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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Jackson, MS

April 2, 201112 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2011, 2:39 PM CDT for 12 counties in Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Morehouse Parish, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2011, 2:39 PM CDT (19:39 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS

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

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2011-04-02Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 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.

416 
WWUS74 KJAN 021939
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
239 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE DELTA SUNDAY...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-040>042-030945-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0006.110403T1600Z-110404T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
239 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY SUNDAY
  MORNING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST.
  THESE WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 

* WINDS:SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS:GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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 SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY
  EVENING. 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
605 
WWUS74 KJAN 030244
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
944 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE DELTA SUNDAY...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-040>042-031045-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0006.110403T1600Z-110404T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
944 PM CDT SAT APR 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY
FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A WINONA TO SATARTIA MISSISSIPPI TO
BASTROP LOUISIANA LINE.

* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY SUNDAY 
  MORNING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST. 
  THESE WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 

* WINDS:SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS:GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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 SUNDAY MORNING 
  INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 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.

&&

$$

40
196 
WWUS74 KJAN 031000
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
500 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE DELTA SUNDAY...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-040>042-031800-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0006.110403T1600Z-110404T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
500 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY THIS MORNING
  AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST. THESE WINDS
  WILL REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING.

* WINDS:SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. 

* IMPACTS:GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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 SUNDAY MORNING 
  INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 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.

&&

$$

EC
093 
WWUS74 KJAN 031928
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
228 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE DELTA UNTIL THIS EVENING...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-040>042-040100-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...
RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...
ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY
228 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST.
  THESE WINDS WILL MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA INTO THE EVENING THEN
  BECOME LESS GUSTY AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS:SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS:GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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 SUNDAY MORNING 
  INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 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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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.