Meridian Mississippi Weather Blog

Cold Weather 11/5

David — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:52:58 +0000

Cold overnight lows forecasted tonight and Saturday night.. A statewide freeze warning is in effect tonight through early Saturday morning.. Also, a freeze watch is in effect statewide for Saturday night into Sunday morning..

This will be the first widespread freeze/frost event.

Lows tonight will be in the upper 20′s for East Central MS.. Same goes for Saturday night..

Freeze Watch 11/4

David — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:54:01 +0000

Freeze Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
708 PM CDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...TCHULA...
LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...
BROOKSVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...
CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
708 PM CDT THU NOV 4 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BRING AN
END TO THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Cold Night 10/29

David — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:58:27 +0000

Some areas across East Central MS could see light frost tonight, so make sure you have your sensitive plants covered or brought in. That is just to be on the safe side. With skys clear and if winds can stay calm, temps can really fall fast this time of year.

Here is the hour by hour forecast for Meridian..

Here is the lows across Central MS from the National Weather Service in Jackson MS:

The weekend looks fine with comfortable highs and sunny afternoons, this is all before our next rain maker that arrives next week..

You can find more of these maps either on my blog or you can go to the original source: The National Weather Service.

Have a Great Halloween!

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10/24

David — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:09:11 +0000

845 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 709 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN               ATTALA              BENTON
BOLIVAR              CALHOUN             CARROLL
CHICKASAW            CHOCTAW             CLAY
COAHOMA              GRENADA             HINDS
HOLMES               HUMPHREYS           ISSAQUENA
ITAWAMBA             KEMPER              LAFAYETTE
LAUDERDALE           LEAKE               LEE
LEFLORE              LOWNDES             MADISON
MARSHALL             MONROE              MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA              NEWTON              NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA            PANOLA              PONTOTOC
PRENTISS             QUITMAN             RANKIN
SCOTT                SHARKEY             SUNFLOWER
TALLAHATCHIE         TATE                TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO           UNION               WARREN
WASHINGTON           WEBSTER             WINSTON
YALOBUSHA            YAZOO

For the latest on the watch/warnings across East Central MS, go to the “Weather Radio Page.”

Mississippi/Alabama Drought Update

David — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:02:20 +0000

Posted at 9pm Oct 15th

The Climate Prediction Center put out their drought monitor map on October 12th. At no surprise, the drought has worsen over the area.

The first map is for MS. A severe drought is present generally along and west of I-55 or close enough. A moderate drought is present for the rest of the state, with the exception of near the coast and Northeast part of MS where “Adnormally Dry” is shown. You cannot really see it, but there is a very small area of “severe drought” sneeking into western Issaquena County (west central MS.)

Unfortunately, based on the Climate Prediction Center, the 6-8 day rainfall outlook continues to show below average rainfall for Central MS and “well below” average for Northern MS. The exccption is near the coast where they have a equal chance of having a below, normal or above normal rainfall total.

The 8-14 day outlook does not really offer any hope either. Equal chance of above or below precip along the coastal counties of MS, below normal for central MS, and well below normal for the northern part of MS.

Here is drought map for Alabama. Unlike MS, AL has D3 (severe drought) across several counties (9% of AL in a Severe Drought.)

Comparing to last year at this time, MS was 100% normal (meaning there was no drought). Alabama is was the same way, 100% normal.

Overall, Mississippi beating Alabama in the drought percentage. 46.8% of the state is in a Severe or worse drought compared to only 38.7% in AL.

For more information on the drought and the outlook for precip in the next 1 to 3 months, visit the “Climate Prediction Center” website.

Rainfall Totals from October 12th

David — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:08:30 +0000

A cold front swept through bringing with it a return in moisture and enough instability to set off showers and storms across the area.. Unfortunately, no everyone received a big amount of rain. Very few hit 1 inch or more. By what I can see, the best area of rainfall stretched from Little Rock in Newton through Nellieburg to Pine Springs Road, and points just east towards Marion.

Pea size hail did occur NW of Meridian.

Here is the rainfall totals that I could find. I just looked for the totals across East Central MS..

–Key–

CoCoRaHS

Personal Weather Station

Official Observation Site

RAW

–Lauderdale County–

10/13/2010      6:00 AM      MS-LD-8      Collinsville 4.0 NNE      0.66
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-1      Meridian 3.2 NW     1.24
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-7      Collinsville 5.5 NNW     0.80
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-9      Meridian 2.9 SW     0.76
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-10      Meridian 3.5 NW     1.14
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-13      Collinsville 0.4 NNE     0.42
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-LD-15      Meridian 14.1 SE     0.49
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      KMSMERID5   Pinesprings, 9.5 N of Meridian’s Airport 0.67
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      KMEI          Meridian Airport 0.67
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      RLDM6         Toomsuba 0.29

–Clarke–

No Rainfall Totals

–Jasper–

No Rainfall Totals

–Newton–

110/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-NW-3      Little Rock 1.5 NE      1.10
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MS-NW-5      Union 1.6 W     0.49
10/13/2010      7:00 AM      MFSTM6       Bienville- Forest 0.28

