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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, MS

December 10, 200844 counties in Mississippi; 5 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this winter storm warning at Dec 10, 2008, 4:24 PM CST for 44 counties in Mississippi; 5 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 11, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 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
Dec 10, 2008, 4:24 PM CST (22:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 11, 2008, 3:25 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 49 counties

Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marion County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Warren County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 11, 1:00 AM CSTSNOW 3Pearl, MSTHREE INCHES REPORTED IN THE LIVE OAKS COMMUNITY.
Dec 11, 1:47 AM CSTSNOW 0Prospect, MSHWY 492 IS ICING FROM SEBASTOPOL TO PROSPECT.
Dec 11, 2:00 AM CSTSNOW 4Topeka, MS
Dec 11, 2:53 AM CSTSNOW 1Decatur, MSAN INCH OF SNOW REPORTED IN DECATUR.
Dec 11, 2:53 AM CSTSNOW 2Conehatta, MS2.0 INCHES REPORTED IN CONEHATTA.
Dec 11, 3:00 AM CSTSNOW 3.5Mount Olive, MS
Dec 11, 3:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Kokomo, MS
Dec 11, 4:25 AM CSTSNOW 04 Wnw Jigger, LARAIN/SNOW MIX FALLING IN FT. NECESSITY. NO ACCUMULATION.
Dec 11, 5:33 AM CSTSLEET 0Natchez, MSA MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WAS REPORTED AT NATCHEZ AS OF 533 AM.
Dec 11, 5:42 AM CSTSLEET 0Meadville, MSA MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET REPORTED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dec 11, 5:50 AM CSTSLEET 0Brookhaven, MSSLEET MIXING IN WITH RAIN AT BROOKHAVEN
Dec 11, 5:59 AM CSTSNOW 0Hattiesburg, MSSLEET AND SNOW MIX NOW BEING REPORTED IN HATTIESBURG
Dec 11, 6:19 AM CSTSNOW 0Hattiesburg, MSREPORTS OF LARGE SNOWFLAKES BEGINNING TO STICK ON CARTOPS IN THE AREA.
Dec 11, 6:27 AM CSTSNOW 0.5Hattiesburg, MSTHERE ARE NOW REPORTS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES AND BUSHES...AND ALSO ON CARTOPS.
Dec 11, 6:30 AM CSTSNOW 05 Ne Bude, MSSNOW BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE IN THE EASTERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY WITH MODERATE SNOW FALLING.
Dec 11, 6:30 AM CSTSNOW 0Brookhaven, MSSNOW BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AND THREE CAR ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED.
Dec 11, 6:32 AM CSTSNOW 0.5Columbia, MSREPORTS OF HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA.
Dec 11, 6:38 AM CSTSLEET 0Star, MSREPORTS OF SLEET MIXING WITH RAIN IN SOUTHERN RANKIN COUNTY...SPECIFICALLY IN THE TOWNS OF STAR AND FLORENCE.
Dec 11, 6:41 AM CSTSNOW 0Florence, MSRAIN MIXED WITH SNOW NOW BEING REPORTED IN FLORENCE.
Dec 11, 6:41 AM CSTSNOW 0Meadville, MSMODERATE SNOW NOW FALLING AND ACCUMULATING ON ELEVATED SURFACES AND BRIDGES ARE BEGINNING TO ICE OVER IN BOTH MEADVILLE AND BUDE.
Dec 11, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 0Brookhaven, MSSNOW NOW ACCUMULATING ON ROADS AND BRIDGES...WITH A TEMPERATURE DOWN TO 32 DEGREES.
Dec 11, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 0Crystal Springs, MSTHERE HAS NOW BEEN A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN THE CRYSTAL SPRINGS AREA.
Dec 11, 7:10 AM CSTSNOW 0.8Mccall Creek, MSA HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dec 11, 7:15 AM CSTSLEET 0Brandon, MSSLEET NOW MIXING IN WITH THE RAIN IN THE CROSSGATES AREA OF BRANDON.
Dec 11, 7:18 AM CSTSLEET 0Florence, MSLIGHT TO MODERATE SLEET IS BEING REPORTED IN THE FLORENCE AREA AND SOME FREEZING IS OCCURRING ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
Dec 11, 7:18 AM CSTSLEET 0Forest, MSRAIN MIXED WITH SLEET NOW BEING REPORTED IN THE FOREST AND MORTON AREAS OF SCOTT COUNTY.
Dec 11, 7:30 AM CSTSLEET 04 S Meridian, MSSLEET AND SLUSHY SNOW REPORTED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF MERIDIAN.
Dec 11, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 0.28 S Natchez, MSLIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ACROSS S ADAMS CO.
Dec 11, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 0.5D'Lo, MSUP TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.
Dec 11, 7:34 AM CSTSNOW 05 Wsw Brandon, MSBEGINNING TO SEE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN PARTS OF BRANDON AND PEARL.
