Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 5, 2010

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

.UPDATE...ANOTHER HOT ONE IS IN STORE FOR TODAY BUT SOME CLOUD COVER
OVER THE DELTA AND IN THE SOUTH HAS SLOWED HEATING THIS MORNING.
MOST SITES WERE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER AT 10 AM THAN THEY WERE
YESTERDAY. A WEAK EASTERLY DISTURBANCE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST
WAS HELPING DEVELOP EARLY MORNING CONVECTION ALONG I-10. SOME OF
THIS ACTIVITY IS ALREADY SPREADING INTO OUR SOUTHEAST MOST ZONES.
LOCAL RADARS WERE ALSO INDICATING ACTIVITY OVER PORTIONS OF THE
DELTA. THE STRONGEST INSOLATION THIS MORNING WAS OCCURRING OVER THE
NORTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA. THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE AREA IS WHERE
THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD SLOWLY TO
THE SOUTHWEST AGAIN. MORNING WET MICROBURST CHECKLIST SHOWED A RISK
TODAY WITH DCAPES IN EXCESS OF 1100J/KG. THE CLOUD COVER AND EARLY
MORNING CONVECTION MAY KEEP PORTIONS OF THE DELTA FROM EXCEEDING THE
CENTURY MARK TODAY AND OUR SOUTHEAST FROM REACHING THE UPPER 90S.
FORECAST TEMPERATURES LOOKED ON TRACK ELSEWHERE THOUGH AND WITH THE
HIGH HUMIDITY...HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD REACH OR EXCEED 110 AGAIN
OVER MOST OF THE AREA. WL CONTINUE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR
THE WHOLE AREA TODAY. UPDATES HAVE BEEN POSTED. /22/

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.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS
MORNING WITH A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS DEVELOPING NEAR HBG AND
GLH. THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS IN
COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AREA EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
AND THIS MAY BRING TEMPO MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES TO THE
SITES. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
/15/

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE
HEAT AND OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY THAT WE HAVE FELT OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS LOOKS TO BE ON THE DECREASE AND RAIN CHANCES ARE ON THE
INCREASE.

THE STOUT SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THAT HAS BEEN DELIVERING TRIPLE DIGIT
HEAT TO THE ARKLAMISS IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT
WESTWARD TODAY. WITH LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES(925MB) STILL AROUND
29-30C IN THE DELTA...TO 27-28C ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...WE SHOULD
STILL SEE SOME LOCATIONS REACHING THE TRIPLE DIGITS. HOWEVER...THE
HOTTEST TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE MORE CONFINED TO THE DELTA AND
LOCATIONS NORTH OF I-20 WHERE THE BEST THERMAL AXIS WILL
REMAIN(ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA). FURTHER SOUTH...TEMPERATURES
"COOL" TO THE 97-99 RANGE. HOWEVER...WITH COPIOUS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
IN PLACE AND DEWPOINTS STILL RUNNING IN THE MID 70S...HEAT INDICES
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AND BRING READINGS INTO THE 110-113 RANGE IN
THE DELTA. FURTHER SOUTH...READINGS ARE NOT FORECAST TO REACH 110
BUT MAY COME CLOSE AROUND 108-109 AND BRIEFLY TOUCH 110 DEGREES.
EVEN STILL...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE AREA TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE SLIDING OFF THE
WEST...THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN OPEN THE DOORS TO SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAD QUITE A
BIT OF ACTIVITY ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS
TODAY AS ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND
ANY LINGERING BOUNDARIES. THE MAIN TIMEFRAME AGAIN WILL BE FROM
EARLY AFTERNOON TIL ABOUT 8PM OR SO. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM
DAMAGING WINDS AS CAPE VALUES SHOULD BE HIGH...ALONG WITH ACCEPTABLE
LAPSE RATES...PW VALUES OF 2.2 INCHES OR SO...AND DCAPES LIKELY TO
BE IN EXCESS OF 1000 J/KG GIVEN MID LEVEL DRIER AIR. MUCH OF THE
ACTIVITY WILL BE DIURNAL BUT THE NORTH COULD SEE A FEW ROGUE STORMS
OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTH.

FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER AS THERE WILL BE SOME
OTHER FACTORS IN PLAY FOR OUR WEATHER. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CANADA DIGGING A TROUGH DOWN
THROUGH THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST
ACROSS CANADA TODAY....THIS SHOULD SEND THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD
FRONT TOWARD THE REGION FOR FRIDAY. MODELS SHOW THIS BOUNDARY NEAR
THE NORTHERN PART OF MY CWA BY 12Z FRIDAY AND THEN INTO THE CENTRAL
SECTIONS BY ABOUT 00Z BEFORE STALLING. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE
POOLING AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...THIS SHOULD HELP FOCUS A HIGHER
CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. AGAIN THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR
THESE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WIND BEING THE PRIMARY
THREAT. IN ADDITION...WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT FLOW...ALONG WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE...THERE COULD BE SOME PONDING OF WATER AND HEAVY
RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS.

WITH THE BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE CWA ON FRIDAY...THIS MAY MAKE
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE MORE OF A CHALLENGE. HIGHS SHOULD BE A LITTLE
COOLER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY
AND WITH ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND RAIN...THIS SHOULD KEEP READINGS
INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. AS MOISTURE POOLS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN INTO THE 70S AND HEAT INDICES WILL
REACH THE 105-110 RANGE. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY REACH SLIGHTLY
ABOVE 110 BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH WITH THIS AS IT HAS BEEN
PREVIOUS DAYS. WITH THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS AND HIGH
DEWPOINTS...WE SHOULD SEE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA MET AND THUS ONE
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY THAT THE DELTA REGION COULD SEE MARGINAL EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING CRITERIA GIVEN THIS IS WHERE THE LOW LEVEL TEMPS ARE WARMEST
AND GIVEN ENOUGH MOISTURE...COULD SEE HI VALUES HIGHER THAN
110...BUT AGAIN NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS GIVEN INFLUENCES FROM THE
BOUNDARY(ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT DRIER AIR IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION). THE BOUNDARY SHOULD STALL ACROSS THE REGION AND HAVE
LEFT IN SMALL POPS FOR OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR LINGERING
CONVECTION THOUGH EXPECT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY TO BE DIURNAL IN
NATURE.

GUI CAME IN DECENT FOR TEMPS AND GENERALLY FOLLOWED ALTHOUGH SOME
TWEAKING WAS DONE FOR FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...POPS CAME IN ON THE
HIGHER SIDE WHICH CANNOT BE ARGUED TOO MUCH. DID RAISE POPS IN THE
DELTA TODAY. NOT CONFIDENT THEY WILL SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY BUT
THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME AS THE UPPER RIDGE EXITS STAGE LEFT. ALSO
RAISED IN THE NORTH FOR FRIDAY AS EXPECTING INTERACTION WITH THE
APPROACHING BOUNDARY. /28/

LONG TERM...THE REGION REMAINS IN NWLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE ERN EDGES
OF UPPER RIDGING SATURDAY. WEAK SURFACE CONVERGENCE WILL PERSIST
ACROSS OR TO THE S OF SRN ZONES THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG
TERM...FOCUSING AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STRONGER CONVECTION CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT...THE AIR MASS LOOKS RELATIVELY STABLE FOR NOW FOR THE WEEKEND
WITH INCREASING DCAPE VALUES EARLY NEXT WEEK. UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS
BACK INTO THE REGION AND 500 MB TEMPS GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH BOTH MODELS INDICATING -3 DEGS OR WARMER OVER A LARGE
PART OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MON AFTERNOON...THE GFS PARTICULARLY
WARMING NRN ZONES. ALTHOUGH RIDGING INCREASES...IT DOES NOT APPEAR
TO AMPLIFY ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE AREA FROM CONVECTION PRODUCED BY
LOWER LEVEL FORCING. IT ALSO WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARD OFF
WEAK WAVES AND AREAS OF ASCENT FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE BOTTOM
OF RIDGE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES BEGIN A DECLINE SATURDAY NIGHT...
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AS A FETCH OF SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR SETS UP
FROM THE E/NE. ALTHOUGH NOT BONE DRY...PWATS FALL BELOW 2 INCHES ALL
AREAS MON NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING BACK TO 2 INCHES AND ABOVE WED
WHEN THE MOISTURE FROM THE SWLY FETCH OVER THE ERN GULF BEGINS TO
FILL IN OVER OUR SERN ZONES. THIS WILL HELP LIMIT CONVECTION FOR NRN
ZONES TO ISOLATED COVERAGE...THIS AREA BEING FARTHEST FROM LOW LEVEL
FORCING WITH THE SURFACE TROUGH.

