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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, MS

February 9, 2009Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2009, 4:43 AM CST for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; Bolivar County, Sunflower County, Washington County, Mississippi. It took effect at Feb 9, 2009, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2009, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2009, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2009, 3:24 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2009-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2009-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KJAN 091043
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
443 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...A WIND ADVISORY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI MONDAY...

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-034-091845-
/O.CAN.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.090209T1500Z-090210T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.090209T1500Z-090210T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...CLEVELAND...
INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
443 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN OVER
THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 20
TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ025>033-035>038-040>044-047>049-053-
059-060-091845-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.090209T1500Z-090210T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...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...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
443 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS OVER THE AREA. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER BY THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH
WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 091607
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1007 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...A WIND ADVISORY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MONDAY...

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-034-100000-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...CLEVELAND...
INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
1007 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD WILL CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN
OVER THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ025>033-035>038-040>044-047>049-053-
059-060-100000-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...OAK GROVE...EPPS...
LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...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...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
1007 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS OVER THE AREA. EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER BY THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. IN ADDITION...
DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS NEAR 20 MPH
WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

50
000 
WWUS74 KJAN 092124
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
324 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THROUGH LATE TODAY...

ARZ075-MSZ018-019-034-100530-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE
324 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD IS CAUSING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN OVER
THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

ARZ074-100000-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
ASHLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT
324 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD IS CAUSING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN OVER
THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

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

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

LAZ008-009-016-MSZ025>027-035-036-040>042-100530-
/O.EXT.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...
TALLULAH...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...
PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...
YAZOO CITY
324 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

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

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD IS CAUSING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN OVER
THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED UNTIL 
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

LAZ007-015-023>026-MSZ028>033-037-038-043-044-047>049-053-059-060-
100000-
/O.CON.KJAN.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090210T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASTROP...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...WINONA...
EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...
WEIR...STARKVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...RIDGELAND...
MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
324 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW IN THE PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE
ATLANTIC SEABOARD IS CAUSING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN OVER
THE AREA LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
6 PM THIS EVENING.

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

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.

$$

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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.