES FROM 20-30
AND THE SUPERCELL COMPOSITE PARAMETER RANGES FROM 6-12...WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST. THESE PARAMETERS CONTINUE
TO SUPPORT A MULTI-MODAL CONVECTION OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...WHERE
CONVECTION HAS EXHIBITED BOTH SUPERCELLULAR AND MULTICELLULAR
CHARACTERISTICS. THE LACK OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION HAS MOSTLY KEPT
THE CONVECTION FROM REMAINING DISCRETE...THOUGH INDIVIDUAL UPDRAFTS
APPEAR TO BE SPATIALLY SEPARATED SUFFICIENTLY FOR LITTLE
OBSTRUCTION TO MOIST/UNSTABLE INFLOW. THUS...CONVECTION HAS MADE
SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT DEEPER ROTATION. UPON COORDINATION WITH THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 772 HAS BEEN
EXPANDED NORTHWARD ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE JACKSON METRO AREA BASED ON THE SPATIAL EXPANSION OF THE
GREATER INSTABILITY AND PERSISTENTLY STRONG LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR.

HOWEVER...AS WE HEAD LATER INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...DEEP-LAYER Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO
EAST AHEAD OF A LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE
MID-SECTION OF THE CONUS. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDS
FROM CENTRAL ARKANSAS ACROSS NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INTO SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...AND IS FORECAST TO PROGRESS EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH
THE NORTHWEST CWA AROUND 6 PM. AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION...IT WILL DECELERATE AS IT APPROACHES DEEP-LAYER RIDGING
ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CONUS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...CONTINUED
MOISTURE ADVECTION AND DESTABILIZATION WILL MAINTAIN A ZONE OF
MODERATE INSTABILITY...WHERE STRONG DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WILL PERSIST.
0-1 KM STORM-RELATIVE HELICITY VALUES THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 150-300 M2/S2...WHICH WILL SUPPORT STRONG LOW-LEVEL
ROTATION WITH ANY PREFRONTAL DISCRETE CONVECTION OR ANY QUASI-LINEAR
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM THAT EVOLVES NEAR THE COLD FRONT. AS
SUCH...TORNADOES...SOME STRONG...WILL REMAIN A DEFINITE CONCERN
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS OF
60-80 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. LOCAL HIGH-RES WRF
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPERCELLS...BOWING LINE
SEGMENTS...AND MULTICELLULAR CONVECTION ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH
THE ATTENDANT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

AS THE BOUNDARY SLOWS DOWN...AND MOISTURE POOLS NORTHWARD AHEAD OF
IT...THE POTENTIAL FOR TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL INCREASE AS
CONVECTIVE TRAINING EVOLVES THROUGH THE NIGHT. MODELS INDICATE QPF
AMOUNTS ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ
TRACE PARKWAY...WHERE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT.
RAINFALL TOTALS COULD REACH 6 INCHES...AS PWAT VALUES REACH THE
90-95 PERCENTILE RANGE...WITH A DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE CONNECTION.

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ON NEW YEARS DAY...AS DRIER AND COLDER AIR FILTER INTO THE
REGION. AS FOR OTHER FORECAST MATTERS...POPS TODAY AND TONIGHT WERE
RAISED WELL ABOVE MAV GUIDANCE BASED ON LATEST SREF AND HIGH-RES WRF
RUNS. TEMPS TONIGHT WERE INCREASED ABOVE MAV GUIDANCE GIVEN THAT
SLOWER FRONTAL MOTION IS EXPECTED COMPARED TO THAT DEPICTED BY THE
GFS.

EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON TODAY INTO TONIGHT...AS THIS
SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT
SEVERE WEATHER DURING THIS NEW YEARS EVE. /COHEN/ALLEN/

SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...MODELS HAVE COME IN DRIER
FOR THE LONG TERM BUT AGREE THAT RAIN CHANCES WILL RETURN TO THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY TUESDAY. COME SUNDAY MORNING MODELS AGREE THAT
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION WILL BE WELL SOUTH OF OUR
AREA. THE AXIS OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL STILL BE WEST OF OUR
CWA AND A 1030MB+ SURFACE HIGH IS PROGGED TO BE CENTERED NEAR THE
RED RIVER VALLEY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WILL SHIFT EAST OF OUR
CWA DURING THE DAY AND THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST AND BECOME
CENTERED OVER THE ARKLAMISS BY SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WILL SETUP WHAT
IS EXPECTED TO BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE PERIOD. UNDER NEAR FULL
RADIATIONAL COOLING OF OUR COOL DRY AIRMASS MONDAY MORNING LOWS WILL
BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 20S AT MOST LOCATIONS. NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALOFT
IS EXPECTED OVER OUR REGION MONDAY AND THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT
EAST OF OUR CWA AND TO THE CAROLINAS BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE BEGINNING OF A SLOW MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES FOR US. BY
TUESDAY THOUGH ANOTHER CLOSED LOW WILL HAVE DEVELOPED OVER JUST OFF
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL RESULT IN OUR FLOW ALOFT
BACKING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BRING A SERIES OF SUBTLE DISTURBANCES
ACROSS OUR REGION. ONE SUCH DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO HELP DEVELOP
A WAVE ALONG THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE GULF COAST. BOTH THE
GFS AND ECMWF SHOW LIGHT RAIN TRYING TO SPREAD NORTH INTO OUR
SOUTHERN ZONES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAV GUIDANCE CAME IN A
LITTLE TOO HIGH OVER OUR NORTHERN ZONES SO HAVE CUT POPS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF TUESDAY. AS THE DISTURBANCE PASSES ALL PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO END BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE SURFACE HIGH TO OUR EAST
WILL DRIFT SOUTH OVER FLORIDA WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A LIGHT RETURN
FLOW OVER OUR CWA. THE OLD STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE GULF
COAST WILL BEGIN DRIFTING NORTH. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN IN THE SOUTHERN MOST ZONES WEDNESDAY BUT MOST OF THE AREA
WILL BE DRY AND SEE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BACK IN THE 60S. BOTH
THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW ANOTHER MORE POTENT SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. THE
CLOSED LOW OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AS WELL. THE CLOSED LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING EAST THROUGH FRIDAY AND OPEN UP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AT
THE SAME TIME A COUPLE OF NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVES WILL COME INTO
PHASE OVER THE PLAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND HELP DEEPEN A TROUGH THAT
WILL SEND COOL DRY AIR OUR WAY FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY. THE GFS
SHIFTS THE BULK OF THE PCPN SOUTH OF OUR CWA FRIDAY WHILE THE ECMWF
SHOWS SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
OUR CWA. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE WETTER SCENARIO FOR NOW. /22/

&&

.AVIATION...

BROKEN CEILINGS MOSTLY 1-3K FEET ALONG WITH GUSTY SSE
FLOW UP TO 24KTS WILL KEEP MVFR CONDITIONS AND LOWER GOING AHEAD OF
FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE W. SCATTERED SHRA/ISOLATED TSRA
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE 20-06Z WITH A FEW SEVERE TSRA GETTING MORE
LIKELY(INCL WIND GUSTS OF 60-70KTS). OTHERWISE...IFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED CONTROL TONIGHT WITH FRONT ITSELF CROSSING MS RIVER
00-03Z...I-55 AXIS 03-06Z...THEN I-59 AXIS 07-11Z. CONDITIONS SHOULD
STEADILY IMPROVE TO MVFR CEILINGS ABOUT 2-3HRS BEHIND THE FRONT AND
THEN VFR BY ABOUT 15-18Z SATURDAY./40/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       56  60  34  54 / 100  58  14   3
MERIDIAN      62  65  34  55 / 100  83  23   4
VICKSBURG     50  61  31  54 /  94  43  13   3
HATTIESBURG   62  67  40  59 / 100  77  24   8
NATCHEZ       54  59  35  54 / 100  43  14   5
GREENVILLE    48  58  30  49 /  76  36  13   2
GREENWOOD     50  59  30  51 / 100  49  13   2

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MSZ031-038-039-
     043>046-048>066-072>074.

LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

COHEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 3:15 PM CST, 13 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
315 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
012200-
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-
315 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT IN THE
UNSEASONABLY WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT. ONE OR MORE LINES OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO ORGANIZE
NEAR THE FRONT AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL BECOME POSSIBLE TONIGHT IF
THESE LINES OF STORMS DEVELOP.

TORNADOES...INCLUDING A FEW STRONG TORNADOES...DAMAGING STRAIGHT-
LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH...QUARTER-SIZE HAIL...ALONG WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY...WHERE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 6
INCHES...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS REGION.

SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ANY TIME FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD...SIGNIFICANT
SEVERE WEATHER AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MONRING.

