Severe Thunderstorm Warning 338, NWS Jackson, MS

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WWUS54 KJAN 311941
SVSJAN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
241 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

MSC067-312000-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-180731T2000Z/
Jones MS-
241 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY...

At 241 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Laurel to Mill Creek, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Laurel, Sandersville, Mill Creek and Tuckers Crossing. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8915 3183 8894 3155 8894 3154 8919
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 185DEG 13KT 3167 8915 3168 8895 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

NF

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Jackson MS
106 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018

.UPDATE...
Updated for 18Z aviation discussion

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAF discussion:
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are ongoing, mainly over the
ArkLaMiss Delta and south/east Mississippi this afternoon. This
activity is bringing periodic visibility reduction to IFR/MVFR.
Storms will decrease in coverage during the late afternoon/early
evening time frame. Outside of storms, VFR conditions prevail
across the remainder of the area. Late tonight into early
Wednesday, MVFR visibilities are possible mainly around GLH and
GWO and MVFR ceilings are possible mainly around MEI/PIB/HBG. VFR
conditions will return by mid morning. /DL/

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Active morning underway as a mid/upper trough swings into the Mid
South and a weak cold front knocks on our doorstep. The surface
wind field is fairly chaotic due to ongoing convection, but
theta-e and PW analysis suggest the synoptic surface front is
situated from roughly the ArkLaTex northeastward across North MS
and into Middle TN. Convection has been active across western LA
for much of the morning. Some of these storms have begun to move
into the MissLou/Natchez portion of our area. Additional storms
have broken out across the South AR/North LA area and are
advancing to the Delta, where upper forcing is currently on the
increase and there's a corridor of 1500-2000 J/kg MLCAPE. It is
likely this activity will continue to develop, so we have updated
the forecast to increase POPs across the Delta and along the
Highway 82 corridor. This is also the region where the greatest
deep layer shear exists right now, so we can't rule out a severe
storm in that area. With that in mind, we'll update the
HWO/graphics to include the marginal across that region as well.

The other main area to watch is southeast of the Natchez Trace,
where the greatest amount of destabilization is likely to occur
given greater insolation. Outflow from earlier convection over SW
Louisiana can be seen on both radar and visible sat advancing
eastward across SW Mississippi and S Central LA. This should
serve as a focus for additional development within the next few
hours, with the radar filling in across S/E MS into the afternoon.
The going forecast had things in this area handled pretty well.
Otherwise, widespread clouds and rain will limit temps in many
areas. Highs were adjusted downward slightly in a few areas, but
on the whole, the inherited forecast already represented this
quite well. Updates have been sent. /DL/

Prior discussion below:

This morning through this evening:

Main focus today is another potential organized complex of storms
moving east through the afternoon & locally heavy rainfall with some
possible flash flooding this afternoon-evening before drier air
filters in the wake.

This morning the stationary front is draped across the northwest
ArkLaMiss Delta. Our area is situated in increasing height falls &
upper divergence as the positively tilted trough digs down through
the central Plains into the mid-Missouri Valley. This is helping
good isentropic ascent & moisture & Theta-E advection to increase &
will only increase throughout the afternoon. GOES-16 water vapor
imagery shows drier air from increasing forcing over Oklahoma into
Arkansas in the vicinity of the strong upper level jet. In addition,
we have moistened up aloft from yesterday morning, as 00Z JAN
sounding showed nearly 2 inch PWs over the area & GOES-16 PWs/K
indices nearly 30-35C. Prior to the convection, there has been some
low-mid level clouds, but we have been able to radiate somewhat in
some areas, but not nearly as much as last night. Thus put some
patchy fog in the ArkLaMiss Delta from around Rayville, LA to
Grenada, MS but can't rule out some maybe a little further east.
There are some storms ongoing further southwest over southeast TX &
into western LA but these look to stay off to our west overnight.

