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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Jackson, MS

February 4, 200813 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2008, 2:59 PM CST for 13 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 3:22 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2008, 2:59 PM CST (20:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2008, 3:22 AM CST
Expired
Feb 6, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2008-02-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 250 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 12:00Z on 2008-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 253 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
250 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
318 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KJAN 042059
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
259 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI TODAY...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-050500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-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...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
259 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY.

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES TODAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WIND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WHEN THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER DELTA REGION TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH
WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH
OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 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.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ026>028-036-042-047-053>055-059>066-072>074-
050500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOLMES-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...YAZOO CITY...VICKSBURG...
PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...
MENDENHALL...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
259 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TODAY. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES TODAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WIND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WHEN THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. SUSTAINED SOUTH WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 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.

$$

MSZ029>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-056>058-050500-
/O.NEW.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
MADISON-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...
QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA
259 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TUESDAY NIGHT. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES TODAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WIND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WHEN THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER. SUSTAINED SOUTH WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 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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5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 050128
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
728 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008


ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-050930-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-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...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
728 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW
WHEN THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE STRONGEST WIND
SPEEDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA REGION TOMORROW
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WIND GUSTS OF 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.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ026>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-050930-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...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
728 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
STATES TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. GUSTY SOUTH WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW
WHEN THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SUSTAINED SOUTH
WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH
OCCASIONALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES AND
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 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.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 050922
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
322 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

MSZ026>029-036-042-051730-
/O.CAN.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-HOLMES-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...YAZOO CITY
322 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS
AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. PLEASE EXERCISE
CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-051730-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-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...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
322 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE
LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG
WINDS.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ030>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-051730-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...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
322 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO
25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS REACHING AS HIGH AS 35
MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES...AND SMALL BOATS WILL
BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

WIND GUSTS OF 35 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS
AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. PLEASE EXERCISE
CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

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000 
WWUS74 KJAN 051730
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1130 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>029-034>036-040>042-060130-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
1130 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS APPROACHING THE
REGION AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED.

40 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND
ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. PLEASE
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ030>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-060130-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...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
1130 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WAS APPROACHING THE
REGION AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25
MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ROUGH CHOP ON AREA
LAKES CAN BE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

35 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND
ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. PLEASE
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 052219
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
419 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>029-034>036-040>042-060600-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
419 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH ARE LIKELY...
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. LOOSE
OBJECTS SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED.

40 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS
AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ030>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-060600-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...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
419 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED
SOUTHERLY WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.


A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH
ARE LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ROUGH CHOP ON AREA
LAKES CAN BE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO
CAPSIZING.

35 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS
AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 060612
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1212 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>029-034>036-040>042-060715-
/O.EXP.KJAN.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
1212 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  WHILE WINDS HAVE FALLEN
WELL BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS THROUGH
A GOOD BIT OF TONIGHT TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP AROUND 20 MPH.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ030>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-060715-
/O.EXP.KJAN.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080206T0600Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...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
1212 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE WINDS HAVE
FALLEN BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS
THROUGH A GOOD BIT OF TONIGHT TO REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP AROUND 20 MPH.

$$

19

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 Feb 4, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 1:00 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
100 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

.DISCUSSION...WIND FIELDS HAVE INCREASED OVER SRN ZONES THIS
AFTERNOON SO HAVE EXTENDED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THESE
AREAS. ALSO INCREASED AFTERNOON TEMPS SLIGHTLY AS READINGS CLIMB
NEAR RECORDS AT MANY LOCATIONS. STRONG CAP PERSISTS OVER THE REGION.
WILL LEAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON BUT
REMOVED THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...505 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008
FOR TUESDAY...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SURFACE DEVELOP OVER NORTH
TEXAS AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH OZARKS. THE CWA WILL BE IN THE
WARM SECTOR...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER AND MID 60S AND
TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 80. THERE REMAINS PLENTY OF FORCING ALONG
THE BOUNDARY...AS IT SWINGS THROUGH THE CWA. AT THIS POINT...THE LINE
OF STORMS DOES NOT SEEM TO GET INTO THE CWA UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SO
SLOWED THE STORMS. THERE WAS PLENTY OF SHEAR ACROSS THE CWA...WITH
WINDS FROM 850 AT LEAST 50KTS. OVERALL...COULD NOT MAKE ANY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FORECAST.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY...AFTER TUESDAY...
CONDITIONS LOOK TO SETTLE DOWN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.  A SERIES OF WEAK SUBTLE TROUGHS WILL
SWING THROUGH JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA DURING THE PERIOD.  AS OF
RIGHT NOW...OTHER THAN AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WITH THE PASSING
OF EACH DISTURBANCE...IT LOOKS LIKE WELL REMAIN RAIN FREE THROUGH
THE MID AND EXTENDED PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST. /19/

