First 90º of 2009 in North Jackson, TN

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WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN

622 AM CDT JUN 1, 2009

 

 

…FIRST 90º TEMPERATURE OF 2009 IN NORTH JACKSON…

SUNDAY’S HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE NORTH JACKSON CLIMATE STATION WAS 90º. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN NORTH JACKSON HAS REACHED 90º THIS YEAR.

THE LAST TIME NORTH JACKSON HAD A HIGH OF 90º WAS SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. LAST YEAR WE TOPPED OUT ABOVE 90º FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MAY 25TH WHEN WE REACHED A HIGH OF 91º.

HOLMES

Your Weekend Forecast

SATURDAY

High pressure over the Arklatex will provide a dry weather pattern and warm temperatures.  Saturday’s lows will be in the comfortable 50s. Daytime highs will be around 86º.

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SUNDAY

A cold front will ease into West TN from the north.  This will introduce a remote chance of isolated, mainly afternoon, showers and thunderstorms.  Morning temperatures will be in the 60s and highs will be around 84º.

Coming Change in Our Weather Announced by Storms

(Wednesday, May 27, 2009) – A coming change in our weather was being announced by thunderstorms, some of which were severe with damaging winds.  At the time of this writing, severe thunderstorms were pounding parts of Crockett, Dyer and Gibson Counties with other thunderstorms pounding Hardin and Eastern McNairy Counties.  This is all associated with a cold front that, at 7 PM, was located in central AR.  It will be pushing all of this storminess out of the region overnight. 

High pressure will build into the region and lower the humidity and rain chances.  Temps will cool a bit as well.

Slight Risk of Severe Thunderstorms This Afternoon & Tonight

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
 WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
 850 AM CDT WED MAY 27 2009
 
 …THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT… 
                                                
 .WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AND TIMING 
 DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. THE TIME OF GREATEST RISK IS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 10 PM.
 
 .AREAS AFFECTED 
 A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM PARIS TO BOLIVAR.
 

 .DISCUSSION 
 UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA.  DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE STRONGEST BEING CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE.
                                              
 EH/SPC/NWS

Tropical Air Mass Remains Through Mid-Week

(Monday, May 25, 2009) – The upper low pressure system and its accompanying surface low which meandered from the Gulf of Mexico into our region is located over the area of SW MO and NW AR  Monday evening.  It has moved sufficiently far enough from us to loosen its direct influence upon us, which was evidenced in the fewer-in-number showers and thunderstorms today.  However, we are still left with a tropical air mass that will remain in place until something comes along and dislodges it.

7 PM Visible Satellite

That should take place starting Wednesday night with the leading edge of the new air mass, a drier one, pushing into our area as a cold front.   Between now and then, scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms can be expected.  Rain chances should drop off Thursday.  Another front will drop through the area on Friday and a few scattered storms could occur with it.  That should set the stage for a warm, dry weekend ahead.

Record Rainfall in Jackson; A Very Wet May

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WEST TENNESSEE WEATHER ONLINE JACKSON TN
515 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

 
…RECORD RAINFALL IN JACKSON ON SUNDAY; A VERY WET MAY AS WELL…

THE MCKELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 2.38 INCHES OF RAIN ON SUNDAY.  THIS SET A NEW DAILY RECORD FOR MAY 24TH.  THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.59 INCHES SET IN 1971.  THIS BRINGS THE MONTHLY TOTAL TO 8.50 INCHES AT THE AIRPORT.  THIS BRINGS MAY 2009 INTO THE RANKING OF 6TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. 

OTHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS AND FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2009:

STATION      24 HOURS        MAY 2009
BEMIS                  1.32″        7.43″     
N. JACKSON          1.01″         7.19″
JKSN EXP STA        0.50″        6.80″

EH

Tropical Pinwheel Staying Through the Holiday

(Sunday, May 24, 2009) – One would think he or she were in Florida during a typical, tropical afternoon.  We’ve seen the sunshine come out and note the towering cumulus clouds in one direction and dark cloud bases in the other.  Then a shower passes over depositing a 1/4 to maybe a 1/2 inch of rain. 

A low pressure with plenty of tropical moisture is spinning over AR and will meander over the region through Tuesday.  You can anticipate the radar to light up in the afternoons with showers and thunderstorms and then at night activity should diminish.  This should hold true through at least Tuesday. 

The outlook remains unsettled even though the low will relax its direct influence on us it has left a wet air mass with us that will continue to serve as fuel for showers and thunderstorms with occasional heavy downpours. 

It is worth noting that there could be one or two severe thunderstorms during the maximum heat of the day.  A few areas could expect flash flooding with some of the heaviest thunderstorms.

Wet Weather Start to May’s Last Week

Nice Weather Coming to a Close

(Thursday, May 21, 2009) – At mid-afternoon, everybody is in the 80s in West TN and wall-to-wall sunshine dotted with occasional fair weather cumulus clouds.  Absolutely fine weather! 

All of this is courtesy of high pressure centered southeast of New England, over the Atlantic and ridging back into the Southern Plains.  This influence will hold through the evening.

Our next weather-maker is an upper low over the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. It is nicely depicted on the visible satellite images.  Regional radar and surface reports showing that showers pushing NW into the lower TN Valley. 

Models are in agreement that clouds will increase later tonight and showers will be in Friday’s forecast–even isolated activity could be noted by daybreak Friday.  Models are suggesting that we should see high rain chances in peak heating times of the day with a reduction in coverage during the over night hours. 

So the moisture field will be overspreading the area as we go into the weekend, however the surface reflection of this upper low is not expected to come ashore until Saturday evening near the Big Easy/New Orleans.  My thinking is that we’ll see a 30-40% probability of showers Friday, Friday Night and Saturday.  Then ramp up the rain chances Saturday Night as the low pressure comes north into Arkansas. 

It is worth noting that with the surface low forecast to move just to our west, it opens the tropical moisture door.  HPC is predicting 5-day rainfall totals 3″+ for West Tennessee at this time.

5-Day Rainfall Prediction

We may become locked into a tropical air mass, scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms that could unload torrential downpours on some spots.

Can Weather Be Delicious? This Is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Tuesday, May 19, 2009) – Haven’t heard the first complaint about the weather today!  Visible satellite and surface reports indicating clear skies and temperatures in the 70s.  As a rule, winds were averaging under 10 mph.  At 3 PM CDT, high pressure over the Mid-Atlantic states was ridging west-southwest across the Midsouth and Southern Plains.

This high will remain in control through the work week.  Look for mainly sunny days and clear nights. Temperatures will continue to warm, both at night and during the daytime.   Lows tonight in then upper 40s and highs Wednesday cresting in the lower 80s seem reasonable. Then Thursday and Friday should see 50s and 80s.

The consistent models are maintaining the possibility of an upper low and its surface reflection to come into the Mississippi Valley from the Gulf of Mexico late in the upcoming weekend.  High pressure will be fighting to maintain control.  Rains could hold off until the first of next week.  But we should note an increase in cloudiness during the weekend.