Severe Thunderstorm Warning 300, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
320 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL RISK
LATER ON THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...

.SHORT TERM...THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE
WEATHER WITH THE SLOW FRONTAL PASSAGE FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS FOLLOWED BY TEMPS AND POPS.

.LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED THAT THE COMBINATION OF AN OLD
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND MCV COMBINED OVER NW MS WITH A SHORT WAVE HELP TO
TRIGGER SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST DELTA
REGION FOR THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WAS NOTED
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DELTA REGION.

FOR TONIGHT...THE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN BY SUNSET...BUT THERE WILL
STILL BE SOME SMALL CHANCES OF CONVECTION OVERNIGHT AS WEAK SHORT
WAVES CROSS THE REGION. IT WILL BE A HUMID NIGHT WITH LOWS
FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO AROUND 70.

FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN AGREEMENT
OF THE SEVERE PARAMETERS WHICH STILL LOOK PRETTY GOOD FOR EVOLUTION
OF STORMS WITH THE STRONG LATE SEASON FRONT AND POTENT UPPER SYSTEM.
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR MORE STORMS DUE TO INCREASING MOISTURE AND
STRONG LIFT. INCREASING WIND FIELDS WILL ALSO ADD TO THE SEVERE
WEATHER POSSIBILITIES. AT THIS POINT...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SEEM TO BE THE MAIN TIME FOR THE MOST ROBUST STORMS AND GREATEST
COVERAGE OF STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
RISK. HOWEVER...WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE THU NGT AND THERE COULD BE
A PERIOD WHERE A TORNADO OR TWO MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE HIRES MODELS
SHOWS SOME DECENT CONVECTION THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL POSSIBLE...ESP OVER AREAS THAT STORMS REPEATEDLY CROSS
OVER. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY.
HIGHS FOR THURSDAY WILL BE 87 TO 91 WITH LOWS FROM 60 TO 67.

FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL END IN THE SOUTH
BEFORE MOVING OUT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. HIGHS WILL BE FROM THE
MIDDLE 70S NORTH TO THE MIDDLE 80S SOUTH...WHICH WILL RUN UP TO TEN
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. LOWS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE FROM THE LOWER
50S TO AROUND 60...WHICH WILL BE UP TO AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...BUT NOT APPROACHING ANY RECORD LOWS.

AS FOR AS TEMPS AND POPS ARE CONCERN WENT CLOSE TO A BLEND OF MAV
AND GMOS GUIDANCE./17/

./PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...LONG TERM... (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL FEATURE A BRIEF BREAK
FROM ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY MODERATING CONDITIONS
FOR THE LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LATEST GUIDANCE HAS SPED UP THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH THE
BOUNDARY PUSHING EAST OF THE CWA BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY AND LINGERING
SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA BEFORE NOON. THE ASSOCIATED
UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND SET UP SHOP OVER THE ATLANTIC
SEABOARD OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH UPPER RIDGING
BUILDING OVER THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS WILL PLACE THE AREA IN
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. UNFORTUNATELY...OR FORTUNATELY DEPENDING UPON
ONES PERSPECTIVE...THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AXIS WILL HAVE ALREADY
SHIFTED EAST THE REGION BY LATE SATURDAY. THUS THE RESPITE FROM
SUMMERLIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE RATHER BRIEF AS RETURN FLOW
COMMENCES LATE SATURDAY/SUNDAY.

THE HIGH CENTER WILL REMAIN SITUATED OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
NEXT WEEK...WITH PWATS RETURNING TO AROUND 1.5 INCHES AS EARLY AS
SUNDAY. AS UPPER DISTURBANCES TRAVERSE THE REGION IN NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW...ISOLATED CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF
THE SURFACE RIDGE. 00Z GUIDANCE INDICATES ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES WILL
INITIALLY BE CONFINED TO NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA...WITH BETTER
CHANCES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL MAKE A RETURN.

WITH RESPECT TO FORECAST DETAILS...TEMPERED MEX POPS AND TENDED
TOWARD ECMWF FOR LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. GIVEN THE
INFLUENCE OF NWLY FLOW ALOFT...MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF PRECIPITATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT NOT PARTICULARLY
CONFIDENT IN GOING AS HIGH AS THE GFS IS FOR EACH PERIOD AS IT IS
DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN A FAVORED TIME FRAME THIS FAR OUT.
OTHERWISE...NO SIGNIFICANT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO MEX TEMPS DURING
THE PERIOD. /DL/

&&

.AVIATION...CONVECTION EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH SOME SMALL CHANCES OF ISOLATED CONVECTION OVERNIGHT. STORMS
COULD BRING GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL ALONG WITH MVFR TO IFR VIS
RESTRICTIONS. AFTER STORMS PASS(LIKELY AFTER 00-02Z)...VFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE NIGHT PERIOD.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE CONVECTION WITH IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
COLD FRONT./17/28/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       69  89  66  81 /  32  40  73  12
MERIDIAN      68  91  65  83 /  27  26  69  17
VICKSBURG     69  88  65  81 /  33  45  71   9
HATTIESBURG   71  91  67  87 /  21  24  49  27
NATCHEZ       71  86  64  80 /  23  36  65  15
GREENVILLE    70  88  61  77 /  43  61  68   6
GREENWOOD     68  88  61  77 /  40  57  73   8

&&

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

17/28/CME/

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
226 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
311930-
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-
226 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT

SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS COMBINES WITH A STALLED BOUNDARY. THE MAIN TIME FOR
THIS SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL BE UNTIL 7 PM. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE FOR
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE.

SEVERE STORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT AS A POTENT DISTURBANCE AND STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
QUARTER SIZED HAIL OR LARGER. ONE OR TWO TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AS WIND SHEAR INCREASES. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WHERE STORMS MOVE
REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN..FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD.

.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 NEEDED LATER TODAY AND THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

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

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MSZ054-055-302300-
SIMPSON MS-COPIAH MS-
529 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF ROCKPORT AT 528 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

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

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL COPIAH AND WESTERN SIMPSON COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3177 9023 3188 9031 3206 9004 3205 9000
      3189 8987 3175 9013 3173 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 236DEG 14KT 3185 9016

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
533 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

0510 PM     HAIL             FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
05/30/2012  E0.50 INCH       RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON LAKELAND DRIVE NEAR PEARL
            RIVER

&&

EC

MSZ046-052-302320-
LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
543 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
543 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY TO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF LAUDERDALE...AS WELL AS JUST NORTH OF INCREASE AT 542
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER AND EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3252 8839 3245 8839 3245 8840 3223 8842
      3223 8863 3254 8871 3264 8840 3257 8838
      3253 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 246DEG 5KT 3249 8857

JC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
557 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

0550 PM     HAIL             LAUDERDALE              32.52N 88.51W
05/30/2012  E0.88 INCH       LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            REPORTED BY WTOK-TV

&&

EC

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
617 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

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

0533 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWTON                  32.32N 89.16W
05/30/2012                   NEWTON             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A FEW TREES DOWN ON CHURCH ROAD DUE TO OUTFLOW...REPORTED
            BY WTOK-TV

&&

EC

MSZ052-310005-
LAUDERDALE MS-
627 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
627 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE
HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAUDERDALE TO ALAMUCHA AT 626 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3245 8839 3224 8842 3224 8854 3258 8859
      3258 8839
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 271DEG 9KT 3250 8847 3233 8845

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