Severe Thunderstorm Warning 274, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
830 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT CURRENTLY UNFOLDING...TIMEFRAME
IS FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.UPDATE...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS...WHICH WAS PROVIDING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER FROM
THE AROUND THE ARKLATEX TO THE MIDSOUTH REGION. CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS
TO THE ON TRACK FOR SEVERE STORMS TO AFFECT THE REGION AS PREVIOUSLY
DISCUSSED. OVERNIGHT TEMPS LOOK TO BE ON TRACK. LATEST RUC AND SHORT
RANGE ENSEMBLES HAS IT AFFECTING THE REGION LATER TONIGHT./17/

./PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...355 PM CDT
.DISCUSSION...MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK READY TO UNFOLD FROM THE
ARKLATEX THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA INTO AL AND TN VALLEY TONIGHT
INTO WED. THIS EVENT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT
24HRS THEN A SHIFT TO COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND.

ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...THE ATMS IS QUICKLY RESPONDING AND
RECOVERING FROM THE MORNING STORM COMPLEX. BASED OFF VAPOR
IMAGERY...SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ARE NOTED IN THE MEAN UPPER TROUGH.
IT IS THESE FEATURES...ALONG WITH THE MAIN DIGGING TROUGH...THAT IS
CAUSING SFC PRESSURES TO LOWER ACROSS TX WHICH IS IN TURN ALLOWING
PRESSURES TO FALL OVER OUR REGION. FORECAST MODELS SEEM TO BEING
WELL WITH THE ABV FEATURES I MENTIONED AND SHOW THE RAPID RESPONSE
TO THE WIND FIELDS AND RECOVERY OF THE ATMS. TAKING THE VARIOUS
MODEL GUID ALONG WITH HI-RES OUTPUT...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS
APPEAR POSSIBLE WITH THE VARIOUS EMBEDDED WAVES FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...EVENING/OVERNIGHT AND THEN ON WED.

AS THE ENVIRONMENT RESPONDS TO THE INTENSE UPPER TROUGH AND EMBEDDED
WAVES...SVR WX PARAMETERS WILL INCREASE AND REACH EXTREME LEVELS.
INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE EXTREME...BUT WILL BE STRONG AND AT LEVELS
RATHER HIGH FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. AS SFC WINDS REMAIN STRONG
OVERNIGHT DUE TO LOWERING PRESSURES...THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN
WELL MIXED. LOOK FOR MLCAPE TO HOLD IN THE 1500-2300 J/KG RANGE WITH
7 TO 8 C/KM LAPSE RATES IN PLACE. A LOW LEVEL CAP WILL DEVELOP AS
WELL AND HELP TO LIMIT THE STORM COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
SOUTHERN HALF. AS FOR SHEAR PARAMETERS...EFFECTIVE SRH VALUES WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND INTO WED. THESE SRH VALUES
WILL APPROACH EXTREME LEVELS AND RANGE FROM 400-800 M2/S2. THIS
COMBINATION SHEAR/INSTABILITY IS VERY RARE AND CONDUCIVE FOR
SIGNIFICANT SVR STORMS. ADDITIONALLY...THE POSITION OF THE MID LEVEL
HGHTS...SFC LOW AND VALUE OF THE SFC PRESSURES HISTORICALLY SUPPORT
A SIGNIFICANT EVENT WHEN OVERLAID OVER SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY. THE
AREA WILL ALSO SEE ANOTHER DRY LINE FEATURE PUSH INTO THE REGION AND
TYPICALLY THAT LEADS TO A SUBSTANTIAL EVENT.

THE AREAS UNDER THE GREATEST RISK HAVE NOT CHANGED. LOCATIONS NORTH
OF I-20 CONTINUE TO HAVE THE GREATEST RISK WITH AREAS ALONG AND S OF
I-20 HAVING A MORE ISOLATED RISK. THE SOUTHERN HALF WILL HAVE TO
COMPETE WITH LOW/MID LEVEL CAPPING AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT
WILL BE TOUGH TO BREAK THE CAP EVEN IN THE FACE SUCH INTENSE
FORCING. HOWEVER...IF ANYTHING CAN DEVELOP...CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY
FAVORABLE FOR HIGH END SVR STORMS. THE NORTHERN HALF WILL LIKELY
HAVE SOME CAP...BUT IT WON'T BE AS STRONG AND THE DEPTH OF MOISTURE
AND ASCENT WILL ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS. THE REPETITIVE
EXPECTATION OF STORMS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS
THE NORTH WITH 3-6 IN TOTALS POSSIBLE. SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS COULD
ALSO OCCUR. DUE TO THIS...HAVE EXPANDED THE AREA OF THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH.

THE SEVERITY OF THIS EVENT WILL ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO STORM MODE
(SUPERCELL VS SQUALL LINE). AT THIS TIME...IT SEEMS AS THE CWA WILL
SEE A MIXTURE OF BOTH THROUGH THIS EVENT. WITH ANY SUPERCELL
STORM...THERE WILL EXIST THE POSSIBILITY OF LONG TRACK STRONG
TORNADOES....VERY LARGE HAIL AND DMG WINDS TO 80 MPH. AS FOR ANY
LINE SEGMENT...DMG WINDS TO 80 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK WITH
HAIL AND TORNADOES ALSO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK. EITHER WAY AND WHICH
EVER MODE OCCURS...THE RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT SVR WX IS POSSIBLE.

