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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, MS

February 16, 2006Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; 7 counties in Mississippi; 6 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2006, 4:18 AM CST for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; 7 counties in Mississippi; 6 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 16, 2006, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2006, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2006, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 16, 2006, 5:00 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2006-02-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2006-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KJAN 161018
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
418 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-
161830-
/O.CAN.KJAN.LW.Y.0012.060216T1200Z-060216T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.060216T1200Z-060216T2300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...
GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
418 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTEN TREES CAUSING
SERIOUS INJURY. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

$$

MSZ029>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-055>058-062>066-072>074-161830-
/O.EXA.KJAN.LW.Y.0012.060216T1200Z-060216T2300Z/
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-
LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...CARTHAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...FOREST...MORTON...
NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...MAGEE...
MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...
QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...
NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...
LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...
HATTIESBURG
418 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

LAZ024>026-MSZ026>028-036-042-043-047>049-053-054-059>061-161830-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0012.060216T1200Z-060216T2300Z/
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOLMES-
YAZOO-MADISON-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...
DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...YAZOO CITY...
RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...
WESSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE
418 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

EC
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 161514
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
914 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-
162300-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...
GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
914 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTEN TREES
CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS.

$$

LAZ024>026-MSZ026>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-162300-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060216T2300Z/
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-
CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
YAZOO-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-
NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...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...
YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...VICKSBURG...
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
914 AM CST THU FEB 16 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 6:45 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAshley, Chicot22 hr
Feb 16, 5:55 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAshley, Chicot18 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2006Wind Advisories in Louisiana, 2006Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2006Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.