NWS Jackson AFD
Saturday night through Sunday night...
Several rounds of severe weather will be possible across the
region during this period as potent upper level shortwave pushes a
surface boundary across the Southern MS Valley region. A
preceding upper level disturbance embedded within the developing
southwest flow aloft across the region will help to enhance storms
along a warm front that will begin to lift across the region
early Sunday. The main threat with these elevated thunderstorms on
Sunday morning will be large hail and damaging wind gusts. An
unstable airmass will quickly develop during the late morning
period as the warm front lifts out of the ArkLaMiss and teh cold
front begins to approach from the west. Dew points will increase
to near 70 while SB CAPE values will range from 2k-4k. Surface
based storms will begin to enter the region from the west late in
the morning as the surface boundary nears the region. Ample
amounts of deep layer shear will be available for storms to tap
into, helping them to become and maintain their severe status as
they track across the region. Guidance has also continued the
trend of increasing low level shear with each new run. The main
threats with storms across the region on Sunday late Sunday
morning through Sunday evening will be damaging straight line
winds between 60-70 mph, large hail up to tennis ball, and
tornadoes. Parameters suggesting a few strong tornadoes across
the region are continuing to improve, but will keep tornado
wording in the HWO the same for now.