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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Jackson, MS

December 20, 201347 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2013, 11:47 AM CST for 47 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2013, 11:47 AM CST (17:47 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2013, 9:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 58 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, Attala County, MS, Bolivar 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, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2013-12-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 319 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
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
673 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
413 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 201747
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ANTICIPATED ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN 
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
210200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.131221T1500Z-131222T0300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-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...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...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...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
1147 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING CONTINUING THROUGH
  THE EVENING

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS.
  PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD OR ROTTING
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BK
6 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS74 KJAN 210316
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
916 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ANTICIPATED ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
211130-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.131221T1500Z-131222T0300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-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...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...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...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
916 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING CONTINUING 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD 
  OR ROTTING TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
441 
WWUS74 KJAN 211012
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
412 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
211815-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.131221T1500Z-131222T0300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-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...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...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...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
412 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING CONTINUING 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD 
  OR ROTTING TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$


17
380 
WWUS74 KJAN 211655
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1055 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
220100-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-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...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...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...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
1055 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING CONTINUING 
  THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 
  40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DELTA. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD 
  OR ROTTING TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
081 
WWUS74 KJAN 212214
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
414 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
220300-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-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...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...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...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
414 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD 
  OR ROTTING TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
382 
WWUS74 KJAN 220151 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
751 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-220300-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
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
751 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RELAXED BEHIND THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT. 

$$

MSZ029>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-220300-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
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...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
751 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED 
  ROADS. PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN AROUND OLD 
  OR ROTTING TREES AND TREE LIMBS...AS THEY COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

22
071 
WWUS74 KJAN 220314 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
914 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

MSZ029>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-220415-
/O.EXP.KJAN.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-131222T0300Z/
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...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
914 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

22

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 20, 10:56 AM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 10:56 AM CST, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1056 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

.UPDATE...MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS MOISTURE CONTINUES
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AS WELL.
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE...WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE
CURRENT FORECAST WERE TO SLIGHTLY LOWER MAX TEMPS TODAY FOR A FEW
SPOTS...AND TO THE HOURLY TEMPS AND DEWPTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST
TRENDS. /27/

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR/IFR CIG WL TRY TO TREND VFR BY THIS AFTN ALTHOUGH
MOST SITES WL LIKELY STRUGGLE TO SEE PROLONGED VFR CONDS. WDSPRD IFR
CIG WL LIKELY RETURN THIS EVE CONTINUING OVRNGT. ISOLD/SCT SHRA WILL
BE PSBL AREAWIDE THRU THE DAY...W/BEST COVERAGE CONFINED W OF I-55.
GUSTY SLY SFC WINDS TO REMAIN PREDOMINANT OVR THE NEXT 24 HRS. GUSTS
LATER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ACROSS THE DELTA COULD PUSH THE 20-25 KT
RANGE (OR EVEN HIGHER TOMORROW AFTN) AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. /BK/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 425 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013/

SHORT TERM...

..SEVERE QUASI-LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM LIKELY TO IMPACT THE
ARKLAMISS REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY...

TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY

MAIN FOCUS WILL CENTER UPON THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK THAT WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
REGION AS A POTENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOW OVER THE BAJA, IMPACTS THE
REGION. MAIN HAZARDS WITH THIS BROKEN LINE WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES. IT IS NOT AN IMPOSSIBILITY THAT
SOME TORNADOES COULD BE STRONG. THE WESTERN 1/3RD OF THE REGION HAS
BEEN PLACED IN A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER PER COORDINATION
WITH THE SPC. THE HWO/GRAPHICS WILL BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE
HAZARDS AND INCREASE WORDING TONE. MAIN TIMING OF THE SEVERE LINE AS
OF THIS WRITING LOOKS TO BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE MS RIVER SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, NEAR THE I-55 CORRIDOR BY SATURDAY EVENING AND IN EAST
MISSISSIPPI NEAR MIDNIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE AIRMASS THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO MOISTURIZE AS DEWPOINTS HAVE
CLIMBED INTO THE MID 50S AREAWIDE WITH S/SE FLOW ONGOING WHILE A
SUB-TROPICAL SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST AND A WEAK
SURFACE LOW SKIRTS NE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THIS WEAK SURFACE
LOW WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT SOUTH BUT WILL STALL TO OUR NW
ACROSS THE OZARKS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND SERVE AS A HEAVY
PRECIP AXIS FOCUS THERE. FOR TODAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE ISENTROPIC
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED (WITH SOME ALREADY OCCURRING) ACROSS THE REGION
WITH BETTER COVERAGE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TRACE CORRIDOR. TODAY
WILL BE WARM WITH READINGS IN THE LOW 70S NE TO UPPER 70S SW DESPITE
CLOUD COVER WITH PROGGED 17-18C 925MB TEMPS.

