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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Jackson, MS

April 28, 200612 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana; Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2006, 4:19 PM CDT for 12 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana; Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 29, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2006, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2006, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2006, 4:37 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 12:00Z on 2006-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 2006-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-23 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 282119
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
419 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...WINDY DAY EXPECTED FOR THE ARKLAMISS SATURDAY...

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-047-
290530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0004.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
419 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE 
WINDS TO STRENGTHEN QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY
MIDDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST AREAS
OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL. THE STRONGEST
WINDS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE UPPER DELTA AREAS OF NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CHICOT COUNTY IN
ARKANSAS...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

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.

$$

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-
048>066-072>074-290530-
/O.NEW.KJAN.LW.Y.0027.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-
CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
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
419 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE 
WINDS TO STRENGHTHEN QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY
MIDDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST AREAS
OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL.

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

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.

$$


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4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 290319
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1019 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...WINDY DAY EXPECTED FOR THE ARKLAMISS SATURDAY...

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-047-
291130-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0004.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
1019 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT SATURDAY.

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS TO
STRENGTHEN QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY
MIDDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST
AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL. THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE UPPER DELTA AREAS OF
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CHICOT
COUNTY IN ARKANSAS...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

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.

$$

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-
048>066-072>074-291130-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0027.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-
CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
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
1019 PM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM CDT
SATURDAY. 

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS TO
STRENGHTHEN QUICKLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY
MIDDAY...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST
AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL.

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

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.

$$

DB
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 290930
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...WINDY DAY EXPECTED FOR THE ARKLAMISS TODAY...

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-047-
291730-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0004.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS TO
STRENGTHEN QUICKLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY MIDDAY...EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST AREAS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL. THE STRONGEST
WINDS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE UPPER DELTA AREAS OF NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CHICOT COUNTY IN
ARKANSAS...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

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.

$$

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-
048>066-072>074-291730-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0027.060429T1400Z-060429T2200Z/
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-
CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
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
430 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

RAPIDLY INCREASING LOW LEVEL PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS TO
STRENGHTHEN QUICKLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. BY MIDDAY...EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO AT LEAST 20 MPH IN MOST AREAS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL.

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

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.

$$

17
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 291655 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1155 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...WINDY AFTERNOON EXPECTED FOR THE ARKLAMISS TODAY...

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-047-
292200-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060429T2200Z/
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
1155 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

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

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED OVER THE ADVISORY
AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20
TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...WITH
GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY AS WELL. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE
CONFINED TO THE UPPER DELTA AREAS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CHICOT COUNTY IN ARKANSAS...WHERE SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION.

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.

$$

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-
048>066-072>074-292200-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-060429T2200Z/
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-
CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
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
1155 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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

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

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED OVER THE ADVISORY
AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF
15 TO 20 MPH IN MOST AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH LIKELY
AS WELL.

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

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.

$$

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000 
WWUS74 KJAN 292137
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
437 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006



ARZ075-LAZ009-016-025-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-047-
292245-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060429T2200Z/
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
437 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-
048>066-072>074-292245-
/O.CAN.KJAN.LW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-060429T2200Z/
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-
CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
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
437 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY.

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 28, 10:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 10:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1045 AM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUD SHIELD IS STARTING TO PUSH NORTHEAST INTO
THE ARKLAMISS...WITH AREA RADARS SHOWING SCATTERED ECHOES ORIENTED
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THESE ECHOES (AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS) ARE
BEING GENERATED ABOVE 10 KFT (600 TO 400 MB) THROUGH ISENTROPIC
ASCENT AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WORKS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AHEAD A GATHERING STORM SYSTEM IN THE PLAINS. GFS INDICATES A LITTLE
CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY FOR PARCELS BASED AT ROUGHLY 10 KFT AS A
MINOR LEAD WAVE IN 500 MB FLOW PASSES OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON.
NLDN DATA HAS BEEN SHOWING LOTS OF LIGHTNING WITH MORE CONCENTRATED
CONVECTION IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BUT THERE HAVE EVEN BEEN A FEW
STRIKES COMING INTO NORTHWEST LA IN THE PAST HOUR OR TWO AS WELL.