.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 IS NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

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

COHEN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 1, 3:44 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
344 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MACON                   33.11N 88.56W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RDS UNDER WATER IN TOWN...SEVERAL CARS STALLED.

&&
Local storm report, Jan 1, 3:48 AM CST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
348 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

0229 AM     TORNADO          6 ESE MACON             33.08N 88.47W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** A DAIRY FARM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED WITH
            MOST OF THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. 1 MOBILE HOME WAS
            DESTROYED. DAMAGE OCCURRED ON PAULETTE RD NEAR HWY 14.

&&
Local storm report, Jan 1, 3:51 AM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
351 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

0302 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MANIFEST                31.71N 91.96W
12/31/2010                   CATAHOULA          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES DOWN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 126 NEAR ANEWELL AND
            MANIFEST AREA.

0320 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S SOMERSET            32.15N 91.24W
12/31/2010  E60.00 MPH       TENSAS             LA   STORM CHASER

            STORM CHASERS ENCOUNTERED RFD WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60-65
            MPH NORTH OF NEWELLTON ALONG US HIGHWAY 65.

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     9 SW HAZLEHURST         31.77N 90.50W
12/31/2010                   COPIAH             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010                   WARREN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME ON BEARING STREET.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010                   WARREN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE DOWN ACROSS INTERSTATE 20 AT EXIT 5

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010                   WARREN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN ON WARRIORS TRAIL NEAR HIGHWAY
            27.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010                   WARREN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN AND POWER IS OUT IN THE WALMART AREA

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DENTVILLE               31.96N 90.56W
12/31/2010                   COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A COUPLE TREES DOWN ALONG JACK RD.

0424 PM     HAIL             VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010  E0.75 INCH       WARREN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            ALONG HIGHWAY 61 NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20

0425 PM     FLASH FLOOD      VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/31/2010                   WARREN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN VICKSBURG

0449 PM     TORNADO          1 N TERRY               32.12N 90.30W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO CROSSING INTERSTATE 55 NEAR WYNNDALE ROAD. LOTS
            OF DEBRIS REPORTED.

0500 PM     TORNADO          6 N TERRY               32.19N 90.30W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER FLASHES REPORTED AND POWER IS OUT EVERWHERE IN
            BYRAM. ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS REPORTED BY THE SPOTTER.

0510 PM     TORNADO          6 N TERRY               32.19N 90.30W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL SIGNS BLOW DOWN...POWER POLES BLOWN OVER...A WALL
            OF A BUSINESS COLLAPSED AND OTHER MINOR STRUCTUAL DAMAGE.
            THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED IN BYRAM.

0510 PM     TORNADO          6 N TERRY               32.19N 90.30W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRUCKS JACK-KNIFED AND TREES AND BILLBOARDS DOWN.
            BUILDINGS DAMAGED. STILL SEEING POWER FLASHES.

0510 PM     TORNADO          RICHLAND                32.23N 90.17W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            RICHLAND PD REPORTS POWER LINES DOWNED. RELAYED BY
            BROADCAST MEDIA.

0510 PM     TORNADO          PEARL                   32.27N 90.11W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. DAMAGE TO MOVIE THEATER ROOF.
            OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED IN RANKIN COUNTY BUT DETAILS
            SKETCHY AT THIS POINT.

0512 PM     TORNADO          PEARL                   32.27N 90.11W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROOF DAMAGE TO KROGER STORE REPORTED BY TELEVISION
            STATION

0515 PM     TORNADO          PEARL                   32.27N 90.11W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED AROUND PEARL. SOME
            TREES WERE BLOWN INTO STRUCTURES...CAUSING DAMAGE.

0522 PM     TORNADO          1 S RICHLAND            32.22N 90.17W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER FLASHES REPORTED AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON INTERSTATE
            20 AT EXIT 50

0522 PM     TSTM WND GST     FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
12/31/2010  E58.00 MPH       RANKIN             MS   ASOS

            WIND GUSTED TO 58 MPH AT THE JACKSON AIRPORT

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W BRANDON             32.29N 90.07W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG OLD BRANDON RD. LARGE LIMBS WERE
            DOWNED ALONG AIRPORT RD.