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTSLEET 0Flowood, MSRAIN MIXED WITH SLEET NOW BEING OBSERVED AT THE AIRPORT
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTSLEET 0Jackson, MSSLEET IN DOWNTOWN JACKSON...NO ACCUMULATION AT THIS TIME.
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTSNOW 0Flowood, MSRAIN SLEET AND SNOW MIX FALLING IN FLOWOOD.
Dec 11, 7:35 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Mccall Creek, MSABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dec 11, 7:39 AM CSTSNOW 1.22 W Mccall Creek, MS1.25 INCHES MEASURED IN QUINTEN OR ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF MCCALL CREEK. MODERATE SNOW WITH VERY LARGE FLAKES COMING DOWN REPORTED BY SPOTTER.
Dec 11, 7:45 AM CSTSLEET 0Union Church, MSSLEET IN JEFFERSON COUNTY CAUSING SOME ICING ON BRIDGES ON HWY 28 NEAR UNION CHURCH.
Dec 11, 7:48 AM CSTSLEET 0.753 E Natchez, MSABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH ACCUMULATED ON THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS DRIVEWAY.
Dec 11, 7:50 AM CSTSLEET 01 E Collinsville, MSSLEET AND SNOW OCCURRING OVER OKATIBEE LAKE.
Dec 11, 7:54 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Brookhaven, MSMORE THAN 1.5 INCHES ACCUMULATED ON GRASSY SURFACES REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOWING MODERATELY RIGHT NOW. THERE IS A SNOWY AND ICY SLUSH ON THE ROADS.
Dec 11, 7:57 AM CSTSNOW 0.5Monticello, MSSNOWING HEAVILY.
Dec 11, 8:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Collins, MSABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF OF SNOW REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF COVINGTON COUNTY.
Dec 11, 8:09 AM CSTSNOW 4West Hattiesburg, MSAPPROXIMATELY 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN THE OAK GROVE COMMUNITY NEAR WEST HATTIESBURG.
Dec 11, 8:11 AM CSTSLEET 0Carthage, MSRAIN MIXED WITH SLEET NOW BEING OBSERVED IN LEAKE COUNTY
Dec 11, 8:43 AM CSTSNOW 0.53 Sw Pelahatchie, MSABOUT A HALF INCH OF SNOW REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR PELAHATCHIE.
Dec 11, 8:58 AM CSTSNOW 0.2Flowood, MSA DUSTING OF SNOW IS NOW ON THE GROUND AT THE JACKSON AIRPORT...WITH MODERATE SNOW FALLING.
Dec 11, 8:58 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 2Bude, MSABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS BEING REPORTED THROUGHOUT FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Dec 11, 9:10 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 1.2D'Lo, MSHEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN NORTHERN SIMPSON COUNTY...WITH LARGE FLAKES BEING OBSERVED.
Dec 11, 9:15 AM CSTSNOW 2Columbia, MSABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED. THERE ARE ALSO POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AND LIMBS REPORTED DOWN.
Dec 11, 9:20 AM CSTSNOW 0Carthage, MSBEGINNING TO SEE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW.
Dec 11, 9:29 AM CSTSNOW 0Monticello, MSTREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.
Dec 11, 9:29 AM CSTSNOW 3Brookhaven, MSGREATER THAN 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. THREE THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY.
Dec 11, 9:50 AM CSTSNOW 2.2Mccall Creek, MSABOUT 2 1/4 INCHES HAS ACCUMULATED AROUND MCCALL CREEK. SNOW IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE BACK OVER TO SLEET NOW.
Dec 11, 10:29 AM CSTSNOW 3Bassfield, MSAT LEAST 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY.
Dec 11, 10:32 AM CSTSNOW 4Prentiss, MS4.0 INCHES REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN PRENTISS.
Dec 11, 10:38 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 4Jayess, MSSTILL SNOWING HEAVILY
Dec 11, 10:46 AM CSTSNOW 2Pinola, MSSTILL SNOWING HEAVILY
Dec 11, 10:50 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Brookhaven, MS4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. IT IS STILL SNOWING OVER THIS AREA.
Dec 11, 10:52 AM CSTSNOW 1.5Florence, MS
Dec 11, 10:57 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 3Puckett, MSSTILL SNOWING HEAVILY
Dec 11, 10:57 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 5Monticello, MS5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ON THE LAWRENCE...LINCOLN COUNTY LINE. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. REPORTED BY MEMA AREA COORDINATOR.

