Severe Thunderstorm Warning 627, NWS Jackson, MS

849 
WWUS54 KJAN 182047
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
347 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

MSC031-065-127-129-182115-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0627.000000T0000Z-110818T2115Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-COVINGTON MS-
347 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR COVINGTON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHERN
SMITH COUNTIES...

AT 347 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONE STAR MOVING SOUTH AT 20
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PROGRESS...CARSON...SEMINARY...BASSFIELD...MELBA...SOCIETY HILL AND
SANFORD

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3139 8995 3152 8996 3153 8997 3176 8997
      3176 9004 3185 9004 3191 8933 3181 8931
      3179 8940 3143 8940 3143 8982 3139 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 346DEG 17KT 3160 8966

$$

JC

192 
WWUS54 KJAN 182112
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
412 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

MSC031-065-127-129-182121-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0627.000000T0000Z-110818T2115Z/
SMITH MS-SIMPSON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-COVINGTON MS-
412 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COVINGTON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
SOUTHEASTERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHERN SMITH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415
PM CDT...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS WEAKENED 
BUT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE 
STRONGEST PART OF THE STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. 

LAT...LON 3139 8995 3152 8996 3153 8997 3176 8997
      3176 9004 3185 9004 3191 8933 3181 8931
      3179 8940 3143 8940 3143 8982 3139 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 346DEG 17KT 3149 8963

$$

JC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1145 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

.UPDATE...I WILL TAKE A STAB AT THE EVOLUTION OF THIS COMPLEX FOR THE
REST OF THE DAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE LATEST TRENDS HAVE SHOWN THIS
ACTIVITY NOT TO BE STRONG...BUT STEADY IN ITS PROGRESSION TO THE SSE.
IT ALSO APPEARS THAT ITS HOLDING ITS OWN THROUGH THE NORMAL DOWN/LULL
LATE MORNING PERIOD. THE LATEST ANALYSIS SHOW AN AXIS OF MOISTURE
CONV ALONG WITH INSTABILITY THAT EXTENDS SOUTHWARD FROM THE APEX OF
THE COMPLEX THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CWA. BASED ON COLD POOL
PROPAGATION AND THAT MOVING INTO INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS...IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE A PUSH THROUGH
THE CWA TODAY. SUPPORTING THIS IS THE OPS RUNS OF THE NAM/GFS AND
RECENT RAPID REFRESH MODEL. UTILIZING THIS DATA...HAVE INCREASED POPS
ACROSS THE CENTRAL SECTION TO 50-70% TO REFLECT THE EVOLUTION OF THE
STORM COMPLEX. ADDITIONALLY...THIS WILL HAVE BIG IMPACTS ON TEMPS
ACROSS THE N (HWY 82) AND HAVE LOWERED HIGH TEMPS A GOOD BIT. THE
REST OF THE CWA SHOULD CONTINUE TO WARM...BUT MAY FALL SHORT OF
EARLIER EXPECTED HIGHS DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL CLOUD DEBRIS.

BASED OFF SOUNDING ANALYSIS...ANY AREA THAT CAN REACH THE 94-95 TEMP
RANGE WILL SUPPORT DECENT INSTABILITY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS
SOMEWHAT STEEP LAPSE RATES. WHAT IS MORE ENHANCED IS THE DEEP LAYER
SHEAR OF 20-25KTS. THIS IS A LARGE PART OF THE REASON THE CURRENT
COMPLEX IS ORGANIZED. AS THIS FEATURE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA...THE
RISK FOR STRONG/SVR STORMS SHOULD INCREASE AND MAINLY BE FOR AREAS
ALONG AND S OF I-20...AS WELL AS THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE COMPLEX.
DMG WINDS AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN RISK AND BE MORE LIKELY
BETWEEN 2-6 PM. GRAPHICS AND FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE UPDATED AND OUT.
FURTHER FORECAST UPDATES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TO FOLLOW TEMPS/PRECIP
TRENDS BEFORE THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE GOES OUT. /CME/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 934 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2011/

UPDATE...HAD TO MAKE SOME FORECAST ADJ THIS MORNING BASED OFF THE
CURRENT STORM COMPLEX OVER NW MS. EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN PHYSICALLY SEE
THIS ACTIVITY...JUST HOW IT EVOLVES AND HOW MUCH IT WILL IMPACT OUR
CWA IS STILL IN QUESTION. THESE MORNING COMPLEXES OFTEN TAKE A DOWN
TURN AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING MAKING FORECASTING THESE FOR THE
AFTERNOON DIFFICULT. LATEST TRENDS SHOWS THE OVERALL LIGHTNING COMING
DOWN A BIT...BUT THE CLOUD TOPS ARE HOLDING STEADY AND NOT WARMING AS
OF YET. ACTUALLY...THERE ARE A FEW AREAS WHERE TOPS OR COOLING OVER
NE AR. WITH STILL MANY QUESTION MARKS ON THIS ACTIVITIES
EVOLUTION...I DO FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO INCREASE POPS OVER THE
N-CENTRAL SECTIONS AND TO LOWER HIGH TEMPS A COUPLE DEGREES. SPEAKING
OF TEMPS...IN ADDITION TO THE AREAS THAT SEE PRECIP...THERE WILL BE A
GOOD PORTION OF THE CWA THAT GET THE HIGH CLOUD DEBRIS AND THIS COULD
KEEP TEMPS FROM WARMING TOO HIGH. FOR NOW...DID NOT GET TOO
AGGRESSIVE WITH TEMPS CUTS...MAINLY BASED OFF YESTERDAY AND HOW JUST
A COUPLE HOURS OF GOOD SUNSHINE WILL CAUSE TEMPS TO REACH THE MID
90S. FOR NOW...HAVE RAISED POPS OVER THE N-CENTRAL SECTIONS UNTIL 1
PM. I DID NOT INCREASE POPS TOO MUCH OVER CENTRAL SECTIONS BASED OFF
THE UNCERTAINTIES...BUT WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN FOR FUTURE UPDATES.
AS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...MANY QUESTION MARKS EXIST. BASED OFF SOME OF
THE MORE RECENT MORNING SYSTEMS...THE AFTERNOON COULD BE RATHER
QUIET AND WILL LEAVE JUST THE SLIGHT CHANCE WORDING GOING FOR NOW.

