1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jul 7, 1:55 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 255 PM CDT SUN JUL 7 2002 THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM TODAY CONTINUES TO BE COVERAGE OF CONVECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A VERY WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. A SLOWLY DEVELOPING TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COULD AFFECT THE RAIN CHANCES BY WEDNESDAY AND MAY ACTUALLY REDUCE RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST AREA BY MID WEEK AS THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION INCREASES AROUND THE SYSTEM WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM TO TRY TO FACTOR IT INTO THE LOCAL FORECAST AT THIS TIME. WILL KEEP ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. WITH THIS NORTHWESTERLY 500 MB FLOW REGIME...EXPECT SOME DRIER MID LEVEL AIR TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS FROM SOME OF THE STRONGER AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE PERIOD. FOR TEMPERATURES...NO RELIEF TO THE HEAT IN SIGHT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. EXPECT VERY HUMID CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN THE EXTENDED...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN AN AREA OF UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. ACCORDING TO AVN EXTENDED MODEL...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI BY SATURDAY...WHICH WILL HELP TO KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST INTO THE WEEK-END. EXPECT CONTINUED PATTERN OF SEASONALLY VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EVERY DAY. AN UNCERTAIN FACTOR IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS THE DEVELOPING TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM COULD REDUCE OR INCREASE PRECIPITATION CHANCES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE STORM AND THE PATH OF MOVEMENT. JAN 74 95 74 95 / 10 30 10 30 MEI 72 95 72 95 / 20 30 10 30 .JAN... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. MS...NONE. 15
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 081200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 109 PM CDT SUN JUL 07 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM OVER EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI....INCLUDING THE MERIDIAN AREA. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS OF UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR. ELSEWHERE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI...EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...MAINLY FROM AROUND 2 PM THROUGH 9 PM. A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS OF UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE REGION REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE. THE COMBINATION OF AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...AVAILABLE MOISTURE...AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF A GREENVILLE TO KOSCIUSKO TO BROOKSVILLE LINE...WHERE THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE IS THE GREATEST. EXPECT A LARGE CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD FROM EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WITH DRY AIR IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE...DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SUNSET. 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.
Several trees were blown down at the intersection of South Oak Street and State Road 133.
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