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 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 16 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 2008-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2008-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

000 
WWUS44 KJAN 102224
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
424 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
WIDESPREAD RAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING
THE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-110630-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...
MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...
QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
424 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ025>027-035-036-040>042-047-053-059-060-110630-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
CARROLL-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...
NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...VICKSBURG...PORT GIBSON...
FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
424 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-034-110630-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
424 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW AFTER 3 AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 AM...THEN
TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY LATE MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 110458
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1058 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
WIDESPREAD RAIN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY.

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ025>033-035>066-072>074-111300-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...
NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...
MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...
PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...
BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...
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
1058 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATION OCCURRING OVER AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
VICKSBURG TO COLUMBUS. SNOW WILL DECREASE FROM THE WEST AND END DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-034-111300-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.081211T0600Z-081212T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
1058 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW DURING THE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
AROUND 10 AM...THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND END BY NOON. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 111057
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
457 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

MSZ025>027-035-036-040>042-111900-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...
NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
457 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL
END BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-111900-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...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...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
457 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING. THE SNOW COULD FALL
HEAVILY AT TIMES RESULTING IN TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ALL
PRECIPITATION WILL END BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-034-111900-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
457 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL
END BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

EC/CAB
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 111356
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
750 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA TODAY. WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL CHANGE TO
SNOW THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

MSZ025>027-035-036-040>042-111900-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...
NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
750 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL
END BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ028>033-037>039-043>066-072>074-111900-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-MONTGOMERY-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...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...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
750 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

RAIN HAS MIXED WITH OR CHANGED TO SLEET AND SNOW OVER MUCH OF THE 
WARNING AREA AS OF MID MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SLEET AND SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED RESULTING IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS 
IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW 
WILL GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY NORTHWARD INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI 
AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. 

IT IS EMPHASIZED THAT MANY AREAS ARE RECEIVING PROLONGED PERIODS OF 
HEAVY SLEET AND THIS IS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION 
ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TOTAL SLEET AND 
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE WARNING 
AREA BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY 
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-034-111900-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
750 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

RAIN SHOULD CHANGE TO OR MIX WITH SNOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING...WITH
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED. ALL PRECIPITATION WILL
END BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

EC
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 111636
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1036 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

MSZ028-029-032-037-053-059-061-120000-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0005.081211T1636Z-081212T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-ATTALA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
ACKERMAN...WEIR...KOSCIUSKO...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...BUDE...
ROXIE...MEADVILLE
1036 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH
AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS HAVE ONLY SEEN RAIN SO FAR THIS MORNING...LOOK
FOR A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET BY NOON AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION MIX SHOULD BE EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ047-060-111745-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...VICKSBURG...NATCHEZ
1036 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>042-
111745-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-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...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...
ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
1036 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS MOVE EAST OF THE AREA.

$$

MSZ030-031-033-038-039-043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074-
120000-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-
JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...
JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...
UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...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
1036 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A HEAVY SNOW BAND HAS DEVELOPED ALONG AND AXIS FROM MC COMB TO AROUND
MORTON MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY WITHIN A 55 MILE BAND WHICH EXTENDS TO
THE NORTH NORTHEAST. THE FURTHER WEST YOU ARE LOCATED THERE WILL BE
A STRONG DELINEATION FROM HEAVY SNOW TO A RAIN SLEET MIX WHICH WILL
HAVE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. AREAS WITHIN THE DESCRIBED HEAVY
SNOW BAND COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WHICH WOULD
BRING SOME TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
LAST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST
BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.

AREAS ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI ARE SEEING A BREAK FROM THE SNOW AT
THIS TIME. HOWEVER...MORE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN AND BRING 1 TO 3
INCHES OF NEW SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

AREAS THAT ARE SEEING HEAVY SNOW WILL EXPERIENCE SLICK AND SLUSHY
ROADS MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

CME
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 111959
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
159 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

MSZ030-031-033-038-039-046-052-058-066-073-074-120000-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0006.081211T1959Z-081212T0000Z/
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-CLARKE-
JONES-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...DE KALB...SCOOBA...MERIDIAN...
QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...LAUREL...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
159 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE AREA WITH IN THE ADVISORY HAS NOT SEEN MUCH WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TODAY AND AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST...SOME OF THE
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET. AREAS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN MOVE BACK INTO
THE AREA AS WELL. ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

MSZ043-048-054-062-112100-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
MADISON MS-HINDS-COPIAH-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
JACKSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...BROOKHAVEN
159 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

$$

MSZ028-029-032-037-053-059-061-112100-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-ATTALA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
ACKERMAN...WEIR...KOSCIUSKO...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...BUDE...
ROXIE...MEADVILLE
159 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

MSZ044-045-049>051-055>057-063>065-072-120000-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
LEAKE-NESHOBA-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...
PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...
DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...
PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...COLUMBIA
159 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A BAND OF SNOW WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A
SMALL PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 4 PM. LOOK FOR
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES ACROSS THIS AREA
WHICH GENERALLY EXTENDS FROM RALEIGH TO PHILADELPHIA. SOME TOTALS
FROM EARLIER SNOW HAS RANGED FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG AND
AXIS FROM MC COMB TO MORTON.

AREAS THAT ARE SEEING HEAVY SNOW WILL EXPERIENCE SLICK AND SLUSHY
ROADS MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$


CME
000 
WWUS44 KJAN 112125
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
325 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

MSZ044-045-049>051-055>057-063>065-072-112230-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
LEAKE-NESHOBA-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...
PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...
DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...
PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...COLUMBIA
325 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM
THE WEST. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED.

$$

MSZ038-039-046-052-058-066-073-074-112230-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-CLARKE-JONES-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...
DE KALB...SCOOBA...MERIDIAN...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...
LAUREL...WEST HATTIESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
325 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE PATCHY LIGHT RAIN OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM
THE WEST. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED.

$$

MSZ030-031-033-120000-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE
325 PM CST THU DEC 11 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

THE AREA WITHIN THE ADVISORY HAS NOT SEEN MUCH WINTRY PRECIPITATION
TODAY SO FAR BUT SOME OF THE RAIN MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW AND
SLEET DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF
THE AREA BY 6 PM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

22

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 10, 11:30 AM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 11:30 AM CST, 4 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1130 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER WEATHER MAY EFFECT THE ARKLAMISS BEGINNING TONIGHT...