AS FOR TIMING...THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME...JUST A LARGE WINDOW OF
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE N HALF FROM NOW THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. I WOULD SAY THAT THE SE PORTION OF THE CWA WILL WAIT
UNTIL AT LEAST MID/LATE MORNING AND DURING WED AFTERNOON. I DO FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT THINGS WILL PUSH EAST AND EXIT THE AREA BY 7 PM WED.

IN ADDITION TO ALL THE SVR WX...SFC WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO OCCUR ON WED AS
THE AREA WARMS AND MIXES DOWN THE INTENSE WINDS JUST OFF THE SFC.
ADDITIONALLY...WHEN THE DRY LINE MOVES ACROSS THE W/NW
AREAS...DEEPER MIXING WILL OCCUR AND HELP TO BRING DOWN WINDS OF
40-50 MPH. FOR NOW...HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADV FOR ALL OF THE AREA.
PORTIONS OF THE W/NW MAY NEED A HIGH WIND WARNING. THIS WILL BE
LOOKED AT CLOSER IN LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATED AS NEEDED.

BEYOND 8 PM TOMORROW...CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIET WITH COOLER AND MORE
SEASONAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NEXT REAL CHANCE AT PRECIP LOOKS TO
WAIT UNTIL SUN OR MON. /CME/

&&

.AVIATION...DANGEROUS FLYING WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24-30
HOURS AS SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE TSRA(LARGE HAIL/SEVERE
TURBULENCE/WIND SHEAR) IMPACT THE ARKLAMISS. FIRST ROUND OF STORMS
IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OVER THE DELTA AROUND 22-24Z THIS
EVENING...WITH CONTINUED TSRA DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE DELTA/NORTHERN
MS LATER TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHWRS/TSTMS WILL BEGIN
IMPACTING THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. VFR CONDS WILL PERSIST THIS
AFTN INTO THIS EVENING WITH A TREND TOWARD MVFR/IFR CIG 07-13Z FOR
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF I-55. MVFR/OCSNL IFR CIG XPCTD INVOF
SHWR/TSTM ACTIVITY. IN ADDITION... SOUTHERLY SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY THRU THE PERIOD...WITH GUSTS TO 40KTS PSBL AFTER 03Z THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE DELTA. /BK/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       74  86  53  74 /  49  44  12   0
MERIDIAN      73  87  54  75 /  37  56  37   0
VICKSBURG     73  83  51  75 /  54  38   3   0
HATTIESBURG   74  88  57  79 /  21  43  22   0
NATCHEZ       74  83  51  73 /  37  30   4   0
GREENVILLE    68  82  51  74 /  82  47   1   0
GREENWOOD     69  84  49  74 /  74  54   6   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MSZ018-019-
     025>042.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR MSZ026>033-
     036>039-042>066-072>074.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LAZ007>009.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR LAZ023>026.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     LAZ007>009-015-016.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ARZ074-075.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     ARZ074-075.

&&

17/CME/BK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1027 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

ARZ074-075-LAZ007-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-280330-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
WASHINGTON-
1027 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TORNADOES...POSSIBLY STRONG AND LONG
TRACKED...VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...AND DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.

AN UNSUALLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR LATE SPRING IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS BEGINNING LATE
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE
IS FORECAST TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER.

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL
ROUNDS OF STORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN A RISK
FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

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 EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

LAZ008-009-015-016-023>025-MSZ027>033-035>052-280330-
WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
1027 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GREATEST RISK EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY. TORNADOES...POSSIBLY STRONG AND LONG TRACKED...VERY LARGE
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS.

AN UNSUALLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR LATE SPRING IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MID SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS BEGINNING LATE
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE IS
FORECAST TO BE VERY SUPPORTIVE FOR SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
HIGH-END SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

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 NECESSARY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

LAZ026-MSZ053>066-072>074-280330-
CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1027 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY...AND THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
DURING THE DAY. THIS WILL OCCCUR AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
REGION FROM THE WEST. AT THE CURRENT TIME...IT IS STILL SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN HOW MANY...IF ANY...STORMS WILL FORM ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO
THE PRESENCE OF WARM AIR ALOFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER...IF STORMS
DO DEVELOP...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF SIGNIFICANT
SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG
TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

EC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
532 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011

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

0712 AM     TORNADO          6 WNW LAUREL            31.73N 89.24W
04/26/2011  F1               JONES              MS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THIS TORNADO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A WELL
            BUILT HOME AND MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OTHER WELL BUILT
            HOMES. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AN OUTBUILDING...A
            TRAMPOLINE AND CAR PORT WERE THROWN A CONSIDERABLE
            DISTANCE...A PLAY SET WAS DESTROYED...THE FENCING AROUND
            A POOL WAS BLOWN DOWN AND SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE LIMBS
            WERE KNOCKED DOWN. MAX WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS...PATH LENGTH
            WAS 1.25 MILES AND THE MAX WIND SPEED WAS 95 MPH.

&&