The combination of rich gulf moisture and strong moisture convergence aided in developing strong thunderstorms over the southern portions of central Mississippi. Storms moved repeatedly over the same locations which led to some flash flooding.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
The combination of rich gulf moisture and strong moisture convergence aided in developing strong thunderstorms over the southern portions of central Mississippi. Storms moved repeatedly over the same locations which led to some 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 Jul 1, 1:54 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 254 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015 .SHORT TERM...SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE THIS EVENING LEAVING A MAINLY DRY OVERNIGHT PERIOD. ALSO...ACTIVITY HAS NOT DEVELOPED IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA SO HAVE REMOVED THE LIMITED SEVERE RISK IN THE HWO AND ONLINE GRAPHIC. DESPITE TROFFING ACROSS THE REGION...LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LIMITED STORM ACTIVITY FOR THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON HIGHS TO CLIMB INTO 92-95 RANGE. MODELS SHOW THE TROF DEEPENING SOMEWHAT BY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS SHOULD LEAD TO MORE WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY WITH MODELS HINTING AT SOME DISTURBANCES POSSIBLY LEADING TO ONE OR MORE ORGANIZED STORM CLUSTERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. /SW/ .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...AN ACTIVE STORM PATTERN LOOKS POSSIBLE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND. THEN...OUR HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AS THE MID LEVEL RIDGE SPREADS EAST FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BECOME ORIENTED MORE ALONG THE GULF COAST. TOGETHER THESE RIDGES WILL RESULT IN MORE ISOLATED COVERAGE OF DIURNAL CONVECTION. THERE REMAINS SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE SHORTWAVES IN THE MODELS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE MEAN TROUGH OF THE EASTERN US. MODELS SUGGESTS THAT THIS BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIDGING SURFACE AND ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER OUR CWA ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WARMER CONDITIONS WITH MOSTLY DIURNAL RAIN CHANCES OVER OUR CWA ALONG WITH GENERALLY NORMAL HIGH AND LOW TEMPS. LOOKING BEYOND THE ENSEMBLES AND MODELS SHOWS THE TROUGH AND RIDGE UPPER PATTERN REDEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN. /17/SW && .AVIATION...ALL SITES ARE VFR THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR MOST SITES. TSTMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND THIS MAY BRING TEMPO MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO JAN/HKS/MEI AND HBG INTO THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT THE TSTM ACTIVITY TO DIMINISH BY SUNSET. SOME MORNING STRATUS MAY BRING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA AFTER 09Z. THE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 8-10KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT./15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 91 73 93 73 / 16 30 13 13 MERIDIAN 89 72 93 69 / 36 22 28 15 VICKSBURG 91 73 93 72 / 15 18 13 14 HATTIESBURG 92 73 94 73 / 38 28 19 10 NATCHEZ 92 73 91 73 / 34 20 19 10 GREENVILLE 91 74 93 73 / 16 19 17 39 GREENWOOD 90 74 92 70 / 32 26 17 39 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 233 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 021945- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER- LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER- CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 233 PM CDT WED JUL 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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 TUESDAY. 15 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED. ...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... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
One large tree was blown down along Old Foxworth Road. The awning of a gas station was also damaged in Columbia.
Water rose up to the bottom of car doors in Columbia.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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