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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Jackson, MS

October 31, 2015Franklin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Oct 31, 2015, 12:56 PM CDT for Franklin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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, 12:56 PM CDT (17:56 UTC)
Expired
Oct 31, 2015, 1:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Franklin County, MS

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2015-10-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2015-10-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 214 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

821 
WFUS54 KJAN 311756
TORJAN
MSC037-311845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0024.151031T1756Z-151031T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1256 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT
    
* AT 1255 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GARDEN CITY...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  NATCHEZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GARDEN CITY AROUND 100 PM CDT.
  KIRBY AROUND 115 PM CDT.
  BUDE AROUND 120 PM CDT.
  NEW HOPE AROUND 130 PM CDT.
  MCCALL CREEK AROUND 135 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MEADVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3135 9116 3143 9116 3161 9092 3161 9077
      3145 9063 3138 9063 3135 9074 3135 9098
      3134 9099 3135 9102 3134 9103 3133 9106
      3134 9107 3133 9107 3132 9109 3132 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 238DEG 42KT 3131 9118 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DL
4 follow-up statements
862 
WWUS54 KJAN 311809
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
109 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSC037-311845-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151031T1845Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
109 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR FRANKLIN
COUNTY...
    
AT 108 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR GARDEN CITY...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LIBERTY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  KIRBY AROUND 115 PM CDT.
  BUDE AROUND 120 PM CDT.
  NEW HOPE AROUND 130 PM CDT.
  MCCALL CREEK AROUND 135 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MEADVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3140 9112 3161 9092 3161 9077 3145 9063
      3138 9063 3135 9074 3135 9098 3134 9099
      3135 9102 3134 9103 3133 9106 3135 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 238DEG 42KT 3140 9102 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DL
890 
WWUS54 KJAN 311820
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
120 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSC037-311845-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151031T1845Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
120 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
    
AT 120 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BUDE...OR 21 MILES NORTH OF LIBERTY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW HOPE AROUND 125 PM CDT.
  MCCALL CREEK AROUND 135 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
MEADVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3145 9105 3161 9092 3161 9077 3145 9063
      3138 9063 3138 9098
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 237DEG 43KT 3147 9088 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DL
714 
WWUS54 KJAN 311833
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
133 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSC037-311845-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151031T1845Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
133 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTY...
    
AT 132 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MCCALL CREEK...OR 19 MILES WEST OF BROOKHAVEN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MEADVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3149 9092 3161 9082 3161 9077 3145 9063
      3138 9063 3138 9086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1832Z 241DEG 34KT 3150 9077 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

DL
704 
WWUS54 KJAN 311839
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
139 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSC037-311848-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-151031T1845Z/
FRANKLIN MS-
139 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 145
PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
LINCOLN AND EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3149 9092 3161 9082 3161 9077 3145 9063
      3138 9063 3138 9086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 238DEG 42KT 3150 9077 

$$

DL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Oct 31, 10:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 10:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 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/EC
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 11:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 30 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.

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.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.

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.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...
   WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/
SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/#
SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
SPC...STORM REPORTS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/
NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 31, 10:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1059 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ047-053-059-060-311630-
TENSAS LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA-MADISON LA-ADAMS MS-
WARREN MS-CLAIBORNE MS-JEFFERSON MS-
1059 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CONCORDIA...EAST
CENTRAL CATAHOULA...EASTERN FRANKLIN...CENTRAL MADISON AND TENSAS
PARISHES...SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN CLAIBORNE...NORTH
CENTRAL ADAMS AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM
CDT...