0525 PM     TORNADO          FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF AIRPORT ROAD

0530 PM     TORNADO          FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER FLASHES REPORTED NEAR CASTLEWOODS SUBDIVISON

0535 PM     HAIL             FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
12/31/2010  E1.00 INCH       RANKIN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0545 PM     HEAVY RAIN       STAR                    32.09N 90.05W
12/31/2010  E2.00 INCH       RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN WERE OBSERVED.

0545 PM     TSTM WND GST     STAR                    32.09N 90.05W
12/31/2010  E60.00 MPH       RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60-65MPH. NUMEROUS LIMBS WERE
            DOWNED.

0548 PM     TORNADO          6 N TERRY               32.19N 90.30W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS THAT INTERSTATE 55 NEAR BYRAM IS
            CLOSED AND TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED AROUND THAT AREA.

0625 PM     HEAVY RAIN       FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
12/31/2010  M2.54 INCH       RANKIN             MS   CO-OP OBSERVER

            REPORTED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER IN FLORENCE.

0633 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WNW BRANDON           32.29N 90.04W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS CROSSGATES BOULEVARD IN WEST
            BRANDON.

0642 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
12/31/2010                   HINDS              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF JACKSON. MULTIPLE
            REPORTS OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN VEHICLES.

0649 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NNW BRANDON           32.33N 90.02W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG RIVER BEND DR ON THE
            NORTH SIDE OF BRANDON.

0656 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N BRANDON             32.30N 90.01W
12/31/2010                   RANKIN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
            LUCKNEY RD AND CAINE CIR.

0700 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  32.49N 89.43W
12/31/2010  E50.00 MPH       SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 21.

0700 PM     HAIL             4 N FOREST              32.41N 89.47W
12/31/2010  E1.75 INCH       SCOTT              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

0730 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE PROSPECT          32.60N 89.23W
12/31/2010                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG CR 210 WEST OF UNION.

0735 PM     HAIL             NESHOBA                 32.62N 89.14W
12/31/2010  E1.00 INCH       NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0735 PM     HAIL             NESHOBA                 32.62N 89.14W
12/31/2010  E0.75 INCH       NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF THE LINWOOD COMMUNITY.

0742 PM     HAIL             NESHOBA                 32.62N 89.14W
12/31/2010  E1.75 INCH       NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

0810 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW LOYD STAR         31.65N 90.56W
12/31/2010                   LINCOLN            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A HOME IN THE LOYD STAR COMMUNITY WAS PUSHED OFF ITS
            FOUNDATION. THE HOMES FOUNDATION WAS ON PILLARS.

0824 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW DE KALB           32.80N 88.74W
12/31/2010                   KEMPER             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINE DOWN ALONG HWY 397 NW OF KEMPER LAKE RD.

0952 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BELZONI                 33.18N 90.49W
12/31/2010                   HUMPHREYS          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN BELZONI

1020 PM     HAIL             1 WNW EAGLE BEND        32.53N 91.02W
12/31/2010  E0.88 INCH       WARREN             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED AT EAGLE LAKE

1030 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SEVEN PINES             33.37N 90.09W
12/31/2010                   CARROLL            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL RDS FLOODED.

1045 PM     HAIL             4 E BLACK HAWK          33.33N 89.94W
12/31/2010  E1.75 INCH       CARROLL            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

1055 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WINONA                  33.49N 89.73W
12/31/2010                   MONTGOMERY         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL STREETS ARE FLOODED IN THE CITY OF WINONA...AND
            MANY CARS HAVE BEEN FLOODED.

1120 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NE YAZOO CITY         32.91N 90.35W
12/31/2010  E50.00 MPH       YAZOO              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWNED ON REBECCA ROAD.

1152 PM     TORNADO          3 NW GOODMAN            33.00N 89.95W
12/31/2010                   HOLMES             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES AND LARGE SIGNS BLOWN DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 55 JUST
            NORTH OF EXIT 146.

1203 AM     TORNADO          1 NW SALLIS             33.03N 89.78W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED NEAR
            SALLIS...BLOCKING ROADS IN THE AREA. SEVERAL VEHICLES
            DAMAGED IN THE AREA.

1205 AM     TORNADO          6 NNE SALLIS            33.10N 89.72W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 2 INJ *** 7-10 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED
            NEAR THE HWY 19 AREA N OF SALLIS.

1206 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SALLIS                  33.02N 89.76W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES DOWN.

1207 AM     TORNADO          3 SE POSSUMNECK         33.10N 89.71W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A HOME WAS DESTROYED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 19 NEAR POSSUMNECK.

