A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed a severe storm to develop on the eleventh.
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A warm and moist airmass in place across the region allowed a severe storm to develop on the eleventh.
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 Jul 11, 8:33 PM CST, 21 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 933 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 .UPDATE...SENT OUT ANOTHER UPDATE TO REMOVE POPS FOR ALL AREAS THIS EXCEPT FOR THE DELTA WHERE THERE ARE STILL A FEW LINGERING STORMS. THE SURFACE BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SINK SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE CWA AND SUB-70 DEWPOINTS WILL BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THERE STILL REMAINS SOME INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA BUT LAPSE RATES ARE QUITE MARGINAL IN THE WAKE OF CONVECTION EARLIER TODAY. WHILE IT IS CONCEIVABLE THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO OVERNIGHT... CHANCES ARE LOW ENOUGH TO REMOVE PRECIP MENTION FROM THE FORECAST. UPDATED FORECAST PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY BEING SENT. /DL/ && .AVIATION...MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MVFR VISBY LATER TONIGHT AS SKIES CLEAR. MOST VIS RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE IN THE MVFR CATEGORY...BUT SOME PERIOD OF IFR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT A SITE OR TWO. ON FRI...DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR LOOKS TO BEGIN FILTERING IN IN THE WAKE OF A WEAK FRONT. JUST SOME FAIR WX CU IS EXPECTED WITH MAYBE AN ISOLATED SHOWER IN THE FAR SOUTH. /CME/ && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 326 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013/ SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. FRIDAY...DRIER AIR SHOULD BE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF RELIEF FROM ALL THE HUMIDITY. THE FRONT SHOULD CONTINUE ON ITS JOURNEY SOUTHWARD AND BY AFTERNOON BE DOWN NEAR THE COAST. OUR FAR SE COUNTIES HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SEEING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS COULD EVEN BE STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40-50 MPH. CONFIDENCE THAT THERE WILL BE NUMEROUS STRONG STORMS THOUGH IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO MENTION IN THE HWO. SATURDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BREAK OFF FROM THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH. MODELS SEEM TO AGREE THAT ITS GOING TO RETROGRADE AND MOVE IN A SOMEWHAT WESTERLY DIRECTION...NO MATTER HOW COSMOLOGICALLY RARE IT IS TO DO SO. BUT THE MODELS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT. BOTH THE GFS AND EURO HAVE THE LOW MOVING WEST AND ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS UPPER LOW. AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN MS ON SUNDAY THOUGH IT WILL BRING RAIN CHANCES ALONG WITH IT. /10/ LONG TERM... THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BEST CONSISTENCY AND BELIEVABILITY GARNERED FROM GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SOLUTIONS. THAT BEING SAID...THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE RESULT OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE BEING MORE ACCURATE THAN THE OP MEMBERS WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER (AND PERHAPS MORE QUICKLY EVOLVING) RAIN CHANCES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...WITH AT LEAST MINOR SHOWER CHANCES MAYBE RETURNING TO FAR SE MS AS EARLY AS LATE SATURDAY. ALL SCENARIOS SUGGEST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK A SITUATION WHERE MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW VECTORS IN THE LOWER TO MID LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE STREAM INTO AT LEAST SOUTHERN ZONES AND PROMOTE ABOVE AVERAGE CHANCES OF PRIMARILY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND STORMS. SOME OF THE LATEST OP MODELS ARE SO INTENSE WITH SUBTROPICAL RIDGING TO OUR NORTH THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THE SUBSIDENT INFLUENCE COULD LIMIT RAIN CHANCES SOME OVER THIS PERIOD IN MY NORTHERN ZONES...AS WELL AS INCREASE HEAT A LITTLE. BUT...FOR NOW...MASSAGED MEX POP/TEMP NUMBERS TO SUGGEST TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHT BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH RAIN CHANCES AFTER SATURDAY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR ALL AREAS. ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS SUGGEST THE UPPER LEVELS MAY STAY COOL ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR DECENT THUNDER COVERAGE...ALTHOUGH THERE REALLY ARE NO SIGNS IN THE MODEL FIELDS OF ANY MAJOR POTENCY. IT IS NOT INCONCEIVABLE IN AT LEAST SOUTHERN ZONES WE COULD HAVE SOME BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ISSUES THAT MAY WARRANT MENTION IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS TO COME. BUT...AS OF RIGHT NOW...THE POTENTIAL SCALE OF THAT PROBLEM WEIGHTED WITH UNCERTAINTY ARGUES TO KEEP THE LONG TERM SECTION OF THE HWO CLEAR. /BB/ && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && DL/CME/10/BB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 942 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 130245- 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- 942 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. CME
MSZ019-034-120055-
WASHINGTON MS-SUNFLOWER MS-
716 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
716 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF INDIANOLA AT 716 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 15 MPH.
PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTERN SUNFLOWER AND NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
LAT...LON 3356 9054 3329 9073 3341 9095 3353 9084
3353 9077 3361 9077 3362 9076 3362 9065
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 034DEG 13KT 3354 9069
JCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
826 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MONEY 33.61N 90.21W
07/11/2013 LEFLORE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE AND A POWER LINE DOWN ALONG MONEY RD.
&&
CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
834 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG LELAND 33.40N 90.90W
07/11/2013 WASHINGTON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE AND A POWER LINE DOWN. TREE WAS ON FIRE.
&&
CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
846 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM HAIL 2 S WINTERVILLE 33.47N 91.06W
07/11/2013 E1.00 INCH WASHINGTON MS PUBLIC
OCCURRED ON CAROL ST.
&&
CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
854 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0722 AM FLASH FLOOD COLUMBUS 33.51N 88.40W
07/11/2013 LOWNDES MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTS OF MULTIPLE STREETS FLOODED IN COLUMBUS.
1045 AM HEAVY RAIN SEBASTOPOL 32.57N 89.33W
07/11/2013 E4.00 INCH SCOTT MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SEBASTOPOL
NEAR HIGHWAY 21.
1115 AM FLASH FLOOD CARTHAGE 32.74N 89.53W
07/11/2013 LEAKE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF A VEHICLE STALLED IN FLOOD WATERS AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HENDERSON STREET AND SOUTH PEARL STREET.
1139 AM FLASH FLOOD CARTHAGE 32.74N 89.53W
07/11/2013 LEAKE MS PUBLIC
REPORTS OF WATER APPROACHING SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN
CARTHAGE. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0408 PM TSTM WND DMG GILBERT 32.05N 91.66W
07/11/2013 FRANKLIN LA EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE.
0413 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE WINNSBORO 32.13N 91.68W
07/11/2013 FRANKLIN LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
A COUPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 4 AND ON RISER
RD...DAMAGE WAS S TO SE OF WINNSBORO.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MONEY 33.61N 90.21W
07/11/2013 LEFLORE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE AND A POWER LINE DOWN ALONG MONEY RD.
0740 PM TSTM WND DMG LELAND 33.40N 90.90W
07/11/2013 WASHINGTON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE AND A POWER LINE DOWN. TREE WAS ON FIRE.
0800 PM HAIL 2 S WINTERVILLE 33.47N 91.06W
07/11/2013 E1.00 INCH WASHINGTON MS PUBLIC
OCCURRED ON CAROL ST.
&&
CMEARZ074-120320- ASHLEY AR- 933 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 933 PM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER SNYDER AT 933 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN EASTERN ASHLEY COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. LAT...LON 3308 9170 3324 9191 3340 9162 3327 9149 TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 049DEG 16KT 3328 9164 JC
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 184 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were blown onto power lines around Hamburg. Several trees fell on homes in the area as well.
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