A line of strong storms with heavy rainfall moved across the region during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 24th. Very heavy rain and some gusty winds accompanied the line as it passed.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A line of strong storms with heavy rainfall moved across the region during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 24th. Very heavy rain and some gusty winds accompanied the line as it passed.
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 24, 2:46 AM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 346 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)... THE WARM FRONT THAT LIFTED ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS YESTERDAY HASN'T MADE A WHOLE LOT OF PROGRESS THIS MORNING AND IS CURRENTLY SITUATED FROM NORTH-CENTRAL LA UP ACROSS THE DELTA AND OVER TOWARD TUPELO. ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER TOP THE BOUNDARY COUPLED WITH HEIGHT FALLS FROM THE APPROACHING S/WV HAS INITIATED SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN LA/SOUTHEASTERN AR THIS MORNING AND EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO EXPAND FURTHER NORTH TOWARD THE DELTA AS WE HEAD FOR DAYBREAK. THE FORECAST REMAINS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE EVOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY FOR TODAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE S/WV SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH A PRETTY MOIST AIRMASS FOR LATE SEP (PW VALUES IN EXCESS OF 2 IN FOR MOST AREAS). A STRATUS DECK THAT HAS ENVELOPED MOST OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE CWA IS GOING TO HINDER INSOLATION/ DESTABILIZATION THAT WAY TODAY (AT LEAST EARLY ON)...LEAVING THE BEST CHANCE FOR MLCAPE VALUES TO CLIMB ABOVE 1000 J/KG TO AREAS FURTHER WEST. MEAGER LAPSE RATES AND A LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOW AT/BELOW 10K FT WILL KEEP THE RISK FOR STRONGER STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS PRETTY LIMITED...BUT NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION... AND WILL KEEP THE RISKS WE'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING IN THE HWO/GRAPHICS UNCHANGED WITH THIS MORNINGS PACKAGE. WHILE THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE REGION UNDER 1 INCH...LOCALIZED TOTALS BETWEEN 1-2 INCHES STILL SEEMS REASONABLE AND WILL KEEP THIS HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL. THE RAINS LOOK TO COME TO AN END THIS EVENING ACROSS EASTERN MS AS THE S/WV LIFTS OUT AND DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS. THE DRIER AIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NOSE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR WED. AS FOR TEMPS...THE STRATUS DECK IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS TRICKY ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA TODAY. WENT AHEAD AND TRIMMED A BIT OFF THE GFS MOS FOR THESE AREAS...AND ALSO TOOK A BIT OFF GLH GIVEN THE SHOWER ACTIVITY THAT SHOULD BE IN THE VICINITY THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE THE GUIDANCE LOOKED REASONABLE... WITH LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM. /BK/ .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)... A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION AS BOTH HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND RIDGING ALOFT BUILD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE FORECAST AREA TO DRY OUT A BIT THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO SATURDAY. RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS POISED TO MOVE INTO AND THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE CWA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ANOTHER DRIER AIRMASS ADVECTING INTO THE REGION. AFTER A FEW NIGHTS OF LOWERING GUIDANCE SUGGESTED HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR LATE THIS WEEK...GUIDANCE HAS FOLLOWED SUIT AND LOOK MORE RESPECTABLE THIS GO AROUND. THEREFORE...I'LL STICK CLOSE WITH BOTH GUIDANCE HIGHS AND LOWS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. HIGHS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL GENERALLY TOP OUT IN THE MID AND UPPER 80S. THEN HIGHS WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO AND THROUGH THE REGION...LOW TO MID 80S. LOWS EACH NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S THURSDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY DAY...BUT AGAIN DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...SOME UPPER 50S WILL BE SEEN MONDAY NIGHT AS THE BEFORE MENTIONED SLIGHTLY COOLER DRIER AIR ADVECTS INTO THE REGION. /19/ && .AVIATION...A STRATUS DECK BRINGING IFR CIG TO AREAS ALONG/E OF I-55 LOOKS TO REMAIN IN PLACE THRU 15-16Z BEFORE TRYING TO SCATTER. FURTHER W...SCT SHRA AND ISOLD TSRA HAS DEVELOPED ALONG A WARM FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE DELTA...AND XPCT THIS ACTIVITY TO EXPAND TOWARD THE NE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE ALL AREAS SEE SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY THIS AFTN AS A DISTURBANCE PASSES OF THE REGION. SHRA/TSRA WL TAPER OFF FROM W TO E LATER THIS AFTN AND INTO THE EVENING...W/MOST (IF NOT ALL) OF THIS ACTIVITY PUSHING INTO AL BY 06Z. GUSTY WINDS WL BE PSBL INVOF THE STORMY WEATHER LATER THIS MORNING/THIS AFTN. /BK/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 86 68 86 64 / 87 27 7 8 MERIDIAN 84 69 86 62 / 85 51 12 10 VICKSBURG 86 61 86 60 / 77 15 8 7 HATTIESBURG 90 72 90 63 / 84 38 5 2 NATCHEZ 86 65 83 62 / 80 17 2 1 GREENVILLE 84 62 85 64 / 69 15 9 8 GREENWOOD 84 65 86 64 / 83 25 9 8 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && BK/19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 358 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 250900- 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- 358 AM CDT TUE SEP 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AS A DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH...AS WELL AS FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD LEAD TO A FEW MINOR FLOODING ISSUES...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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 MONDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. BK
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:59 UTC.
14 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake Washington Road and Highway 436 near Glen Allan were flooded in spots.
Several streets in Rolling Fork were flooded. Water was beginning to enter a few homes as well.
Several roads in Yazoo City were closed due to flooding, with water four to five inches deep in some spots.
A couple of streets in the city were flooded. A sink hole developed on Elm Street as well.
Water was surrounding a mobile home near the Fugate community.
Multiple roads were flooded roads all around Vicksburg. A car was stalled in the flood waters on Pemberton Square Boulevard.
Flooding occurred on Highway 51 along with several other streets in the city.
Several streets in Ridgeland were flooded.
Multiple roads around Flowood, Brandon and Pearl were flooded. The water was three to four inches deep in a few spots. Several parking lots near the McLaurin Shopping Center were flooded as well.
Multiple roads across the Jackson metro area were flooded. Some of the roads were impassable. Water was entering the building at Fads and Frames near Clinton. A home was surrounded by flood water along Neal Street in Clinton. Water was also entering Central Hinds Academy.
A couple small trees were blown down in the National Forest off Highway 80 between Morton and Forest.
A tree was blown down on Highway 35.
A tree fell on a car in a parking lot.
Several roads were flooded in the county. Water entered a few homes in Morton.
A tree was blown down along Audubon Drive.
Multiple streets around Laurel and Ellisville were flooded. A car was stranded along North 15th Avenue.
Mississippi Highway 589 was blocked due to flooding.
Multiple roads flooded around Collins and Mount Olive. Several yards were flooded in Mount Olive with watering nearing the homes. A grocery store in Mount Olive was flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, September 2013
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: 473227, 473949, 473950, 473952, 473954, 472735, 472738, 472739, 472742, 472746, 472752, 472757, 478796, 472761, 478797, 472783, 472786, 472788.