Heavy rain fell across the area.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Heavy rain fell across the area.
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 Jan 24, 4:50 AM CST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
450 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024
...New DISCUSSION...
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 450 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2024
Today through tonight: The flash flood and severe weather threats
continue in the near term with the only significant changes to
expand the flash flood watch and elevated flash flood threat area
for southeast portions of the forecast area, and to add a small
slight severe weather risk area for extreme southern portions
today.
A highly anomalous trough-to-ridge pattern across the southern
CONUS is supporting a long duration of deep south-southwest flow
aloft over the forecast area with highly favorable anticyclonic
upper jet entrance region dynamics persisting over the forecast
area through Thursday morning at least. Several perturbations
moving through will support repeated rounds of convective
rainfall, and climatologically maxed out precipitable water and
moisture transport will help make for high precipitation
efficiency and considerable rainfall rates.
In the simplest of terms, just where the most intense convective
rainfall trains for the longest duration will be critical to any
potential significant flash flood threats. Much of the CAM
guidance want to lock in deep convection closer to the coast in
the next 24 hr while other guidance keep moisture transport
relatively unimpeded as convective rainfall lines up more with the
synoptic boundary. It's possible some of the CAMs are over-
convecting and show convective outflow that is too strong,
especially given the strength of the SE ridge and anchoring of
the upper jet entrance region. It seems there will be somewhat of
a balance between synoptic/mesoscale influences, and the most
significant rainfall axis will likely set up se of the Natchez
Trace Corridor as the best balance between synoptic/mesoscale
influences sets up in that area. With all of that said,
confidence has increased for flash flooding across the I-59
corridor, and have expanded the flood watch and elevated flood
threats as previously mentioned. We will also be monitoring
southern/se portions of the area for increasing the threat level
to significant.
In terms of severe weather, deep layer wind shear will be strong
and supportive of organized convection, and it appears instability
could be sufficient for a few severe storms, especially from later
this morning through the afternoon. For our area, this is
primarily a marginal risk scenario, but the most recent SPC
outlook includes locations south of the hwy 84 corridor where low
level instability and shear appears sufficient for a low-end
tornado threat. /EC/
Thursday through Tuesday night...Showers and thunderstorms will
be ongoing on Thursday, as abundant moisture continues of another
strong short wave and cold front. Instability/shear will be
marginal, but a few strong to severe storms will be possible
Thursday morning into the afternoon hours. SPC has already issued
a marginal risk for Thursday, so will introduce a graphic for this
possibility. Flash flooding will also continue to be a risk and
the flash flood watch has been extended through Thursday. The
frontal boundary will move east of the area Thursday night along
with the bulk of the convection.
Drier air will briefly move in behind the boundary, but another
short wave will approach the area early on Friday, with increasing
chances of showers/storms mainly in the in the south. A much
stronger upper trough will move into the region Friday evening, with
widespread showers and thunderstorms developing and moving into the
area Friday night. A surface low will develop over south Mississippi
and track northeastward into Alabama Saturday morning into the
afternoon hours. The models suggest that the warm sector will stay
mainly over southeast Mississippi and with very little instability,
expect heavy rain to be the primary risk during this period.
Drier/cooler air will build in behind the system Saturday night into
Sunday, with highs on Sunday in the low to mid 50s. Surface high
pressure ridging will strengthen across the region Sunday night into
Monday and continue through the end of the period./15/
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1116 PM CST Tue Jan 23 2024
IFR cigs were being observed across the south and cntrl TAF sites
while MVFR cigs were observed in the north. Local radars showed
an area of RA over the NW that wl continue to spread across the
region through Wednesday. TSRA wl be psbl tonight over the nw half
of the area as well. Cigs and vsbys are expected to to IFR as the
RA spreads across the area with IFR conditions prevailing
areawide by 12Z and continuing through the end of the TAF period.
/22/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 69 62 71 57 / 100 100 90 50
Meridian 69 61 72 58 / 100 90 100 70
Vicksburg 69 61 70 53 / 100 90 80 30
Hattiesburg 71 62 74 60 / 100 80 90 70
Natchez 70 61 71 56 / 100 90 80 40
Greenville 66 59 67 49 / 100 90 70 10
Greenwood 67 61 68 52 / 100 100 90 20
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for MSZ018-019-025-034-035-
040-041.
Flood Watch from noon CST today through Thursday afternoon for
MSZ026>033-036>039-042>066-072>074.
LA...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for ARZ074-075.
&&
EC/15/22The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 159 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:42 UTC.
19 flash flood, 8 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Some street flooding occurred in parts of Greenville.
Creeks and fields were flooded near Learned.
Water was across the road with culverts flooding over driveways near the corner of Old Jackson Road and Ford Road.
Many ditches were overflowing and ponding was observed on portions of US Highway 80.
Overflowing ditches and flooded fields resulted in water flowing over McNair Road near Meadville.
An area near the intersection of US Highway 84 and Main Street was flooded, and floodwaters entered a nearby home. Water flowed over McNair Road near Meadville.
With rainfall totals of over 7 inches in a 2 to 3 hour period, flash flooding affected roads and a few structures in areas of Franklin County in and around the Roxie areas. A culvert and section of Seale Road washed out.
Flooding occurred across the roadway on S Pearson Road near Grand at Pearl Apartments.
Many ditches were overflowing and fields had standing water near the the airport.
Sylvarena Road at Lott Smith Rd was flooded.
Heavy rain led to flash flooding along the MS Highway 28 corridor. Dentville Road near South Raymond Road was flooded, and parts of MS Highway 28 were flooded.
Water was over MS Highway 481 for a short period of time.
Widespread flash flooding in and around town with 4 to 6 inches of depth in most areas.
Parts of Hwy 28 were flooded.
A section of Seale road was washed out near a culvert in Roxie.
Fox Hall Road was closed due to flash flooding along parts of the road.
Widespread flooding occurred in the Georgetown area.
MS Highway 540 was flooded with water across the roadway, and MS Highway 43 was flooded over in three locations.
A few roads were flooded in Sontag.
Hwy 43 flooded in 3 locations with water across the roadway.
Lake Hazle banks were overtopped on the south shore, putting water across Lake Hazle Drive.
Flood prone roads were covered with 4 to 8 inches of water, and other roads were closed with cars stalled in floodwaters.
Portions of Pattison Tillman Road were flooded and closed.
Multiple rural roads were flooded in northwest Lincoln County as numerous creeks overspread their banks.
Creeks and fields were flooding.
Portions of Pattison-Tillman Road were flooded and closed due to runoff from earlier heavy rainfall.
A large tree branch fell onto a home, with a peak wind gust of 50 mph measured at the location.
Creeks and fields were flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, January 2024
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1163891, 1160413, 1160395, 1160414, 1160402, 1160396, 1160397, 1160403, 1160415, 1160398, 1160399, 1160405, 1160400, 1160401, 1160404, 1160406, 1165404, 1160407, 1160408, 1160409, 1160416, 1160410, 1160411, 1160412, 1160417, 1163903, 1160392, 1160418.