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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 356, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 31, 2015, 2:35 PM CDT for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2015, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2015, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Lincoln County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 97 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1194 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
863
WUUS54 KJAN 311935
SVRJAN
MSC065-077-085-312015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0356.151031T1935Z-151031T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
235 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 235 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
MONTICELLO...OR 18 MILES EAST OF BROOKHAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ARM AROUND 245 PM CDT.
PROGRESS AROUND 250 PM CDT.
PRENTISS AROUND 300 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BASSFIELD...SILVER CREEK AND NEW HEBRON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3134 9009 3135 9011 3135 9032 3158 9021
3176 9001 3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982
3139 8983 3140 9004 3134 9004 3133 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 244DEG 32KT 3156 9013
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DL4 follow-up statements
916
WWUS54 KJAN 311943
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
243 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSC085-311952-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
LINCOLN MS-
243 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3134 9009 3135 9011 3135 9024 3159 9013
3176 9001 3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982
3139 8983 3140 9004 3134 9004 3133 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 247DEG 36KT 3154 9004
$$
MSC065-077-312015-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
243 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 242 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ARM...OR 23
MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PROGRESS AROUND 250 PM CDT.
PRENTISS AND CARSON AROUND 300 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BASSFIELD...SILVER CREEK AND NEW HEBRON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3134 9009 3135 9011 3135 9024 3159 9013
3176 9001 3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982
3139 8983 3140 9004 3134 9004 3133 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 247DEG 36KT 3154 9004
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DL604
WWUS54 KJAN 311958
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSC065-077-312015-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
LAWRENCE MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
258 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES...
AT 257 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
PRENTISS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRENTISS...SOCIETY HILL...OAK VALE...CARSON...TILTON...ARM...
PROGRESS...BASSFIELD AND SILVER CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3134 9009 3135 9011 3135 9014 3161 9003
3176 8994 3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982
3139 8983 3140 9004 3134 9004 3133 9006
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 244DEG 32KT 3160 8989
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DL286
WWUS54 KJAN 312007
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
307 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSC077-312016-
/O.CAN.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
LAWRENCE MS-
307 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3139 8996 3152 8996 3152 8997 3156 8997
3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982 3139 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 243DEG 30KT 3163 8982
$$
MSC065-312015-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
307 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY...
AT 306 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PRENTISS...OR
15 MILES WEST OF COLLINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PRENTISS...SOCIETY HILL...CARSON...PROGRESS AND BASSFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3139 8996 3152 8996 3152 8997 3156 8997
3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982 3139 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 243DEG 30KT 3163 8982
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DL644
WWUS54 KJAN 312015
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
315 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSC065-312025-
/O.EXP.KJAN.SV.W.0356.000000T0000Z-151031T2015Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
315 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3139 8996 3152 8996 3152 8997 3156 8997
3177 8983 3144 8967 3144 8982 3139 8983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 244DEG 32KT 3163 8982
$$
DLWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 31, 10:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 10:20 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1020 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
..WET WEEKEND AND STORMY HALLOWEEN EXPECTED...
.UPDATE...IMPRESSIVE HEAVY RAINFALL SETUP TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER MS
VALLEY WITH HIGH NORTHWARD GULF MOISTURE TRANSPORT FEEDING A SLOWLY
PROGRESSIVE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX THAT IS SHOWING A TENDENCY TO REMAIN
ANCHORED TO RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF JET STREAK OVER THE ARKLATEX.
STILL LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL WAVE TO PUSH
CURRENTLY-ORGANIZING ASPECTS OF CONVECTION IN CENTRAL LA EAST ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE CWA THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY RAIN AND
EMBEDDED STORMS EXTENDING NORTH OF THE MAIN CONVECTIVE ANCHOR WILL
TRANSFER EAST AS WELL. CURRENT LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY ANYWHERE CLOSE
TO 500 J/KG MLCAPE IS CONFINED TO THE COAST AND JUST NORTHWARD...BUT
HRRR IS INSISTENT THIS AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY WILL EXPAND NORTH IN
FRONT OF VIGOROUS CONVECTION BY MIDDAY AND INTO THE AFTERNOON (AS
FAR NORTH AS MY SOUTHERN ZONES). THE REALIZATION OF THIS
DESTABILIZATION IS SOMEWHAT TIED TO WHETHER OR NOT SOME SUNSHINE CAN
BREAK OUT IN THOSE SOUTHERN AREAS...AND THERE IS STILL SOME
POSSIBILITY THAT WILL BE TOUGH TO ACHIEVE.
