A broken line of storms impacted areas mainly over the western half of the forecast area during the late evening of April 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. Scattered wind damage occurred along with a couple tornadoes.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A broken line of storms impacted areas mainly over the western half of the forecast area during the late evening of April 24th into the morning hours of the 25th. Scattered wind damage occurred along with a couple tornadoes. The most impactful event during this time was the tornado across northern Morehouse Parish Louisiana and southern Ashley County Arkansas.
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 Apr 25, 12:12 AM CST, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 112 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2019 .UPDATE... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF discussion: VFR conditions continue across the area with the exception of the Pine Belt, which is experiencing IFR to LIFR ceilings this morning. Expect flight categories to continue to diminish as a line of showers and storms moves into the area from the west. Much of the day should see sub-VFR ceilings along with rain and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe. Conditions will improve this evening, with VFR ceilings likely to resume. /28/ && .DISCUSSION... The 00Z Thu JAN sounding showed a cap at 800mb and local radars were virtually free of returns over our CWA but regional radars had convection developing over east Texas that models still depict will move into the southwest most portions of our CWA just after 4 am. Water vapor imagery showed the circulation around a closed low spinning over north central Texas. Surface analysis had a rather ill-defined 1006mb low over south Texas. These features will continue to approach our CWA tonight and move across our CWA. This will increase our rain chances toward morning. Forecast remains on track. /22/ Prior discussion below: Tonight through Tomorrow night... Warm weather will continue into the evening but there are increasing PoPs over night. A low pressure system currently over Texas will approach our area with an ongoing line of storms moving in from the west after midnight. Some of these storms could produce strong winds and locally heavy rain but our primary severe weather threat will be with a second round of storms which will develop by mid morning. High-Res guidance shows some slight differences with regard to timing but the atmosphere should support the potential for severe thunderstorms as this second round becomes organized. Forecast MLCAPE values up to 1500 J/kg, 0-6 km shear of 40-50 kts, and helicity values of 250-300 are less than recent events, but are adequate for damaging wind gusts and a tornado or two especially with any bowing line segments. The greatest threat will be in the slight risk area which is roughly our MS counties south of I-20. Thunderstorms should exit east of our CWA by 5-7 PM. A few showers or an isolated storm could linger into the evening. Friday through Wednesday... In the wake of the system, an upper level ridge and surface high pressure will help keep temperatures near or above normal headed into the weekend. A slight chance of showers will accompany a decaying front as it dips into the northern part of our area on Saturday night into sunday morning. For the rest of the work week, more upper level ridging will occur bringing warmer temperatures and mostly dry weather. On the western side of the ridge there is a chance of some return showers for Wednesday mainly across northeast LA and southeast AK./JNE/NF/JPM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 76 59 76 52 / 99 54 6 0 Meridian 76 60 77 51 / 100 61 9 0 Vicksburg 76 60 76 52 / 95 40 5 0 Hattiesburg 77 61 78 52 / 100 57 10 0 Natchez 76 59 76 52 / 98 33 6 0 Greenville 75 59 74 53 / 84 45 3 0 Greenwood 74 59 74 52 / 84 56 4 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && 28
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ018-019-025>042-044>046-252100- Ashley-Chicot-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland- Madison LA-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery- Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys- Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo-Leake- Neshoba-Kemper- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, and north central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow through tomorrow evening. The main threat with storms will be damaging straight line winds gusts with hail up to quarter size. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... Friday 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 may be needed for portions of the region Thursday through Thursday night. LAZ023>025-MSZ043-047>052-252100- Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Madison MS-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott- Newton-Lauderdale- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, and central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Marginal TIMING...Thursday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Thursday Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow through tomorrow evening. The main threat with storms will be damaging straight line winds gusts with hail up to quarter size. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Flash flooding is possible for areas mainly along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor Thursday afternoon through late Thursday evening. Rainfall totals could approach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, over short periods of time. This could lead to localized flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday 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 may be needed for portions of the region Thursday through Thursday night. LAZ026-MSZ053>066-072>074-252100- Concordia-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson- Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington- Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 354 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Thursday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Thursday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Thursday Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds up to 60 to 70mph and quarter sized hail are possible and a tornado or two cannot be ruled out, mainly along and south of the I-20 corridor. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Flash flooding is possible for areas mainly along and south of the Interstate 20 corridor Thursday afternoon through late Thursday evening. Rainfall totals could approach 1 to 3 inches, with locally higher amounts, over short periods of time. This could lead to localized flash flooding. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday 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 may be needed for portions of the region Thursday through Thursday night. 3 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* High...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong or violent tornadoes possible. Moderate...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong tornadoes possible. Enhanced...Severe thunderstorms are likely and tornadoes are possible. Slight...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Marginal...Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. 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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
414 AM CDT THU APR 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0252 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE CROSSETT 33.06N 91.94W
04/25/2019 ASHLEY AR EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE AND LIGHT POLE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON
HIGHWAY 133 S AND ASHLEY COUNTY ROAD 4. A
TRACTOR-TRAILER STRUCK THE TREE THAT IS
ACROSS THE ROADWAY. SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS ARE
BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES.
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JCThe Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:33 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down on utility equipment.
A tree was blown down at Lee and Old Highway 27, and also at Scott and Mt. Alban. A large tree was blown down and blocked the intersection of Lee Road and Indiana Avenue.
Trees and power lines down on North Palestine Road.
A couple of trees were blown down along Highway 552.
Several roads had water over them in both the city and the county. Some of the roads included Highways 3, 433, 16, 49, and 432.
A couple of trees were blown down on Albena Road.
A home was flooded in the Eagle Lake Community.
This tornado began north of MS Highway 488, producing a tornadic debris signature on radar, and continued eastward across Thaggard Road. At this location, the roof of a senior care facility was peeled back with debris blown downstream several yards, a small tree was snapped, the roof of a shed was damaged, and the fence of a baseball field was blown over and a scoreboard damaged. The tornado continued eastward, crossing MS Highway 488. At this location, the tornado caused minor damage to a barn and was witnessed moving across a field. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter. The estimated winds were 85 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Mississippi, 2019Warnings in Mississippi, April 2019
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 821470, 821473, 821475, 821477, 823349, 821478, 823350, 846019.