Alert archive / Mississippi / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this high wind warning at Apr 29, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT for Leake County, Scott County, Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 96 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2006, 9:30 PM CDT (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2006, 11:06 PM CDT
- In force
- 96 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
Counties Leake County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:45 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Carthage, MS | COUNTYWIDE TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES |
| Apr 29, 10:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Raleigh, MS | COUNTYWIDE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Apr 29, 10:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Forest, MS | TREES BLOWN DOWN, CAUSING COUNTY-WIDE POWER OUTAGES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 53 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 477 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 948 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KJAN 300237 NPWJAN HIGH WIND WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 932 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006 MSZ044-050-056-300430- /O.NEW.KJAN.HW.W.0002.060430T0230Z-060430T0430Z/ ...HIGH WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AS THE RAINS END... THE BACK EDGE OF A LARGE RAIN SHIELD FROM CARTHAGE TO PELAHATCHIE TO MENDENHALL WAS MOVING EAST AND WAS ASSOCIATED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS THAT COULD GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH THROUGH 1130 PM. THESE WINDS APPEAR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRINGES OF A COMPLEX OF STORMS IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THE ATMOSPHERIC WIND FLOW AROUND THOSE STORMS. HIGH WINDS OF 60 TO 65 MPH HAVE BEEN DETECTED BY DOPPLER RADAR ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF RANKIN COUNTY JUST OFF THE SURFACE BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET. SOME OF THESE WINDS WERE MIXING TO THE GROUND AS THE RAINS ENDED AND MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDING TREES BEING KNOCKED DOWN. TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED DOWNED ALREADY WITH THESE WINDS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KJAN 300406 NPWJAN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI... MSZ030-031-033-038-039-045-046-300515- /O.CAN.KJAN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060430T0500Z/ CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... DE KALB...SCOOBA 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THROUGH 1 AM BEFORE DIMINISHING HOWEVER THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE REGION. $$ MSZ044-050-056-300515- /O.CAN.KJAN.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060430T0430Z/ LEAKE-SCOTT-SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARTHAGE...FOREST...MORTON... TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THROUGH 1 AM BEFORE DIMINISHING HOWEVER THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE REGION. $$ MSZ018-019-025>029-032-034>037-301200- /O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060430T1200Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER- CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON... WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR... GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON... PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO 1106 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS. $$ 40
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 10:13 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | JAN | Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Neshoba, Noxubee, Oktibbeha and 1 more | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 10:40 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada, Holmes and 6 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Mississippi, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.