–Neshoba–

10/13/2010 6:30 AM MS-NS-4 Philadelphia 5.4 E 0.46
10/13/2010 8:00 AM MS-NS-5 Philadelphia 2.5 N 0.38

–Kemper–

10/13/2010     6:49 AM     MS-KM-2     De Kalb 3.3 W     0.52
10/13/2010     7:00 AM     MS-KM-1     De Kalb 4.3 S     0.61
10/13/2010     8:00 AM     MS-KM-4     Scooba 0.2 SSW     0.53

Svere Thunderstorm Watch Expires

David — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:59:23 +0000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
699 TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 46 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
LEAKE MADISON RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
YAZOO

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CLARKE JASPER KEMPER
LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON
NOXUBEE WINSTON

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CARROLL GRENADA LEFLORE
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER

IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA

IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

BOLIVAR SUNFLOWER WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LINCOLN
MARION

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

COVINGTON FORREST JONES
LAMAR

IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ACKERMAN…ANGUILLA…BASSFIELD…
BAY SPRINGS…BELZONI…BRANDON…BROOKHAVEN…BROOKSVILLE…
BUDE…CANTON…CARROLLTON…CARTHAGE…CLEVELAND…COLLINS…
COLUMBIA…COLUMBUS…CONEHATTA…CRYSTAL SPRINGS…DE KALB…
DECATUR…DURANT…EUPORA…FAYETTE…FOREST…GOODMAN…
GREENVILLE…GREENWOOD…GRENADA…HATTIESBURG…HAZLEHURST…
HEIDELBERG…INDIANOLA…ISOLA…JACKSON…KOSCIUSKO…LAUREL…
LEXINGTON…LOUISVILLE…LUMBERTON…MABEN…MACON…MADISON…
MAGEE…MATHISTON…MAYERSVILLE…MEADVILLE…MENDENHALL…
MERIDIAN…MONTICELLO…MORTON…MOUNT OLIVE…NEW HEBRON…
NEWTON…NORTH CARROLLTON…PEARL…PEARL RIVER…PHILADELPHIA…
PICKENS…PORT GIBSON…PRENTISS…PURVIS…QUITMAN…RALEIGH…
RICHLAND…RIDGELAND…ROLLING FORK…ROXIE…RULEVILLE…
SCOOBA…SHUBUTA…STARKVILLE…STONEWALL…TAYLORSVILLE…
TCHULA…UNION…VAIDEN…VICKSBURG…WEIR…WESSON…
WEST HATTIESBURG…WEST POINT…WINONA AND YAZOO CITY.

Special Weather Statement

David — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:18:10 +0000

Posted at 6:18pm Oct 12th

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
606 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010

MSZ039-045-046-050>052-130005-
NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-SCOTT MS-KEMPER MS-NESHOBA MS-NOXUBEE MS-
606 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010

...LINE OF GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH
WIND GUSTS WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIGBEE VALLEY TO 3
MILES EAST OF HOMEWOOD AT 606 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS
INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS
DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES.

PEOPLE IN NOXUBEE...NESHOBA...KEMPER...SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT...
LAUDERDALE AND NEWTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THESE STORMS CLOSELY.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

David — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:18:36 +0000

Posted at 5:18pm Oct 12th

–Severe Thunderstorm Watch–

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 699 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

SCOTT                 SMITH

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CLARKE                JASPER                KEMPER
LAUDERDALE            NESHOBA               NEWTON
NOXUBEE               WINSTON

IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

CLAY                  LOWNDES               OKTIBBEHA

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS       LAWRENCE              LINCOLN
MARION

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

COVINGTON             FORREST               JONES
LAMAR

IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

FRANKLIN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BASSFIELD...BAY SPRINGS...
BROOKHAVEN...BROOKSVILLE...BUDE...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...COLUMBUS...
CONEHATTA...DE KALB...DECATUR...FOREST...HATTIESBURG...
HEIDELBERG...LAUREL...LOUISVILLE...LUMBERTON...MACON...
MEADVILLE...MERIDIAN...MONTICELLO...MORTON...MOUNT OLIVE...
NEW HEBRON...NEWTON...PEARL RIVER...PHILADELPHIA...PRENTISS...
PURVIS...QUITMAN...RALEIGH...ROXIE...SCOOBA...SHUBUTA...
STARKVILLE...STONEWALL...TAYLORSVILLE...UNION...
WEST HATTIESBURG AND WEST POINT.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning- Jasper county

David — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:55:20 +0000

Posted at 4:54pm Oct 12th

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
450 PM CDT TUE OCT 12 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI…
NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI…

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 451 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MOSS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SANDERSVILLE AND HEIDELBERG

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES…POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED…AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY…A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…ACT
QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS
A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

LAT…LON 3182 8892 3169 8893 3174 8927 3191 8924
3190 8890 3183 8890 3183 8889
TIME…MOT…LOC 2151Z 276DEG 18KT 3181 8917

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