Main focus today is the decent potential MCS & flash flooding
possible. As the trough digs in, ascent & height falls will
increase, which will help spark more convection to develop just to
our west & increase in coverage by mid-morning & into the afternoon.
Most of the CAM guidance in the HREF suite & HREF mean reflectivity
show a decent complex of storms traversing eastward across the area.
However, some of the more recent runs of the HRRR & other CAM
members have trended back on organization of the storms & there is
some spatial & temporal discontinuities. Even with these new runs
being a little less robust, there is enough increase in the low-mid
level wind fields (i.e. 0-2 & 0-3km bulk shear of 20-30kts & 0-6km
of 30+kts) & lapse rates to warrant potential for organized
convection. With this being the warm season & this type of setup
pretty anomalous, definitely thinking organized severe convection
will be possible. Most of the HREF CAM suite have been fairly
consistent, with some rain developing by mid-morning over the Delta
before an MCS traverses across portions of the area in the late
morning-early afternoon hours & moving into south-east Mississippi
into the evening. In addition, most of the consensus is that it
should be mostly along & south of the I-20 corridor but some of the
recent CAM runs have been a little less organized & further north &
west. Thus, with a combo of lapse rates & wind profiles, some
isolated severe storms are possible. SPC introduced a "Marginal" &
that extends a little further northwest into the Delta, other than
the areas from Morehouse Parish in LA to Grenada County in MS.
Thinking overall will not stray from this area as it looks pretty
good so will keep mention of that in the HWO/graphics. Mainly looks
to be damaging wind but some hail up to quarter size can't be ruled
out. In addition, there is some potential for some locally heavy
rain, especially across south-east MS where HREF prob matched
mean values, CIPS analog probabilities & HREF CAM suite show
nearly 2-3+ inches in this area. This is mainly focused in the
Highway 84 & I-59 corridors. CAM guidance is hinting at some
diurnal convection & some collision of these storms with any type
of complex. Regardless, with high PW air (2+ inches), some
potential for convergent areas of heavy convective rain & CAM
suite support, decided to go with something in the HWO & graphics.
Due to that & after coordination with WPC, put a "Limited" risk
in the HWO for flash flooding in these areas along & southeast of
a line mainly around Natchez to up towards Meridian. Due to
widespread rain & clouds this afternoon, expect highs in the low-
mid 80s, some 5-10 degrees below normal.

Tonight: As the trough continues to dig in, expect any complex of
storms to be moving into the I-59 & Highway 45 corridors by early
evening before departing to our east mainly before 10pm-midnight. As
the trough moves in, expect the cold front to swing through most of
the area, except the I-59 & Highway 45 corridors. This will help
drier air, with PWs less than an inch & a half, even closer down
to an inch in the far northwest Delta. With stronger ridging & dry
slot moving in, expect most rain chances to depart, other than in
eastern areas. This will also help dewpoints fall into the mid-
upper 60s & lows fall into the upper 60s. Areas in the east can
expect widespread clouds & some lingering rain & storm chances so
expect them to be near normal in the low 70s. /DC/

Wednesday through Monday:

The upper trough axis is forecast by global model guidance to
remain fixed over the lower MS Valley region through the end of
the week, gradually weakening as it does so. This pattern will
limit the best moisture convergence to generally east of the MS
River where southerly low level flow and precipitable water in the
1.5 to 2 inch range will support scattered diurnal shower/storm
activity. As we go from the weekend through early next week, the
guidance consensus is for a strong subtropical ridge center to
develop and become fixed over the southeast CONUS. Anticyclonic
flow will support less convective precipitation coverage while
supporting hotter temperatures, although southeasterly low level
trajectories will help to moderate temperatures a bit and keep
them from becoming significantly hotter than normal. /EC/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       82  69  88  69 /  42  24  25  15
Meridian      90  70  87  69 /  89  87  45  31
Vicksburg     81  69  87  68 /  42  19  16  11
Hattiesburg   88  71  86  70 / 100  60  50  30
Natchez       80  69  88  68 /  57  25  17  12
Greenville    79  68  86  67 /  99  22   5   3
Greenwood     81  68  87  67 /  90  23  11   6

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.

