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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 20, 3:47 PM CST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 347 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 .DISCUSSION...SVR WX POTENTIAL IS PEAKING AS I WRITE AND WILL BE WINDING DOWN BETWEEN 5-7 PM. DECENT AREA OF RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO STILL BE ONGOING JUST E OF I-55 WITH SCT TYPE ACTIVITY TO THE WEST. WILL GO WITH 100 POPS ACROSS THE FAR EAST AND USE GUIDANCE ELSEWHERE. THE PRECIP TREND WILL BE REVISITED PRIOR TO 6 PM AND POPS WILL BE ADJUSTED BASED ON RADAR TRENDS. ALL PRECIP WILL COME TO AN END BETWEEN 7-9 PM AS THE DRY PUNCH PUSHES EAST OF THE CWA. CWA WILL SEE A CLEARING TREND FROM W TO E BETWEEN 8-11PM WITH CLEAR SKIES FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. TEMPS WILL COOL DOWN INTO THE 40S AND LOWER 50S AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT WILL NOT BE FROM ANY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE FIRST PART OF TUE AND BRING WITH A STRATUS DECK. WINDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE BREEZY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NW AND WEST. I WILL NOT ISSUE A LAKE WIND ADV DUE TO FACT THAT IS WILL BE A BOARDER LINE EVENT AND AS THE STRATUS MOVES...WINDS MAKING IT TO THAT CRITERIA WILL HARD TO DUE. TEMPS WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE AS WELL...BASICALLY HOLDING IN THE MID 50S ACROSS THE NW TO NEAR 70 IN THE SE. AS FOR THE WATCHES THAT ARE IN EFFECT...DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN SHIFTING OUT OF THE FFA AREA...I WILL GO AHEAD AND CANCEL THE FFA. AS FOR THE TORNADO WATCHES. THE NEW ONE IS FOR THE SE PORTION OF THE CWA FROM BUDE TO MERIDIAN. THE TORN RISK IS ONLY FOR THE REGION FROM MARION CO TO JONES CO. COUNTIES NORTH OF THAT LINE ARE IN THE WATCH...BUT IT IS ONLY FOR ELEVATED HAIL POTENTIAL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE 1ST TOR WATCH AND WILL LIKELY CANCEL SEVERAL COUNTIES...IF NOT THE ENTIRE WATCH...SHORTLY. /CME/ LONGER TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)... ANOTHER POTENT LOOKING SHORTWAVE LOOKS TO START HEADING OUR WAY WEDNESDAY...BUT FORTUNATELY IT WILL BE MOVING INTO A RATHER MOISTURE-STARVED LOWER ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS LATTER FACT WILL SPARE US FROM ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND STORMS...BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ALL AREAS CAN BE CONFIDENT ON REMAINING ENTIRELY DRY. THE BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY MAY PARK IN THE GULF IN CLOSE ENOUGH VICINITY TO OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES FOR THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF ITS BAROCLINIC ZONE TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT UP TO THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN IN ALL AREAS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS THE UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSES DIRECTLY OVER THE ARKLAMISS AND FORCES AT LEAST VIRGA OUT OF MID LEVEL CLOUD DECKS. AFTER THURSDAY ITS HARD TO SEE ANY CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AT ALL IN THE REGION UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY PASSING CLOUDS AROUND AS MINOR WAVES COME THROUGH IN A GENERAL NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN. STILL THINKING THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE FOR A FREEZE THIS WEEK (AFTER TUESDAY) ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR. LIKE THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER...I CONSIDERED A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTING THIS POTENTIAL RELATIVELY LATE IN THE YEAR. HOWEVER...MY CONFIDENCE REMAINS TOO LOW TO PINPOINT A PARTICULAR NIGHT WHERE PROLONGED TEMPERATURES TO (OR BELOW) 32 DEGREES WARRANT TALK OF A KILLING FREEZE. PROBLEM REMAINS CLOUD COVER AND WIND ISSUES...