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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 2016Clarke County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 31, 2016, 9:42 AM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 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
Mar 31, 2016, 9:42 AM CDT (14:42 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 2016, 10:30 AM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

County Clarke County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 140 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 2016-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 481 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2016-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 501 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
481 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
501 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
572 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
9.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Mar 31, 5:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 5:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
543 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

.UPDATE...TO INCLUDE AVIATION...MVFR/IFR CONDS WL PREVAIL THROUGH 14Z
AS SCT-NUMEROUS TSRA MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. AFTER 14Z A BRIEF
PERIOD OF VFR CONDS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
TSRA/SHRA OCCUR FROM AFTN THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH 50 KT WIND GUSTS...LARGE
HAIL...AND TORNADOES. MVFR/IFR CONDS WL LIKELY PREVAIL WITH THE
CONVECTION INTO FRIDAY MORNING. /22/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 431 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016/

..ADDITIONAL SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING EXPECTED LATER TODAY...

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...LARGE SWATH OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY
THIS MORNING. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS ACTIVITY AS OF CURRENT
WRITING IS SUB-SEVERE BUT PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME
GUSTY WINDS. HOWEVER...GIVEN SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR...ANOTHER TORNADO
WATCH FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN ISSUED. ALL
OF THIS ACTIVITY IS STILL EXPECTED TO EXIT EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
DURING THE MORNING HOURS BETWEEN 7 AND 10AM. THERE WILL BE A SHORT
LULL IN THE ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN
THE ATMOSPHERE CAN BECOME PRIME YET AGAIN FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF
STORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE 130KT
SUBTROPICAL JET WILL REORIENT ITSELF WHERE THE LEFT FRONT QUADRANT
WILL NOSE INTO THE ARKLAMISS REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A RATHER
MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE THAT WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY DEWPOINTS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 60S AND EVEN LOWER 70S ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
THE AREA. AS SOME HEATING CAN OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOW
80S...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE WITH MUCAPE AROUND
2000-2500K/KG AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND -7 TO -11C. SOME WARM
ADVECTION SHOWERS MAY OCCUR DURING THIS LULL BUT THE PRIMARY
CONVECTION LOOKS TO INITIATE AROUND 18Z ACROSS MY WESTERN
COUNTIES/PARISHES. SOME OF THE HI-RES GUIDANCE SHOWS IT LATER
AROUND 21Z BUT THINK THIS LIKELY TOO LATE.

ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE RATHER ROBUST AND THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN WHAT WE SAW TODAY
WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL BEING GENERALLY NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR.
SHEAR VALUES ARE LOWER DURING THE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON BUT
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO WHERE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE
AROUND 50KTS. VERTICAL TOTALS WILL BE AROUND 27-31C AND MID-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES WILL BE PUSHING 8C/KM. SOME OF THE RECENT RUNS OF THE
EXPERIMENTAL HRRR ALSO SHOW SOME POCKETS OF 50KTS 80M WINDS...WHICH
SUGGEST SOLID DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL ACROSS MOSTLY NORTHERN COUNTIES
BUT THERE ARE A FEW POCKETS FURTHER SOUTH OF I-20. LARGE HAIL
PARAMETERS ALSO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT HAIL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WITH SIZES UP TO 2 INCHES OR LARGER POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SIGNIFICANT HAIL AND WIND POTENTIAL...THERE IS
ALSO A RISK FOR TORNADOES WITH SOME POTENTIALLY BEING STRONG AGAIN
MAINLY NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. AS SHEAR INCREASES...SO DOES
HELICITY WITH VALUES AROUND 200-300M2/S2 0-1KM AND 200-500M2/S2
0-3KM. IN ADDITION...THE SIG TOR PARAMETER DEPICTS A BULLSEYE ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AROUND 4...WHICH WHEN LOOKING AT THE NORTHERN
GRADIENT THAT IS MORE FAVORABLE FOR ACTUAL OCCURRENCE...THIS WOULD
PLACE IT ACROSS AGAIN MY NORTHERN COUNTIES. ALL OF THIS MATCHES WELL
WITH THE DAY 1 SPC OUTLOOK.

