As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th. While warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico filtered north and encompassed the region, a series of potent upper level disturbances began lifting northeast across the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
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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.
As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th. While warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico filtered north and encompassed the region, a series of potent upper level disturbances began lifting northeast across the Lower Mississippi River Valley. This set the stage for multiple rounds of torrential rains that fell almost continuously across the ArkLaMiss from March 8th through March 12th. These prolonged torrential rains resulted in widespread flash flooding and river flooding across the region, with numerous area rivers reaching moderate and major flood stages. Floodwaters damaged numerous homes, businesses, and closed many primary and secondary roads across the region, with some secondary roads washed out.
In addition, one weak tornado developed on March 10th as a line of storms began to finally push to the east over central Mississippi. This weak EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Raleigh, snapping a few trees and causing minor damage to a metal roof of an outbuilding.
As the storm system finally exited the region late on the 12th, another fast moving, compact storm system followed in its wake during the evening of March 13th. This system brought another round of heavy rain to the Delta region, in addition to hail and damaging straight line winds. Two tornadoes were spawned by this system as well, including an EF-0 tornado that touched down near Cleveland in Bolivar County.
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 Mar 9, 4:19 AM CST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED FORMAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
419 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE EVENT SLOWLY UNFOLDING ACROSS THE REGION
INTO THE WEEKEND...
.SHORT TERM...SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING EVENT UNDERWAY JUST TO
OUR WEST AND THIS IS JUST ROUND ONE. OVERALL...THE SLOW MOVING AND
EVOLVING UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE IMPETUS FOR QUITE THE
ACTIVE WEATHER PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY...THE ORIENTATION OF THE SYSTEM
WILL LEND TO A PROLONGED PERIOD WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH UTILIZING NEAR RECORD MOISTURE VALUES FOR EARLY
MARCH.
THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE A CHALLENGE TO FORECAST AS THE
MERIDIONAL NATURE OF THE FLOW TENDS TO LIMIT HOW QUICK ACTIVITY AND
MESOSCALE FEATURES PUSH EAST. ADDITIONALLY...TRYING TO TIME WHAT MAY
SETUP IN THE MESOSCALE WITH THE KEY S/WV (SPOKES OF ENERGY) THAT
ROTATE ABOUT THE LARGE UPPER LOW WILL NOT BE EASY. SAYING ALL OF
THAT...GLOBAL MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON THE PRIMARY
FEATURES AND OVERALL ARE IN SOLID AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE
MAIN CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS/CLUSTERS.
STARTING WITH TODAY...THERE'S A WELL DEFINED BOUNDARY THAT HAS
GOTTEN ESTABLISHED FROM YESTERDAY AFTN/OVERNIGHT CONVECTION AND IS
IN PLACE FROM OUR NW DELTA DOWN TO THE I-20 CORRIDOR IN N LA. THIS
FEATURE IS NOT MOVING AS THERE IS A BATTLE OCCURRING BETWEEN THE
DEEP COLD POOL AND THE STRONG WAA IN THE LOW LEVELS BUCKING ITS
PROGRESS. IT HAS SET THE STAGE FOR VERY HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS OVER N
LA WITH EVEN A STRIPE OF 3-6 INCHES OVER A FEW OF OUR NE LA
PARISHES. DESPITE IT LOOKING LIKE ACTIVITY WOULD EASILY SHIFT INTO
MORE OF OUR WEST...ENERGY IS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LOW AND THIS
WILL CAUSE SOME RIDGING AND RISING HEIGHTS OVER THE AREA TODAY. THIS
SHOULD LIMIT PRECIP COVERAGE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON WITH BETTER
CHANCES FOR LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO WARM NICELY AGAIN
AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOISTEN UP IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. THIS
WILL SET THE STAGE FOR INCREASING INSTABILITY AND SOME THREAT FOR
SEVERE STORMS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE W
HALF. HOWEVER...ALL INDICATIONS FROM THE HI-RES GUIDANCE IS
ORIENTATION OF THE 0-3KM SHEAR IS GOING TO BE REALLY PARALLEL TO
THE LL FORCING BOUNDARIES. THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE SEVERE POTENTIAL TO
JUST THE FEW (IF ANY) INSTANCES WHERE A BOWING SEGMENT AND PUSH MORE
NNE. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE LIMITED THREAT AND FOCUS ON ISOLATED DMG
WINDS. A BRIEF TORNADO CAN'T BE RULED OUT...BUT IT WILL TAKE THE
PERFECT SETUP IN A BOWING SEGMENT TO ACHIEVE THAT. WILL NOT MENTION
THAT THREAT.
THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING. AS LAST NIGHT
SHOWED...THESE STORMS ARE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AND JUST A COUPLE
HOURS OF A STALLED BOUNDARY CAN LEAD TO QUICK 3-4 INCHES. WE ISSUED
A FF WATCH EARLIER ON THE SHIFT AND WILL NOW EXPAND IT SOME TO CATCH
ADDITIONAL PRECIP BY EITHER LATE AFTN/OVERNIGHT OVER THE W 1/3. IN
ADDITION TO WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN...NEW AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOOK FOR LATER MODIFICATIONS TO THE
FF WATCH IN THE FORM OF EXTENSION IN TIME AND AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR
OTHER FLOODING THREATS AS THIS SYSTEM SLOWLY EVOLVES AND WE GAIN
MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHERE THOSE THREATS WILL BE FOCUSED.
FOR THU...THINKING THIS DAY MAY HAVE THE BETTER THREAT OF SEVERE
STORMS AS ORIENTATION OF THE 0-3KM SHEAR WILL BE MORE NE AND THERE
WILL BE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME HIGHER INSTABILITY AS LAPSE RATE WILL
BE A BIT STEEPER. DUE TO THIS...WILL INTRODUCE A LIMITED RISK IN THE
HWO. THIS ALSO ALIGNS WITH THE DAY2 FROM SPC. THE FLOODING THREAT
WILL ALSO EXIST FOR THU AND ESPECIALLY INTO THU NIGHT. HERE IS WHEN
A MORE PRONOUNCED S/WV LOOKS TO PUSH NORTH AND HELP INCREASE THE
OVERALL PRECIP ACROSS THE AREA. AGAIN...THE THREAT WILL BE EVALUATED
MORE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN FOR ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FF WATCH.
TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER BREEZY/WINDY DAY AS WARM TEMPS WILL PROMOTE
GOOD MIXING AND HELP BRING DOWN THE STRONGER WINDS. WILL INCLUDE A
LIMITED THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-25 MPH AND GUSTS 30-35 MPH
IN THE HWO. NOT ALL OF THE CWA WILL BE IN THIS. /CME/
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...MAIN FOCUS IN THE EXTENDED
CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH A FEW
CHANCES FOR POTENT STORMS IN THE MIX AS WELL.
FRIDAY MORNING THE NOW INFAMOUS UPPER LOW WILL STILL BE SITUATED
OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH A STEADY FETCH OF ANOMALOUSLY MOIST
AIR CONTINUING TO FEED ACROSS THE REGION (NEAR RECORD PW BETWEEN 1.5
AND 2 INCHES). THROUGH THE DAY, THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO SWING
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, BRINGING INCREASING
FORCING AND UPPER DIVERGENCE AND THUS INCREASING RAIN CHANCES
SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE AREA. GIVEN THE MERIDIONAL UPPER FLOW
SITUATION, WE WILL LIKELY SEE GENERALLY NORTH TO SOUTH BANDS OF
HEAVIER PRECIP SETUP DURING THIS PERIOD, CREATING GREATER CONCERN
FOR FLASH FLOODING. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO CONSIDER EXPANDING THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A LARGER AREA ONCE WE GET CLOSER TO
THIS TIME FRAME. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS BUT WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP, INSTABILITY
COULD BE A LIMITING FACTOR.
THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A BREAK IN ACTIVITY FRIDAY NIGHT BETWEEN
THE SHORTWAVE PIVOTING AROUND THE UPPER LOW EARLIER IN THE DAY AND
THE ACTUAL LOW SWINGING ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AS IT BEGINS TO
FILL AND BECOME ABSORBED INTO A LARGER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL
CONUS. AS THIS OCCURS, A JET STREAK WILL LIFT OVER THE AREA AGAIN
BRINGING INCREASING UPPER DIVERGENCE. THIS ALONG WITH INCREASED
FORCING WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
CONVECTION SATURDAY. ONCE AGAIN THERE WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS...BUT THIS THREAT WILL BE CONTINGENT ON MESOSCALE
DETAILS THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED AT THIS TIME RANGE.
FINALLY THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT PAST THE AREA BRINGING A BREAK IN
ACTIVITY LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. HOWEVER, THERE IS NOW GROWING
MODEL CONSENSUS IN A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE ZIPPING ACROSS THE DEEP
SOUTH LATE SUNDAY. WHILE MORE COMPACT AND FASTER MOVING, THIS WILL
BE A QUITE POTENT SHORTWAVE, ACCOMPANIED BY STEEP LAPSE RATES AND
MORE THAN SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR. THERE WILL ALSO BE MUCH LESS
IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS/PRECIP TO DISRUPT INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THIS
FEATURE...AND WITH IT ARRIVING LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING THERE WILL BE
AMPLE TIME FOR DESTABILIZATION OVER THE AREA. GIVEN THE MULTITUDE OF
HAZARDS WE ARE COPING WITH IN THE SHORTER TERM, WE WILL NOT
HIGHLIGHT THIS IN THE HWO/GRAPHICAST AT THIS TIME, BUT IF NOTHING
CHANGES, WE WILL NEED TO IN FUTURE FORECASTS.
FINALLY THERE WILL BE A REPRIEVE FROM RAIN CHANCES MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY AS UPPER FLOW TEMPORARILY BECOMES MORE ZONAL OVER THE REGION
NORTH OF A SUBTROPICAL JET STREAK ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. /DL/
&&
.AVIATION...LOOK FOR MVFR CEILINGS TO START TODAY WITH WINDS ON THE
BREEZY SIDE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR FOR
THE AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK WINDS OCCURRING DURING THAT TIME AS
WELL. PRECIP WILL BE CONFINED TO THE W/NW AREAS WITH INCREASING
CHANCES BY LATER AFTN INTO THE OVERNIGHT. AGAIN...PRECIP FOCUS WILL
BE OVER THE WEST HALF. /CME/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 79 67 77 65 / 30 47 72 80
MERIDIAN 79 63 78 64 / 21 26 51 66
VICKSBURG 79 69 76 66 / 76 87 88 86
HATTIESBURG 78 66 78 65 / 31 37 56 82
NATCHEZ 78 69 77 65 / 84 93 93 90
GREENVILLE 75 66 74 64 / 96 98 97 91
GREENWOOD 78 66 77 65 / 36 75 84 83
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MSZ018-019-034-040-
041.
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
CME/DL/HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007-101115- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE- 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. OVER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THURSDAY. MSZ018-034-101115- BOLIVAR-WASHINGTON- 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS ADDITIONAL STORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. OVER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THURSDAY. MSZ019-025>033-035>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-101115- SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN- HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER- CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION- LAMAR-FORREST- 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THURSDAY. LAZ008-009-015-016-023>026-101115- WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA- CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA- 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. OVER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THURSDAY. MSZ053-059>061-101115- CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 503 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. OVER SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .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 THURSDAY. 36 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *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 FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/ SPC...MESO ANALYSIS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/# SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/ SPC...STORM REPORTS... WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/ NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1242 AM CST WED MAR 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 AM FLASH FLOOD BASTROP 32.77N 91.91W
03/09/2016 MOREHOUSE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED ACROSS THE PARISH
&&
DLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
135 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-034-040-041-090815-
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-BOLIVAR MS-SHARKEY MS-SUNFLOWER MS-ISSAQUENA MS-
WASHINGTON MS-
135 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016
...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA...