AT 1058 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WINNSBORO TO NEAR
COOTER POINT TO FROGMORE...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  COOTER POINT AROUND 1105 AM CDT.
  CROWVILLE AROUND 1110 AM CDT.
  NATCHEZ...ST. JOSEPH...SPOKANE AND LAKE BRUIN AROUND 1115 AM CDT.
  NEWELLTON AROUND 1120 AM CDT.
  TALLULAH...CHURCH HILL AND AFTON AROUND 1130 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE BASKIN...GILBERT AND
RICHMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3226 9177 3242 9115 3213 9092 3175 9110
      3153 9175 3194 9156 3222 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 251DEG 45KT 3220 9171 3196 9149 3160 9166

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 11:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1139 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

LAZ024-026-311730-
CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA-
1139 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN CONCORDIA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CATAHOULA PARISHES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

AT 1139 AM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WALTERS TO BROUILLETTE
TO NEAR BUNKIE...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WALTERS AND ARCHIE AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
  ACME AROUND 1200 PM CDT.
  SLOCUM AND BLACK HAWK AROUND 1215 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3130 9200 3160 9201 3158 9159 3126 9159
      3125 9166 3121 9160 3104 9165 3104 9172
      3114 9172 3120 9170 3123 9179 3130 9191
      3127 9195 3123 9192 3123 9200 3124 9201
      3125 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1639Z 267DEG 33KT 3156 9205 3123 9202 3088 9218

17
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:13 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1213 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSZ048-053-054-059-311800-
CLAIBORNE MS-HINDS MS-JEFFERSON MS-COPIAH MS-
1213 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN COPIAH...
SOUTHWESTERN HINDS...SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE AND NORTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

AT 1212 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR ROCKY SPRINGS TO NEAR
FAYETTE...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ROCKY SPRINGS AROUND 1220 PM CDT.
  CARPENTER AROUND 1230 PM CDT.
  UTICA AND BLUE HILL AROUND 1240 PM CDT.
  PATTISON AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
  PEYTON AND HERMANVILLE AROUND 1250 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3174 9117 3210 9087 3218 9048 3172 9086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 249DEG 30KT 3206 9086 3175 9114

17
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:15 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1215 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

MSZ035-040-042-047-311745-
ISSAQUENA MS-WARREN MS-HUMPHREYS MS-YAZOO MS-
1215 PM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN YAZOO...CENTRAL
WARREN...EAST CENTRAL ISSAQUENA AND SOUTH CENTRAL HUMPHREYS COUNTIES
UNTIL 1245 PM CDT...

AT 1215 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT
TO LE TOURNEAU...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  YAZOO CITY AROUND 1235 PM CDT.
  BOVINA AROUND 1245 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE SATARTIA.

LAT...LON 3229 9094 3231 9091 3237 9087 3234 9091
      3266 9074 3266 9072 3269 9071 3266 9069
      3267 9066 3270 9068 3271 9072 3295 9059
      3299 9034 3235 9067 3234 9071 3230 9070
      3219 9075 3218 9079 3216 9101
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 255DEG 27KT 3291 9057 3221 9095

17
Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:41 PM CDT, 15 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

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Special weather statement, Oct 31, 12:44 PM CDT, 12 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

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 31, 3:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchJANAdams, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 21 more20 hr
Oct 31, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne, Jefferson47 min
Oct 31, 12:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren30 min
Oct 31, 12:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds, Yazoo34 min
Oct 31, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne31 min
Oct 31, 1:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCopiah26 min
Oct 31, 1:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison24 min
Oct 31, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Lincoln52 min
Oct 31, 1:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Copiah, Rankin33 min
Oct 31, 2:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln25 min
Oct 31, 2:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLeake, Scott29 min
Oct 31, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln40 min
Oct 31, 2:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANScott37 min
Oct 31, 3:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANNeshoba, Newton, Smith, Winston25 min
Oct 31, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion51 min
Oct 31, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMarion40 min
Oct 31, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJones46 min
Oct 31, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Jones39 min
Oct 31, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale48 min
Oct 31, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar53 min
Oct 31, 4:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper24 min
Oct 31, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones, Lamar38 min
Oct 31, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Jones31 min
Oct 31, 4:16 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJones29 min
Oct 31, 4:19 PM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar29 min
Oct 31, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Jones44 min
Oct 31, 4:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJones118 min
Oct 31, 4:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANForrest25 min
Oct 31, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANClarke2 hr
Oct 31, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale24 min

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Sources

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