Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1032 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

.UPDATE...

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO RAISE POPS A BIT FOR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE
ARKLAMISS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...JUST MINOR TWEAKS WILL BE
NECESSARY TO TEMPS/DEWPOINTS.

&&

.DISCUSSION...MUCH DRIER MID/UPPER LEVEL AIR NOTED BY LZK/SHV
MORNING RAOBS IN SUBSIDENT FLOW POLEWARD OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
AXIS IS HELPING TO ENHANCE THE MOISTURE GRADIENT ALONG/N OF THE HWY
82 CORRIDOR. FARTHER SOUTH AND FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...PLENTY
OF LOW-MID LEVEL MOISTURE/ INSTABILITY WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES > 1.75 INCHES AND VERTICAL TOTALS ~ 27 DEG C WILL SUPPORT
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

ALTHOUGH FORCING MECHANISMS ARE SUBTLE...THE HRRR/LOCAL WRF KEY IN
ON A POTENTIAL GREATER AXIS OF MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND CONVECTIVE
DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY ALONG/SE OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR THIS
AFTERNOON. BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS AND NEAR-TERM
GUIDANCE...WE WILL INCREASE POPS SOME FOR CENTRAL/EAST MS TO THE
NORTH OF I-20. AS DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS MORNING...A FEW
STRONG/SEVERE STORMS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY GIVEN STRONG DAYTIME
HEATING...FAIRLY STEEP MID/LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES....AND HEALTHY
DCAPE. /EC/

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. SOME CONVECTION IS AGAIN
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SE OF THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. THIS WILL BRING BRIEF MVFR RESTRICTIONS
ESPECIALLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER ABOUT 03Z...CONDITIONS LOOK TO
BE QUIET WITH A TREND TOWARD MVFR CONDITIONS AFTER 06Z...ESPECIALLY
FOR SITES THAT RECEIVE PRECIP. /28/

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWED A SHARP SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING AT THE BASE OF AN UPPER TROUGH. WITH THE MIDLEVEL MOISTURE
GRADIENT AROUND THE HIGHWAY 82 EXPECT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO BE
MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20...WHICH IS SHOWN BY LOCAL
AND NATIONAL WRF GUIDANCE. PWATS WILL BE FROM 1.5 NORTH TO 1.8
SOUTH. WE WILL HAVE SOME UPPER JET DYNAMICS WITH 50-60 KNOTS OF FLOW
WITH THE UPPER TROUGH. THIS MAY HELP TO PROVIDE SOME ISOLATED
ORGANIZED UPDRAFTS FOR A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY BRIEFLY SEVERE
STORMS FOR THIS AFTERNOON FROM STORM MERGERS INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME MICROBURST POTENTIAL WITH DCAPES GREATER
1000 AND SOME CAPES GREATER THAN 3000 J/KG.

FOR TUESDAY UPPER RIDGING WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST AS WE START TO
GET SOME HEIGHT RISES. MIDLEVEL DRYING WILL PUSH FARTHER SOUTH
ACROSS THE REGION. THIS KEEP OUR CHANCES OF ISOLATED CONVECTION
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS. EXPECT THE ISOLATED ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH
BY TUESDAY EVENING.

AS FAR AS AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE CONCERN WENT CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S FOR TODAY. WENT CLOSE TO
NAM GUIDANCE WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S FOR TUESDAY. FOR NIGHTLY
LOWS WENT CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE WITH LOWS FROM THE MID 60S TO AROUND
70 FOR TONIGHT. LOWS WILL BE FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO THE LOWER 70S FOR
MONDAY NIGHT.

AS FAR AS POPS ARE CONCERNED WENT CLOSE TO A BLEND OF MAV AND GMOS
GUIDANCE./17/

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH HANGING IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOWER MS VALLEY SHOULD BE
CLEARED OFF TO THE EAST BY WEDNESDAY WITH FLAT RIDGING EXTENDING
EAST AND NORTHEAST OUT OF TX AND OLD MEXICO TAKING TEMPORARY HOLD
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. HOWEVER...BY LATE FRIDAY (AND DEFINITELY
BY SATURDAY)...MODEL CONSENSUS PRETTY HIGH THAT THE RIDGE IN OUR
AREA WILL AGAIN RELENT TO ACTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR ANOTHER FROPA ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME AROUND
NEXT SATURDAY.

CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD BE TYPICALLY HOT
CONSIDERING THE CALENDER DATE...WITH MANY LOCATIONS PERHAPS
AVERAGING A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL (WHICH IS RARE FOR THIS SUMMER). BUT
MOISTURE IN THE MID TO LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN
PLENTIFUL AND RIDGING ALOFT NOT SUPPRESSIVE ENOUGH TO KEEP A LID ON
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ALTHOUGH POPS GENERALLY 30 PERCENT OR
LESS. THIS MOISTURE WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH THE MENTIONED HEAT TO
PUSH PEAK HEAT INDICES NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK IN
MANY LOCALES THIS PERIOD. AT THIS POINT WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING HEAT
ADVISORIES BECOMING NECESSARY. AS FAR AS THE POTENTIAL FOR
POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS GOES...IT APPEARS GARDEN VARIETY SUMMER
CONVECTION (I.E..NOT SEVERE) SHOULD BE THE STORY UNTIL PERHAPS LATE
FRIDAY WHEN LAPSE RATES AND SHEAR START SLOWLY INCREASING FROM THE
NORTH AS THE NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ENCROACHES. FROM LATE FRIDAY AND
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY (AND PERHAPS EVEN LASTING INTO SUNDAY IN
SOUTHERN ZONES) STORM STRENGTH COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH SOME LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL NOT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE QUESTION AS WELL. FOR NOW
WILL HOLD OFF MENTIONING IN THE HWO DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF IMPACT
REACHING THRESHOLDS FOR WARRANTING MENTION IN THE EXTENDED TIME
RANGE.

LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY GOING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK IT
APPEARS AN ACTIVE PATTER MAY CONTINUE IN AT LEAST SOUTHERN ZONES.
MODELS SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR THE BOUNDARY COMING IN SATURDAY TO
PERHAPS STALL NORTH OF THE COAST AND SERVE AS A BAROCLINIC ZONE FOR
THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER INITIATION AND TRAVEL FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW
DAYS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BOARD SHOULD COOL OFF SOME BUT
HUMIDITY MAY BE TOUGH TO SHAKE IN SOUTHERN ZONES. STAY TUNED TO
LATER FORECASTS AS WE REFINE DETAILS CONCERNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. /BB/

&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
456 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
051000-
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-
456 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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 SUNDAY.

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&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED.

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MSZ050-041950-
SCOTT MS-
223 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
223 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

...STRONG STORM OVER NORTHWEST SCOTT COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER FORKVILLE AT 221 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN SCOTT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3231 8973 3236 8973 3237 8974 3239 8974
      3240 8975 3254 8977 3254 8956 3232 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 000DEG 6KT 3246 8968

EEC

MSZ049-042005-
RANKIN MS-
246 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
246 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRANDON AT 247 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 10 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL RANKIN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3222 8999 3234 9009 3242 8996 3233 8982
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 047DEG 7KT 3233 8996

CME

MSZ054-042010-
COPIAH MS-
250 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
250 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAZLEHURST AT 251
PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL COPIAH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3174 9041 3186 9058 3198 9047 3189 9034
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 027DEG 7KT 3188 9044

CME

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
255 PM CDT MON AUG 04 2014

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

0245 PM     HAIL             2 NW HAZLEHURST         31.89N 90.42W
08/04/2014  E0.25 INCH       COPIAH             MS   PUBLIC

&&

EC

MSZ044-042040-
LEAKE MS-
307 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
307 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER CARTHAGE AT 308 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL LEAKE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3266 8943 3267 8965 3278 8966 3282 8943
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 001DEG 6KT 3273 8954

CME

MSZ048-042030-
HINDS MS-
308 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
308 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2014

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF JACKSON AT 309 PM
CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE.

PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL HINDS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3243 9025 3240 9024 3240 9011 3234 9012
      3232 9015 3229 9016 3229 9018 3227 9018
      3225 9020 3223 9020 3221 9030
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 007DEG 7KT 3233 9015

CME