AT 134 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS AND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY ON
ROADWAYS ACROSS THIS AREA AND FLASH FLOODING COULD DEVELOP LATER
THIS MORNING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...CROSSETT...LELAND...RULEVILLE...
HAMBURG...HOLLANDALE...LAKE VILLAGE...MOORHEAD...DERMOTT...EUDORA...
SHELBY...ROLLING FORK...SHAW...DREW...WILMOT...WEST CROSSETT...NORTH
CROSSETT AND PARCHMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3399 9045 3347 9045 3326 9073 3299 9066
3260 9113 3260 9114 3299 9110 3290 9118
3303 9211 3309 9214 3340 9199 3339 9146
3356 9145 3359 9114 3369 9122 3378 9099
3397 9109 3409 9088 3409 9090 3410 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0734Z 240DEG 49KT 3326 9135
DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
558 AM CST WED MAR 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 AM FLASH FLOOD RAYVILLE 32.47N 91.76W
03/09/2016 RICHLAND LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER ENTERING MULTIPLE HOMES IN THE CITY OF RAYVILLE.
MULTIPLE RESIDENTS EVACUATED. SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED
ACROSS THE CITY.
&&
DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
559 AM CST WED MAR 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 AM FLASH FLOOD OAK GROVE 32.86N 91.39W
03/09/2016 WEST CARROLL LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS REMAIN FLOODED IN OAK GROVE AND IN THE PARISH
&&
DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
606 AM CST WED MAR 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 AM FLASH FLOOD BASTROP 32.77N 91.91W
03/09/2016 MOREHOUSE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN FLOODED ACROSS MOREHOUSE PARISH
&&
DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
615 AM CST WED MAR 09 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 AM FLASH FLOOD DERMOTT 33.53N 91.44W
03/09/2016 CHICOT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COVERED A FEW ROADS IN THE CITY OF DERMOTT
&&
DLThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:13 UTC.
84 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous roads around town had standing water. Portions of Lowe Road was covered with water from Raceway to Beauchamp.
Several county roads were flooded. Several streets in Greenville were flooded including US 82 between South Washington Avenue and Arnold Avenue.
Some homes in the county had water in them. Several county roads were flooded.
County roads were flooded. Several homes had standing water in them in Greenville. A few cars were stalled in Greenville. The intersection at Highway 1 and Highway 82 was completely flooded. Evacuations occurred in northeast Greenville.
Streets in the Fitzhugh Addition neighborhood were flooded.
Street flooding occurred in Indianola.
The fields near Highway 49 north of Parchman were flooded and water was about to cover the road. An estimated 5.5 inches of rain had fallen at that location.
Flooding occurred along Black Bayou.
US Highway 49 at Highway 8 was flooded.
Lightning struck the steeple at St. James Episcopal Church. This sparked a fire that burned the steeple and knocked a few pieces of wood below into the church. This lead to a small fire in the choir loft.
A tree was blown down on the Natchez Trace.
A couple of trees were blown down.
A tree was blown down on Highway 35N North of Kosciusko.
Water covered parts of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Hinds County.
A tree was blown down at Highway 413 and Highway 12.
Almost two feet of water covered Wilhurst Street in Northeast Jackson.
A few intersections were flooded in Natchez for a brief time.
A few roads were flooded.
Flowood Drive between Airport Road and Liberty Drive was closed due to flooding.
Parking lot of Roses Department store was closed off due to complete inundation of water.
Part of Monticello Road was under water for a brief period.
A few roads were flooded around Terry.
