A line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures during the early morning hours of the 31st. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.
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The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A line of severe storms pushed across the region and produced damaging wind gusts that downed trees and power lines, and damaged several structures during the early morning hours of the 31st. Ahead of the storms, strong gradient winds also produced damage to a similar degree.
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 30, 11:47 PM CST, 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 1247 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 ...New AVIATION... .MESOSCALE UPDATE... Issued at 945 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 It definitely seems the later timing solutions are panning out for onset as tonight's event continue to take shape. There has also been an appreciable ramp up in severe threat for locations south of I-20 per latest guidance. SPC has adjusted their severe wind probs up and expanded their enhanced risk area farther south accordingly. Local changes to our GHWO graphics reflect these recent developments with the entire forecast area now in the enhanced risk. Otherwise, have made no significant adjustments to the forecast elements. While the onset timing is slow, expect that we'll see the end times work out okay, or even be too slow, with the organizing convective sytem expected to accelerate during the predawn hours to around daybreak. /EC/ && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 301 PM CDT Sun Mar 30 2025 Sunday night through next Saturday night: Tonight-Monday afternoon: Strong to severe storms are expected this evening into Monday morning/noon. A cold front will continue to push into the ArkLaMiss region this afternoon. Amply instability/moisture along with increasing deep-layer shear/lapse rates will help convection to reach severe limits. All hazards will be possible: damaging gusts up to 70 mph, large hail (up to hen egg size), and tornadoes (strong tornadoes will possible near Hamburg to Columbus and northward). Have multiple ways the receive weather warnings as this is an overnight event. In addition to severe weather, flash flooding will be possible in areas that receive heavier rainfall totals. HWO graphics for severe weather and flash flooding threats continue to be advertised. Monday night through next Saturday night: Longwave trough/ridge pattern is expected to develop over the mid week. A drying period will occur post-frontal passage but will be short-lived as wet conditions return mid-week and through the weekend. Embedded in the longwave pattern, a developing low near the Central Plains/Mid-West along with trailing cold front will push towards the southeast region. As a result, additional storms will be possible Wednesday into Thursday. The aforementioned cold front is expected to become stationary north of the CWA by late week into the weekend, resulting in ongoing showers/t-storm chances. /SW/ && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1247 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025 Primary concerns for all TAF sites continue to be the overnight/early morning convective systems. All sites will see +TSRA late in the overnight period. Some of these storms will be severe with the primary hazards being wind/hail and perhaps tornadoes as this severe system moves from the northwest to southeast across our forecast area. Low ceilings/vsby will result in poor conditions for the entire TAF period. PIB could see a brief period of low level wind shear from 12Z Monday - 14Z Monday. /CR/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 78 53 82 69 / 80 10 10 0 Meridian 80 51 82 66 / 90 10 10 10 Vicksburg 76 54 83 69 / 50 10 10 0 Hattiesburg 84 58 85 69 / 90 10 20 0 Natchez 79 58 82 70 / 70 10 10 0 Greenville 70 48 77 68 / 20 0 0 10 Greenwood 72 49 79 70 / 30 0 0 10 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && EC/SW/CR
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1253 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
ARZ074-075-310700-
Chicot AR-Ashley AR-
1253 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CHICOT AND ASHLEY
COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM CDT...
At 1252 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Lapile, or 9 miles north of Huttig, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
North Crossett, Crossett, and West Crossett around 100 AM CDT.
Old Milo around 105 AM CDT.
Hamburg and Fountain Hill around 110 AM CDT.
Snyder around 130 AM CDT.
Dermott around 140 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Blanchton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 3315 9211 3316 9214 3320 9214 3321 9208
3324 9209 3331 9198 3335 9199 3338 9196
3340 9199 3339 9146 3356 9145 3356 9135
3352 9135 3353 9133 3352 9129 3336 9118
3303 9211 3310 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0552Z 243DEG 42KT 3318 9217
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
86The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:38 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Penny to quarter-size hail fell in and around Fountain Hill.
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