THE INHERITED FORECAST HANDLES THE SITUATION QUITE WELL THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCH SET TO EXPAND EAST WITH MAIN HEAVY
RAIN THREAT. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE
MODIFIED TO FACILITATE THREAT EXPANSION EASTWARD MORE QUICKLY...AND
WE WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. LIMITED RISK OF
SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES CONFINED TO SOUTHERN ZONES LOOKS GOOD
AT PRESENT. IF PREVIOUSLY-MENTIONED DESTABILIZATION LOOKS TO OCCUR
EFFICIENTLY IN THE PINE BELT IN THE MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK COULD GET ENHANCED TOWARD HBG
IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL MONITOR FOR THAT POTENTIAL EVOLUTION...BUT
FOR NOW....WILL LEAVE THE HWO LARGELY ALONE DUE TO CONTINUED
UNCERTAINTY IN THAT REGARD. /BB/
&&
.AVIATION...AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS
ACROSS THE REGION WITH MVFR-IFR VISIBILITIES. CIGS ACROSS THE REGION
THIS MORNING WERE GENERALLY MVFR TO VFR LEVELS. EXPECT HEAVY RAINS
WITH TSRA TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION BY BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL BRING MVFR-IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES. LOCALIZED
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. /17/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 503 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015/
SHORT TERM...
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
OVERALL WET PATTERN IS IN STORE AS THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SRN
PLAINS SLOWLY PROPAGATES TO THE E/NE. SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES ~1002MB
SFC LOW OVER SRN TX/NRN MEXICO AND THIS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE
E/NE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW VERY HIGH
ANOMALOUS PWATS OF 2-3 SD'S ABOVE NORMAL AND 850MB MOISTURE FLUX
APPROACHING 4-6 SD'S MOVING IN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SFC LOW
MOVES NE...EXPECT MOISTURE ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT TO INCREASE
FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS THE H85 LOW LEVEL JET KICKS UP BRINGING PW'S
APPROACHING 2-2.25 INCHES. THIS IS WELL ABOVE THE CLIMATOLOGICAL
MAXIMUM FOR OCTOBER 31ST WHICH IS AROUND TO JUST BELOW 2 INCHES.
THIS TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY AND FLASH
FLOODING RAINFALL. IN ADDITION TO THE ANOMALOUS
MOISTURE/ADVECTION...THERE COULD BE SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY N OF
I-20 AND MORE NEAR SFC BASED INSTABILITY S OF I-20 CORRIDOR.
EXPECT SOME CONVECTIVE FEATURES TO REALLY INCREASE THE RAINFALL
TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH DUE
ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS AND THE PREVIOUS DROUGHT MOSTLY BEING MADE UP
FOR WITH 6-10 INCH RAINFALL EVENT THE PAST WEEKEND. RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 1-3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. SOME OF THE
HI-RES GUIDANCE IS NOT AS POTENT AS THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM LAST WEEKEND.
HOWEVER...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED WITH SOME 4+ INCH AMOUNTS. DUE TO
SOME HI-RES GUIDANCE BOUNCING AROUND...IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO PIN
DOWN THE EXACT LOCATION. HOWEVER WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETUP...WARM
CLOUD PROCESSES ADDED TO VERY EFFICIENT MOISTURE ADVECTION OF A
TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY SOME
FLOODING...DUE TO PREVIOUS ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS MENTIONED. THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN AREAS IN NE LA/WRN MS
THROUGH NOON AND IN CENTRAL MS THROUGH 7PM AND ERN MS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. ANY AREAS THAT THE CONVECTIVE FEATURES BEGIN TO TRAIN VERY
EFFICIENT HEAVY RAINFALL COULD FALL AND POTENTIALLY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING.
