Daytime heating combined with a moist tropical air mass allowed for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced strong wind gusts.
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Daytime heating combined with a moist tropical air mass allowed for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms produced strong wind gusts.
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 Jun 13, 10:40 AM CST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Update National Weather Service Jackson MS 1140 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016 .UPDATE...Weak disturbance continues to slowly approach our region from the west this morning with the eastern periphery of numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms centered over the Arklatex now getting into the Arklamiss Delta. Elsewhere temperatures are generally heating up faster than anticipated with heat indices already nearing the century mark in portions of East-Central Mississippi. High temperatures were raised in these central and eastern areas but convective temperatures are on the cusp of being met and developing showers and storms through the afternoon should keep heat index values and temperatures from getting too out of hand. Across these same central and eastern areas the tropospheric flow is still slightly anticyclonic and should keep showers and storms from achieving a high coverage until late this afternoon, but by that time the evolving loosely-organized lines of occasionally vigorous thunderstorms developing through early afternoon in western zones will have translated eastward. Of course western zones will have the highest rain chances but the tropical-type moisture content in the atmosphere in juxtaposition with the weak incoming disturbance should prove to make the environment quite favorable for storms in all areas before the afternoon is out. Morning checks of area 12Z soundings reveals persistent high precipitable water values around 2 inches and potential for high destabilization (up to 4000 SBCAPE where surface temps heat into the lower 90s). These characteristics alone suggest some strong storms with small hail, frequent lightning, torrential downpours, and brief gusty winds will certainly be possible....and a stray severe storm or two cannot be ruled out. However, will continue to not mention a categorical severe risk in the HWO because wet microburst potential not assessed as more than marginal in sounding analysis and wind shear in any atmospheric layer is not sufficient to warrant much of a damaging wind threat through storm organization. /BB/ && .AVIATION...Scattered to numerous SHRA/TSRA will develop across the region this afternoon, diminishing during the early evening. This activity will bring brief cig/visby reductions during this time frame. Otherwise, VFR conditions will predominate through tonight. Late tonight into early Tuesday, MVFR stratus will develop over part of the region, with somewhat greater potential for development along and west of I-55. Patchy fog may also lead to brief categorical reductions. /DL/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 434 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2016/ SHORT TERM...Today through Tuesday night...IR imagery showing widespread convective debris from yesterday's storms littered across the forecast area this morning as convection continues on over east TX. Deep tropical moisture remains in place as evidenced by the blended total PW imagery where 2.2 inches is widespread across the forecast area. The mid/upper level flow pattern this morning is characterized by a sprawling longwave ridge maintaining itself over the center of the nation with troffines continuing on either side. At the base of the ridge, near our area, a weakness in the ridge/impulse was located over OK into eastern TX. There remains agreement in the models that this impulse will push slowly through the forecast area between now and Tuesday. The weak ascent with this feature should only aid the already expected widespread convection produced by diurnal heating of the tropical airmass in place. Wet microburst potential does not look very impressive due to low DCAPEs and weak lapse rates, however precip loading may yield some gusty winds with the strongest storms today and Tuesday. Main concern though will be the heavy rainfall potential. Relatively weak wind flow aloft will allow storms to not move much from where they develop. With PWs as high as they are, very efficient, but localized, rainfall processes will occur. Due to the localized nature of the heavy rainfall and even moreso the gusty winds, will forego mentioning in the HWO at this time./26/ LONG TERM...Wednesday through Sunday...overall the models have trended warmer and with lower rain chances through the long term period. The weak upper level trough will be east of our cwa by Wednesday morning while a 591dam ridge starts spreading east over our cwa from the southern plains. This ridge will strengthen over our cwa through Thursday before weakening Thursday night into Friday. This will lead to lower rain chances from the west and a gradual warming trend Wednesday and Thursday. Afternoon highs Wednesday will top out in the lower 90s at most locations and then mostly in the low to mid 90s Thursday. Thursday looks to be the warmest day of the long term period. These warmer than normal afternoon temperatures will combine with our moist air mass resulting in peak heat index values around 100 Wednesday and between 100 and 105 Thursday. Friday will be a little cooler as a mid level trough is still expected to drop over the eastern CONUS as the eastern periphery over the large mid level ridge weakens but, models agree that the trough will remain well east of our cwa. An associated weak backdoor cold front is also still expected to move over our northeast zones late Friday afternoon and evening. The front will warrant slightly greater rain chances Friday night. Rain chances will end from the northeast Saturday as model consensus moves the front south of our cwa by Saturday evening. A surface high to the northeast in the wake of the front will bring a drier air mass to our region with pwats below one inch areawide by Sunday morning. This will limit rain chances Sunday into Monday. /22/ AVIATION...MVFR conditions early this morning will give way to VFR ceilings by 13/16Z. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop thereafter, especially after 13/18Z. All TAF sites are expected to be impacted by this convection at some time or multiple times today. At each occurrence, a quick lowering to IFR ceilings and visibilities can be expected lasting no more than an hour. These conditions will begin winding down after 14/00Z, ending by 14/03Z with VFR ceilings and MFVR visibilities in fog, thereafter./26/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 92 73 89 72 / 64 37 51 30 Meridian 93 71 89 71 / 51 43 70 33 Vicksburg 89 74 90 73 / 75 27 48 21 Hattiesburg 91 73 92 73 / 64 40 58 25 Natchez 87 73 88 73 / 78 31 48 19 Greenville 89 74 91 74 / 67 26 51 15 Greenwood 93 73 89 73 / 57 34 58 23 && .JAN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && BB/DL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 306 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 142015- 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- 306 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .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 SUNDAY. DL && ...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!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1225 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016
LAZ024-026-MSZ060-131815-
CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA-ADAMS MS-
1225 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CONCORDIA...SOUTHWESTERN
CATAHOULA PARISHES IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL ADAMS
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...
AT 1224 PM CDT...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF WALTERS TO NEAR SLOCUM.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WALTERS AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
ARCHIE AND DEER PARK AROUND 1250 PM CDT.
NATCHEZ...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...MANIFEST AND AIMWELL AROUND 115 PM
CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE RIDGECREST.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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LAT...LON 3181 9201 3158 9133 3131 9143 3132 9144
3132 9147 3129 9147 3128 9149 3126 9148
3123 9149 3121 9153 3124 9156 3121 9158
3136 9201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1724Z 187DEG 18KT 3145 9204 3128 9155
BYBThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:07 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree fell on Northside Drive which blocked traffic.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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