.UPDATE...HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO REMOVE THUNDER WORDING AND LOWER
POPS UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT RAIN SHIFTING EAST OF CWFA
NEXT HOUR OR SO WHILE SW FLOW ALOFT BRINGING ADDITIONAL RAIN INTO
CENTRAL LOUISIANA THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS MY CWFA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. REMAINDER OF FORECAST TODAY IS ON TRACK AND SNOW IS LOOKING
MORE PROBABLE FOR THURSDAY. /22/

&&

.PREVIOUS FORECAST...SHORT TERM...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER OCCURRED
YESTERDAY AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS. AFTER THE COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK ENDED AND TEMPS STARTED TO
COOL. ACROSS THE NW TEMPS COOLED OFF INTO THE LOWER 40S WHILE IN THE
SE SOME AREAS WERE STILL AROUND 60 AT 10Z. NOW THAT THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK HAS ENDED WE TURN OUR FOCUS TWRDS THE POSSIBILITY OF
WINTER WEATHER.

TODAY WILL BE PRETTY MISERABLE. TEMPS WILL EITHER REMAIN STEADY OR
COOL THROUGH THE DAY WITH CLOUDY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
LIGHT RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE EAST THIS MORNING BUT WE ARE
EXPECTING RAIN TO MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY FROM THE SW AS
OUR STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARDS THE REGION.

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IS WHEN THINGS GET INTERESTING AGAIN. THE
CHANCE FOR A WINTER STORM APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE MORE LIKELY. THE
GFS...NAM...AND ECMWF ARE ALL IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE
TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW AND SFC LOW. 06Z GFS IS REALLY NO DIFFERENT
EITHER. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NRN GULF AND THEN NE INTO
CNTRL AL. THIS IS PUTTING THE CWA IN THE PRIME POSITION FOR SNOW.
FIRST OFF THE MID LEVEL LOW MOVES ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREA AND
THIS PUTS THE AREA UNDER THE DEFORMATION AXIS. FEEDING INTO IT WILL
BE A STRONG TROWAL. THE ISENTROPIC FIELDS AGREE WITH THIS SHOWING
STRONG AND PERSISTENT UPGLIDE IN THE SAME AREAS. ALSO THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE LIFT IN THE DENDRITIC LAYER AND ABV WHICH MAKES SINCE.
THIS WILL ALL LEAD TO A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP BEGINNING
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW
WILL LEAD TO STRONG DYNAMIC COOLING. THE FCST SNDGS ACROSS THE AREA
SHOW THE COLUMN COOLING OFF NICELY B/T 6 AND 12Z WITH FURTHER
COOLING AFTER THAT. ALSO THE FACT THAT THERE COULD BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIP SHOULD LEAD TO FURTHER COOLING OF THE COLUMN BY MELTING
AND THE MDLS DONT GENERALLY HANDLE THAT WELL AS WAS EVIDENT WITH
OUR JANUARY SNOW STORM ACROSS THE SOUTH THIS YEAR. SNOW LOOKS LIKE
IT WILL OCCUR EVERYWHERE BUT AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST COULD BE
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE. AS FOR SFC TEMPS I FULLY
EXPECT MOST OF THE AREA TO REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABV FREEZING
OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH DAY. THAT SAID IF THIS SCENARIO PLAYS OUT THEN
SNOW WILL BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME WHAT LITTLE WARM LAYER
THERE IS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND ALLOW FOR SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE...MAINLY THAT AREA MENTIONED EARLIER.

ANOTHER CONCERN NOW APPEARS TO BE WINDS AS THE SFC LOW DEEPENS AND
MOVES INTO AL. THIS WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
AREA EARLY THU MORNING AND WILL HAVE MULTIPLE EFFECTS. FIRST THE
INCREASE IN THE WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DECENT CAA AT THE SFC WHICH
MAY AID IN COOLING THINGS OFF EVEN MORE THAN EXPECTED. SECOND AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY WILL BE VISIBILITY ISSUES. IF THE MODERATE/HEAVY
SNOW DEVELOPS WINDS AROUND 15-20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS COULD CAUSE
MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITIES. LL WINDS ARE EVEN HIGHER SO WE
WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AS IT COULD POSE SERIOUS ISSUES TO
PEOPLE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES.