HI-RES HRRR/ARW AND GLOBAL MODELS INDICATE A LINE OF STORMS...PER
HI-RES LOOKS TO BE QLCS MOVING IN...AROUND NOON TODAY INTO NE
LA...CENTRAL MS AROUND 3-5PM AND ERN MS AROUND 6-8PM OR SO. SOME OF
THE HI-RES ARW/HRRR RUNS SHOW A PRETTY POTENT QLCS MOVING INTO THE
AREA. DUE TO DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S IN S MS AND SOME LOWER
INSTABILITY...MAINLY LESS THAN 400-500 J/KG...AND SOME DECENT LOW
LEVEL SHEAR/GOOD SIZE CLOCKWISE CURVING HODOGRAPHS...WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED THE AREA S OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR...TO HAVE SOME POTENTIAL
FOR A TORNADO. AREAS FURTHER N ARE CAPPED OFF WITH WARM LOW LEVEL
INVERSION. HOWEVER...ANY AREAS IN THE LINE THAT CAN BOW OUT AND HAVE
MORE ORTHOGONAL LOW LEVEL WIND VECTORS COULD NOT BE RULED OUT FURTHER
N TO PRODUCE SOME DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A QUICK SPIN-UP
TORNADO. IF A QLCS DOES DEVELOP...EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS TO ALSO BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE.
AS THE STORMS MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...THERE COULD BE SOME CLEARING BEFORE MORE RAIN BEGINS TO
MOVE BACK IN THE SW BY EARLY/MID MORNING SUNDAY. EXPECT THIS TREND TO
CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OPENS UP AND EJECTS TO
THE NE AS THE RIDGE OVER THE SE CONUS BUILDS E. THERE WILL BE BETTER
LAPSE RATES AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARDS THE AREA AND DIVERGENCE
WILL INCREASE AS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY E/SE MS GETS IN THE
FAVORABLE EXIT REGION OF THE DEEP LONGWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA. STRONGEST LLJ WILL BE E OF THE AREA BUT EXPECT MORE
SHOWERS/STORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AGAIN COULD BE
HEAVY WITH 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE. SEVERE RISK COULDN'T BE RULED OUT BUT
WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW WEAKER...NOT EXPECTING AS MUCH POTENTIAL. FOR NOW
WILL GO AHEAD WITH JUST A LIMITED RISK ALONG/E OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE
IN THE HWO FOR HEAVY RAIN AND MONITOR FOR LATER TRENDS. EXPECT TRENDS
TO WIND DOWN AS THE UPPER LOW QUICKLY EJECTS NE AND THE LOW GRADUALLY
WEAKENS MONDAY.
FOR FORECAST ELEMENTS...WENT NEAR MOS FOR TEMPS. POPS WERE IN PRETTY
GOOD SHAPE WITH DEFINITE WORDING IN WEATHER GRIDS. KEPT THUNDER IN
MAINLY ALONG/S OF I-20 TODAY AND ALONG/SE OF NATCHEZ TRACE
TOMORROW. KEPT LIMITED GOING IN HWO/GRAPHICS FOR FLOODING SATURDAY
AND ADDED A LIMITED RISK ALONG/SE OF NATCHEZ TRACE ON SUNDAY. LEFT A
LIMITED FOR SEVERE S OF I-20 CORRIDOR IN THE HWO/GRAPHICS. /DC/
LONG TERM...
MONDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT OUT AND WEAKEN BRINGING
AN END TO THE RAIN CHANCES MONDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS
THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST CONUS AND BRING A LONG
STRETCH OF UNSEASONABLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER AS WE GO THROUGH THE
FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER. GIVEN THE ANOMALOUS H850 TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO APPROACH 18 DEG C...HAVE FOLLOWED THE WARMER MEX MOS
GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES SHOWING HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S...BUT EVEN
THESE NUMBERS COULD ULTIMATELY BE A LITTLE TOO COOL. RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE GENERALLY IN THE MID 80S AS WE GET OUT TO WED/THU
AND SOME COULD BE IN JEOPARDY IF THIS PATTERN VERIFIES. OTHERWISE...
THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FOR THE START OF NEXT
WEEKEND. THAT EVENT SHOULD FEATURE A SLOW-MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY AS
THE RIDGE MAKES A VERY GRADUAL RETREAT. /EC/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 70 67 71 60 / 98 87 83 44
MERIDIAN 71 66 71 60 / 89 99 89 72
VICKSBURG 71 65 71 58 / 100 78 71 34
HATTIESBURG 76 70 72 61 / 83 100 90 68
NATCHEZ 74 67 72 60 / 100 83 81 32
GREENVILLE 67 62 69 59 / 97 62 58 49
GREENWOOD 67 62 69 60 / 97 81 70 63
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR MSZ051-052-057-058-066-073-074.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ040>042-047.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR MSZ043-048>050-053>056-059>065-072.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-
016-023>026.
AR...NONE.
&&
BB/17/DC/ECHazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 11:26 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1126 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-044>046-011630- ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- 1126 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN UNUSUALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SUCH HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHERE MULTIPLE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATION. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 FRIDAY. LAZ007>009-MSZ040>043-011630- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- MADISON MS- 1126 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN UNUSUALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SUCH HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHERE MULTIPLE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATION. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 FRIDAY. LAZ015-016-023>025-MSZ047>059-011630- RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-WARREN-HINDS- RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH- JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON- 1126 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN UNUSUALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SUCH HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHERE MULTIPLE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND POTENTIALLY A TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THE THREAT MAY WAIT UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THE REST OF TODAY. LAZ026-MSZ060>066-072>074-011630- CONCORDIA-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 1126 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...REMAINDER OF TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN UNUSUALLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SUCH HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...PARTICULARLY WHERE MULTIPLE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATION. AT LEAST A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AGAIN SUNDAY...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THE REST OF TODAY. 50 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING. LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE. *TORNADOES* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES. LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE. *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. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE... 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In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1241 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSZ042-043-047-048-311815-
WARREN MS-MADISON MS-YAZOO MS-HINDS MS-
1241 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL YAZOO...EAST CENTRAL
WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN HINDS COUNTIES UNTIL
115 PM CDT...
AT 1241 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR YAZOO CITY TO
EDWARDS...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
YAZOO CITY AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
BENTON AROUND 1255 PM CDT.
BOLTON AROUND 100 PM CDT.
RAYMOND AROUND 105 PM CDT.
JACKSON AROUND 115 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SATARTIA AND
BENTONIA.
LAT...LON 3298 9025 3293 9011 3292 9011 3218 9040
3226 9072 3292 9046 3293 9045 3294 9045
3299 9043
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 281DEG 29KT 3291 9039 3232 9062
17Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1244 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 MSZ048-053-054-059-311815- CLAIBORNE MS-HINDS MS-JEFFERSON MS-COPIAH MS- 1244 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN COPIAH... SOUTHWESTERN HINDS...SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE AND NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT... AT 1243 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEWMAN TO NEAR BLUE HILL...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... UTICA AROUND 1250 PM CDT. PEYTON AROUND 105 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE LEARNED. LAT...LON 3173 9097 3223 9060 3218 9042 3168 9079 TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 272DEG 18KT 3220 9060 3174 9093 17
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 1:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
104 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSZ048-049-054-059-062-311830-
LINCOLN MS-HINDS MS-JEFFERSON MS-RANKIN MS-COPIAH MS-
104 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT COPIAH...SOUTHWESTERN RANKIN...
SOUTH CENTRAL HINDS...NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN AND EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 104 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DRY GROVE TO UNION
CHURCH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
TERRY AND CASEYVILLE AROUND 120 PM CDT.
WHITES AND LOYD STAR AROUND 130 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3170 9083 3179 9076 3179 9074 3181 9074
3220 9042 3210 9010 3205 9015 3205 9023
3203 9025 3202 9023 3202 9022 3201 9023
3198 9021 3159 9056
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 308DEG 26KT 3215 9042 3169 9082
17Special weather statement, Oct 31, 1:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
106 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSZ036-042-043-048-049-311830-
HOLMES MS-MADISON MS-YAZOO MS-HINDS MS-RANKIN MS-
106 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN RANKIN...EASTERN
YAZOO...CENTRAL MADISON...EASTERN HINDS AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...
