2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 19, 1:30 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2001 SHEAR AXIS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HAS FINALLY BEGUN TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD. PRECIP IN SOUTHERN ZONES SEEMS TO BE ORIENTED ALONG THE FEATURE...BUT OVERALL COVERAGE HAS DECREASED OVER THE CWFA SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE DEPARTURE OF ANY UPPER JET DYNAMICS. THE MAIN CONCERN IS IN THE NORTH TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THIS AREA HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE THROUGH THE DAY...AND HAS HAD THE BENEFIT OF A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE. CONVECTION HAS JUST BEGUN TO FIRE ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS ON THE SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THIS BOUNDARY. THE ETA STILL INSISTS THAT THE BOUNDARY WILL STALL OVER CENTRAL AREAS OF THE CWFA IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS...PROVIDING A CONTINUING FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. THE AVN STILL IS TAKING THIS FRONT TO THE COAST BY LATE MONDAY. WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN TOWARDS THE AVN SOLUTION. THE 500MB TROUGH IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OVER THE STATE TOMORROW...AND THINK THERE WILL BE ENOUGH ENERGY AND PUSH IN THE MID LEVELS TO ALLOW THE BOUNDARY TO MAKE IT TO NEAR THE COAST. BY TUESDAY...FRONT SHOULD BE ALONG THE COAST AND DRIER AIR WILL HAVE SETTLED OVER THE REGION. 500MB TROUGH SHOULD BE EAST OF THE STATE ALSO. INSTABILITY HAS BECOME A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. LIS RANGE FROM -7 TO -8. CAPES ARE AROUND 3000 J/KG. K INDICES RANGE FROM 30 TO 35. THE AIRMASS IS ALSO VERY MOIST WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. STORMS THAT FIRE IN THIS AREA DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWFA ARE A LITTLE MORE QUESTIONABLE. THESE AREAS HAVE NOT RECEIVED MUCH SUNSHINE TODAY...BUT A FEW HOLES IN THE CLOUDS ARE NOTED ON THE VISIBLE IMAGERY. INSTABILITY IS NOT GREAT HERE...PLUS THE ATMOSPHERE WAS WORKED OVER THIS MORNING BUT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS COULD BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT...AND WITH ANY UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THAT MOVES EAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY...BUT STILL THINK THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WILL BE IN THE NORTH. IN THE EXTENDED...SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AS RIDGE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...A RETURN TO A MORE DIURNAL PATTERN COULD HAPPEN BY THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. OF COURSE THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE TRACK OF CHANTAL. IN ANY CASE...WILL KEEP POPS IN THE LATTER PARTS OF THE EXTENDED. .PRELIM NUMBERS JAN 70/91/67/93 3211 MEI 69/92/66/93 3211 .JAN... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. 32
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 201200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 215 PM CDT SUN AUG 19 2001 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM THIS EVENING OVER MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. AS THE DAYTIME HEATING PEAKS ALONG A COLD FRONT...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NORTH OF A LINE FROM BASTROP TO YAZOO CITY TO MACON. SOUTH OF THAT LINE... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS A WISNER TO HAZLEHURST TO QUITMAN LINE DURING THE EARLY NIGHT TIME HOURS. STORMS SHOULD BE LESS INTENSE EVEN FARTHER SOUTH INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD FORM INTO A LINE ALONG THE FRONT AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ELSEWHERE...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DOWN-BURST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL IN CENTRAL PORTIONS. IN THE FAR SOUTH...THE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE COLD FRONT...VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS AND AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL SET OFF THE STORMS THAT SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. FORTUNATELY...WEAK TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND PROFILES WILL LIMIT THE OVERALL POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCTION. IN ADDITION...THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING LATE THIS EVENING...WILL ALLOW THE STORMS TO DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NECESSARY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 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.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and powerlines were blown down, and the Sheriff's Office reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
Hail of up to quarter size caused minor damage to some roofs.
A few trees were blown down, including a tree that fell onto a house and caused damage.
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: 5261729, 5261730, 5261731.