OVERALL THINGS ARE STARTING TO COME TOGETHER FOR A RARE EARLY DEC
WINTER STORM. EVEN THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS PICKING UP IT IS STILL HARD
TO BE QUITE CONFIDENT. IF THERE IS A LITTLE DEVIATION IN THE TRACK
OF THIS SYSTEM THEN THE IMPACTS COULD VARY GREATLY AND THIS IS WHAT
MAKES WINTER WEATHER DIFFICULT TO FORECAST FOR AROUND HERE. ALSO AS
MENTIONED FOR THE LAST COUPLE NIGHTS...CLIMATOLOGICALLY SPEAKING DEC
IS NOT USUALLY THE MONTH FOR OUR WINTER STORMS. THAT ALL SAID IT
APPEARS THAT THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION. AGAIN AT THIS TIME THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE TRACE
LOOKS TO HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING ACCUMULATING SNOW. WITH
ALL OF THAT SAID I WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THAT AREA
WITH 1 TO 3 OF ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING
THE LATE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT HRS TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE WELL
INTO THU. IF EVERYTHING GOES AS ADVERTISED RIGHT NOW THEN THERE WILL
LIKELY BE A STRIPE OF HEAVIER SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 AT
THIS TIME MY CONFIDENCE IS NOT ANYWHERE HIGH ENOUGH TO SHOW THIS BUT
THE POSSIBILITY IS OUT THERE.

PRECIP WILL COME TO AN END LATE THURSDAY AFTN/EVN. SKIES WILL THEN
CLEAR OUT AND TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL.

.LONG TERM...QUIETER WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LONGER TERM.
WESTERLIES DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND IN THE WAKE OF THIS WEEKS DEEP
TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL RIDGING MOVES OVER THE ARKLAMISS. THE
SURFACE/850 MB HIGH SHIFT EWD QUICKLY...RESULTING IN A RETURN TO LOW
LEVEL SLY FLOW BY 12Z SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES WITH THE 850
MB JET FORECAST FROM 30-40 KTS. THE AIR MASS REMAINS RELATIVELY DRY
SO HAVE REMOVED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ADVERTISED BY MOS OVER NWRN ZONES
SATURDAY...OTHERWISE HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED MOS POPS THROUGH THE
REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WE WILL SEE PERIODS OF CLOUDS AND AT
LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY AS A SERIES OF WEAK
WAVES CONTINUOUSLY TRACK ACROSS THE AREA IN PERSISTENT WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED BUT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO
MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ADVERTISED BY MOS. THE NEXT SURFACE
BOUNDARY MOVES INTO TX/AR MONDAY BUT STALLS JUST UPSTREAM THROUGH
TUESDAY...MAINTAINING CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. /03

&&

.AVIATION...TOUGH AVIATION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT 24HRS
WITH MOSTLY LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING. A GOOD PORTION OF THE
AREA WILL SEE A BREAK IN THE PRECIP ACTIVITY THIS MORNING INTO
MIDDAY...BUT BY AFTERNOON LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIP TO SPREAD OVER
THE AREA. A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BRING A COLD POCKET OF AIR OVER
THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND AS THIS LOW EVOLVES...LOOK FOR A
DEFORMATION ZONE OF SNOW DEVELOPING FROM W TO E FROM 06-10Z INTO
12-18Z THU. SFC WINDS WILL ALSO BE DECENT TODAY AS WELL WITH NW/N
WINDS 10-15KTS. LOOK FOR SFC WINDS TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AS A
SFC LOW DEVELOPS IN THE N GULF THEN SPREADS INLAND INTO SE AL. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 13-20KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
WILL BECOME THE MAIN FOCUS AFTER 09-12Z TONIGHT.  /CME/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       49  35  36  29 /  69 100  81   6
MERIDIAN      55  37  38  27 /  98 100  81  11
VICKSBURG     45  34  41  31 /  72 100  71   5
HATTIESBURG   58  40  40  27 /  99  94  61   7
NATCHEZ       47  34  40  32 /  91 100  64   6
GREENVILLE    42  33  42  32 /  43  89  59   5
GREENWOOD     45  34  38  31 /  34  94  77   5

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-
     072>074.

LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&

CAB/03
CME
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 4:04 PM CST, 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
404 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ025>033-035>066-072>074-112215-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
404 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTHEAST
OF A LINE FROM WINNSBORO TO ROLLING FORK TO GREENWOOD FROM MIDNIGHT
THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. THIS WILL INITIALLY BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA BUT AS
THINGS COOL OFF LATE TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW.
RAIN SHOULD START TO CHANGE COMPLETELY OVER TO SNOW EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. EVEN WITH THE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ABOVE FREEZING THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES
LEADING TO SOME ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE AND THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT A LINE OF HEAVIER SNOW
WILL DEVELOP WHICH WOULD LEAD TO GREATER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW FREEZING
ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED
HIGHWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF 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...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-034-112215-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
404 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WINNSBORO TO ROLLING FORK TO GREENWOOD FROM
MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND INTO ALABAMA
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THIS WILL INITIALLY BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO
THE AREA BUT AS THINGS COOL OFF LATE TONIGHT THE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO
MIX WITH SNOW. RAIN SHOULD START TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM THE WEST. EVEN WITH THE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ABOVE FREEZING SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY SURFACES.

N ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS BELOW FREEZING
ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED
HIGHWAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF 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...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

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

22

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:12 PM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
212 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S SALLIS              32.98N 89.76W
12/09/2008                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO FARM BUILDINGS DAMAGED...8 HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE...5
            MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED AND CAR PORT DAMAGED ON HIGHWAY 429
            AND HIGHWAY 14 INTERSECT.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:24 PM CST, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
224 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HATTIESBURG             31.31N 89.31W
12/10/2008                   FORREST            MS   NEWSPAPER

            TREES DOWN AROUND HATTIESBURG. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE.
            ONE FELL ON A MOTORCYCLE.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:37 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
237 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     TORNADO          VALLEY PARK             32.63N 90.87W
12/09/2008                   ISSAQUENA          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL TORNADO WAS REPORTED OVER A FIELDED AREA NEAR
            VALLEY PARK...WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

0345 PM     TORNADO          HOLLY BLUFF             32.82N 90.71W
12/09/2008                   SHARKEY            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL TORNADO WAS REPORTED OVER A FIELDED AREA NEAR
            HOLLY BLUFF...WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

&&

AEG
Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:42 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
242 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTICELLO              31.55N 90.11W
12/09/2008                   LAWRENCE           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FOUR HOUSES DAMAGE...2 SHEDS DAMAGE IN TOWN. TREES DOWN
            IN NORTHEAST...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
            COUNTY.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Dec 10, 2:51 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
251 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     TORNADO          VALLEY PARK             32.63N 90.87W
12/09/2008                   ISSAQUENA          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL TORNADO WAS REPORTED OVER A FIELDED AREA NEAR
            VALLEY PARK...WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

0345 PM     TORNADO          HOLLY BLUFF             32.82N 90.71W
12/09/2008                   SHARKEY            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A SMALL TORNADO WAS REPORTED OVER A FIELDED AREA NEAR
            HOLLY BLUFF...WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

0415 PM     TORNADO          2 SSE LOUISE            32.96N 90.58W
12/09/2008                   HUMPHREYS          MS   STORM CHASER

            REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR NO 3
            ROAD.

0450 PM     HAIL             2 S YAZOO CITY          32.83N 90.41W
12/09/2008  E1.75 INCH       YAZOO              MS   STORM CHASER

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED 2 MILES SOUTH OF YAZOO CITY
            ON OLD HWY 49.

0450 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 S YAZOO CITY          32.83N 90.41W
12/09/2008  E60.00 MPH       YAZOO              MS   STORM CHASER

            POWER LINES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

0459 PM     TORNADO          3 SE YAZOO CITY         32.83N 90.38W
12/09/2008                   YAZOO              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 49 AND LARGE SIGN BLOWN DOWN

0500 PM     TORNADO          1 SSE YAZOO CITY        32.85N 90.40W
12/09/2008                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND ARE BLOCKING OLD BENTON ROAD.
            TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 3 AND
            BROADWAY.

0500 PM     TORNADO          3 E YAZOO CITY          32.86N 90.36W
12/09/2008                   YAZOO              MS   STORM CHASER

            STORM CHASER REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG HWY 16 EAST
            OF YAZOO CITY. HOMES DAMAGED...OUTBUILDING
            OBLITERATED...NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS ROAD...BUSINESS
            DAMAGED WITH WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. COULD NOT GO ANY FARTHER
            EAST ON ROAD DUE TO TREES ACROSS THE HIGHWAY.

0517 PM     TORNADO          COXBURG                 33.00N 90.21W
12/09/2008                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND A HOUSE DAMAGED IN COXBURG.

0620 PM     TORNADO          3 ESE COXBURG           32.98N 90.16W
12/09/2008                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. HOUSES AND A CHURCH DAMAGED.

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     WEST                    33.20N 89.78W
12/09/2008  E60.00 MPH       HOLMES             MS   PUBLIC

0635 PM     TORNADO          3 W KILMICHAEL          33.44N 89.62W
12/09/2008                   MONTGOMERY         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN AND A MOBILE HOME DAMAGED ON HENDRIX ROAD.
            PROBABLE TORNADO.

0642 PM     HAIL             DURANT                  33.08N 89.86W
12/09/2008  E0.75 INCH       HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0650 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NW YOKENA             32.24N 91.01W
12/09/2008                   WARREN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLES WITH BROKEN WINDOWS AND
            BRANCHES IN THEM. BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD ALSO WAS REPORTED.

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROLLING FORK            32.91N 90.88W
12/09/2008                   SHARKEY            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW HOUSES HAD MINOR FLOODING IN ROLLING FORK.

0720 PM     HAIL             VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
12/09/2008  E1.00 INCH       WARREN             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER HAIL IN VICKSBURG.

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W BASSFIELD           31.50N 89.78W
12/09/2008                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 42.

0727 PM     TORNADO          4 NE GOODMAN            33.01N 89.86W
12/09/2008                   ATTALA             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW STRUCTURES WERE
            DAMAGED. DMG OCCURRED IN THE BOYETTE COMMUNITY ABOUT 1 TO
            2 MILES S OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S SALLIS              32.98N 89.76W
12/09/2008                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO FARM BUILDINGS DAMAGED...8 HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE...5
            MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED AND CAR PORT DAMAGED ON HIGHWAY 429
            AND HIGHWAY 14 INTERSECT.

