Thunderstorms affected portions of Mississippi on the 20th and 30th. Isolated damaging winds and flash flooding occurred.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms affected portions of Mississippi on the 20th and 30th. Isolated damaging winds and flash flooding occurred.
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 May 27, 2:24 PM CST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 324 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...New DISCUSSION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 324 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 Through Tuesday: For the late afternoon to early evening, the main concerns will be heat stress, especially across southern portions of the area, and also for a continued marginal risk south of the Highway 84 corridor. As it stands, storms have yet to redevelop, but most recent visible imagery show the potential for a seabreeze front to interact the lingering convective outflow boundary over se MS, and this may offer the greatest potential for isolate storms, mainly in the Pine Belt region. In addition, the boundary layer remains quite oppressive and will maintain current heat danger messaging, including a heat advisory that was issued earlier for the Natchez area. During the overnight, expect fair weather conditions with slightly cooler low temperatures. For Tuesday, a nearly stationary frontal boundary skirting the southwest portion of the forecast area will potential support storm development late in the day. Some guidance indicate that a convective system will move across the ArkLaTex region and track southeast along the boundary, potentially impacting far southwest portions of the area. Given the storm organization and cold pool potential, have included a marginal risk for severe weather for far southwest portions and this in included now in the HWO graphics. Otherwise, not much in the way of significant weather impacts are expected elsewhere, but temperatures will remain on the hot side. /EC/ Tuesday night through the weekend: Through the long term isolated shower and thunderstorm chances will be present almost everyday of the period. The pattern will be one dominated by upper level troughing across the area keeping a boundary across our west/southwest and heavily contributing to the lingering precip chances. As rounds of shortwave energy interact with the boundary we can expect to see mostly sub-severe showers and storms mainly across our western periphery. Over the course of the period we can expect to see a continuation of the H5 ridge building over the Southern Plains. This will lead to increased northwesterly flow, with a slightly drier and cooler airmass moving in bringing high temperatures in the low to high 80s by midweek. Come Saturday a stronger shortwave moves through the area bringing increased chances for showers and storms areawide. Sunday through Monday temperatures and moisture will begin to increase as low-level flow increases bringing additional chances for afternoon showers and storms across the area. /KP/ && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1244 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 VFR conditions and mostly light west to northwest surface wind will prevail through the forecast period. Isolated storms could develop in the HEZ to HBG corridor late this aftn near a lingering surface boundary and this is reflected in the TAFs. /EC/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 68 91 68 84 / 0 10 10 30 Meridian 66 93 66 87 / 10 0 0 20 Vicksburg 69 93 68 84 / 10 10 10 30 Hattiesburg 70 95 68 89 / 10 10 10 30 Natchez 70 93 68 84 / 10 20 10 30 Greenville 69 91 69 82 / 0 10 10 20 Greenwood 67 91 67 82 / 0 0 10 20 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...Heat Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for MSZ060. LA...Heat Advisory until 6 PM CDT this evening for LAZ024-026. AR...None. && EC/KP/EC
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jackson MS
313 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024
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0210 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 W Midway 32.54N 89.59W
05/27/2024 Scott MS Law Enforcement
A couple trees down in rural Scott County,
including one on Andrew Watts and another on
Petty Rd.
0328 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Macon 33.11N 88.56W
05/27/2024 Noxubee MS 911 Call Center
Tree down on Washington street.
0245 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Newton 32.32N 89.16W
05/27/2024 Newton MS Law Enforcement
Tree down in Newton. Reported by SO.
0251 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg House 32.63N 89.00W
05/27/2024 Neshoba MS Law Enforcement
Several trees down in House. Reported by SO.
0155 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 W Deerfield 32.52N 90.06W
05/27/2024 Madison MS Law Enforcement
SO reported a couple trees down including
one on Yandell Rd and another on highway 43.
0230 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ESE Rosebud 32.63N 89.34W
05/27/2024 Leake MS Law Enforcement
A couple trees down in rural leak county,
one along Laurel Hill Rd and another along
Zion Rd. Reported by SO.
0148 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WSW Pocahontas 32.44N 90.35W
05/27/2024 Hinds MS Law Enforcement
SO reported tree partially blocking
Clinton-Tinnin Rd near Pocahontas.
0143 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 ENE Grand Gulf Milita 32.06N 90.95W
05/27/2024 Claiborne MS Law Enforcement
A couple trees down on Shiloh Rd. Reported
by SO.
&&The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were down in the Brookhaven area. Caused by winds estimated 30-40 mph.
The Natchez Trace Parkway was flooded near Mile Marker 19.
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, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1194913, 1198868.