1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Aug 19, 1:05 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 205 PM CDT MON AUG 19 2002 FORECAST CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE THE CHANCES OF DIURNAL CONVECTION THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT OF A SHORT WAVE AND THE AFFECTS OF THE UPPER RIDGE WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. ON LATEST VAPOR/IR/VIS/RUC ANALYSIS A SHORT WAVE WAS OBSERVED OVER ALABAMA AS THE REGION WAS UNDER A BROAD FLAT RIDGE WITH SOME MIDLEVEL COOL AIR(500MB -8C) COMING FROM THE NORTHWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS POSITIONED WELL NORTH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE MID TO UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE AVN MODEL INITIALIZED BETTER THAN THE ETA MODEL. SOME STRONG CONVECTION WAS NOTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF. LOOKING AT THE SHORT TERM...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED NORTH OF THE REGION. THIS WILL ALLOW EASTERLY FLOW TO BRING IN A SHORT WAVE SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ON THE SURFACE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DIP JUST NORTH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. ONCE AGAIN THE AVN MODEL SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE FEATURE. PRECIPITABLE WATER WILL HOLD AT 1.8 TO 2.0 INCHES WITH DIURNAL CONVECTION EXPECTED THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. LOOKING AT ISENTROPICS AS NOTED WITH THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT. UPGLIDE DYNAMICS DO NOT LOOK VERY IMPRESSIVE WITH LIMITED LIFT CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. PRESSURE DEFICITS ONLY AROUND 40 TO 50 MB. SO WILL STICK WITH THE LOW POPS FOR MOST AREAS AND SCATTERED POPS FOR THE SOUTH HALF FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WILL GO CLOSE TO MOS TEMPS AND MAKE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO MOS POPS. WILL PUT BEST POPS OVER THE SOUTH HALF FOR TONIGHT. EXTENDED DISCUSSION THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE GLOBAL AVN MODEL SHOWS THE CENTER OF THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY ON THURSDAY MOVING TOWARD THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD...WHILE THE REGION IS UNDER UNSETTLED EASTERLY FLOW. MODEL SHOWS DECENT MEAN MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION THROUGH FRIDAY. BY THE WEEKEND THE GLOBAL AVN IS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IN DIVERTING THE NORTHERN PLAINS TROUGH NORTH OF THE REGION TOWARD THE EASTERN SEABOARD. IT STILL BRINGS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY THE TROUGH WE WILL BE UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH WITH RIDGING IN THE PLAINS. WILL PUT IN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF CONVECTION FOR THE WEEKEND. ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS OFF INTO THE ATLANTIC THE REGION WILL BE UNDER THE BROAD FLAT RIDGE ONCE AGAIN...BRINGING IN GOOD MEAN MOISTURE FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION. THE EUROPEAN MODELS...CANADIAN AND NOGAPS WERE GENERALLY SIMILAR. THE CANADIAN SHOWS 598 DKM OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...SPELLING WARM MUGGY CONDITIONS FOR THE EXTENDED. PRELIM NUMBERS... JAN 73/93/73/93 3323 MEI 73/92/72/91 3323 .JAN... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. MS...NONE. 17
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and powerlines, caused minor roof and structural damage to a building.
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Every storm in Mississippi in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, August 2002
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: 5316032, 5316033.