IN TERMS OF THE FLOODING RISK...VERY GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT
CONTINUES TO OCCUR OVER OUR REGION AND IS CONTINUED TO BE IN THE
99TH TO MAX PERCENTILES PER THE NAEFS. THIS WILL LEAD TO PW VALUES
AROUND 1.6-1.8 INCHES WHICH IS NEAR RECORD LEVELS FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. AGAIN THE GREATEST AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE ACROSS COUNTIES
NORTH OF I-20. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN TACT BUT FEEL THE BEST
AREA FOR FLOODING AT LEAST FOR TODAY WILL BE IN THE NORTH AND MAY
ADJUST HAZARDS AND GRAPHICS TO REFLECT THIS CONFIDENCE. THROUGH
TONIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL 2-3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH
OVER WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING/OVERNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...AROUND AN INCH LOOKS FEASIBLE WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE REGION LATER
TONIGHT. THE MOST ROBUST STORMS SHOULD EXIT THE CWA BY AROUND 9-10PM
OR SO BUT THERE COULD CONTINUE TO BE SOME STORMS LINGERING INTO THE
NIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT THIS
FRONT MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS MY SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES AND
LINGERING/STALLING SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PINE BELT. GIVEN
THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE STILL IN PLACE AS DEPICTED BY
MUCAPE VALUES AROUND 1500J/KG...VERTICAL TOTALS STILL AROUND 28-30C
AND GOOD DEEP LAYER SHEAR...CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT INTO THE EARLY PARTS OF
FRIDAY BEFORE IT COMPLETELY PUSHES THROUGH THE CWA. AT THIS POINT IT
IS UNCERTAIN JUST WHERE THIS FRONT WILL LINGER OR HOW FAST OR SLOW
IT MAY GET THROUGH THE CWA. EXPECT SOME POST FRONTAL RAIN TO LINGER
FURTHER INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE LOWER BY
THAT POINT WITH CONDITIONS EVENTUALLY DRYING BY EARLY MORNING
SATURDAY. /28/

LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...COME SATURDAY MORNING THE
COLD FRONT WILL BE WELL SOUTH OF OUR CWA BUT THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF
THE JET STREAM WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF COAST STATES WHILE A
NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE TROUGH PASSES ACROSS OUR CWA. THE 00Z NAM
GENERATED RAINFALL ACROSS OUR WHOLE CWA WITH THIS SHORTWAVE BUT WAS
AN OUTLIER AS MODEL CONSENSUS REMAINED DRY. WL NOT INTRODUCE POPS
SATURDAY AND MAINTAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE WILL
SUPPORT ANOTHER COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT BUT THIS COLD FRONT LOOKS TO
PASS THROUGH AS A DRY FRONT AS WELL. IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO OUR REGION THEN SHIFT QUICKLY TO THE
EAST. RETURN FLOW WILL COMMENCE WEDNESDAY AND ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL
BE PRESENT OVER OUR AREA WHEN ANOTHER COLD FRONT DROPS IN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE GFS IS FASTER THAN THE ECMWF WITH FRONT BUT RAIN CHANCES
LOOK TO LINGER INTO THURSDAY BEFORE COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER
RETURNS. /22/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       80  59  73  49 /  73  70  42  32
MERIDIAN      78  61  74  49 /  88  73  56  42
VICKSBURG     80  58  71  49 /  84  63  28  23
HATTIESBURG   79  66  72  52 /  86  63  79  60
NATCHEZ       80  61  71  49 /  79  58  51  40
GREENVILLE    78  54  68  46 /  85  53  20  21
GREENWOOD     79  54  71  45 /  86  80  21  20

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MSZ030>033-037>039-
     043>046-048>066-072>074.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>029-
     034>036-040>042-047.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
     023>026.

AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

22/28/22
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 7:34 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
734 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>029-034-011245-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-
734 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORNADOES
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...MAINLY TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE
HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK
EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND STRONG TORNADOES. THE
GREATEST THREAT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT
WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARD THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE RISK...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
CONCERN AS STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME COULD MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT SAW RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS ALREADY
FALLEN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL
ROADS FLOODED AND SOME CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.