1210 AM     TORNADO          3 SW HESTERVILLE        33.13N 89.69W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE.

1210 AM     TORNADO          2 E POSSUMNECK          33.14N 89.71W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT CENTRAL HILLS BAPTIST CAMP.

1214 AM     TORNADO          HESTERVILLE             33.16N 89.65W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED AROUND HESTERVILLE.

1215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
01/01/2011                   YAZOO              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING REPORTED ON CALHOUN, ACE, 19TH, JASPER AVENUE
            AND 6TH STREETS.

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BRAXTON                 32.02N 89.97W
01/01/2011                   SIMPSON            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A FEW TREES WERE DOWNED NEAR BRAXTON.

1223 AM     TORNADO          5 NW ETHEL              33.17N 89.53W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS CR 2101.

1225 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DURANT                  33.08N 89.86W
01/01/2011                   HOLMES             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL STREETS WERE FLOODED IN THE CITY OF DURANT.

1235 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CANTON                  32.61N 90.03W
01/01/2011                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STREET FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN CANTON.

1250 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 ESE MADISON           32.44N 90.09W
01/01/2011                   MADISON            MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            RICE RD IN MADISON WAS FLOODED.

0105 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 S MCCOOL              33.17N 89.34W
01/01/2011                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW RDS WERE UNDER WATER...A PORTION OF HWY 411 WAS
            CLOSED.

0114 AM     TSTM WND GST     STARKVILLE              33.46N 88.82W
01/01/2011  M52.00 MPH       OKTIBBEHA          MS   AWOS

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE STARKVILLE        33.44N 88.82W
01/01/2011                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF STRIP MALL ON ACADEMY ROAD. POWER LINES
            DOWNED IN THE SAME AREA NEAR OBYS RESTAURANT. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S STARKVILLE          33.44N 88.82W
01/01/2011                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            APARTMENT COMPLEX DAMAGED ALONG LYNN LANE. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE PEARL RIVER       32.75N 89.23W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 488.

0125 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE DIXON             32.69N 89.21W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINES DOWNED ALONG CR 412 AND CR 359

0125 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S PHILADELPHIA        32.73N 89.11W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWNED SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA.

0125 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW PHILADELPHIA      32.76N 89.14W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIREWORKS TENT WAS BLOWN DOWN...AWNING OF M AND S
            FURNITURE BLOWN DOWN.

0130 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ESE PHILADELPHIA      32.76N 89.06W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 486.

0130 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE PHILADELPHIA       32.80N 89.07W
01/01/2011  E50.00 MPH       NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREE DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 21.

0135 AM     FLASH FLOOD      STARKVILLE              33.46N 88.82W
01/01/2011                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREETS FLOODED IN STARKVILLE.

0205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW GHOLSON            32.92N 88.76W
01/01/2011                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND A SHOP DAMAGED ALONG GHOLSON RD...POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PHILADELPHIA            32.77N 89.11W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING OVER MAIN AND BEACON STREETS IN FRONT OF
            WALMART. ROADS CLOSED. ONE CAR DISABLED BY FLOOD WATERS.
            2.42 INCHES RECEIVED AT 911 CENTER.

0229 AM     TORNADO          6 ESE MACON             33.08N 88.47W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** A DAIRY FARM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED WITH
            MOST OF THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. 1 MOBILE HOME WAS
            DESTROYED. DAMAGE OCCURRED ON PAULETTE RD NEAR HWY 14.

0229 AM     TORNADO          5 E MACON               33.11N 88.47W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HWY 14.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NNE BETHSAIDA         32.72N 89.02W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON COUNTY RD 529 IN THE BLOOMFIELD
            COMMUNITY.

0250 AM     FLASH FLOOD      COLUMBUS                33.51N 88.40W
01/01/2011                   LOWNDES            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED ACROSS LOWNDES COUNTY.

0256 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DAMASCUS                32.66N 88.83W
01/01/2011                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN IN DAMASCUS FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0257 AM     TSTM WND DMG     15 W DE KALB            32.77N 88.91W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN KEMPER CO. ALONG HIGHWAY 16 FROM
            POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      N MACON                 33.11N 88.56W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROADS FLOODED IN THE CITY OF MACON.