BUT EVEN WITH THE PRECIP GOING ON ALOFT...THE BOUNDARY LAYER ACROSS
THE WHOLE OF THE REGION REMAINS QUITE DRY AND MIXED...BUT PERHAPS A
LITTLE LESS SO IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE CWA. THIS MAKES THE
PROSPECT OF SEEING MEASURABLE RAIN AT THE SURFACE UNDERNEATH ECHOES
ALOFT PRETTY SLIM GENERALLY. HOWEVER...THE HEAVY PRECIP ALOFT
UNDERNEATH ANY THUNDEROUS CONVECTION STANDS A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF
MAKING IT TO THE GROUND AFTER BATTLING EVAPORATION IN THE BOUNDARY
LAYER.

TAKING IN ACCOUNT ALL OF THE ABOVE...I TWEAKED AROUND POPS SOME FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE 1ST PERIOD...ADDING THUNDER IN WESTERN ZONES
AND ADDING SOME SPRINKLE WORDING FURTHER EAST INTO THE I-55
CORRIDOR. OTHERWISE...TEMPERATURES AND CLOUDCOVER LOOKED ALRIGHT
THROUGH 00Z. NEW ZONES AND GRIDS OUT. /BB/

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
FOR TODAY...THE WEEKEND IS STILL SHAPING UP TO BE ACTIVE WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AS WAS
ADVERTISED BY THE GFS SEVERAL DAYS AGO...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS
THAT STRONG NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGHS ARE COMING INTO
PHASE OVER THE PLAINS. THE RESULTING FULL-LATITUDE TROUGH WILL
EVENTUALLY CLOSE OFF THIS WEEKEND AND SEND A STRONGLY FORCED BAND OF
HEAVY CONVECTION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PERIOD FROM SAT AFTN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SHEAR WILL BE VERY
IMPRESSIVE...BUT INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO BE A QUESTION.

A WEAK HEIGHT FALL CENTER AND INITIAL SHOT OF LOW LEVEL THETAE
ADVECTION WILL MOVE INTO AREAS ALONG AND W OF THE MS RIVER THIS AFTN
AND THERE COULD BE ENOUGH CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY FOR ISO/SCT
SHOWER DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE CHANCE MAV GUIDANCE POPS
FOR THIS. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD THEY DEVELOP WOULD AFFECT NORTH
CENTRAL MS DURING THE EVENING.

THE MAIN SHOW WILL START SATURDAY AS WHAT SHOULD BE A LARGE LINEAR
MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM ASSOC WITH THE PRIMARY MID LEVEL HEIGHT
FALL AXIS SURGES EASTWARD FROM TX INTO SRN AR/LA. THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN TIMING AMONGST THE MODELS WITH NAM-ETA
AND UKMET MUCH SLOWER THAN THE GFS. EXPECT THAT THE COLD POOL EFFECT
WILL HELP THE GFS VERIFY EVEN IF IT IS A LITTLE FAST SYNOPTICALLY
SPEAKING. THERE ISNT MUCH SPREAD AMONG THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND
THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE OPERATIONAL GFS.
ALSO...THE GFS INDICATES A WEAK HEIGHT FALL CENTER COULD INITIATE
ELEVATED SHOWER/ISOLATED THUNDER ACTIVITY WELL AHEAD OF THE LCS.