The right lane of US 61 southbound at Oak Ridge Road was blocked due to flooding.
Several roads were closed due to flooding, which included Old Agency Road at Patterson Crossing, Highland Colony Parkway between Cole Road and Market Ridge Drive, and Ridgewood Road at Wilson Drive. Terry's Cabin on Conestoga Road was evacuated due to flooding.
Part of Thompson Lake Road was washed out and under water.
Several roads in the Pinebrook subdivision were completely under at least one foot of water.
Casa Grande Circle was under three to four feet of water. Officials had to boat in to evacuate the residents.
Part of Myers Road had one to two feet of water that flowed across it.
There was some flooding on the Mississippi State Campus on Blackjack Road and Hardy Road. There was also some flooding on some roads in Downtown Starkville.
The tornado began just off of Highway 540 west of Raleigh snapping a few trees. It continued across Court House Square, where it took part of a metal roof off of an outbuilding. The tornado ended near State Highway 35 where it snapped some limbs off of a tree. The maximum estimated winds were 80 mph.
Old Highway 49 was closed near Russel Cove due to flooding. Tazan Road was closed between Florence and Richland due to flooding. Thomasville Road at Monterey Road was also closed due to flooding.
Water was over Old Jackson Road near Terry.
Robinson Estates Subdivision near Gary Road was closed off due to flooding. Four feet of water was over the street and moved into homes.
Some county roads were flooded across the county. Only minor flooding had occurred.
Part of Bass-Burkett road was flooded.
Part of Highway 588 was flooded. Part of Cold Springs Road was closed. Kola Road was flooded.
Williamsburg Road at Autrey Road was flooded.
Flooding on Highway 13 occurred between Harvey Drive and Franklin Drive. Highway 13 at Expose Road was also flooded.
Weisenberger Road from Highway 51 to Parkway East was closed due to flooding.
Part of Trace Road was flooded but still passable. Alton Gavin Road was flooded and closed to traffic.
Multiple roadways inside the city limits were impassable due to flooding.
Sharon Road was flooded north of Reedy Creek Road.
South Central Regional Medical Center had one entrance closed due to flood waters. A car was stranded in front of Baby Showcase store. South 16th Avenue at General Pershing Street was impassable due to flooding. Fourth Avenue at Jones Middle School was flooded.
Water entered a house on Elm Road.
Water entered a road on John Hill Road.
Flooding was observed on Highway 49 in both directions at 4th Street.
Crosby Road was closed due to flooding.
Water covered the highway near Lookout Hill Lane and Seals Road.
Citizens on Smokey Road were pulled out of a home by boat by the Volunteer Fire Department.
One person was rescued from a car in a flooded ditch along Shears road.
Mississippi Highway 528 was flooded at Talluhattah Creek.
Numerous roads were flooded across Clarke County. Water entered three homes and three inches of water entered the Clarke County EOC. Several roads washed out with other roads impassable between Quitman and Enterprise. Multiple roads were flooded in Quitman. Flooding occurred on County Road 320 and 120.
Numerous roads were flooded across Jones County. Flooding occurred on US Highway 11 near the Jones and Jasper county border. Water was across US Highway 11 in the Pendorff Community. A bridge collapsed along Iris Drive in Laurel. One water rescue was performed from a vehicle in this location. Three Mile Stretch Road was flooded near Ellisville. Logs floated across the road from recent logging. A dirt driveway into a trailer park along Burnt Bridge Road was washed out. This cut off several residences from the road.
Several roads were flooded across the county and in the city of Columbia. Water was also over Mississippi Highway 13 at Holiday Creek in the Morgantown area.
Water was across Hinze Church Roy Leech Road.
Old Rifle Range Road flooded near Ruger Road.
The bridge on Pine Burr Road was under water. Mississippi Highway 13 bridge was flooded at Lower Little Creek.
Multiple roads were flooded across Jasper County.
Numerous roads were closed due to flooding across the city.
Water entered a home along Cherokee Road in Rawls Springs.
