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 May 28, 10:15 AM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1115 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005 .UPDATE...AN ILL-DEFINED EAST-WEST SURFACE BOUNDARY EXISTS JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR LATE THIS MORNING. THE ENVIRONMENT NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY IS RELATIVELY STABLE...WITH ONLY WEAK MOISTURE CONVERGENCE NOTED ALONG IT. EXPECT SOME DESTABILIZATION TO TAKE PLACE AS HEATING CONTINUES...WITH A FEW SHOWERS/TSTMS DEVELOPING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. BELIEVE AT THIS POINT COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AT BEST...UNTIL UPSTREAM DISTURBANCE OVER TX GETS CLOSER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HAVE CUT BACK A LITTLE ON PRECIP CHANCES...AND CONFINED LIKELY POPS TO SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA. ALSO MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO RAISE TODAYS TEMPERATURE GRIDS AND DECREASE CLOUD COVER. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && EC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 423 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 290923- 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- 423 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH INTERSTATE 20. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY. DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH A MODESTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL HELP INITIATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...SUNDAY AND MONDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN. SMALL HAIL WILL BE A SECONDARY THREAT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. A VERY MOIST AIR...A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...BETTER JET DYNAMICS AND SHEAR WILL CREATE A SLIGHTLY MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER BIG THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AS THERE WILL BE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE. WITH NUMEROUS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THIS COULD CREATE A FLASH FLOODING PROBLEM FOR SOME AREAS. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE COMMON WITH ISOLATED AMOUNT OF 4 OR MORE. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY WET SITUATION. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION FROM EARLY TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A SURFACE FRONT WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA AND AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST...THIS FRONT WILL BE A FOCUS FOR PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ANYWHERE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS AFTER TUESDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME AREAS TO OVER 5 INCHES IN A 3 DAY TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY...OTHERWISE ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 4TH. 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.
Severe thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to a mobile home in the Jigger Community. Additionally, the LSU Mesonet observing site measured a 60 MPH wind gust. This observing site is located in the Chase Community.
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