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 Aug 12, 8:32 AM CST, 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 932 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006 .DISCUSSION...MADE A FEW CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BASED ON OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS...MAINLY TO UPDATE POPS. THE SHORTWAVE IS IN THE FAR NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE CWA WORKING ITS WAY SOUTHEAST. CURRENTLY...THE RAIN SHIELD IS DRIFTING FARTHER SOUTH THAN EXPECTED. THEREFORE...RAISED POPS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR FOR THIS MORNING. THIS AREA ALSO CORRESPONDS WITH THE BEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT THIS MORNING. POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON LOOK PRETTY GOOD AS OF NOW...BUT WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR. AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER IN HOW THE DAY WILL PLAY OUT. IT LOOKS LIKE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE CWA AS THE SHORTWAVE PROGRESSES INTO THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR. ALTHOUGH...ACTIVITY IN THE FAR NORTHWEST WILL PROBABLY START TO DIE DOWN AFTER THIS MORNINGS CONVECTION. ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA CAN NOT BE RULED OUT DUE TO SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT...THE SHORTWAVE DRIFTING FURTHER SOUTH...AND HEATING. THE BIGGEST THREAT FOR TODAY WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MINOR FLOODING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS LOOK PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK FOR NOW...SO ONLY MADE A FEW MINOR TWEAKS. UPDATE HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT AND POSTED TO THE WEB. /14/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 92 73 92 73 / 44 16 44 7 MERIDIAN 94 72 92 72 / 47 27 48 8 VICKSBURG 94 73 93 73 / 49 16 41 8 HATTIESBURG 96 74 92 74 / 30 14 58 22 NATCHEZ 92 74 92 74 / 34 12 60 11 GREENVILLE 89 72 94 74 / 88 5 44 6 GREENWOOD 89 71 92 74 / 89 5 45 7 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 14
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 523 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 131023- 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- 523 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...FLOODING... A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS AREA HAS SEEN LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECT TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS THROUGH MID MORNING AND THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR SOME LOCATIONS. THE FOCUS OF THIS EARLY ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR WITH THE HEAVIES AMOUNTS OCCURRING ACROSS THE DELTA REGION. BY AFTERNOON...THE MORNING COMPLEX WILL LIKELY BE GONE AND THE REST OF THE REGION WILL SEE THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON ACTIVITY DEVELOP. THESE STORMS WILL POSE AN ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT BECAUSE OF THEIR SLOW MOVEMENT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MAINLY BE LOCATED ALONG AND EAST OF I-55 AND MAY BRING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ANY STORM. ...NON PRECIPITATION... AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR MAY SEE PATCHY FOG DEVELOP TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS CONDITIONS FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT MAY BE JUST RIGHT AFTER MORNING RAINS...A NEARBY FRONT AND THEN CLEARING SKIES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AT THIS TIME...A DENSE FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AREAS TO SEE SOME FOG WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO AROUND 1 MILE. .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 IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 189 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:41 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Locally heavy rain between 4 and 6 inches fell within a few hours across northern Ashley County. A few county roads were covered by several inches of water.
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