CONCERNING SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL: SHEAR FORECASTS BY ALL MODEL
GUIDANCE CONTINUE TO BE VERY IMPRESSIVE (AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
GRID-SCALE FEEDBACK CONTAMINATION) (50-70KT 0-6KM, 30-40KT 0-1KM)
AND THE 0-1KM VORTICITY GENERATION PARAMETER GOES THROUGH THE ROOF
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL LA/SW MS LATE SAT AFTN/EVNG. MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES (500MB TEMPS FROM -8 TO -10 DEG C) AND CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY
CONTINUE TO BE THE BIG NEGATIVES FOR GETTING A SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK AS MOST UNSTABLE CAPES REMAIN GENERALLY BELOW 500 J/KG AND
TT VALUES BELOW 50 IN ASSOC WITH THE LCS AS IT MOVES ACROSS.
SFC-BASED INSTABILITY WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED GIVEN THAT LOW LEVEL
TRAJECTORIES AHEAD OF THE LCS WILL BE EMANATING FROM A STRONG SFC
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN STATES. WITH THAT SAID...THERE WILL BE A
SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE SAT AFTN AND
EVNG...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND ON THE WRN FLANK OF THE
LCS WHERE CONVECTION MAY BE MORE CELLULAR. STEEPER MID LEVEL LAPSE
RATES AND RICH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY (MIXED LAYER CAPES > 500 J/KG) TO INCREASE AND CONTINUED
STRONG SHEAR AND STRONG POTENTIAL LOW LEVEL VORTICITY GENERATION
COMBINED WITH WHAT SHOULD BE A LOW-LCL ENVIRONMENT SUGGEST THERE
WILL BE A TORNADO RISK...ESPECIALLY IF DISCRETE CELLS DEVELOP. WILL
EMPHASIZE THIS POTENTIAL IN THE HWO OVER SRN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA...BUT NRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE A
LESSER RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...AT LEAST FOR SAT AFTN/EVNG...GIVEN
THAT THE LCS SHOULD ACT TO INTERCEPT MUCH OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TRANSPORT AND INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...A MORE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SAT NIGHT AND IF TSTMS CAN REDEVELOP WITH
THE COLD FRONT...A GREATER RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER COULD DEVELOP NRN
AREAS THEN.

CONCERNING HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...INTENSE RAINFALL RATES WILL
LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE SAT AFTN/EVNG LCS GIVEN STRONG FORCING COMBINED
WITH PRECIP WATER VALUES NEAR 2 INCHES...850MB THETAE VALUES >335...
AND DEEP WARM CLOUD LAYER/MOIST ADIABATIC PROFILES (IE.
TROPICAL-LIKE AIRMASS). EXPECT THAT WITH TIME...THE HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SUPPRESSED AS THE LCS MOVES INTO A MORE
STABLE/DRIER ENVIRONMENT AND THE MOISTURE IS INTERCEPTED AS
DESCRIBED ABOVE. OVERALL...EXPECT 2 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD
BE COMMON ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 AND WOULD NOT
RULE OUT THE ISSUANCE OF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING OR TWO. ONCE
AGAIN...WILL CONVEY THIS RISK IN THE HWO. /EC/

LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)...THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE LONG
TERM FORECAST AFTER SATURDAYS STORM SYSTEM...WILL BE THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY.

AS THE WEEKEND UPPER TROUGH/STORM SYSTEM AXIS PIVOTS THROUGH THE
REGION ON SUNDAY THE RAINS WILL GRADUALLY END FROM THE WEST DURING
THE DAY. THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW WILL REMAINED PARKED AROUND THE
MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING A FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
LIMITED INSTABILITY FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
THE PASSAGE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES
WILL COME ACROSS THE REGION IN NORTHWEST FLOW...WHICH WILL KEEP OUR
CONVECTIVE CHANCES OF RAIN GOING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE A
NORTHERN STREAM UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN AS IT DEVELOPS A CLOSED
UPPER LOW TOWARD THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON THURSDAY. THIS INTENSE CLOSED
UPPER LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ON FRIDAY. IT WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
THERE COULD BE SOME STRONG STORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS WILL BEAR
WATCHING.

OTHERWISE WENT CLOSE TO MEX POPS AND TEMPS AS WELL AS SOME ENSEMBLE
TEMPS. /17/

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 6:05 AM CDT, 10 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
605 AM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
291105-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
605 AM CDT FRI APR 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA AS A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND SHEAR WILL BE VERY STRONG OVER THE REGION...BUT
INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAK AND THIS WILL LIMIT THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE AREA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE
20...WHERE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS SATURDAY. INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AND WIND SHEAR WILL
REMAIN STRONG. THUNDERSTORMS THAT CAN DEVELOP BEHIND THE INITIAL
LINE OF STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.

A VERY MOIST AIRMASS WILL SUPPORT INTENSE RAINFALL RATES WITH THE
LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SLOW-MOVING NATURE OF THE
COMPLEX WILL RESULT IN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE
INCHES IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. SUCH HEAVY RAIN COULD RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. THE RAIN SHOULD BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 WHERE MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL BE GREATEST.

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE
WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT DEVELOPS.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY TO THURSDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...COULD BE NECESSARY THIS WEEKEND.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 4:19 PM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Clay and 29 more24 hr

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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.