RIDGING GIVES WAY FROM THE EAST MID WEEK WITH COOLER 500 MB TEMPS
FORECAST BY WED. GFS/EURO BOTH SHOW TROUGHING NEAR FL MON...THE EURO
BEING THE FASTER OF THE TWO...MOVING THE TROUGH TO OFFSHORE LA
ACROSS LA/MS 12Z WED WHILE THE GFS PLACES THE TROUGH ALONG THE FL
PANHANDLE INLAND ALONG THE AL/GA BORDER MONDAY AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE LONG TERM ALTHOUGH HIGHS WILL
BE LOWER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS. ALONG WITH WEAKER RIDGING...WETTER
SOIL CONDITIONS WILL NOT PROVIDE THE CONTRIBUTION TO HIGHER
TEMPERATURES AS DRIER SOIL HAS THIS PAST WEEK.

MOS DOES PUSH HIGHS BACK TO 100 DEGREES FOR THE DELTA REGION BY
WED. THIS IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST SINCE THIS IS THE HIGHER
ENSEMBLE MEMBER SOLUTION...THE LOWEST MEMBER MATCHING CLIMO TEMPS.
THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE MODEL IS SEEING SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO
FORCE READINGS WELL ABOVE CLIMO THAT FAR OUT. WILL PRETTY MUCH
FOLLOW MOS FOR TEMPERATURES FOR NOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INCREASING
MIN TEMPS A FEW DEGREES IN SOME AREAS.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       98  76  97  76 /  33  43  45  40
MERIDIAN      97  75  96  74 /  34  36  45  40
VICKSBURG     99  75  97  74 /  27  43  47  40
HATTIESBURG   96  77  96  76 /  52  23  61  26
NATCHEZ       95  76  95  75 /  51  23  58  27
GREENVILLE   101  77  98  76 /  20  47  46  45
GREENWOOD    100  75  97  75 /  25  49  47  44

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-
     019-025>066-072>074.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
     MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074.

LA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
     LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
     LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026.

AR...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-
     075.

     HEAT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
     ARZ074-075.

&&

22/15/28/03

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
627 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
061130-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-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-
627 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT STRESS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING THE 97 TO 102 RANGE. IN ADDITION...HEAT
INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 110 TO 113 DEGREES AND THUS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL BE
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HOT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY BUT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
PREVIOUS DAYS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND
HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 110. SOME LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY
SEE HEAT INDICES UP TO 112 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...THERE COULD BE A GREATER COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE ARKLAMISS FROM THE NORTH. SOME
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
218 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

MSZ050-051950-
SCOTT MS-
218 PM CDT THU AUG 5 2010

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF STEELE AT 218 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 15
MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
224 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     HAIL             4 SSW BRANDON           32.22N 90.04W
08/05/2010  E0.50 INCH       RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN PEA
            SIZE AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH.

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DCOX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
229 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE MAGEE             31.88N 89.71W
08/05/2010                   SIMPSON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG DRY CREEK RD.

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW MENDENHALL         31.91N 89.93W
08/05/2010                   SIMPSON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 43

0125 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE PINEY WOODS        32.04N 89.97W
08/05/2010                   SIMPSON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG COX RD NEAR US HIGHWAY 49

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DL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
231 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNW TERRY             32.16N 90.32W
08/05/2010                   HINDS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON OWENS ROAD

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLORENCE                32.15N 90.13W
08/05/2010                   RANKIN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FEW TREES DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
240 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 ENE HOMEWOOD          32.28N 89.43W
08/05/2010  E50.00 MPH       SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 501

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DL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
243 PM CDT THU AUG 05 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW FLOWOOD           32.35N 90.18W
08/05/2010                   HINDS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN SEVERAL SPOTS IN JACKSON INCLUDING HANGING
            MOSS DRIVE AND NORTHSIDE DRIVE. POWERLINES ALSO DOWN AT
            NORTHSIDE DRIVE.

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