Showers and thunderstorms developed as a strong cold front moved through the region. Some of these storms produced tornadoes, damaging winds and flash flooding.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 tornadoes, 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, 52 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 551 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040- 041-047-053-059>061-181200- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-WARREN- CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 551 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TORNADOES THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...INCLUDING A STRONG TORNADO. A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND BRIEF TORNADOES WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. (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 BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) ALSO...BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TODAY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ030>033-038-039-045-046-181200- CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- 551 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) A SQUALL LINE 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 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>029-036-037-043-044-049>052-055>058-062>066-072>074-181200- GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-HOLMES-ATTALA-MADISON MS-LEAKE- RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR- FORREST- 551 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY TORNADOES THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) A SQUALL LINE 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. MSZ042-048-054-181200- YAZOO-HINDS-COPIAH- 551 AM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY TORNADOES THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TONIGHT SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...INCLUDING A STRONG TORNADO. A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AND BRIEF TORNADOES WILL SWING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. (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 BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) ALSO...BEFORE THUNDERSTORMS BEGIN TODAY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. 21 && ...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. *NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS* EXTREME...SUSTAINED WINDS 50 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS 65 MPH OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...SUSTAINED WINDS 40-49 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 58-64 MPH. ELEVATED...SUSTAINED WINDS 30-39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 45-57 MPH. LIMITED...SUSTAINED WINDS 20-29 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 30 TO 44 MPH. ...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... 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</html>PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
402 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 SSE TINSLEY 32.68N 90.44W
11/17/2015 YAZOO MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED ALONG ANDING OIL CITY RD
&&
DLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 406 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 LAZ015-023-172230- RICHLAND LA-FRANKLIN LA- 406 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL RICHLAND PARISHES UNTIL 430 PM CST... AT 405 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WINNSBORO...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... MANGHAM AND ARCHIBALD AROUND 415 PM CST. RAYVILLE AROUND 425 PM CST. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE BASKIN. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. LAT...LON 3215 9170 3216 9188 3249 9183 3245 9155 TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 193DEG 44KT 3222 9176 CME
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
407 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
MSZ018-172245-
BOLIVAR MS-
407 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BOLIVAR COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM CST...
AT 407 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR KELSO TO NEAR LUCCA
LANDING TO NEAR ARKANSAS CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ROSEDALE AROUND 435 PM CST.
GUNNISON AROUND 440 PM CST.
DEESON AROUND 445 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3408 9081 3370 9115 3365 9116 3366 9122
3370 9122 3372 9114 3378 9114 3377 9110
3382 9105 3387 9107 3393 9101 3397 9109
3400 9102 3396 9097 3402 9099 3402 9090
3408 9087 3412 9095 3412 9081
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 211DEG 51KT 3383 9131 3370 9128 3357 9129
ECPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
421 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 WSW LAKE VILLAGE 33.31N 91.39W
11/17/2015 CHICOT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
A UTILITY POLE WAS BROKEN ALONG HWY 82
&&
DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
441 PM CST TUE NOV 17 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW NEWMAN 32.23N 90.71W
11/17/2015 HINDS MS EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE DOWNED ON MS HIGHWAY 27
&&
DLThe Little Rock radar (KLZK), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:39 UTC.
16 thunderstorm wind, 16 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Some power lines were blown down northeast of Rosedale.
A few trees were blown down around Natchez.
A tree was blown down across Old Highway 18 Number 1.
Some trees were blown down across Midway Road.
A tree fell on a home on Warriors Trail Road.
This brief tornado touched down just south of MS Highway 467 southeast of Edwards near Cal-Maine Foods. Several hardwood trees were uprooted and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado ended in a field north of Highway 467 near Military Road. The estimated maximum winds were 100 mph.
Five to six trees were blown down between Bentonia and Benton.
Trees were blown down on power lines on Highway 49 at FOA Road.
A tree was blown down on Interstate 55 South at mile marker 49.
Trees were blown down on Highway 28 and blocked both lanes.
A tree was blown down on Highway 27, and on North Harmony Road between County Roads 7114 and 7157.
A large pine tree was uprooted along Cooper Road along with a snapped tree off of Grants Ferry Road. Many large limbs were down as well.
A couple of trees were blown down north of town, one off of Highway 43 and another in a field off of Leesburg Road. Numerous large limbs were also down.
This tornado touched down just west of Baker Road where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued into Scott County and impacted a couple of residences at Line Prairie and D. Williams roads. It was at this location where a mobile home was rolled and destroyed. Power poles were left standing and some tin was removed from the roof of another home along with some damage to the shed. Several trees were downed in this area as well. The tornado crossed Highway 481 where an old unused chicken house was heavily damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and downed numerous trees along Airport Road. The tornado dissipated just after it crossed Highway 13 in Forkville. The estimated maximum wind speed was 110 mph.
This tornado touched down just west of Baker Road where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued into Scott County and impacted a couple of residences at Line Prairie and D. Williams roads. It was at this location where a mobile home was rolled and destroyed. Power poles were left standing and some tin was removed from the roof of another home along with some damage to the shed. Several trees were downed in this area as well. The tornado crossed Highway 481 where an old unused chicken house was heavily damaged. The tornado continued to the northeast and downed numerous trees along Airport Road. The tornado dissipated just after it crossed Highway 13 in Forkville. The estimated maximum wind speed was 110 mph.