0750 PM     TORNADO          1 N HAMBURG             31.59N 91.07W
12/09/2008                   FRANKLIN           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. TREES DOWN AND ONE HOME
            DESTROYED

0750 PM     HAIL             4 SE MIZE               31.83N 89.51W
12/09/2008  E0.75 INCH       SMITH              MS   PUBLIC

            PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED BETWEEN MIZE AND TAYLORSVILLE.

0756 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAYETTE                 31.71N 91.06W
12/09/2008                   JEFFERSON          MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0820 PM     HAIL             1 E MATHISTON           33.54N 89.11W
12/09/2008  E0.25 INCH       WEBSTER            MS   PUBLIC

            PEA SIZED HAIL FELL AT A LOCAL STORE.

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
12/09/2008                   ADAMS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES ON AT LEAST 2 STRUCTURES ON OAKLAND DRIVE AND
            ARROWHEAD DRIVE. THERE IS ROOF DAMAGE TO A CONOCO
            STATION. TREES ARE DOWN ON AT LEAST 8 ROADS. TREES ARE
            DOWN AND BLOCKING JOHN HART JUNCTION AND LOWER WOODVILLE
            ROAD.

0830 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 SW HAZLEHURST        31.76N 90.51W
12/09/2008                   COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 28 AND MERCY SEAT
            ROAD

0835 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CLINTON                 32.34N 90.33W
12/09/2008                   HINDS              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 INCHES OF RAIN ON EDGES OF STREET AT HWY 80 AND
            SPRINGRIDGE.

0843 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CRYSTAL SPRINGS         31.99N 90.36W
12/09/2008                   COPIAH             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO HOUSES HAVE TREES ON THEM. THERE IS ALSO A TREE DOWN
            ON HWY 27 EAST OF CRYSTAL SPRINGS. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0845 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E CRYSTAL SPRINGS     31.99N 90.30W
12/09/2008                   COPIAH             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            CRYSTAL SPRINGS FD REPORTS PATH OF DAMAGE ALONG HWY 27
            EAST TO EGYPT HILL. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...THREE HOMES HAD
            TREES ON THEM.

0849 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CALEDONIA               33.68N 88.33W
12/09/2008                   LOWNDES            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED TREES DOWN IN THE CALEDONIA AREA...AND THE
            TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES...WITH THE
            FIRST REPORT AT 849 PM.

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      VAIDEN                  33.33N 89.75W
12/09/2008                   CARROLL            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING OF CITY HALL...A FEW BUSINESSES AND A RESTUARANT

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 S CARTHAGE            32.63N 89.53W
12/09/2008                   LEAKE              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH NEAR HIGHWAY 487.

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S PLEASANT HILL       31.70N 90.74W
12/09/2008                   LINCOLN            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 35 NEAR HIGHWAY 487.

0917 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W STARKVILLE          33.46N 88.91W
12/09/2008                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN THE COUNTY ALONG BROWN ROAD

0921 PM     TORNADO          4 SSE BRANDON           32.23N 89.99W
12/09/2008                   RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON STAR ROAD AND TREES ON HOUSES. PROBABLE
            TORNADO.

0925 PM     TORNADO          4 SE BRANDON            32.24N 89.96W
12/09/2008                   RANKIN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PROBABLE TORNADO. DEBRIS DOWN ON HOUSES AND ACROSS
            HIGHWAY 18 NEAR THE ROBINHOOD COMMUNITY.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNW DUFFEE            32.53N 88.94W
12/09/2008                   NEWTON             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ACROSS CHUNKY-DUFFEE ROAD...PROBABLE TORNADO

0932 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S CARTHAGE            32.66N 89.53W
12/09/2008                   LEAKE              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD AT HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH AND 487 NEAR
            TWIN CITY.

0946 PM     HAIL             10 SW DE KALB           32.67N 88.78W
12/09/2008  E1.00 INCH       KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0949 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TAYLORSVILLE            31.83N 89.43W
12/09/2008                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 28 WEST OF TAYLORSVILLE

0950 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S PULASKI             32.24N 89.60W
12/09/2008                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER OUTAGES SOUTH OF TOWN ON HIGHWAY 481.

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTICELLO              31.55N 90.11W
12/09/2008                   LAWRENCE           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FOUR HOUSES DAMAGE...2 SHEDS DAMAGE IN TOWN. TREES DOWN
            IN NORTHEAST...SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
            COUNTY.

1045 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N MENDENHALL          32.00N 89.87W
12/09/2008                   SIMPSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 13

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 WSW MAGEE             31.84N 89.83W
12/09/2008                   SIMPSON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS A COUNTY RD WSW OF
            MAGEE.

1111 PM     HAIL             2 N CONEHATTA           32.49N 89.27W
12/09/2008  E0.75 INCH       NEWTON             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT  EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO TRAILER ROOF...FEW LIMBS DOWN...LIMB ON PHONE
            LINE

1258 AM     HAIL             MOSS                    31.82N 89.18W
12/10/2008  E1.75 INCH       JONES              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER TO GOLF BALL HAIL FELL AROUND MOSS.

0108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW LAUREL             31.67N 89.17W
12/10/2008                   JONES              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PROBABLE TORNADO. TREES ACROSS HIGHWAY 11. CAR ACCIDENT
            ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNED TREES.