MSZ030>033-037>039-043>046-011245-
CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
734 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORNADOES
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE
HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK
EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND STRONG TORNADOES. THE
GREATEST THREAT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT
WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARD THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE RISK...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
CONCERN AS STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME COULD MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT SAW RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS ALREADY
FALLEN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ007>009-MSZ035-036-040>042-011245-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-
734 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORNADOES
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...MAINLY TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE
HAIL AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TRACK
EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND STRONG TORNADOES. THE
GREATEST THREAT WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE THREAT
WILL SHIFT EAST TOWARD THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOWARD THE EVENING HOURS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE RISK...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
CONCERN AS STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME COULD MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS THAT SAW RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY IN ADDITION TO WHAT HAS ALREADY
FALLEN WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047>066-072>074-011245-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-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-
734 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

TORNADOES
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND
QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1)

IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERE RISK...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AS HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AND BRING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN AND CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A LIMITED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING WILL LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THIS MAY BRING
ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO PORTIONS OF THE PINE BELT ALONG WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD FROM FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.

28

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*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.

*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!

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson40 min
Mar 30, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah31 min
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake5 days
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake24 hr
Mar 30, 8:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake4 days
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANBolivar50 min
Mar 30, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena58 min
Mar 30, 11:08 PM CDTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Washington52 min
Mar 30, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey49 min
Mar 31, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower, Washington40 min
Mar 31, 12:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington6 hr
Mar 31, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANGrenada, Leflore50 min
Mar 31, 12:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne29 min
Mar 31, 1:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANYazoo51 min
Mar 31, 1:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Yazoo34 min
Mar 31, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds41 min
Mar 31, 2:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala, Copiah, Madison, Rankin46 min
Mar 31, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington4 hr
Mar 31, 3:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Neshoba, Newton, Scott and 2 more2 hr
Mar 31, 4:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery4 hr
Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper, Jones45 min
Mar 31, 4:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANKemper, Lauderdale46 min
Mar 31, 4:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison30 min
Mar 31, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke, Jones49 min
Mar 31, 5:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale13 min
Mar 31, 6:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANSunflower, Washington3 hr
Mar 31, 6:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMontgomery, Webster112 min
Mar 31, 6:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion40 min
Mar 31, 6:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeflore3 hr
Mar 31, 7:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLamar, Marion45 min
Mar 31, 7:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion49 min
Mar 31, 7:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANMarion113 min
Mar 31, 7:53 AM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar37 min
Mar 31, 8:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Lamar2 hr
Mar 31, 8:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery3 hr
Mar 31, 9:00 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANSunflower, Washington3 hr
Mar 31, 9:56 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANLeflore3 hr
Mar 31, 11:13 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Montgomery3 hr
Mar 31, 2:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLawrence36 min
Mar 31, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson47 min
Mar 31, 3:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison27 min
Mar 31, 3:09 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANJones4 days
Mar 31, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith52 min
Mar 31, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis55 min
Mar 31, 3:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANAttala38 min
Mar 31, 3:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren67 min
Mar 31, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton, Scott, Smith59 min
Mar 31, 4:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJefferson Davis27 min
Mar 31, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala38 min
Mar 31, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANHinds28 min
Mar 31, 4:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison53 min
Mar 31, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo70 min
Mar 31, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANLauderdale39 min
Mar 31, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton31 min
Mar 31, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington31 min
Mar 31, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison49 min
Mar 31, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha29 min
Mar 31, 5:04 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Warren4 hr
Mar 31, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster69 min
Mar 31, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Warren60 min
Mar 31, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott44 min
Mar 31, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANJasper37 min
Mar 31, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Madison, Scott47 min
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo4 hr
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Hinds56 min
Mar 31, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott56 min
Mar 31, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore40 min
Mar 31, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes52 min
Mar 31, 6:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower, Washington4 hr
Mar 31, 6:17 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLowndes28 min
Mar 31, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Scott4 hr
Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANRankin, Simpson44 min
Mar 31, 6:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCopiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson4 hr
Mar 31, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper55 min
Mar 31, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower23 min
Mar 31, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson50 min
Mar 31, 6:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNeshoba, Newton4 hr
Mar 30, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse, Richland, West Carroll62 min
Mar 31, 12:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANMadison24 min
Mar 31, 12:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANTensas37 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.