Alert archive / Mississippi / Flash Flood Watches in 2016
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this flash flood watch at Apr 29, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT for 29 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 4:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Flood severity
- None
All 40 counties
Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Madison County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1635 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
061 WGUS64 KJAN 292106 FFAJAN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 406 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND... .THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS WE GO FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR TONIGHT...THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE ARKLAMISS DELTA REGION. THEN AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...THE FLASH FLOODING THREAT WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO ENCOMPASS THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EUPORA TO FOREST TO MONTICELLO. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST TOTALS MOSTLY LIKELY WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041- 300515- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.A.0004.160429T2106Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI... TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA 406 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ASHLEY AND CHICOT. IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EAST CARROLL...FRANKLIN LA...MADISON LA...MOREHOUSE...RICHLAND AND WEST CARROLL. IN MISSISSIPPI... BOLIVAR...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...LEFLORE...SHARKEY... SUNFLOWER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LAZ024>026-MSZ026>029-032-036-037-042>044-047>050-053>055-059>063- 300515- /O.NEW.KJAN.FF.A.0004.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER- CHOCTAW-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA... EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY... RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON 406 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA AND TENSAS. IN MISSISSIPPI... ADAMS...ATTALA...CARROLL...CHOCTAW...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH... FRANKLIN MS...GRENADA...HINDS...HOLMES...JEFFERSON... LAWRENCE...LEAKE...LINCOLN...MADISON MS...MONTGOMERY... RANKIN...SCOTT...SIMPSON...WARREN...WEBSTER AND YAZOO. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... * RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ EC
4 follow-up statements
028 WGUS64 KJAN 300329 AAA FFAJAN FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1029 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. OVERNIGHT...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL BE MAINLY OVER THE ARKLAMISS DELTA REGION. SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...THE THREAT WILL EXPAND EASTWARD TO ENCOMPASS THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EUPORA TO FOREST TO MONTICELLO. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041- 301130- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI... TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA 1029 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ASHLEY AND CHICOT. IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EAST CARROLL...FRANKLIN LA...MADISON LA...MOREHOUSE...RICHLAND AND WEST CARROLL. IN MISSISSIPPI...BOLIVAR...HUMPHREYS... ISSAQUENA...LEFLORE...SHARKEY...SUNFLOWER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LAZ024>026-MSZ026>029-032-036-037-042>044-047>050-053>055-059>063- 301130- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.A.0004.160430T1800Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER- CHOCTAW-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA... EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY... RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON 1029 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CATAHOULA... CONCORDIA AND TENSAS. IN MISSISSIPPI...ADAMS...ATTALA... CARROLL...CHOCTAW...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...FRANKLIN MS... GRENADA...HINDS...HOLMES...JEFFERSON...LAWRENCE...LEAKE... LINCOLN...MADISON MS...MONTGOMERY...RANKIN...SCOTT...SIMPSON... WARREN...WEBSTER AND YAZOO. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ DL
624 WGUS64 KJAN 300932 FFAJAN URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 432 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LAZ024>026-MSZ026>029-032-036-037-042>044-047>050-053>055-059>063- 301745- /O.EXT.KJAN.FF.A.0004.160430T1500Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER- CHOCTAW-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA... EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY... RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON 432 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CATAHOULA... CONCORDIA AND TENSAS. IN MISSISSIPPI...ADAMS...ATTALA... CARROLL...CHOCTAW...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...FRANKLIN MS... GRENADA...HINDS...HOLMES...JEFFERSON...LAWRENCE...LEAKE... LINCOLN...MADISON MS...MONTGOMERY...RANKIN...SCOTT...SIMPSON... WARREN...WEBSTER AND YAZOO. * FROM 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041- 301745- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI... TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA 432 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ASHLEY AND CHICOT. IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EAST CARROLL...FRANKLIN LA...MADISON LA...MOREHOUSE...RICHLAND AND WEST CARROLL. IN MISSISSIPPI...BOLIVAR...HUMPHREYS... ISSAQUENA...LEFLORE...SHARKEY...SUNFLOWER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ DL
