1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 10, 1:50 AM CST, 8 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 250 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 ONCE AGAIN THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH CWFA REMAINING IN RATHER WEAK MID/UPPER LEVEL FLOW WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE. MODELS ALSO AGREE THAT CWFA WILL REMAIN IN ELEVATED (850 MB) BAROCLINIC ZONE THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH COOL AIR TO THE E AND WARM AIR TO THE W. H85 HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF RESULTING IN W-SW FLOW ACROSS THIS ZONE...GOOD WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN. IN THE 300-310K THETA LAYER...ISENTROPIC VERTICAL MOTION WILL REMAIN BEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHEN DECOUPLING EFFECT/LOW LEVEL JET IS MAXIMIZED...RESULTING IN STRONG CROSS ISOBARIC FLOW. AT THE SAME TIME...NOCTURNAL COOLING WILL RESULT IN RISING THETA SURFACES. RECOUPLING DURING THE DAY WILL REDUCE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ADIABATIC ISENTROPIC OMEGA...BUT DIABATICALLY SHOULD BE GIVEN A BOOST FROM HEATING. MODELS HAVE THE INITIATION POINT OF TODAYS CONVECTION OVER THE NW MS DELTA. LATEST SATELLITE/RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING SOME INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WITH SOME LIGHT SHOWERS BEGINNING TO POP UP THIS AREA. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE MS ZONES...HIGHEST IN THE N AND E. LESSER VERTICAL MOTION WITH MAINLY HEATING DRIVEN CONVECTION EXPECTED W OF THE MS RIVER...WILL GO WITH CHANCE POPS. EXPECT AFTERNOON CONVECTION TO LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REDEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AGAIN AS VERTICAL MOTION TAKES OFF AGAIN. WILL GO WITH BEST CHANCE E OF THE RIVER WITH NO TIME QUALIFIERS. WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS E OF THE RIVER AGAIN FOR SAT AS NOTHING HAS CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR LOWER POPS. A WEAK FRONT WILL DRIFT S ACROSS THE CWFA SUN/MON AND HANG UP OVER S MS. EXPECT GOOD COVERAGE OF CONVECTION WITH THE FRONT SUN/MON...BUT LESSENING THEREAFTER AS AIRMASS IS FINALLY ALLOWED TO DRY OUT. JAN 89/73/90/73 6564 MEI 88/72/89/73 7564 .JAN... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. 26
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 543 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP WITH CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE AGAIN TODAY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH ONLY SCATTERED ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ACTIVITY WILL BE ONGOING AT SUNRISE AND WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE WANING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET...BUT SHOULD RE-DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED ACTIVITY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHOULD BEGIN WEAKENING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. ...FLOODING... SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SUCH HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 602 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE AGAIN TODAY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL BE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...WITH ONLY SCATTERED ACTIVITY EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ACTIVITY WILL BE ONGOING AT SUNRISE AND WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE WANING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET...BUT SHOULD RE-DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED ACTIVITY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHOULD BEGIN WEAKENING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. ...FLOODING... SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THREE INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGER STORMS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SUCH HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME COULD CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 111200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1107 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER STRONGER STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL CONTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE AGAIN TODAY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOR AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ACTIVITY WILL BE ONGOING MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE WANING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET...THEN RE-DEVELOPING DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. ACTIVATION OF STORMS SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL OR HAM RADIO OPERATORS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ...FLOODING... A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE TRI-STATE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COMBINED WITH A VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS AND STORMS. AS A RESULT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH PONDING ON ROADWAYS WHICH CAN CAUSE HYDROPLANING AND BE HAZARDOUS TO MOTORISTS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN ENCOUNTERING HEAVY RAINFALL AND ALWAYS GET THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES BEFORE VENTURING ON THE ROAD. FEEL FREE TO RELAY ANY REPORTS OF TORRENTIAL AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE JACKSON WEATHER OFFICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:42 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash flooding occurred on the streets of Cleveland. Water entered many stores downtown. Water covered a number of roads, including portions of Highway 61.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, August 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5262184.