The combination of an area of low pressure coming from the plains and rich gulf moisture produced some isolated severe weather during the afternoon of the 15th in Leflore County. The afternoon storms also produced some locally heavy rains in Leflore County, where some flooding was observed around Itta Bena and Schlater.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
The combination of an area of low pressure coming from the plains and rich gulf moisture produced some isolated severe weather during the afternoon of the 15th in Leflore County. The afternoon storms also produced some locally heavy rains in Leflore County, where some flooding was observed around Itta Bena and Schlater.
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 Sep 15, 2:45 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...THE SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE BECOMING MORE
ISOLATED. DESPITE THE PRESENCE OF THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF 60KT UPPER
JET STREAK MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND THE BREAKS IN
CLOUD COVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN MORE LIMITED
THAN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STILL...WL CARRY MENTION OF STRONG
WORDING IN THE HWO IN THE SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL RATES HAVE TRAINED OVER OUR FLASH FLOOD WATCH
AREA IN THE NORTHWEST AT TIMES TODAY...BUT HAVE NOT CONTRIBUTED TO
ANY ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING SINCE MORNING. RADAR AND SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS THE CYCLONIC SWIRL AROUND THE NEARLY STACKED LOW THAT
WAS OVER THE NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS STATE LINE.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THAT THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING BACK TO THE
WEST WEDNESDAY AND OVER THE ARKLATEX BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS LOW
IS EXPECTED TO THEN MOVE BACK TO THE EAST THURSDAY AND WEAKEN
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER OUR AREA FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH CURRENT WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWS MID LEVEL DRYING OVER OUR SOUTH...WITH THE LOW
REMAINING CLOSE AND TO OUR WEST...RESULTING LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW
AND MID TO UPPER LEVEL SW FLOW WILL MAINTAIN A RATHER MOIST AIRMASS
OVER OUR REGION AND SUPPORT CONTINUED CHANCES FOR RAIN THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM. THE 12Z JAN SOUNDING THIS MORNING HAD A PW OF 2.26IN AND
PWS AROUND TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY FOR
OUR NW HALF. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE FOCUS FOR HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL BE OVER OUR NORTHWEST AND WL MAINTAIN THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE DELTA REGION. THE CLOUDS AND RAIN
WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WITH NEAR NORMAL TO
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL AFTERNOON HIGHS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WITH
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE LOWER 80S WEDNESDAY...INSTABILITY
MAY REMAIN LIMITED BUT GFS/NAM ARE SHOWING HIGHER MLCAPES THAN TODAY
AND WL MENTION STRONG POTENTIAL AGAIN IN THE HWO FOR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. /22/
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...THE FORECAST AREA WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER LOW THROUGH THE
END OF THE WORK WEEK...WHILE THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH IT
CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TIME IN VACATING THE REGION. THISLL EQUATE
TO CONTINUED WARM HUMID CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PARTICULARLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND...THIS PESKY UPPER LOW...AND SURFACE
LOW...FINALLY LOOK TO BEGIN LIFTING NORTH NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
FORECAST AREA WHILE LEAVING A PIECE OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE EAST TRIES TO BUILD WEST
INTO THE REGION DURING THIS TIME...BUT IT APPEARS ITLL BE WITH
LITTLE TO NO AVAIL AS THE BEFORE MENTIONED PIECE OF ENERGY OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS STARTS TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY ON SUNDAY IN RESPONSE TO YET ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
DIGGING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NATIONS MID-SECTION. HUMID CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARKLAMISS REGION DURING THIS TIME...WHILE RAIN
CHANCES TAPER OFF A BIT...BUT AGAIN REMAIN CONFINED TO THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
THIS NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING EAST INTO AND THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL FORCE A COLD FRONT
TOWARD AND EVENTUALLY THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS
TIME...AGAIN KEEPING RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST. /19/
&&
.AVIATION...CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY VFR THIS AFTERNOON OUTSIDE OF
CONVECTION. SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND LOW
TO OUR WEST...WITH TEMPO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN SHRA/TSRA AT ALL
SITES. TONIGHT WILL SEE CONDITIONS GRADUALLY DETERIORATE WITH
MVFR/IFR CIGS BECOMING WIDESPREAD...ALONG WITH PERIODIC MVFR/IFR
VSBYS IN BR AS WELL AS SCATTERED CONVECTION. /AEG/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 72 83 69 84 / 57 66 54 65
MERIDIAN 70 83 69 85 / 56 65 42 66
VICKSBURG 71 83 69 84 / 59 66 57 68
HATTIESBURG 72 84 71 85 / 33 69 36 75
NATCHEZ 72 83 70 84 / 35 66 39 74
GREENVILLE 70 82 69 83 / 83 81 63 67
GREENWOOD 71 82 69 84 / 74 80 60 66
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025-
026-034-035-040-041.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-
016-023.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
SHORT TERM: 22
LONG TERM: 19
AVIATION: SW/AEGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 LAZ024>026-MSZ029>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-161930- CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA- ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN- HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE- JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 230 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES SLOWLY FROM THE WEST. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK IN STRONGER STORMS...AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WHERE STORMS PERSIST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL CHANCES WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...BUT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW 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 EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036- 040>042-161930- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL- MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- 230 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH FLASH FLOODING THE PRIMARY CONCERN. A SLOW MOVING SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CREEP TOWARD THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FROM EAST TEXAS BRINGING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH COULD ACCOMPANY THE STORMS...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 55. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL CHANCES WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA AS THE RAINS OCCUR. OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW FOR THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. .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. COHEN/22
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 135 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 MSZ057-058-151925- CLARKE MS-JASPER MS- 135 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF STAFFORD SPRINGS AT 135 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN JASPER AND CLARKE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. COHEN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 200 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 MSZ018-019-151945- BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS- 200 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF RULEVILLE AT 159 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. GIVEN RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...THESE DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. SHOULD THE STORMS START TO PERSIST OVER THE AREA...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 243 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 MSZ037-043-044-050-152030- SCOTT MS-MADISON MS-LEAKE MS-ATTALA MS- 243 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF FARMHAVEN AT 243 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTERN ATTALA...WESTERN LEAKE...NORTHEASTERN MADISON AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 403 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 MSZ050-056-152115- SMITH MS-SCOTT MS- 403 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PULASKI AT 403 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN SMITH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. AEG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
414 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0413 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW EUDORA 33.09N 91.28W
09/15/2009 CHICOT AR EMERGENCY MNGR
6 HOMES FLOODING SOUTH OF EUDORA NEAR THE INDIAN POINT
COMMUNITY. SANDBAGGING IN PROGRESS.
&&
AEGThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 strong wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A large gas station sign was blown off and landed on two vehicles, which broke the glass. A door was also torn off a building and a tree was uprooted about a half mile away. Additionally, a large limb was blown down onto a truck.
Heavy rainfall caused flooding around Itta Bena and up towards Schlater. Several homes were flooded around Itta Bena. A street caved in due to erosion from flooding in Schlater.
An awning was torn loose from a building.
A house burned down after being struck by lightning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 192762, 192764, 192763, 192765.