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL
BE POSSIBLE CENTRAL AND NORTH. STRATUS/FOG WILL RETURN AFTER 06Z.
&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MSZ018-019-
     025>028-034>036-040>042-047-053-059-060.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAZ007>009-
     015-016-023>026.

AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

7/19
03
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 2:31 PM CST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
231 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
052045-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON-FRANKLIN-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
231 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. TORNADOES...SOME OF WHICH MAY
BE STRONG...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. LARGE
HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.

AN INTENSE COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT...DEEP MOISTURE...A HIGH DEGREE OF INSTABILITY AND INTENSE
WIND FIELDS WILL COME TOGETHER TO ALLOW FOR SUPERCELLS PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND TORNADOES TO DEVELOP. ALTHOUGH SUPERCELLS THAT DEVELOP WILL
HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING HAIL...INTENSE WIND FIELDS WILL
PRODUCE A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND
TORNADOES. THESE SUPERCELLS WILL BE LOCATED AHEAD OF A SQUALL LINE
THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THE SQUALL
LINE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES ALSO BEING POSSIBLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY OVER
WESTERN AREAS...BEGINNING BETWEEN AROUND 10 AM AND NOON. THIS SEVERE
ACTIVITY WILL REACH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE REGION BY AROUND 2 PM TO
4 PM. THE EASTERN REGIONS WILL BEGIN TO SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP BY AROUND 5 PM TO 7 PM.

IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS. THIS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN
LOW LYING AREAS.

AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA. THE GUSTS SHOULD SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET...HOWEVER SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRENADA TO HATTIESBURG.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AGAIN BE AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ON
TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER OVER THE DELTA REGION WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 40 MPH
EXPECTED. AS A RESULT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION ON TUESDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION
WHICH WILL BE UNDER A WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE
ARKLAMISS REGION. TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL WILL
CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN AND SHIFT TO
THE EAST OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS BY AROUND 11 PM...CENTRAL SECTIONS
BY AROUND 2 AM...AND THE EASTERN SECTIONS BY AROUND 5 AM.

BEYOND TUESDAY NIGHT...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

14

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 4, 2:45 PM CST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
245 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
050600-
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-
245 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008

...SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES
BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...

A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER EVENT WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. TORNADOES...SOME OF WHICH MAY
BE STRONG...AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS. LARGE
HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.

AN INTENSE COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT...DEEP MOISTURE...A HIGH DEGREE OF INSTABILITY AND
INTENSE WIND FIELDS WILL COME TOGETHER TO ALLOW FOR SUPERCELLS
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES TO DEVELOP. ALTHOUGH
SUPERCELLS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
HAIL...INTENSE WIND FIELDS WILL PRODUCE A HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. THESE SUPERCELLS WILL BE
LOCATED AHEAD OF A SQUALL LINE THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA JUST
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THE SQUALL LINE
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A FEW TORNADOES ALSO BEING POSSIBLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TUESDAY OVER AREAS
WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BEGINNING BETWEEN AROUND 10 AM AND
NOON. THIS SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL REACH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE REGION
AROUND THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR BY AROUND 2 PM TO 4 PM. EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI WILL BEGIN TO SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP BY AROUND
5 PM TO 7 PM.

NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER PLANS IN ADVANCE OF THE
SEVERE WEATHER. PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS CLOSELY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.

CAW/AEG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 7:30 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes7 days
Feb 4, 2:59 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 34 more33 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2008Wind Advisories in Louisiana, 2008Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.