Some roads were flooded across the county.
Water entered a home along Moye Avenue in the Glendale Community.
County Road 320 was under water.
County Road 270 was underwater.
Several roads flooded in the area.
Numerous roads were closed due to extensive flooding across Lamar County.
Multiple roads were flooded in Madison County.
Water rescues took place in the Bunker Hill area and along State Highway 35 south of Columbia. There was also a rescue from a vehicle along Will Alexander Road.
Water covered the Highway 590 Bypass.
River Road was flooded and closed.
Part of Crooked Creek Road was flooded.
Sumrall Bridge Road at Coon Jefcoat Road had about a foot of water over the roadway.
Petal Fire Department evacuated people from about 20 homes on Leeville Road due to flood waters which had entered the homes.
A car was flooded and stalled along WPA Road.
Part of Highway 35 Bypass was closed. A few parts of Highway 35 South were also closed due to flooding.
Water crossed the road on Blackwell Road off Highway 37. Water approached a mobile home.
A small dam in a field had overtopped and water was over the road in two spots on Keys Clark Road. The water was ankle deep.
Lux Road had water across it and the road was closed. A person was stranded at a cabin on Hummingbird Lane. Okahay Creek Road had about three to four inches of water across the road. Eleven people were also rescued from a cabin at the Okatoma River Park in Seminary. There was three to four feet of water in the cabin. A rescue boat overturned during the rescue, which resulted in a larger rescue operation.
An apartment complex on Place Blvd was evacuated due to a seven foot retaining wall which was breached from the rain.
Numerous roads were flooded around Collins. Monroe Road was closed to Highway 84, which had an estimated six to eight inches of water on it. Leaf River Church Road at the intersection with Dot Vaughn Road was impassible. Bob Boler Road was impassable. Seminary Mike Conner Road was closed due to Terrible Creek, which had overflowed onto the road.
A mudslide affected both lanes of US Highway 61 between the Natchez Trace Parkway south of Port Gibson and Danzy Drive.
A few roads in the city were flooded which included Paper Mill Road, Monroe, and Mimosa Road.
Westhaven Blvd was flooded and the road bed was being washed away.
About five county roads were closed around Heidelberg due to flooding. Main Street in town was flooded and some stores had some water in them. Several other roads in the county were closed due to flooding.
Several county roads were flooded and closed.
Several county roads throughout the county were flooded or almost flooded. Part of James Drive in Collinsville was also flooded.
Roads were still flooded in Shaw.
County Road 529 between County Roads 450 and 452 was closed due to flooding.
Lott Town Road was flooded by several feet of water.
Four residents were rescued from flood waters on Beaver Trail in the Camp Dantzler area.
Highway 589 was closed between WPA Road and Burnt Bridge Road due to flooding.
Scattered roadways still had flooding issues across the county.
Scattered roadways across the county still had flooding issues.
Numerous roads had flooding issues across the county. Some of the roads were closed.
The tornado began along Bishop Rd where it downed tree limbs at a funeral home and continued across West Sunflower Rd. Several sections of tin were blown off the end of a strip mall at the No Way Jose restaurant and a tree was downed along MS Highway 8. Along Bolling Ave, a fence and a shed were blown down and trees and tree limbs were downed. The tornado lifted as it reached a Delta State University intercollegiate athletic facility, where minor fence damage occurred. The maximum estimated wind speed was 85 mph.
A storm crossed the Mississippi River from Chicot County, Arkansas and brought a swath of hail to portions of Washington County. The main swath started near the Mississippi River bridge, where golfball sized hail fell at the Harlows Casino. Nickel and quarter sized hail fell around Greenville, with a decent accumulation of hail along Dycus Road about five miles south of Greenville. Golfball sized hail then occurred a couple of miles south of Leland.
A small swath of hail fell across the northern part of the county. Dime to quarter sized hail fell around Mayersville and again west northwest of Rolling Fork.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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