2 thunderstorm wind, 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 Mar 20, 3:15 PM CST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 315 PM CST SAT MAR 20 2004 .SHORT TERM...SFC HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST COMBINED WITH A WARM DRY AIRMASS HAS ALLOWED MOST SITES TO REACH THE LOWER 80S AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. OTHER THAN A FEW CU ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS OUR REGION...BUT A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. MODELS ARE SIMILAR IN MOVING A STRONG COLD FRONT... CURRENTLY INTO NORTHERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT A SQUALL LINE WAS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL TENNESSEE. THE TAIL END OF THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME SURVIVING THE CAPPED AND DRIER AIRMASS OVER ARKANSAS. MODELS AGREE THAT THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME HOLDING TOGETHER IN OUR AREA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS AS WELL. STILL...WL MENTION A FEW STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING IN OUR FAR NORTHWEST COUNTIES AS SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE INTO THE DELTA REGION BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. VERY LITTLE PCPN IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES TO THE COAST. RAPID CLEARING IS EXPECTED SUNDAY BUT BRISK NORTH WINDS SUNDAY WILL HOLD TEMPS DOWN CLOSE TO 20 DEGREES FROM TODAY. MONDAY MORNING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE 30S AGAIN...ALONG WITH SOME PATCHY FROST IN THE NORTH. COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL WEATHER WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO OUR REGION FROM THE NORTH. THIS SFC HIGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY AND THE RESULTING RETURN FLOW WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BEGIN TO INCREASE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION. BY WEDNESDAY...A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS TO OUR WESTERN ZONES/PARISHES. .LONG TERM...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE THAT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY THURSDAY. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL HELP DROP A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI BY THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE IT STALLS AND DISSIPATES. HAVE INTRODUCED CHANCE POPS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY IN OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES AS THERE SHOULD BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS ALOFT BEGIN BACKING TO SOUTHWESTERLY FRIDAY AS TROUGHING OCCURS OVER THE WEST COAST. AT THE SFC RIDGING FROM THE ATLANTIC WILL NOSE WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF STATES. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 54 62 35 62 40 / 30 00 00 00 00 MERIDIAN 54 63 34 61 39 / 20 00 00 00 00 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 340 PM CST SAT MAR 20 2004 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 212140- 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- 340 PM CST SAT MAR 20 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE BOUNDARY. STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TONIGHT OVER MUCH EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT NEARS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF OF A CROSSET ARKANSAS...TO KOSCIUSKO...TO COLUMBUS LINE WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. ...NON PRECIPITATION... WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND A SOUTHWARD MOVING FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... 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...IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH SATURDAY. 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. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to a few homes.
A few power lines were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, March 2004
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: 5387002, 5387003.