AT 105 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COXBURG TO NEAR
RAYMOND...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EBENEZER AND COXBURG AROUND 110 PM CDT.
RICHLAND AROUND 120 PM CDT.
PEARL...FLOWOOD...GOODMAN AND MONTEREY AROUND 125 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3300 8988 3293 8990 3293 8991 3291 8992
3291 8994 3290 8994 3289 8996 3288 8996
3288 8989 3210 9010 3220 9042 3303 9025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 247DEG 43KT 3297 9019 3220 9037
17Special weather statement, Oct 31, 1:42 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
142 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSZ036-037-043-044-049-050-054-055-311915-
ATTALA MS-SIMPSON MS-LEAKE MS-HOLMES MS-MADISON MS-RANKIN MS-
SCOTT MS-COPIAH MS-
142 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN COPIAH...WESTERN
LEAKE...RANKIN...NORTHWESTERN SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON...
SOUTHWESTERN ATTALA...EASTERN MADISON AND SOUTHEASTERN HOLMES
COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 141 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DURANT TO NEAR FANNIN TO
NEAR GLANCY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DURANT AND FANNIN AROUND 145 PM CDT.
GOSHEN SPRINGS AROUND 150 PM CDT.
POSSUMNECK AND PISGAH AROUND 155 PM CDT.
MCADAMS AROUND 200 PM CDT.
PELAHATCHIE AROUND 205 PM CDT.
KOSCIUSKO AND LEESBURG AROUND 210 PM CDT.
BRANCH AROUND 215 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE GEORGETOWN AND
SALLIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3176 9053 3205 9032 3205 9023 3215 9024
3220 9018 3222 9019 3240 9006 3316 8991
3314 8956 3239 8971 3177 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 271DEG 28KT 3309 8987 3240 9000 3180 9047
17Special weather statement, Oct 31, 2:16 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
216 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
MSZ032-037-044-049-050-055-056-311945-
ATTALA MS-SIMPSON MS-LEAKE MS-SMITH MS-CHOCTAW MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-
216 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LEAKE...SOUTHEASTERN RANKIN...
WESTERN SCOTT...NORTHWESTERN SIMPSON...EASTERN ATTALA...NORTHWESTERN
SMITH AND SOUTH CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...
AT 216 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KOSCIUSKO TO BRANCH TO
HARRISVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
KOSCIUSKO...BRANCH AND FORKVILLE AROUND 220 PM CDT.
MORTON AROUND 225 PM CDT.
HILLSBORO AROUND 240 PM CDT.
MENDENHALL AND HARPERVILLE AROUND 245 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE REDWATER...STANDING
PINE...PUCKETT...WALNUT GROVE...LENA...ETHEL...POLKVILLE...BRAXTON
AND D'LO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 8927 3311 8932 3296 8932 3240 8949
3194 8984 3196 9012 3243 8976 3320 8952
3318 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 275DEG 22KT 3312 8955 3242 8971 3199 9006
17The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 3:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 21 more | 20 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Oct 31, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| Oct 31, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Hinds, Yazoo | 34 min |
| Oct 31, 12:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Claiborne | 31 min |
| Oct 31, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 49 min |
| Oct 31, 1:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Copiah | 26 min |
| Oct 31, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Madison | 24 min |
| Oct 31, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 52 min |
| Oct 31, 1:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Attala, Copiah, Rankin | 33 min |
| Oct 31, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Oct 31, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Leake, Scott | 29 min |
| Oct 31, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Scott | 37 min |
| Oct 31, 3:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Neshoba, Newton, Smith, Winston | 25 min |
| Oct 31, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 51 min |
| Oct 31, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 46 min |
| Oct 31, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 39 min |
| Oct 31, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar | 53 min |
| Oct 31, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper | 24 min |
| Oct 31, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Jones, Lamar | 38 min |
| Oct 31, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 31 min |
| Oct 31, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 29 min |
| Oct 31, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 29 min |
| Oct 31, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Jones | 44 min |
| Oct 31, 4:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jones | 118 min |
| Oct 31, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Forrest | 25 min |
| Oct 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke | 2 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 24 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.