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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Jackson, MS

February 27, 20119 parishes in Louisiana; 16 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2011, 4:06 AM CST for 9 parishes in Louisiana; 16 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2011, 4:06 AM CST (10:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 28, 2011, 6:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 27 counties

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2011-02-27Temperature 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 2011-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2426 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 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.

607 
WWUS74 KJAN 271006
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
406 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST DELTA REGION AHEAD OF
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-271815-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.110227T1800Z-110228T1200Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
406 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY.


* TIMING:SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING WITH AHEAD
  OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND WILL REMAIN AT WIND ADVISORY
  LEVELS UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAIN SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUST
  RANGING FROM 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS:VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS WILL BE
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TONIGHT. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY
  ROUGH AS WELL.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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3 follow-up statements
493 
WWUS74 KJAN 271708
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1108 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
DELTA REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM...

LAZ024-026-MSZ053-059-060-280115-
/O.EXA.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.110227T1800Z-110228T1200Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
1108 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING:GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEY WILL REMAIN AT WIND ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL 6
  AM MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS:WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING
  DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND
  PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS
  WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TONIGHT. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL
  BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG
WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

&&

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-025-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-280115-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.110227T1800Z-110228T1200Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-
CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
1108 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING:GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEY WILL REMAIN AT WIND ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL 6
  AM MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
  GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS:WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING
  DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND
  PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS
  WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TONIGHT. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL
  BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG
WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

&&

$$
375 
WWUS74 KJAN 272145
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
345 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
DELTA REGION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-280545-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T1200Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
345 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...


* TIMING:GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. THEY WILL REMAIN AT WIND ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH
  GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS:WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY 
  BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY 
  AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST 
  DIRECTIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS 
  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WATER CONDITIONS ON 
  LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG
WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS74 KJAN 280411 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1011 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
DELTA REGION TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ026>028-036-042-047-053-059-060-280515-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T1200Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HOLMES-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
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...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
1011 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-281200-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T1200Z/
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
1011 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY.

* TIMING:GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THEY WILL REMAIN AT
  WIND ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS:WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING
  DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND
  PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS WILL
  BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS TONIGHT. WATER
  CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AS
  WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH AND HIGHER GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG
WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$
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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.