1 flash flood, 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 Jul 17, 4:10 AM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
MSZ001>082-172210- STATE FORECAST FOR MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 510 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2004 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY CENTRAL AND SOUTH...SOME STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH HEAVY RAIN. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. .TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH. LOWS FROM THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH. HIGHS FROM THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS FROM THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS FROM THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 181017- ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW- CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL- FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS- ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA- MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE- OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER- TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO- 517 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE MAIN RISK WITH STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH LARGE HAIL. IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNINGS SHOWERS AND STORMS...CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY TODAY ALONG A SOUTH EASTWARD MOVING BOUNDARY. GIVEN A MARGINAL SHEAR ENVIRONMENT...EXCEPTIONAL MOISTURE AVAILABILITY AND DECENT INSTABILITY...EXPECT A DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL MCS THAT SHOULD TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAYTIME AND EVENING HOURS. WHILE THE ENVIRONMENT DOES NOT SEEM CONDUCIVE TO SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT...THERE IS ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SOME ORGANIZATION OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ...FLOODING... GIVEN THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE IN THE ATMOSPHERE...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF ANY STORM. WITH EXPECTED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME AREAS...PONDING ON AREA ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS... AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...COULD BE NECESSARY AT ANY TIME TODAY. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FROM SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY MORNING. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
644 AM CDT SAT JUL 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0644 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 S HAMBURG 33.20N 91.80W
07/17/2004 ASHLEY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
US HIGHWAY 82 AND HIGHWAY 52 UNDER WATER IN PLACES.
SEVERAL OTHER STREETS FLOODED AS WELL.
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HENRYThe Little Rock radar (KLZK), 189 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:45 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Four to six inches of rain fell across portions of central and southern Ashley county. Portions of US Highway 82 and Highway 52 were under water. Several other roads were also flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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