1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 3, 1:50 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 250 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2001 TEMPS GENERALLY 79-83F MOST LOCATIONS WITH DEWPOINTS KNOCKING ON 70F. CAPES WILL REACH A PEAK OF 2800-3500J/KG OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH HEAT LINGERING INTO THE EVENING(GOOD 'OLE CDT). LIFTED INDEXES -5 TO -7 AND WINFIELD PROFILER STILL PUMPING 50KT WINDS AT 2K FEET SHOULD HELP MAINTAIN THETA-E ADVECTION THROUGH 06Z. 850MB THETA-E 330+K RIBBON ACROSS MUCH OF CWFA PERSISTS THROUGH 03Z BEFORE BACKING OFF WITH AVN LIFTING AN E-W AXIS NWD WEDNESDAY MORNING. 18Z RUC AND 12Z ETA SOUNDINGS ARE A LITTLE WORRISOME IN KEEPING THE 06Z CAPES 2300-3000J/KG HOWEVER WEAKENING WIND FIELDS AFTER 06Z SHOULD DIMINISH ANY SEVERE THREAT. BY 12Z AVN SUGGESTS THAT CONVECTIVE INHIBITION WILL REACH 100-200 J/KG OR BETTER FROM S TO N WHICH SHOULD HELP DIMINISH ANY LINGERING TSRA. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE ETA CONFINES THE INHIBITION TO S OF I-20 WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS HOLDING CLOSER TO 70F WHICH MAY SHOULD BE MORE CORRECT. AT ANY RATE...IT LOOKS AS IF AT LEAST TWO SHORTWAVE FEATURES WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THE TIMING OF THE 12Z MESO-ETA MAY BE BEST AT THIS POINT WITH ONE ABOUT 03Z AND A SECOND ONE 10-12Z. OUTFLOW BOUNDARY(IES) FROM THESE TWO CONVECTIVE ROUNDS SHOULD DETERMINE RAIN CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WE WILL KEEP IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON THE DOWNSLIDE AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL WARMING INCREASE IN BUILDING RIDGE AXIS FROM THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE MID MS VALLEY. WILL INTRODUCE SOME FOG FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS VERY LIGHT WINDS COMBINE WITH RICH SURFACE AIR(MAV GUIDANCE). QPF DISCUSSION...ALTHOUGH AIRMASS WILL BE JUICY(1.5-1.6" PWATS)NEXT 24 HOURS THE LACK OF DEFINITIVE FOCUSING LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT ONLY ISOLATED 1"+ AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. PREFER AREAL TOTALS IN THE .3-.6" RANGE WITH ONLY SCATTERED COVERAGE S OF I-20 AND HEAVIEST AXIS .5-.75" ALONG HIGHWAY 82 WHERE 850MB THETA E RIDGE SETS UP BY 09-12Z. EXTENDED FORECAST...DRY AND VERY WARM RIDGE HOLDS TOUGH ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER A STRONG SWRN US UPPER CLOSED LOW EJECTS NEWD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING A TEMPORARY DENT TO THE RIDGE. SINCE CONFIDENCE LOW ON THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY BY THAT TIME...WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSRA IN FOR SATURDAY. THE PREFERRED ECMWF MAINTAINS A STRONG 592DM HIGH AT 500MB OVER THE NERN GULF SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR SHORTWAVES GRAZING BY TO OUR NW. WILL KEEP THAT PERIOD PARTLY CLOUDY FOR NOW. .PRELIM NUMBERS JAN 68/82/66/85/65 5431- MEI 67/83/65/86/64 5431- .JAN... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072> 074-041200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 200 PM CDT TUE APR 03 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM LAKE VILLAGE ARKANSAS TO MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING WILL BE ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR IN MISSISSIPPI...WHERE SEVERAL LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES WILL HELP FOCUS THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO INCREASE TORNADO POTENTIAL. ANY STORMS IN THIS AREA WILL LIKELY WEAKEN A LITTLE AFTER SUNSET. LATER TONIGHT...AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TRIGGER MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST OR NORTHEAST...AND IF THEY ENCOUNTER ANY LOW LEVEL BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM EVENING STORMS...THEY COULD ALSO BECOME SEVERE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down along County Road 250 in a rural area west of Shubuta.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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