Showers and thunderstorms developed as a strong cold front moved through the region. Some of these storms produced damaging winds and flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Showers and thunderstorms developed as a strong cold front moved through the region. Some of these storms produced damaging winds and flash flooding.
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 17, 3:50 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
350 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
.DISCUSSION...SQUALL LINE IMPINGING ON WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA AT
THE MOMENT AND EXPECT IT TO CONTINUE SWEEPING EAST OVERNIGHT. BACK
EDGE OF PRECIP STILL EXTENDS AS FAR WEST AS EAST TX. RAINFALL
AMOOUNTS HAVE BEEN QUITE HEAVY OVER NORTH LA WITH REPORTS OF NEAR 3.5
INCHES TODAY IN SHV. THESE AMOUNTS WERE EXPECTED AND SHOULD SEE
AMOUNTS SIMILAR TO THIS OVER THE CWA OVERNIGHT.
SEVERE THREAT STILL LOOKS IMPRESSIVE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING SHEAR AND
INSTABILITY HAVE OVERACHIEVED FROM WHAT WAS EXPECTED. BETTER
WARMTH/MOISTURE HAS YIELDED CAPES OVER 1000 J/KG ALONG THE MS RIVER
AHEAD OF THE SQUALL LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...0-1KM BULK SHEAR
VALUES IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE LINE HAVE MAXIMIZED AT 40 TO 50
KNOTS. WHILE CELLS HAVE JUST STARTED MOVING INTO THE AREA...HAVE
ALREADY NOTICED THE PREPONDERANCE WANTING TO ROTATE AS WOULD BE
EXPECTED. EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE...AT LEAST THROUGH THE
EVENING WHILE THE GOOD INSTABILITY LASTS.
HAVE OBSERVED 20 TO 30 KNOTS OF WIND ACROSS THE AREA WITH SOME GUSTS
AROUND 35 KNOTS OVER THE DELTA AS 80 DEGREE HEATING HAS CREATED DEEP
MIXING THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD REMAIN TIGHT
ENOUGH AHEAD OF SQUALL LINE THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO
25 KNOTS...BELIEVE THE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT WITH THE LOSS OF
HEATING. THUS...WILL LET WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 00Z.
THE HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD BE COMING TO AN END OVER WESTERN SECTIONS
TOWARD DAWN...BUT LINGER IN THE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY MOVE OUT BEHIND THE RAIN WITH THE ENTIRE AREA
BEING CLEAR BY SUNSET WEDNESDAY.
OTHER THAN A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WITH A PASSING WEAK DISTURBANCE
SATURDAY...DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD IN THE
DOMINANT ZONAL FLOW PATTERN./26/
&&
.AVIATION...PATCHES OF STRATUS CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM, WITH CIGS
VARYING BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR. WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER GUSTY THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYTIME WITH GUSTS OVER 35 KT POSSIBLE. SCT
SHRA AND TSRA WILL INCREASE ALONG AND WEST OF THE MS RIVER THIS
AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING, LOWER STRATUS WILL FILL IN ACROSS THE
REGION BRINGING MVFR/IFR CIGS. A LINE OF TSRA WILL PUSH WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE REGION, REACHING THE I-55 CORRIDOR AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
THE I-59 CORRIDOR IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WED. SEVERE WIND GUSTS
AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS LINE. VISBYS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN +TSRA. IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION INTO WED MORNING BEHIND THE LINE
DUE TO LINGERING LOW STRATUS. /DL/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 56 66 44 69 / 100 52 6 8
MERIDIAN 61 61 43 69 / 99 98 8 8
VICKSBURG 54 66 43 69 / 100 22 6 9
HATTIESBURG 63 62 46 71 / 100 95 9 3
NATCHEZ 54 68 46 70 / 100 21 6 6
GREENVILLE 52 63 46 66 / 100 19 6 10
GREENWOOD 55 64 44 68 / 100 34 6 8
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>066-
072>074.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MSZ018-019-
025>066-072>074.
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR LAZ007>009-015-
016-023>026.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ARZ074-075.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 455 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035- 040>042-047-048-053-054-059>061-182300- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- WARREN-HINDS-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 455 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND WEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...THIS EVENING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...THIS EVENING FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES...SOME POTENTIALLY STRONG...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. MSZ026>030-032-033-036>038-043>045-049-050-055-056-062>064-182300- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES- ATTALA-WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-RANKIN-SCOTT-SIMPSON- SMITH-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- 455 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. MSZ031-039-046-051-052-057-058-065-066-072>074-182300- LOWNDES-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 455 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL MAKE FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. DL && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *TORNADOES* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN STRONG TORNADOES WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...STRONG TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH RATINGS EF2 OR GREATER. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN TORNADOES. LIMITED...TORNADOES POSSIBLE. *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. *FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING. LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE NWS JAN TROPICAL PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=TROPICAL NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HOME PAGE... WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/ FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... 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</html>The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several power lines were blown down in Tallulah.
There was roof damage to the fire department.
There was some street flooding in Vidalia.
A family was displaced after water got in their home on Afton Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, November 2015
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 603323, 603324, 603325, 603326.