Severe Thunderstorm Warning 479, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
827 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

.UPDATE...REDUCED POPS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA AND BUMPED
UP POPS OVER THE WESTERN THIRD. LOWERED OVERNIGHT MIN TEMPS BY A
DEGREE OR TWO IN A FEW LOCATIONS. /DL/

&&

.DISCUSSION...THE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX HAS NOW PUSHED SEWD
OUT OF THE AREA. NEW STORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN AN AREA OF 2000-3000
J/KG MLCAPE OVER NE LOUISIANA AND SE ARKANSAS WHERE THE AIRMASS WAS
NOT CONTAMINATED BY EARLIER CONVECTION. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE
BEEN RATHER POTENT THUS FAR THIS EVENING...WITH 50 DBZ ECHOES
REACHING 50 KFT AT TIMES. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL REMAIN
A POTENTIAL THREAT WITH THE STORMS THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

NWP GUIDANCE HAS GENERALLY BEEN HANDLING PRECIPITATION POORLY TODAY.
BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE ATMOSPHERE HAS BEEN QUITE WORKED OVER
ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...HAVE CUT BACK
POPS SUBSTANTIALLY IN THESE AREAS. THE ACTIVITY CURRENTLY OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE AREA WILL LIKELY HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME
MOVING/DEVELOPING VERY MUCH FARTHER TO THE EAST INTO THE MORE
HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. DID LEAVE IN SLIGHT CHANCE/LOW END CHANCE POPS
FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AS SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE
ENTIRELY RULED OUT WITH AN UPPER DISTURBANCE SWINGING ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT. OVER THE WEST...POPS WERE INCREASED A BIT IN AREAS
THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING AFFECTED BY CONVECTION.

THE EARLIER CONVECTION KNOCKED A FEW SITES BELOW PREVIOUSLY FORECAST
LOW TEMPS FOR TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG THE I-59 CORRIDOR. MIN TEMPS
WERE TWEAKED IN THESE AREAS. READINGS SHOULD NOT FALL OFF MUCH MORE
IN THESE AREAS BUT RATHER HOLD NEARLY STEADY FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT.
IN ADDITION...HOURLY WX ELEMENT GRIDS WERE UPDATED BASED ON CURRENT
OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS. UPDATED PRODUCTS ARE BEING SENT. /DL/

&&

.AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN CONFINED TO LOCATIONS
WEST OF THE TAF SITES EARLY THIS EVENING...AND IT APPEARS STORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO MISS THEM OVERNIGHT AS THE AIRMASS OVER CENTRAL MS
HAS BEEN STABILIZED FROM EARLIER STORMS. FOR FRIDAY...THE BETTER
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL SET UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE
FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AND EXPECT THE GREATER RISK FOR MAINLY
AFTERNOON STORMS FROM HKS/JAN TO MEI AND HBG. /EC/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 400 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012/
WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY NOT BE A WHOLE LOT OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS ONGOING IN THE REGION AT DAYBREAK...I AM
ANTICIPATING HEATING AND ASSOCIATED DESTABILIZATION THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS TO COMBINE WITH AN INCOMING COLD FRONT TO BREAK OUT
LOTS MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. THE CURRENT FORECAST IS PERHAPS NOT WET ENOUGH CONSIDERING
LAST MINUTE EURO MODEL DATA...BUT GFS-BASED MAV POPS WERE ALREADY
RAISED SOME 15 TO 20 POINTS IN MOST AREAS. THE PROSPECT OF SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN THE CASE TODAY...WHERE
INSTABILITY WAS NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE LEVELS QUITE HIGH ENOUGH TO (SO
FAR) PRODUCE MANY TRULY SEVERE STORMS DESPITE A DECENT DISTURBANCE
IN PLACE. SO FOR TOMORROW CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THERE WILL DEFINITELY
BE SOME STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND A LITTLE SMALL HAIL
AROUND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST A FEW STORMS OF HIGHER
CALIBER.

