Flash Flood Warning 132, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
919 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

.UPDATE...A SEMI-ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
OCCURRING ALONG A SWATH FROM EUDORA ARKANSAS TOWARDS YAZOO CITY THIS
MORNING THAT HAS RESULTED IN FLASH FLOODING. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES
WITH THIS COMPLEX HAVE BEEN ON THE ORDER OF 2-3 INCHES AND EVEN
HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING OBSERVED. THE HEAVY RAIN RISK RESULTING IN FLASH
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20. THIS SWATH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS YAZOO COUNTY EASTWARD
INTO HOLMES/MADISON AND ATTALA AND FARTHER EASTWARD TO THE STATE
LINE THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS FOR NE AREAS OF
MS. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW RAIN
ACCUMULATION SWATH OF 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
WHERE THE HIGH PRECIP RATES OCCUR WITHIN THE COMPLEX. HAVE INCREASED
RAINFALL TOTAL AMOUNTS IN OFFICIAL FORECAST AND UPDATED THE
HWO/GRAPHICS ON THE MAIN HOMEPAGE TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. IN
ADDITION...WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT OUT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH
AND EAST AREAS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE HEAVY RAIN AXIS THROUGH
TONIGHT. RAIN WILL TAPPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

THIS COMPLEX IS BEING ADDED BY A SURGE IN MOISTURE THAT OCCURRED
OVERNIGHT /PWATS ~2"/ AND MODEST S/WV TROUGH FORCING PIVOTING INTO
THE REGION. SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20...FORCING IS LESS AND THE
CONVECTIVE LINE WILL BE MORE BROKEN AND LESS ORGANIZED. HOWEVER...A
QUICK HEAVY DOWNPOUR RESULTING IN A QUICK 1-2 INCHES FROM THIS
ACTIVITY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTN FOR SOUTHERN
AREAS. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN ACROSS THE REGION BY TONIGHT AND
EFFECTIVELY END ALL RAIN.

UPDATED PRODUCTS ARE OUT AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE
FORTHCOMING SHORTLY. AN UPDATED AVIATION CAN BE FOUND DIRECTLY
BELOW. /ALLEN/

&&

.AVIATION...IFR/MVFR CONDS PREVAIL THIS MORNING ALONG WITH A HEAVY
RAIN BAND MOVING ACROSS NORTH MS WITH CONTINUED PROGRESSION TO THE
EAST. BKN/SCT TSRA ARE ACROSS W/SW MS AND WILL MOVE ACROSS S MS
THROUGH THE LATE MRNG AND AFTN HOURS. ALL SITES WILL BE IMPACTED BY
SHRA/TSRA TODAY AS THE SEMI-ORGANIZED COMPLEX MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. MVFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL BY MID-AFTN BUT IFR CONDS LIKELY IN
HEAVY DOWNPOURS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SE AHEAD OF THE COMPLEX AND
THEN SHIFT TO WEST BEHIND. WINDS WILL BE TURBULENT INVOF STRONGER
STORMS. RAIN WILL END BY TONIGHT WITH VFR CONDS RETURN BEFORE SOME
PATCHY FOG DEVELOPS TOMORROW MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       85  68  86  64 /  90  27   7   8
MERIDIAN      84  69  86  62 /  91  51  12  10
VICKSBURG     86  61  86  60 /  95  15   8   7
HATTIESBURG   85  72  90  63 /  85  38   5   2
NATCHEZ       86  65  83  62 /  82  17   2   1
GREENVILLE    84  62  85  64 /  97  15   9   8
GREENWOOD     83  65  86  64 /  99  25   9   8

&&

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

ALLEN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
358 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
250900-
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-
358 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. THE MOST INTENSE
STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH...AS WELL AS
FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCALLY
HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
COULD LEAD TO A FEW MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD OR
MAJOR FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY 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 NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

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

BK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
802 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

0759 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N GLEN ALLAN          33.03N 91.03W
09/24/2013                   WASHINGTON         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF FLOODING ON EASTSIDE LAKE WASHINGTON ROAD AND
            HIGHWAY 436 NEAR GLEN ALLAN.

&&

DCOX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
828 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

0827 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ROLLING FORK            32.91N 90.88W
09/24/2013                   SHARKEY            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF FLOODING ON CHINA STREET...NORTH 5TH STREET
            AND SIDNEY ALEXANDER STREET IN ROLLING FORK.

&&

DCOX

MSZ035-041-042-241405-
SHARKEY MS-HUMPHREYS MS-YAZOO MS-
840 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
840 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

A LARGE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM BELZONI TO ROLLING FORK AT 837 AM CDT...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF 2
TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR ARE OCCURRING. IF THESE RATES PERSIST...FLASHING
FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED.

PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN YAZOO...SOUTHERN HUMPHREYS AND SHARKEY
COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3290 9077 3308 9072 3311 9045 3307 9042
      3305 9043 3305 9041 3283 9023 3273 9049
      3271 9079 3275 9094
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 280DEG 7KT 3318 9048 3280 9091

CME

MSZ027-028-241430-
MONTGOMERY MS-CARROLL MS-
902 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
902 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013

A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS
LOCATED OVER WINONA AT 901 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS. IF THE HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS...FLASH FLOODING COULD
BE POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL CARROLL AND CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3365 8954 3336 8953 3333 8997 3363 8997
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 236DEG 10KT 3348 8970

CME