0303 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TUCKER                  32.71N 89.05W
01/01/2011                   NESHOBA            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWERLINES DOWN IN THE TUCKER COMMUNITY

0305 AM     TORNADO          6 W DE KALB             32.77N 88.76W
01/01/2011                   KEMPER             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND ALONG MS HIGHWAY 16. A
            VEHICLE WAS BLOWN OFF THE ROAD.

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
01/01/2011                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS WERE FLOODED ACROSS SCOTT COUNTY. A FEW
            RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED IN THE CITIES OF FOREST AND
            MORTON.

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 W PROSPECT            32.56N 89.36W
01/01/2011                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FOOT OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER MS HIGHWAY 21 AT MS
            HIGHWAY 492 NEAR SEBASTOPOL.

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MACON                   33.11N 88.56W
01/01/2011                   NOXUBEE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RDS UNDER WATER IN TOWN...SEVERAL CARS STALLED.

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SE MORTON             32.31N 89.61W
01/01/2011                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER WAS COVERING THE WESTBOUND LANES OF I-20 NEAR MILE
            MARKER 80.

&&

JFAIRLY
Local storm report, Jan 1, 3:58 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
358 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

0342 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLLINSVILLE            32.49N 88.84W
01/01/2011                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES DOWN IN COLLINSVILLE

&&

JFAIRLY
Local storm report, Jan 1, 4:04 AM CST, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
404 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

0356 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FOREST                  32.36N 89.47W
01/01/2011                   SCOTT              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 35 AND HIGHWAY 80 IN FOREST IS
            UNDER WATER.

&&

JFAIRLY
Local storm report, Jan 1, 4:10 AM CST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
410 AM CST SAT JAN 01 2011

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

1140 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WINONA                  33.49N 89.73W
12/31/2010                   MONTGOMERY         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL RDS WERE CLOSED WITH SOME WASHED OUT NEAR AND
            AROUND WINONA.

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WINONA                  33.49N 89.73W
12/31/2010                   MONTGOMERY         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

1038 PM     TSTM WND DMG     KILMICHAEL              33.44N 89.57W
12/31/2010                   MONTGOMERY         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 6:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott60 min
Dec 31, 6:09 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith66 min
Dec 31, 7:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton58 min
Dec 31, 7:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey56 min
Dec 31, 7:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln55 min
Dec 31, 7:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln64 min
Dec 31, 7:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba49 min
Dec 31, 8:00 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey, Washington60 min
Dec 31, 8:03 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah40 min
Dec 31, 8:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena33 min
Dec 31, 8:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Leflore50 min
Dec 31, 9:02 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo3 hr
Dec 31, 9:26 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada, Holmes and 9 more7 hr
Dec 31, 9:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes69 min
Dec 31, 9:37 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Humphreys, Montgomery3 hr
Dec 31, 9:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo40 min
Dec 31, 10:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Montgomery59 min
Dec 31, 10:11 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes42 min
Dec 31, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster60 min
Dec 31, 10:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo42 min
Dec 31, 10:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster54 min
Dec 31, 10:28 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANWebster3 hr
Dec 31, 10:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo61 min
Dec 31, 11:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys, Yazoo53 min
Dec 31, 11:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren68 min
Dec 31, 11:29 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren, Yazoo4 hr
Dec 31, 11:35 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson55 min
Dec 31, 11:39 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes66 min
Dec 31, 11:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo64 min
Dec 31, 11:58 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Holmes3 hr
Jan 1, 12:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith64 min
Jan 1, 12:16 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake, Madison59 min
Jan 1, 12:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Winston54 min
Jan 1, 12:46 AM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Leake, Neshoba, Winston59 min
Jan 1, 1:05 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha55 min
Jan 1, 1:11 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott64 min
Jan 1, 1:38 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott, Smith67 min
Jan 1, 1:46 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson, Smith5 hr
Jan 1, 1:47 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Neshoba, Noxubee, Winston58 min
Jan 1, 1:50 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes25 min
Jan 1, 1:54 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott3 hr
Jan 1, 2:05 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston2 hr
Jan 1, 2:40 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee17 min
Jan 1, 2:45 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton60 min
Jan 1, 2:51 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale3 hr
Jan 1, 2:56 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper64 min
Jan 1, 3:24 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNoxubee34 min
Jan 1, 3:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale79 min
Jan 1, 4:34 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith34 min
Jan 1, 4:47 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Jones3 hr
Jan 1, 9:41 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANClay23 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.