OVERALL MODEL CONSENSUS SEEMS TO HANG THE COLD FRONT UP A BIT NEAR
THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR TOMORROW NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...WITH
THE FRONT THEN PUSHING DOWN TO THE COAST AND WASHING OUT LATER ON
SATURDAY. IF THIS GENERAL EVOLUTION OCCURS THERE COULD STILL BE A
FEW CLOUDS AND A STRAY SHOWER OVER SOUTHERN ZONES INTO
SATURDAY...BUT OTHERWISE SKIES WOULD BE CLEARING FROM THE NORTH
TOMORROW NIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER (AND DEFINITELY DRIER) AIR
STARTING TO FILTER SOUTH. MOST THE WEEKEND SHOULD BE QUITE NICE IN
COMPARISON TO RECENT WEATHER...WITH HIGHS SATURDAY NEAR 90 AND MUCH
LOWER HUMIDITY. LOWS SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD GET DOWN INTO THE
RELATIVELY PLEASANT 60S. I WILL JUST CROSS MY FINGERS THAT OUTLYING
MODEL SOLUTIONS HANGING THE FRONT UP FURTHER NORTH THAN CONSENSUS
WILL BEHAVE AS MOST OUTLYING SOLUTIONS...AND NOT COME TO PASS.

AFTER THIS WEEKEND THE PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AND THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION CONCERNING THIS PERIOD HAS BEEN POSTED
BELOW. /BB/

LONG TERM...UNFORTUNATELY...JUST AS QUICK AS THIS DRIER AIR
CAME...THE AIRMASS WILL MODERATE UP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD.  THIS BASICALLY EQUATES TO A RETURN TO WHAT'S BEEN
THE NORM FOR SUMMER ACROSS THE CWA...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH AFTERNOON...LINGERING
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.  MODELS DO INDICATE A WEAK BOUNDARY
TRYING TO SNEAK INTO THE CWA AND MEANDERING ABOUT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK.  IF THIS PANS OUT...IT COULD ENHANCE
RAIN CHANCES DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND
COULD RESULT IN  A COMPLEX OR TWO OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TRAVERSING
THE REGION UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. /19/

&&

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

DL/EC/BB/19

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
619 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>025-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-102330-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
619 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

SOME SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 5
PM AND MIDNIGHT...ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA AS A MID LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS FROM THESE STORMS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH...QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND CONTINUOUS
LIGHTNING.

AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND SOUTH
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE REGION. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL COULD
OCCUR AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

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

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 NEEDED TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.

LAZ026-MSZ029>033-037>039-043>046-048>066-072>074-102330-
CONCORDIA-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
619 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

A ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
REGION. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL COULD OCCUR
AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

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

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 NEEDED ON FRIDAY.

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

ALLEN/DL

LAZ016-MSZ040-047-100100-
WARREN MS-ISSAQUENA MS-MADISON LA-
729 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
729 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING VICKSBURG...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF EAGLE BEND AT 729 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

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 SOUTH CENTRAL ISSAQUENA AND CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES...AND
NORTHEASTERN MADISON PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3239 9067 3218 9091 3242 9114 3256 9102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 304DEG 16KT 3244 9099

BK

LAZ007-100105-
MOREHOUSE LA-
732 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
732 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BASTROP...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BASTROP AT 733 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

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 SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3273 9165 3259 9179 3275 9195 3290 9183
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 305DEG 18KT 3277 9180

BK

LAZ009-MSZ040-041-100130-
SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS-EAST CARROLL LA-
801 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
801 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF FITLER AT 802 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

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 SOUTHERN ISSAQUENA AND SOUTHWESTERN SHARKEY COUNTIES...AND
EAST CENTRAL EAST CARROLL PARISH SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3285 9107 3262 9082 3254 9095 3254 9096
      3257 9097 3257 9105 3256 9108 3272 9123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 317DEG 25KT 3271 9107

BK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
840 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012

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

0825 PM     HAIL             5 NW RAYVILLE           32.52N 91.83W
08/09/2012  E1.25 INCH       RICHLAND           LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL NORTH OF START...BEGINNING TO COVER
            THE GROUND

&&

DL

LAZ016-MSZ047-100225-
WARREN MS-MADISON LA-
854 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
854 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF VICKSBURG AT 855 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

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 CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY...AND EAST CENTRAL MADISON PARISH
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3245 9096 3243 9096 3245 9094 3244 9086
      3250 9086 3251 9084 3230 9069 3228 9072
      3224 9073 3218 9090 3243 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 333DEG 19KT 3238 9088

BK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
858 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012

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

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     MER ROUGE               32.78N 91.79W
08/09/2012  E50.00 MPH       MOREHOUSE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ACROSS A ROAD

&&

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