Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
351 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

......HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DELTA OVERNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MAKE STEADY SOUTHWARD PROGRESS
TOWARD THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON...AND NOW EXTENDS FROM NASHVILLE TN TO
CLARKSDALE MS TO TEXARKANA. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A CLUSTER OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONT...WITH A TRAILING AREA OF
STRATIFORM RAINFALL BEHIND THE FRONT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN ON THE INCREASE ACROSS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO.
SPC MESOANALYSIS INDICATES MLCAPES IN THE 500-1000 J/KG RANGE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA WITH LITTLE CIN...SO THERE REMAINS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE I-20
CORRIDOR BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND THE PINE BELT AROUND DAYBREAK. THIS
EVENING THERE REMAINS A RELATIVELY SHORT WINDOW WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BE UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS COUPLED WITH 0-6 KM BULK
SHEAR MAGNITUDES IN THE 30-40 KT RANGE COULD ALLOW FOR SOME ORGANIZED
CONVECTION. SPC CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHT RISK ALONG AND NW OF A
JONESVILLE LA TO JACKSON TO STARKVILLE LINE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH
ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR LOWER-END SEVERE
HAIL. BY LATER IN THE EVENING...CAPPING WILL INCREASE. STILL EXPECT
SOME ELEVATED CONVECTION...BUT THE STRONG/SEVERE THREAT WILL
DIMINISH.

AS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...HPC IS STILL FORECASTING UPWARDS
OF 2 1/2 INCHES FOR OUR DELTA AREAS THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
HAS OUTLOOKED OUR DELTA COUNTIES FOR A SLIGHT RISK IN THE DAY 1
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OUTLOOK. THE 12Z GFS SUGGESTS LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A FEW AREAS. WOULD NOT BE SHOCKED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING OR TWO ARE NEEDED OVERNIGHT...BUT WE ARE NOT
EXPECTING A LARGE SCALE FLOOD THREAT.

TOMORROW WILL BE A CHILLY BREEZY DAY BEHIND THE FRONT. ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA TEMPS WILL OR REMAIN
STEADY DURING MUCH OF THE DAYTIME...WITH TEMPS IN THE NORTH ONLY
RISING A FEW DEGREES. THERE WILL BE LINGERING STRATIFORM RAIN...
PRIMARILY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDER SOUTH
OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR THANKS TO ELEVATED INSTABILITY.

SFC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BUILD IN LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE SOME BREAK IN THE PRECIP
TO START OFF THE WEEKEND. THUS WE WERE ABLE TO CUT BACK POPS
SIGNIFICANTLY FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD
ALSO PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM
TONIGHT TO DRAIN OFF AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. BY SATURDAY
NIGHT...SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM SET TO MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. /DL/

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...12Z MODEL
GUIDANCE CAME IN NOT QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH
THE SUNDAY/MONDAY SYSTEM. THERE ARE STILL INDICATIONS THAT SOME
AREAS COULD SEE UP TO 2 INCHES...BUT THERE IS NOW A BIT LESS CONCERN
FOR FLOODING POTENTIAL. REMOVED MENTION FROM THE HWO OF THE HEAVY
RAIN THREAT IN THE EXTENDED. STILL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME STRONG STORMS...THOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WAS NOT GREAT
ENOUGH TO MENTION IN THE HWO AT THIS TIME. /DL/

OTHERWISE...ANTICIPATE VERY WARM CONDITIONS IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD
AFTER SATURDAY AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR SOUTH RETURNS BACK
NORTH. AFTER MONDAY PERSISTENT SHORT WAVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGING SHOULD
BE TAKING HOLD OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS TROUGHS DIG OUT
TO OUR WEST. BECAUSE IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE WILL STILL BE FLOWING NORTH
FROM THE GULF THERE MIGHT STILL BE SOME SHOWERS ABOUT INTO THE MID
WEEK...BUT THE BIG STORY WILL LIKELY BE MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE
COMBINATIONS THAT ARE A MONTH OR TWO AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. GFS-BASED
MEX GUIDANCE SEEMED TO HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA ON TEMPERATURES AS IT WAS
THE WARMEST OF GFS ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. MEX POPS ALSO SEEM
SUFFICIENTLY WET THROUGH THE START OF NEXT WEEK AND REALLY DID NOT
SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. /BB/

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CEILINGS CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT THAT IS DUE TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA COULD
BRIEFLY AFFECT A TAF SITE AND BRING MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS ALONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH
WILL BRING WIDESPREAD CEILINGS DOWN TO MVFR AND IFR CATEGORIES
THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY. WINDS TODAY WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH SUSTAINED
AROUND 10-15KTS AND GUSTY UP TO 25KTS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL
BE OUT OF THE NORTH 10-20KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25-30KTS WITH LINGERING
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. /28/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       53  56  42  67 /  99  61  12  12
MERIDIAN      54  59  38  69 /  96  64   5   4
VICKSBURG     51  55  45  68 / 100  55  20  22
HATTIESBURG   65  69  45  72 /  72  73  11   7
NATCHEZ       53  55  45  66 /  99  72  31  31
GREENVILLE    44  53  39  62 / 100  32   6  13
GREENWOOD     47  54  40  67 / 100  42   5   7

&&

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

DL/BB/28

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
246 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>051-053-059-
060-092100-
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-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
246 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING
A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT.

A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE MAY DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE RISK DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.
ALSO A TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS WITH THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE
NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE CONCERN FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SLOWLY
SOUTHEAST. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A BASTROP LOUISIANA TO
GRENADA MISSISSIPPI LINE COULD RECEIVE TWO TO THREE INCHES OF
RAINFALL BY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

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

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. PLEASE STAY
TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

.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 THIS EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING.

MSZ052-054>058-061>066-072>074-092100-
LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
246 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
606 PM CST THU MAR 08 2012

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

0445 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DUNCAN                  34.04N 90.74W
03/08/2012                   BOLIVAR            MS   PUBLIC

            SOME FENCES BLOWN DOWN AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO SOME ROOFS.
            TWO SEMI TRUCKS WERE PUSHED OFF HWY 61.

&&

CME

MSZ031-090140-
LOWNDES MS-
702 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
702 PM CST THU MAR 8 2012

THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS.
THIS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF CALEDONIA TO 25 MILES WEST OF
COLUMBUS AFB AT 701 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LOWNDES COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3345 8828 3349 8867 3351 8867 3352 8855
      3355 8853 3352 8848 3358 8849 3360 8847
      3362 8851 3366 8851 3370 8840 3369 8837
      3375 8832 3375 8825 3374 8824
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 274DEG 33KT 3375 8828 3352 8882

JC