RIGHT NOW...THE MAIN ACTIVITY FROM THIS CURRENT ACTIVITY WOULD BE
LIGHTING...GUSTY WINDS TO 40-50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. IF THE AREA
CAN DESTABILIZE AND THE MORNING ACTIVITY CAN HOLD ON PAST THE MORNING
DOWN PERIOD...THEN CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE THIS AFTERNOON
FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS A RISK AS WELL DUE TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING OF STORMS. WITH STORM MOVEMENT TO THE S/SE
AND THE LOW LEVEL INFLOW BACK TO THE NW...THIS SETUP HAS THE
POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORMS AS NEW ACTIVITY COULD RE-DEVELOP BACK
TO THE NW. EXPECT MULTIPLE UPDATES THROUGH THE DAY AS WE FOLLOW
TRENDS AND GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE HOW THE CONVECTIVE EVOLUTION. /CME/

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR FLYING WEATHER TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND
INTO TONIGHT. ISOLD TO SCT SHWRS/TSTMS ARE MOST LIKELY ALONG AND WEST
OF I-55 THIS MORNING/AFTN...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
EVENING. LATER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING(AFTER 07Z) ADDITIONAL
SHWR/TSTM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PSBL GENERALLY ACROSS CENTRAL MS
SHIFTING SOUTH AND EAST WITH TIME. SFC WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND
GENERALLY OUT OF THE S THRU TOMORROW HOWEVER SOME VARIABILITY IN
DIRECTION IS XPCTD THIS AFTN. HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RAISE
DENSITY ALTITUDES FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK...CAUTION ADVISED.
/BK/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       96  73  97  74 /  64  42  20  11
MERIDIAN      95  70  97  71 /  46  26  20  15
VICKSBURG     96  72  97  74 /  51  41  21   6
HATTIESBURG   97  73  98  74 /  28  34  22   8
NATCHEZ       97  74  96  74 /  52  41  23  10
GREENVILLE    90  75  97  77 /  50  31  20   6
GREENWOOD     87  73  98  76 /  63  29  20  16

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

CME/BK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1235 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

LAZ024>026-MSZ047>066-072>074-191745-
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-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-
1235 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS OF 60
MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. MAIN TIME FRAME FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM. THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AS THE ATMOSPHERE COOLS.

IN ADDITION...HEAT INDICES WILL RISE INTO THE 102 TO 107 DEGREE
RANGE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HEAT INDICES OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE ON THE RISE AS HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENS OVER THE ARKLAMISS. HEAT INDICES ON SATURDAY MAY RISE
ABOVE 106 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HOT WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND.

.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 WEDNESDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025>046-191745-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-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-
1235 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

HEAT INDICES WILL RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES FOR AN HOUR OR TWO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HEAT INDICES OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE ON THE RISE AS HIGH PRESSURE
STRENGTHENS OVER THE ARKLAMISS. HEAT INDICES ON SATURDAY MAY RISE
ABOVE 109 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HOT WEATHER THIS
WEEKEND.

.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 WEDNESDAY.

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

BK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

0205 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
08/18/2011  E70 MPH          RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS

&&

SW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
219 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

0205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
08/18/2011                   RANKIN             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE DOWN AND SHINGLES OFF APARTMENT ROOFS

&&

SW

MSZ050-056-181950-
SMITH MS-SCOTT MS-
220 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
220 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF HOMEWOOD AT 220 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 35
MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN SCOTT AND SMITH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3204 8966 3205 8972 3228 8973 3230 8933
      3181 8933 3178 8965
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 358DEG 36KT 3219 8955

BK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
221 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

0205 PM     TSTM WND GST     BRANDON                 32.28N 90.00W
08/18/2011  M60.00 MPH       RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MEASURED AT BRANDON EOC

&&

SW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
236 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRYSTAL SPRINGS         31.99N 90.36W
08/18/2011                   COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN THE CITY

&&

SW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 PM CDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

0133 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON                 32.45N 90.11W
08/18/2011                   MADISON            MS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            5 TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS...1 TREE DOWN ON THE ROOF OF A
            HOUSE. ANOTHER HOUSE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE WIND AND A
            POWER LINE WAS DOWN.

&&

SW