This tornado touched down just west of Highway 483 near DS Shoemaker Road and tracked northeast and crossed Hattie-Wallace Road. A few trees were damaged when it started with the heaviest damage along Hattie-Wallace Road. Here multiple trees were snapped or uprooted and across the road. The tornado dissipated just before it reached Highway 13. The estimated maximum wind speed was 90 mph.
This tornado touched down just southeast of Hillsboro-Ludlow Road and tracked northeast for roughly 3 miles to near the Leake County line. Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted at the beginning of the track before the damage became just a couple of trees and limbs downed. The estimated maximum wind speed was 100 mph.
This weak brief tornado damaged a few trees along Highway 500 near Tuscola. The estimated maximum wind speed was 75 mph.
This tornado touched down along Pleasant Hill Road and tracked northeast to just east of Carthage. Several trees were uprooted along with a power line down at the start. Numerous trees were downed between the start and where it crossed Highway 35 and 488 along with several power lines. Just west of Highway 35, at the end of Watkins Way, 5 chicken houses were heavily damaged. The tornado crossed the Pearl River and then crossed Highway 16 on the east side of Carthage at Goshen Rd, here several trees were downed and a chicken house on the north side of Highway 16 was damaged with parts of the roof taken off. The estimated maximum wind speed was 107 mph.
The two center lanes of I-20 eastbound and westbound near Pearson Road were closed due to flooding.
This tornado touched down just south of Highway 16 east of Carthage and tracked northeast for roughly 8 miles. The heaviest damage was near the starting point along Highway 16. Here numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along with a large outbuilding destroyed. Some power lines were down as well. The remainder of the damage was confined to damaged trees as it crossed Midway, Pearl Hill, and Coosa Roads. The estimated maximum winds were 105 mph.
This tornado started along Coosa Rd, about a mile or so north of the other tornado, and tracked northeast to just past the Neshoba County line at Thompson Rd. This damage was only to pine trees as dozens were damaged along the path as it crossed Mars Hill Rd, Mooney Rd, and Remus Rd. The estimated maximum wind speed was 95 mph.
A tree was blown down on McPherson Drive.
This tornado started along Coosa Rd, about a mile or so north of the other tornado, and tracked northeast to just past the Neshoba County line at Thompson Rd. This damage was only to pine trees as dozens were damaged along the path as it crossed Mars Hill Rd, Mooney Rd, and Remus Rd. The estimated maximum wind speed was 95 mph.
This tornado touched down along Highway 25 in far northeast Leake County. It tracked northeast for roughly 3 miles and crossed the far northwestern corner of Neshoba County and then into the southwestern portion of Winston County, where it crossed Highway 19. Much of this path occurred in the damage path of the large Louisville tornado from April 2014. Along Highway 25, the initial damage was to a home where part of the roof was torn off with roofing debris thrown onto the highway. The remainder of the damage was snapped or uprooted trees as it moved northeast. The estimated maximum wind speed was 100 mph.
This tornado touched down along Highway 25 in far northeast Leake County. It tracked northeast for roughly 3 miles and crossed the far northwestern corner of Neshoba County and then into the southwestern portion of Winston County, where it crossed Highway 19. Much of this path occurred in the damage path of the large Louisville tornado from April 2014. Along Highway 25, the initial damage was to a home where part of the roof was torn off with roofing debris thrown onto the highway. The remainder of the damage was snapped or uprooted trees as it moved northeast. The estimated maximum wind speed was 100 mph.
This tornado touched down along Highway 25 in far northeast Leake County. It tracked northeast for roughly 3 miles and crossed the far northwestern corner of Neshoba County and then into the southwestern portion of Winston County, where it crossed Highway 19. Much of this path occurred in the damage path of the large Louisville tornado from April 2014. Along Highway 25, the initial damage was to a home where part of the roof was torn off with roofing debris thrown onto the highway. The remainder of the damage was snapped or uprooted trees as it moved northeast. The estimated maximum wind speed was 100 mph.
Several trees were blown down across the eastern part of the county. Trees were blocking Granby, Smith-Jones, and Mack Cemetery Roads, and Highway 13 South.
This tornado touched down just south of the Hinze Baptist Church and moved northeast for roughly 2 miles. All of the damage was along Hinze Church Rd and Hinze Rural Hill Rd. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this area. The estimated maximum wind speed was 104 mph.
This tornado touched down at the intersection of McCool and Shiloh Roads. Here numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. One tree was down on part of a home. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed Highway 14, where several more trees were damaged. The tornado then dissipated as it crossed Giffin Rd. The estimated maximum wind speed was 105 mph.
A house was struck by lightning on Carmel-New Hope Road.
Trees were blown down along with power outages near Louisville.
A couple of trees were blown down.
This brief tornado touched down just outside of Columbus AFB along Highway 45. Along the path a few trees were uprooted and several large limbs were broken off some trees. The tornado crossed Spruill Rd then dissipated. The estimated maximum wind speed was 85 mph.
There was flash flooding on 65th Avenue at Highway 80, and 26th Avenue at Subway under the railroad tracks.
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