0108 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SW LAUREL             31.66N 89.18W
12/10/2008                   JONES              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 59 AT
            EXIT 90. PROBABLE TORNADO. THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT
            ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOWNED TREES CAUSING ONE INJURY.

0112 AM     HAIL             LAUREL                  31.69N 89.14W
12/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       JONES              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER HAIL JUST NORTH OF LAUREL

0113 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST HATTIESBURG        31.32N 89.38W
12/10/2008                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LAMAR EMA REPORTS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH DAMAGE TO
            SEVEN BUILDINGS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE OF
            THE BUILDINGS. THE COMPLEX IS LOCATED ON FOXGATE AVENUE
            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 59 AND HIGHWAY 98.

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HATTIESBURG             31.31N 89.31W
12/10/2008                   FORREST            MS   NEWSPAPER

            TREES DOWN AROUND HATTIESBURG. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOUSE.
            ONE FELL ON A MOTORCYCLE.

&&

MM
Local storm report, Dec 10, 4:21 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
421 PM CST WED DEC 10 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     TORNADO          2 N TINSLEY             32.76N 90.46W
12/09/2008  F2               YAZOO              MS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM. A TORNADO
            DAMAGE PATH WAS SURVEYED WITH A STARTING POINT 2 MILES
            NORTH OF TINSLEY IN YAZOO COUNTY AND ENDING JUST SW OF
            BROZVILLE IN HOLMES COUNTY. THE TRACK WAS 29 MILES LONG,
            1/4 MILE WIDE WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH
            GIVING IT AN EF2 RATING. THE MAXIMUM DAMAGE WAS IN
            SOUTHERN HOLMES COUNTY AND THERE WAS ALSO SOME DAMAGE
            JUST EAST OF COXBURG IN HOLMES COUNTY.

&&

JFAIRLY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 6:05 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo40 min
Dec 9, 6:16 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo44 min
Dec 9, 6:19 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more10 hr
Dec 9, 6:19 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes41 min
Dec 9, 6:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery48 min
Dec 9, 6:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Warren46 min
Dec 9, 6:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes33 min
Dec 9, 6:33 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith42 min
Dec 9, 6:34 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster41 min
Dec 9, 6:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo47 min
Dec 9, 6:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery38 min
Dec 9, 6:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne, Warren52 min
Dec 9, 6:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson20 min
Dec 9, 7:10 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes50 min
Dec 9, 7:20 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Webster40 min
Dec 9, 7:29 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Madison, Warren, Yazoo46 min
Dec 9, 7:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala45 min
Dec 9, 7:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson43 min
Dec 9, 7:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Newton, Smith40 min
Dec 9, 7:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Newton, Smith47 min
Dec 9, 7:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln23 min
Dec 9, 7:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Simpson, Smith50 min
Dec 9, 8:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo41 min
Dec 9, 8:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster68 min
Dec 9, 8:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lincoln and 3 more44 min
Dec 9, 8:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clay and 22 more3 hr
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANAttala, Holmes10 days
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Leake, Winston51 min
Dec 9, 8:24 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Hinds36 min
Dec 9, 8:36 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith39 min
Dec 9, 8:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Rankin, Scott46 min
Dec 9, 8:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha32 min
Dec 9, 8:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Simpson35 min
Dec 9, 9:06 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith39 min
Dec 9, 9:08 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee37 min
Dec 9, 9:15 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Leake, Scott31 min
Dec 9, 9:35 PM CSTTornado WarningJANScott25 min
Dec 9, 9:40 PM CSTTornado WarningJANNeshoba, Winston40 min
Dec 9, 9:41 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee49 min
Dec 9, 10:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott44 min
Dec 9, 10:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson41 min
Dec 9, 10:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Lawrence, Lincoln38 min
Dec 9, 10:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha45 min
Dec 9, 10:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Scott, Smith51 min
Dec 9, 10:25 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Simpson35 min
Dec 9, 10:27 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Noxubee18 min
Dec 9, 10:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba, Newton48 min
Dec 9, 10:49 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Noxubee26 min
Dec 9, 10:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion40 min
Dec 9, 10:58 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson, Smith18 min
Dec 9, 10:59 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion31 min
Dec 9, 11:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott, Smith39 min
Dec 9, 11:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton66 min
Dec 9, 11:27 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith33 min
Dec 9, 11:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion43 min
Dec 9, 11:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee52 min
Dec 9, 11:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson, Smith35 min
Dec 9, 11:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Lauderdale, Newton46 min
Dec 10, 12:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Smith25 min
Dec 10, 12:24 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Smith21 min
Dec 10, 12:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jasper, Jones, Smith48 min
Dec 10, 12:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale45 min
Dec 10, 12:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Lauderdale46 min
Dec 10, 1:03 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Jones27 min
Dec 10, 1:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore33 hr
Dec 10, 1:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Jasper67 min
Dec 10, 1:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones32 min
Dec 10, 5:25 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchJANAttala, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Copiah, Covington and 26 more11 hr
Dec 10, 4:13 PM CSTLake Wind AdvisoryJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more18 hr
Dec 10, 4:24 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryJANBolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 5 more18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.