&&

DL/DC/EC

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
214 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032-
034>037-040>043-047>049-053-054-059>061-011915-
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-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Claiborne-Copiah-Jefferson-Adams-
Franklin MS-
214 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast
Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations is not expected through next Monday.

MSZ030-031-033-038-039-044-045-050-062-011915-
Clay-Lowndes-Oktibbeha-Winston-Noxubee-Leake-Neshoba-Scott-
Lincoln-
214 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of central
Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Through early evening

Isolated severe thunderstorms, capable of producing damaging wind
gusts and hail to the size of quarters, are possible through this
evening.

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.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight.

MSZ046-051-052-055>058-063>066-072>074-011915-
Kemper-Newton-Lauderdale-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Lawrence-
Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest-
214 PM CDT Tue Jul 31 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for eastern and southeastern
portions of central Mississippi.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Wednesday

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...Marginal
TIMING...Through early evening

FLOODING
THREAT...Limited
TIMING...Through early evening

Isolated severe thunderstorms, capable of producing damaging wind
gusts and hail to the size of quarters, are possible through this
evening.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

Locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding is possible through
early this evening. 1 to 3 inches of rainfall are possible, with
locally higher amounts.

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.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday night through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations may be needed for portions of the region tonight.

DL

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
High...Significant severe thunderstorms are expected.
Moderate...Severe storms expected with significant
 severe weather possible.
Enhanced...Severe storms expected.
Slight...Severe storms possible.
Marginal...Isolated severe storms possible.

*FLOODING*
Extreme...Confident in significant flooding.
Significant...Significant flooding possible.
Elevated...Confident in flooding.
Limited...Flooding possible.

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Meso Analysis...
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Observed Precipitation Images...
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River Forecast Center...
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Excessive Rainfall Discussion...
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Day 1 through 7 QPF...
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QPF Discussion...
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
118 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

MSZ072-073-311845-
Lamar MS-Marion MS-
118 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL MARION AND WEST
CENTRAL LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

At 118 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Pickwick, or near Columbia, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Marion
and west central Lamar Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3112 8980 3121 8987 3134 8967 3118 8957
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 240DEG 19KT 3119 8979

NF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
133 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

MSZ074-311900-
Forrest MS-
133 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN FORREST COUNTY
UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 133 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Sunrise, or near Petal, moving east at 10 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Forrest County.

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.

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 3130 8928 3137 8915 3122 8915 3120 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 256DEG 11KT 3126 8920

NF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
135 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

MSZ051-311900-
Newton MS-
135 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 200
PM CDT...

At 135 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
over Lawrence, or near Newton, moving east at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Newton around 155 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Hickory.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

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 3222 8931 3238 8931 3241 8900 3223 8898
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 273DEG 19KT 3231 8924

NF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
200 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SSE PETAL             31.27N 89.21W
07/31/2018                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWNED AT SIMS RD AND OLD RIVER RD AND
            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.

&&

DL

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
216 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

MSZ052-311945-
Lauderdale MS-
216 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM CDT...

At 216 PM CDT, Meteorologists were tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Meehan, or 10 miles west of Meridian, moving east at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Nellieburg and Suqualena around 230 PM CDT.
  Meridian around 235 PM CDT.
  Marion around 245 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious
injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors
during such strong winds...and be especially aware of older trees.

&&

LAT...LON 3228 8861 3227 8891 3232 8892 3248 8892
      3255 8865
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 253DEG 24KT 3238 8890

NF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
219 PM CDT TUE JUL 31 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     16 SE ELLISVILLE        31.47N 88.99W
07/31/2018                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 15 IN JONES
            COUNTY.

&&

DL