Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Jackson, MS

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
805 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015

.UPDATE...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM NEAR
COLUMBUS SOUTHWEST TO JUST NORTH OF THE METRO THIS EVENING AND IS
WORKING ITS WAY TO THE EAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG
TO SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH SOME REPORTS OF QUARTER TO GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL. EXPECT THIS LINE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS MAINLY STAYING NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. HI-RES
MODELS  INDICATE THAT WE MAY GET A SHORT BREAK FROM THE
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS EVENING...BUT THE GLOBAL AND HI-RES MODELS
INDICATE THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG SHORT WAVE VERY EARLY ON SATURDAY.
WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS AND TRAINING STORMS FLASH FLOODING MAY
BECOME AN ISSUE. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN THE GRAPHICAST
AND HWO. THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AND NO UPDATES ARE
NEEDED AT THIS TIME./15/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...IT HAS BEEN A QUIET
DAY FOR THE MOST PART WITH MUCH OF THE RAIN AND STORMS REMAINING
NORTH OF MY CWA. THIS HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MS WHILE FURTHER SOUTH THERE HAS YET TO BE ANY
RAIN. THIS IS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH
OF THE REGION AND STORMS HAVE BEEN TRAINING THROUGH THE DAY IN
MOSTLY UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW. AS DISTURBANCES ROTATE IN THE UPPER FLOW
IN THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH...ADDITIONAL STORMS HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO PUSH TO SOUTHEAST FROM GENERALLY THE ARKLATEX REGION AND ARE NOW
MOVING INTO THE NORTH AND NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF MY CWA. THEY ARE
MOVING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WITH DECENT LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES...SHEAR
AND INSTABILITY. THIS HAS ALLOWED SOME TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE
WITH WIND GUSTS AND SOME HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY RISKS. AS THIS
ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO SWING SOUTH AND EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...GLOBAL AND HI-RES MODELS INDICATE THAT ANOTHER DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE SOUTH LATER TONIGHT AND THIS ONE COULD STALL ACROSS A
PORTION OF THE AREA. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THIS COULD
LEAD TO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20
THROUGH TONIGHT. PW VALUES ARE SHOWN TO BE NEAR 2 INCHES ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS...336-340K THETA-E AIR...STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT
INTO THE REGION AND...IN UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW AND VERY WEAK CORFIDI
VECTORS...THIS COULD LEAD TO SOME LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN OF 2-3
INCHES(OR POTENTIALLY GREATER IN SOME LOCATIONS)/FLOODING ISSUES
ESPECIALLY GIVEN ANY STORMS THAT BACKBUILD/TRAIN ACROSS THE REGION.
LIMITED RISK AREAS IN THE HWO AND GRAPHICS SEEM REASONABLE AND HAVE
LEFT THEM IN TACT.

THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS WHAT WILL THE WEATHER BE ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY. UNFORTUNATELY...IT WONT BE NEARLY AS NICE AS IT
WAS LAST YEAR WHEN A COLD FRONT CAME THROUGH AND BROUGHT UNSEASONABLY
DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. IN THIS RATHER COMPLEX...NORTHWEST FLOW
REGIME...IT REALLY IS HARD TO PINPOINT JUST WHAT IS GOING TO EVOLVE.
IF THE EXPECTED BAND OF SHOWERS/STORMS DEVELOPS LATER TONIGHT...THIS
COULD LINGER INTO EARLY TOMORROW. HI- RES MODELS SEEM TO INDICATE
THAT THIS WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND AFFECT
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS...WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT GOOD NEWS FOR FIREWORKS AND OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES. IT IS LIKELY BEST TO SAY THAT BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW
ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AND THIS WILL LIKELY
COMBINE WITH ANY DAYTIME HEATING/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES/DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING BOUNDARIES/MOIST AIRMASS TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS PARTICULARLY DURING THE LATER AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. THERE IS THE RISK FOR ANY OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE WITH LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO BE THE PRIMARY
CONCERNS. IT IS BEST FOR RESIDENTS TO KEEP UPDATED WITH THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION ESPECIALLY WHEN PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS.

TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL AS
CLOUDS AND RAIN SHOULD KEEP SOME AREAS...MOSTLY IN THE NORTH...INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 80S. OUTSIDE OF STORMS...TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY
WILL REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT WORK WEEK...ANOMALOUSLY SUPPRESSED
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING FOR EARLY JULY (AND THE ATTENDANT SAGGING
FRONTAL ZONE IN OUR REGION) WILL FINALLY LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH
LATER MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...BEFORE THE REGIME
CHANGES...EXPECT A GOOD DEAL OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT (AND THEN BECOMING INCREASINGLY FOCUSED IN NORTHERN AND
EASTERN ZONES ON MONDAY). THESE PERIODS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT ALTHOUGH WIND SHEAR AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT
WILL BE DECLINING BY THIS POINT AND THUS THE CONFIDENCE OF ANY
SEVERE STORMS OR FLOODING PROBLEMS IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE HWO
QUITE YET. OF COURSE THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
DOWN BELOW NORMAL IN MOST AREAS ON SUNDAY ALTHOUGH HEAT WILL BE
TRYING TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY.

MODEL AGREEMENT ON INCREASED SUBTROPICAL RIDGING INFLUENCE FOR
TUESDAY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WORK WEEK IS NOW PRETTY GOOD.
THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES ON HOW MUCH AFTERNOON SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR DESPITE RIDGE SUPPRESSION...BUT THE
CONSENSUS IDEA IS THAT PRECIPITATION OVER THIS PERIOD WILL BE BELOW
AVERAGE. FORTUNATELY...MOIST SOILS IN MANY AREAS WILL WORK AGAINST
TEMPERATURES SPIKING UPWARDS QUICKLY IN REACTION TO THE CHANGING
WEATHER REGIME. HOWEVER...EXPECT HEAT TO BUILD GRADUALLY THROUGH THE
MID TO LATE WEEK WITH PLENTY OF HUMIDITY TO PUSH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT
INDEX VALUES UP TO NEAR THE CENTURY MARK. /BB/

&&

.AVIATION...MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AT THE TAF SITES.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD EAST-SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT. STORMS
WILL CAUSE LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN CIGS AND VSBY. /SW/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       73  85  70  87 /  77  63  60  60
MERIDIAN      71  85  68  87 /  72  70  62  59
VICKSBURG     74  85  71  88 /  69  67  58  58
HATTIESBURG   74  87  71  87 /  27  53  55  61
NATCHEZ       74  86  71  89 /  33  68  58  56
GREENVILLE    73  85  70  89 /  97  66  56  60
GREENWOOD     73  85  70  87 /  97  63  51  58

&&

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

28/BB/SW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
201 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>042-044>046-041915-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
201 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE MAINLY
THIS EVENING. THE HAZARDS INCLUDE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND HAIL UP TO
QUARTER SIZE.

HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. LOCALLY 2 TO 3
INCHES COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING.

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.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

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 FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT.

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ043-047>066-072>074-041915-
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-HINDS-
RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-
JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
201 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

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 THURSDAY.

2

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF
 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60
 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.

*FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
 SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN
 FLOODING. LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
245 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015

MSZ018-040815-
BOLIVAR MS-
245 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN BOLIVAR COUNTY
UNTIL 315 AM CDT...

AT 245 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR GUNNISON...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF ROSEDALE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DEESON AROUND 255 AM CDT.
  SHELBY AROUND 305 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE DUNCAN AND ALLIGATOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3412 9066 3395 9066 3393 9101 3395 9104
      3398 9105 3400 9103 3396 9100 3396 9097
      3398 9096 3402 9099 3402 9094 3403 9089
      3406 9089 3408 9087 3410 9088 3409 9092
      3412 9095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0745Z 260DEG 31KT 3403 9097

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