243 WGUS64 KJAN 301457 AAA FFAJAN FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 957 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LAZ024>026-MSZ026>029-032-036-037-042>044-047>050-053>055-059>063- 302300- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.A.0004.160430T1500Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER- CHOCTAW-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA... EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY... RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON 957 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CATAHOULA... CONCORDIA AND TENSAS. IN MISSISSIPPI...ADAMS...ATTALA... CARROLL...CHOCTAW...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...FRANKLIN MS... GRENADA...HINDS...HOLMES...JEFFERSON...LAWRENCE...LEAKE... LINCOLN...MADISON MS...MONTGOMERY...RANKIN...SCOTT...SIMPSON... WARREN...WEBSTER AND YAZOO. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041- 302300- /O.CON.KJAN.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI... TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA 957 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ASHLEY AND CHICOT. IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EAST CARROLL...FRANKLIN LA...MADISON LA...MOREHOUSE...RICHLAND AND WEST CARROLL. IN MISSISSIPPI...BOLIVAR...HUMPHREYS... ISSAQUENA...LEFLORE...SHARKEY...SUNFLOWER AND WASHINGTON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FLOODING OF ROADS AND LOW-LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
257 WGUS64 KJAN 302106 FFAJAN FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 406 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032- 034>037-040>044-047>050-053>055-059>063-302215- /O.CAN.KJAN.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW- WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH- SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI... TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA... VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA... MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...GREENVILLE...BELZONI... ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN... KOSCIUSKO...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY... RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON 406 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA QUICKLY...LIMITING THE CHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE WATCH AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS ADDITIONAL RAIN DEVELOPS ON SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE RE- EVALUATED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Apr 29, 3:59 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 3:59 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 359 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN INCREASING THREAT IN THE SHORT TERM... .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES...WHICH HAD BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED WITH AN ASSOCIATED NEARLY CLOSED LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN UPPER JET SEGMENT OF 110 KNOTS WAS COMING AT THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WAS COMING OUT OF THE UPPER TROUGH IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE SUBTROPICAL JET WAS NOTED TO THE SOUTH OVER THE GULF. OTHERWISE AN MCS WAS NOTED AROUND THE MIDSOUTH REGION...WHICH HAS SOME SEVERE AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN RISKS. THE ACTIVITY WAS STAYING NORTH OF I-20 DUE TO THE STRENGTH FO THE CAP ACROSS THE SOUTH HALF OF THE REGION. ON THE SURFACE A WARM FRONT WAS NOTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...EXPECT AN ACTIVE PERIOD AS THE CLOSED LOW NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BRINGS IN A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING A RISK OF SOME SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE NORTH TONIGHT AND FOR THE WESTERN AREAS ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE GOOD INSTABILITY AND FORCING WITH THESE SHORT WAVES. THE PRIMARY RISKS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND A POSSIBLE TORNADO. PER PREVIOUS DISCUSSION IT WILL PROBABLY BECOME MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN ISSUE AS WE PUSH INTO THE SATURDAY NIGHT. AS FAR AS HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL IS CONCERN MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL BE IMPRESSIVE WITH PWATS AROUND 1.8 TO 2 INCHES...WHICH WILL BRING SOME FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT AROUND 3-5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WPC HAS A SLIGHT RISK OF EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST FOR TONIGHT...THEN MOST OF THE AREA FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SO WITH THE MODELS BRINGING WAVE AFTER WAVE OVER THE CWA WILL PUT OUT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH. WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHWEST AREA FOR TONIGHT...THEN EXPAND ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION FOR SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SO WITH THIS IN MIND PUT IN HEAVY RAIN WORDING IN THE GRIDS. FOR SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...OUR CHANCES OF CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. WPC HAS A SLIGHT RISK OF RAINFALL EXCEEDING FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE FOR THE SOUTH DURING THE PERIOD GENERALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. FOR NOW WILL NOT MENTION LOCALLY HEAVY ON ANY GRAPHICS FOR THIS PERIOD. AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERN HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 80S AND LOWS WILL BE IN THE 60S./17/ .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE OUR RAIN CHANCES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SHARP SHORTWAVE WILL FINALLY END THE RAIN FROM THE WEST BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PUT THE REGION UNDER A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WITH A BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES. SO DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SET UP A DRY PERIOD REGIME OVER THE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND MODELS DIFFER ON WHAT KIND OF UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION IN ANY CASE THIS WILL CONTINUE OUR BOUT OF DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACCORDING TO THE GFS...WHILE THE EURO TRIES TO BRING IN SOME RAIN BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERN HIGHS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 70S AND LOWS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 50S./17/ && .AVIATION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSRA WILL CONTINUE OVER AREAS NORTH OF I-20. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRIEFLY DROP CIGS/VSBYS TO IFR AS THEY PASS OVER AN AERODROME. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THEREAFTER...MVFR/IFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BY 30/06Z AND LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD./17/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 67 84 66 80 / 21 51 71 60 MERIDIAN 66 86 67 81 / 17 30 55 61 VICKSBURG 70 83 66 81 / 39 67 70 52 HATTIESBURG 69 87 70 82 / 6 28 36 65 NATCHEZ 71 82 67 80 / 28 65 67 61 GREENVILLE 68 81 65 82 / 63 61 65 35 GREENWOOD 66 82 66 81 / 49 51 66 50 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 6:29 AM CDT, 9 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 629 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-301100- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES- 629 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH MID EVENING FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH MID EVENING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MIDDAY THROUGH MID EVENING. A TORNADO CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE A FEW INCIDENTS OF FLASH FLOODING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR HAIL 1 INCH OR LARGER ARE POSSIBLE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST A FEW FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS THESE AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE OF A FLASH FLOODING THREAT DEVELOPING WILL BE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS DELTA WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT COULD BE WELL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. (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 TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LAZ008-009-015-016-023-MSZ029>033-037>046-301100- WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-WEBSTER- CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- 629 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR HAIL 1 INCH OR LARGER ARE POSSIBLE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST A FEW FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS THESE AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE OF A FLASH FLOODING THREAT DEVELOPING WILL BE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS DELTA WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT COULD BE WELL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. (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 TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LAZ024>026-MSZ047>066-072>074-301100- CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-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- 629 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR HAIL 1 INCH OR LARGER ARE POSSIBLE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST A FEW FLOODING ISSUES ACROSS THESE AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST CONFIDENCE OF A FLASH FLOODING THREAT DEVELOPING WILL BE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS DELTA WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT COULD BE WELL IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS. (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 SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 50 && ...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. ...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 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, Apr 29, 2:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
237 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
LAZ007-292000-
MOREHOUSE LA-
237 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISH
UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 237 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR STERLINGTON...OR 10 MILES WEST OF BASTROP...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BASTROP AROUND 255 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 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
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3274 9205 3276 9206 3279 9205 3283 9207
3288 9189 3268 9189 3266 9195 3268 9196
3271 9197 3270 9202 3271 9204 3270 9204
3269 9205 3273 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 256DEG 28KT 3273 9208
CMESpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 2:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
MSZ028-029-032-292045-
CHOCTAW MS-WEBSTER MS-MONTGOMERY MS-
258 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...WEBSTER AND
NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 258 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EMBRY TO NEAR POPLAR CREEK. MOVEMENT
WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BELLEFONTAINE AND EMBRY AROUND 305 PM CDT.
CLARKSON AROUND 320 PM CDT.
EUPORA AROUND 330 PM CDT.
SHERWOOD AROUND 335 PM CDT.
MATHISTON AROUND 340 PM CDT.
CUMBERLAND AROUND 345 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE MANTEE AND WALTHALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3364 8903 3363 8903 3364 8902 3356 8902
3356 8909 3345 8909 3331 8964 3334 8964
3357 8958 3368 8942 3372 8931 3372 8919
3374 8919 3374 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 248DEG 35KT 3364 8940 3339 8957
CMELocal storm report, Apr 29, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
306 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0302 PM HAIL 2 NW BASTROP 32.79N 91.93W
04/29/2016 E1.75 INCH MOREHOUSE LA BROADCAST MEDIA
&&
CMELocal storm report, Apr 29, 3:27 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
327 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL BASTROP 32.77N 91.91W
04/29/2016 E1.75 INCH MOREHOUSE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
27Local storm report, Apr 29, 3:33 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
333 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0148 PM HAIL 6 NNW GRENADA 33.86N 89.85W
04/29/2016 E1.00 INCH GRENADA MS POST OFFICE
&&
27Local storm report, Apr 29, 4:02 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
402 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0344 PM HAIL MER ROUGE 32.78N 91.79W
04/29/2016 E1.00 INCH MOREHOUSE LA PUBLIC
&&
27The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Bolivar | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Sunflower | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 12:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Washington | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 58 min |
| Apr 29, 2:05 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 2:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Webster | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 58 min |
| Apr 29, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 12:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 2:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 3:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 77 min |
| Apr 29, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 38 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.