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNINGS. ULTIMATELY ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS WILL PROBABLY PROVIDE ENOUGH RADIATIONAL COOLING FOR AT LEAST A LIGHT FREEZE TO OCCUR IN MANY AREAS...BUT I HESITATE TO PICK THE NIGHT RIGHT NOW. OTHERWISE...REMAINED CLOSE TO GFS GUIDANCE ON LONG TERM TEMPERATURES AS ENSEMBLES STILL POINT TO READINGS REMAINING 1 TO 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WOULD EQUATE TO HIGHS FROM THE MID 50S TO LOW 60S WITH MINIMUMS IN THE 30S. JUGGLING THE VARIOUS EXTENDED MODEL SOLUTIONS YIELDS THE FEELING THAT A WARM UP IS COMING BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK. /BB/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 49 60 35 55 / 68 0 1 0 MERIDIAN 51 66 36 60 / 100 0 2 0 VICKSBURG 46 61 36 57 / 51 0 1 0 HATTIESBURG 54 72 42 62 / 100 0 1 2 NATCHEZ 46 65 38 58 / 48 0 0 3 GREENVILLE 45 55 32 54 / 58 5 2 0 GREENWOOD 45 55 32 55 / 73 6 2 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && SHORT TERM: CME LONG TERM: BB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 435 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 212235- 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- 435 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... THE MAIN PERIOD OF SEVERE WEATHER IS OVER...HOWEVER...SOME ELEVATED INSTABILITY STILL EXISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS THE STRONG UPPER LOW SWINGS EAST...THERE COULD BE A AN ISOLATED STORM PRODUCE DIME TO PENNY SIZED HAIL. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR...IT WOULD MAINLY BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 7 PM. ALL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED EXIT THE REGION BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. ...FLOODING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LOCATED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A BROOKHAVEN TO MERIDIAN LINE. THIS REGION HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY. AN ADDITIONALLY 1...POSSIBLY 2 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ALL ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE REGION BETWEEN 7 AND 9 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO FILTER SOUTH INTO THE ARKLAMISS LATER TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. LOWS BOTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD REACH FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. A HARD...KILLING FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR...BUT MEASURES MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATER THIS WEEK...POSSIBLY SETTING THE STAGE FOR A LATE SEASON FREEZE. TEMPERATURES BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN MANY PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS. PROBABILITIES APPEAR GENERALLY LOW FOR A WIDESPREAD PROLONGED AND KILLING FREEZE TO OCCUR...BUT AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS WITH THAT POSSIBILITY IN MIND. .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 EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. 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
522 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM FLOOD COLUMBIA 31.26N 89.83W
03/20/2006 MARION MS EMERGENCY MNGR
MINOR STREET FLOODING REPORTED IN TOWN.
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BRYANTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
523 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NW LAUREL 31.78N 89.24W
03/20/2006 JONES MS AIRPLANE PILOT
WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR SHADY GROVE
COMMUNITY. ALSO CANOPY BLOWN OFF OF A SERVICE STATION.
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GERARDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
523 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 NW LAUREL 31.78N 89.24W
03/20/2006 JONES MS EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR SHADY GROVE
COMMUNITY. ALSO CANOPY BLOWN OFF OF A SERVICE STATION.
&&
GERARDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
542 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N COLLINS 31.67N 89.56W
03/20/2006 COVINGTON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
CLUSTER OF TREES SNAPPED IN HALF WITHIN INDUSTRIAL PARK A
FEW MILES NORTH OF COLLINS. REPORTED BY COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT.
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BRYANTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
544 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM HAIL 3 N BROOKHAVEN 31.63N 90.45W
03/20/2006 M0.50 INCH LINCOLN MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED ON OLD RED STAR ROAD.
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19PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
551 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0539 PM HAIL MAGEE 31.87N 89.73W
03/20/2006 M0.25 INCH SIMPSON MS EMERGENCY MNGR
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19The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees were blown down across a few county roads across northern Lawrence County.
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