A strong weather system developed and moved across the area during the afternoon of November 24th. The system developed a line of storms which contained a few bowing elements.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A strong weather system developed and moved across the area during the afternoon of November 24th. The system developed a line of storms which contained a few bowing elements. This line struggled to produce much in the way of high winds because conditions were on the cool side at the surface. One of the bowing elements was able to produce a small area of damaging winds over the western part of Jones County.
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 Nov 24, 10:16 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1016 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 .DISCUSSION...TOUGH TEMP FORECAST TODAY AS THE S HALF OF THE AREA HAS SEEN A BIG BREAK IN THE CLOUDS AND THAT AREA HAS WARMED SUBSTANTIALLY. I HAVE INCREASED HIGH TEMPS TO MATCH THE LATEST TRENDS AND WITH THE MOST RECENT SFC OBS...WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THOSE HIGHS I HAD RAISED TO. THE GOOD THING IS STRONG ASCENT IS QUICKLY MOVING E AND THE CLOUDS/PRECIP WILL SPREAD THAT WAY RESULTING IN TEMPS BECOMING MORE STEADY THEN FALLING A BIT AS THE RAIN MOVES IN. I MAY HAVE TO ADJ TEMP GRIDS AGAIN TO ACCOUNT FOR TRENDS. JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHERE YOU WILL BE CHASING IT ALL DAY. LOOK FOR THE COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH SE AR...TO ACCELERATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE CWA. LOOK FOR THE FRONT TO ENTER THE NW DELTA BY 18Z AND PUSH THROUGH THE CWA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BE JUST AT HBG BY 00Z. THE RAIN/SHOWER AREA...ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED TSRA...HAS BEEN CONFINED MAINLY TO A MOISTURE AXIS IN A DEVELOPING WEAK PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH FEATURE. THE MORE WIDESPREAD RAINS HAVE BEEN TO OUR N WHERE THE DEEP FORCING AND STRONG ISENTROPIC ASCENT HAVE BEEN LOCATED. LOOK FOR THAT TREND TO CONTINUE AS AREAS N OF I-20 WILL SEE A THICKER PRECIP BAND WHILE AREAS TO THE S WILL SEE A MORE NARROW BAND PUSH THROUGH. THE MAIN THING IS EVERYONE WILL GET WET AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. LIKE THE PREV FORECAST...I TRIED TO SHOW A STAGGERED ON SET TO THE RAIN AS WELL AS A STAGGERED END TO THE PRECIP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO ISSUE ONE MORE UPDATE TO REFINE THE PROGRESSION. AS FOR ANY STRONG ACTIVITY...THERE IS A VERY SMALL CHANCE WE MAY SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS IN THE SW AND FAR S PORTION OF THE CWA AS SFC HEATING WILL GIVE WAY TO A BIT MORE INSTABILITY. THE MAIN ISSUE IS SFC DEW PTS ARE NOT REAL HIGH AND INSTABILITY WILL BE LESS THAN 300-400 J/KG OF MLCAPE. ADDITIONALLY...WHERE THERE IS SOME INSTABILITY...FORCING AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS THE LOWEST/WEAKEST. AT BEST...A STRONG STORM OR TWO MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS 35-50 MPH AS A WORSE CASE WITH A SMALL BOWING TYPE SEGMENT. && .AVIATION...AS OF LATE THIS MORNING IFR-MVFR CONDITIONS WERE GENERALLY ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT IN THE RAINS EXTENDING ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. VFR CONDITIONS AND BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER WERE NOTED SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER/TSTM ACTIVITY TO SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL MAKE FOR POOR AVIATION WEATHER WITH MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. LOOK FOR RAPID IMPROVEMENT BEHIND THE FRONT HOWEVER AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. /17/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 69 37 60 34 / 100 0 0 0 MERIDIAN 67 34 58 29 / 100 17 0 0 VICKSBURG 67 38 61 35 / 99 0 0 0 HATTIESBURG 72 37 64 32 / 97 19 0 0 NATCHEZ 69 39 63 35 / 100 0 0 0 GREENVILLE 63 37 58 37 / 98 0 0 0 GREENWOOD 64 36 56 35 / 99 0 0 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && CME
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 507 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040-047>049-053>056-059>066-072>074- 251115- MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA- FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-ISSAQUENA-WARREN-HINDS- RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR- FORREST- 507 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED...BUT STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-041>046-050>052-057-058-251115- ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS- LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE- 507 AM CST MON NOV 24 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. EC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 146 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 MSZ065-066-242015- COVINGTON MS-JONES MS- 146 PM CST MON NOV 24 2008 A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLLINS TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINS AT 146 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN WESTERN JONES AND EASTERN COVINGTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY. CME
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:04 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down.
A couple trees were down along Highway 15.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, November 2008
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: 139242, 139243.