Storms developed on the 20th and brought flooding to the region.
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Storms developed on the 20th and brought flooding to the region.
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 20, 11:49 AM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 1249 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019 .UPDATE... Updated for 18Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF discussion: Thunderstorms were resulting in lower flight conditions in the southeast at 1730Z but VFR conditions were reported elsewhere. Scattered to numerous TSRA will continue to affect cntrl and east MS this aftn and into the evening before the activity dissipates. Away from TSRA activity VFR conds will prevail until after 10Z Sunday. MVFR cigs are expected to develop by 12Z areawide but models suggest IFR/LIFR cigs wl be possible in the southeast. Conditions wl improve to VFR by 17Z but scattered to numerous TSRA are expected to occasionally bring lower flight conditions to TAF sites again Sunday. /22/ && .DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms over western Alabama has spilled over into eastern Mississippi already this morning. Have increased pops along the Interstate 59 corridor and I-20 corridor just east of Jackson where the greatest coverage is expected to continue going into this afternoon. Additional shower and thunderstorm development is expected over central Mississippi this afternoon with the lowest chances for rain over the delta region. Cloud cover and rain should hold east Mississippi shy of 90F today but temperatures are still expected to make the lower 90s over the western half of our CWA today. /22/ Prior discussion below: Today and tonight: Besides the broad ridge over much of the US, a mid-level disturbance traveling westward along the northern Gulf Coast will be the main factor in today's forecast. Currently, all is quiet over the ArkLaMiss this morning, but convection is expected to develop early on this afternoon. The increased moisture over the area and PWs above 2 inches along with the weak upper troughing will contribute to the increased coverage in today's showers and storms. The focus area for today's activity will be in the southeastern and eastern parts of the area. Therefore, temperatures in this area are only anticipated to reach into the upper 80s before the rain and clouds inhibit it. The western half of the area will see highs rise into the lower 90s. Heat indices will top out near 100 degrees today in those areas west of I-55. Expect the storms to diminish this evening, with partly cloudy skies prevailing overnight. Lows will fall into the low to mid 70s. /10/ Sunday through Friday: Mid level weakness in broad ridge will remain over the forecast area Sunday promoting another day of scattered convection, but changes loom on the horizon. The mid level ridge looks to amplify in the west and breakdown in the east. This will allow a rather potent shortwave to dig south over the MS valley Sunday night into Monday. As its attendant cold front plows into the warm/moist airmass over the region, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will result Monday afternoon over the north and overnight central and south. Storms moving through northern portions will occur during max heating and could be somewhat robust compared to overnight into Tuesday morning elsewhere. Drier air with dewpoints in the 60s will overspread the area Tuesday in breezy north to northeast cool air advection. While advection looks to continue Tuesday night, the drier low level air will help the boundary layer decouple and surface winds to diminish enough for lows to fall into the 60s by Wednesday morning. Though the drier air in place Wednesday should promote efficient warming, continued cool air advection will offset some of the warming potential where only low to mid 80s look possible. This begins to change by Thursday as surface high pressure shifts east and the pressure gradient relaxes. Maximums should easily reach around 90, but lows once again falling back into the 60s Thursday night in the continued dry airmass. This scenario will play out again for Friday, but the boundary looks to begin backing up by Saturday./GG/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 89 72 89 73 / 55 21 50 18 Meridian 84 71 89 73 / 72 18 51 22 Vicksburg 89 75 90 74 / 21 13 42 17 Hattiesburg 84 72 89 73 / 74 24 59 17 Natchez 87 73 88 73 / 25 21 52 17 Greenville 90 75 89 75 / 12 13 33 17 Greenwood 89 73 89 74 / 33 20 43 19 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && 10/22/26
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 319 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 210830- 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- 319 AM CDT Sat Jul 20 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, north central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday 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 Friday. 26 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... No short term hazards expected. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... https://www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Tropical page... https://www.weather.gov/srh/tropical?office=jan National Hurricane Center Home Page... https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ Find NWS JAN on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:31 UTC.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water flowed across Crystal Ridge Road near the intersection of Garrigues Road.
Two homes and multiple vehicles were flooded at the intersection of Old Highway 25 and Poor House Road. Residents had to be evacuated.
Greenbriar Street was flooded.
Several streets were flooded in the Belhaven area. The intersection of State Street and Woodrow Wilson was also flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, July 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: 845976, 845977, 845981, 845982.