1 lightning, 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 18, 1:35 PM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 235 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 .DISCUSSION... BROAD RIDGING...BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND UPPER-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...CONTINUES TO NUDGE ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS SHOWING UP IN THE PLAINS ON THIS AFTERNOONS SURFACE MAP...BUT WITH JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF STATES...I DONT THINK THIS FRONT WILL MAKE IT INTO OUR CORNER OF THE WORLD. SO RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE RIDGING WILL BE WEATHER WORD ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY. WITH THE MORE SUBSIDENT MOTION IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA... AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS THAN WHAT WERE SEEING THIS AFTERNOON. ALL INDICATIONS STILL POINT TOWARD PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES OVER OUR AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWEST. ALL THIS SAID...RAINFALL CHANCES OVER THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY WILL PROBABLY BE SPASMODIC ONCE AGAIN. THE GREATEST PROBABILITY SHOULD BE OVER THE ARKLAMISS REGION (HIGHER PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AND CLOSER TO THE FRONT)...WITH THE SOUTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES COMING IN SECOND. IN THE MEANTIME THOUGH...EVENING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE BASED ON ONGOING RADAR TRENDS. MY CURRENT THINKING AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE THE HIGHER RAIN CHANCES ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF THE TRACE. LIKE THE PAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS...EVERYTHING SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. /X/ WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THE TRANSITION INTO A DRIER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AS RIDGING CONTINUES TO TAKE CONTROL AT THE UPPER LEVELS. A BERMUDA HIGH WILL MAINTAIN A FAIR AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...AND KEEP OUR DEWPOINTS UNCOMFORTABLY HIGH. WARMING TEMPS AT LOW/MID LEVELS AND WEAK WINDS ALOFT WILL HINDER CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL AND COVERAGE SHOULD BE LIMITED. OF NOTE...WILL NEED TO KEEP A WARY EYE ON HEAT INDICES. WITH HIGH TEMPS APPROACHING THE MID 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW/MID 70S...HEAT INDICES SHOULD START APPROACHING 105F. OVERALL...ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO THE FORECAST WERE MADE. FRIDAY THRU MONDAY...LATEST SUITE OF MED RANGE GUIDANCE OFFERS LITTLE CHANGE IN OUR THINKING REGARDING THE FORECAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. UPPER RIDGING AND BERMUDA HIGH WILL BE THE MAJOR INFLUENCES ON OUR SENSIBLE WEATHER. AS THE PREV SHIFT MENTIONED...THIS UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE EXPANSIVE WEST TO EAST...VERSUS NORTH AND SOUTH. ANY FLUCTUATION IN THIS FEATURE WILL DICTATE SUBTLE POP/TEMP FORECAST CHANGES. AT THIS POINT...HAVE MAINTAINED BEST POPS (CLIMO) OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MY CWFA AND BELOW CLIMO POPS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE ON HEAT INDICES GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE BERMUDA HIGH SHOULD MAINTAIN AT LEAST LOW 70S DEWPOINTS. WITH HIGHS CONSISTENTLY IN THE MID 90S...HEAT INDICES AROUND 105F WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW DAYS IN A ROW. WILL MENTION HEAT POTENTIAL IN THE HWO./GAGAN/ && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM: BUTTS LONG TERM: GAGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 253 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 191953- 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- 253 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SEASONAL THREATS... THE COMBINATION OF DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S WILL RESULT IN HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA ON TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HEAT INDEX IS A CALCULATION OF APPARENT TEMPERATURE...COMBINING THE EFFECTS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. HEAT INDICES GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES ARE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... THE COMBINATION OF DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S AND HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S WILL RESULT IN HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA WEDNESDAY INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... 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 NEXT MONDAY...JULY 25. 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
306 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E GLUCKSTADT 32.52N 90.07W
07/08/2005 MADISON MS PUBLIC
WATER ACROSS YANDELL ROAD AND AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE HAD
WATER COME UP INTO ITS ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
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CMESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 419 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 MSZ029>033-038-039-182204- CHOCTAW-CLAY-LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-OKTIBBEHA-WEBSTER-WINSTON- 419 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CLAY COUNTY... AT 415 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST THROUGH CLAY COUNTY AT ROUGHLY 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON. 50
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TYPO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 419 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 MSZ029>033-038-039-182204- CHOCTAW-CLAY-LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-OKTIBBEHA-WEBSTER-WINSTON- 419 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS CLAY COUNTY... AT 415 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH CLAY COUNTY AT ROUGHLY 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON. 50
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:50 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
During the evening of the 18th, lightning struck a crude oil storage tank in Satartia. This tank caught fire and burned down. The tank held 180 barrels of crude oil.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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