BY SATURDAY MORNING...LOW TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO FALL BELOW 62F, IF
NOT HIGHER, DUE TO ELEVATED WINDS AND ANOMALOUS MOISTURE WITH PWATS
1.4-1.6 INCHES (+2 SD). THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE BAJA WILL OPEN AND
BECOME NEGATIVELY TILTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. STRONG SFC CYCLOGENESIS CONCURRENT WITH
HEIGHT FALLS WILL OCCUR IN RESPONSE AND ACT TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN SUBSTANTIALLY THROUGH THE
DAY SATURDAY. GRADIENT SFC WINDS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE 25-35
MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE DELTA. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS PERIOD BUT WILL LET DAY SHIFT
HANDLE THIS. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... NUMEROUS SEVERE WEATHER
PARAMETERS APPEAR QUITE SUBSTANTIAL THAT COULD SUPPORT WIDESPREAD
SEVERE HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN AREAS ALONG THE MS RIVER. ML
CAPE WILL LIKELY BE 500-1000 J/KG DURING THE EARLY AFTN IN PRESENCE
OF A 60 KT SOUTHERLY LOW-LVL SUB-TROPICAL JET WITH EFFECTIVE BULK
SHEAR VALUES NEAR 50 KT ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH AXIS. AS QG
ASCENT BEGINS TO SPREAD OVER LA/AR WITH 0-1 KM SRH VALUES
300M2/S2+...AN INITIAL MODE OF SEMI-DISCRETE CELLS COULD DEVELOP.
THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES...SOME
POSSIBLY STRONG. GIVEN STRONG MERIDIONAL LOW-LVL FLOW...STORMS WILL
TEND TO MERGE AND GROW UPSCALE INTO A BROKEN QLCS AS THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM PROGRESSES EAST. LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR MESO VORTICIES
ALONG/IN THE QLCS...THE 0-3 KM SHEAR VECTOR NORMAL MAGNITUDES YIELD
25-30 KT TO THE FORCING AXIS. WHILE A MAJORITY OF STORMS WILL BE
MOVING QUICKLY TO THE NE WITHIN THE LINE...ANY BOWING SEGMENT WITH A
GREATER EASTERLY COMPONENT WILL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING AN
EMBEDDED TORNADO GIVEN THE 25-30 KT 0-3 KM SHEAR. LOOKING AT THE
LATEST RUNS OF THE SREF, THIS RISK APPEARS PRESENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CWA AS THE LINE MOVES EAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SEVERAL ANALOGS
TO THIS SYSTEM PER CIPS OUTPUT ALSO INDICATE THE AFOREMENTIONED
HAZARDS SEEM QUITE PLAUSIBLE.

THE STRONG AND SEVERE LINE SHOULD CLEAR THE AL/MS BORDER BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING WITH CLOUDS HANGING ON THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. FOR
FORECAST ELEMENTS...HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BETTER REFINE QLCS TIMING IN
OFFICIAL GRIDS AS WELL AS ADD SEVERE WORDING FOR ZONE INCLUSION.
POPS WERE BOOSTED UP SAT NIGHT INTO SUN MRNG PERIOD TO 100%.
/ALLEN/

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...THE RAINS WILL BE MOVING
OUT OF THE REGION SUNDAY. EXPECT DRY WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY AROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...EXPECT THE CLOUDS TO HANG AROUND THEN
EVENTUALLY CLEAR FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY AS THE LOW LEVEL THERMAL
TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. MEANWHILE THE REGION WILL BE UNDER
SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL US. THUS WILL
BE ENOUGH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO KEEP THE CLOUD COVER AROUND UNTIL
MONDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL PASS OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY AS THE UPPER
FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL AFFECT THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY PER THE FASTER
THE EURO...WHILE THE GFS WAS SLOWER WITH THE UPPER SYSTEM FOR
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED FOR SOME LIGHT SHOWERS
ONLY. THE SHORTWAVE WILL HELP AN UPPER TROUGH TO BUILD OVER THE REGION
FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS SOUTHWEST FLOW AND
MORE MOISTURE AROUND WITH THE SLOWER MOVING SHORTWAVE.

AS FAR AS TEMPS ARE CONCERN OPTED TO GO WITH THE BLEND OF MEX AND
GMOS...EXCEPT FOR THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM WITH THE LEANING TOWARD EURO
TEMPS. FOR POPS WENT CLOSE TO THE EURO SOLUTION FOR THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM./17/

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR TO VFR CATEGORIES EXIST THIS MORNING WITH A DROP
TOWARDS MVFR THROUGH 14Z. EXPECT AN IMPROVEMENT BACK TO VFR THROUGH
THE AFTN BEFORE ANOTHER FALL THIS EVENING BACK TO MVFR. WINDS WILL
ELEVATED TODAY FROM THE SOUTH WITH VALUES NEAR 10 KT THIS MORNING
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER PERIODIC GUSTS TO LOW 20 KT
VALUES. FLYING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SAT AFTN AND
EVENING AHEAD OF STRONG TO SEVERE SQUALL LINE THAT WILL IMPACT ALL
SITES. /ALLEN/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       73  66  78  58 /  30  25  76 100
MERIDIAN      74  65  78  63 /  22  20  53 100
VICKSBURG     75  67  79  55 /  36  39  99 100
HATTIESBURG   76  67  79  63 /  18  20  45 100
NATCHEZ       77  69  79  56 /  29  29  98 100
GREENVILLE    72  67  78  52 /  53  65 100 100
GREENWOOD     72  67  78  55 /  52  53  93 100

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 5:07 AM CST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
507 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-211115-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
507 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING AS A POTENT SYSTEM IMPACTS THE REGION. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS TO
60 TO 70 MPH AND TORNADOES. THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST A FEW STRONG
TORNADOES EXISTS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS THE POTENT
LINE MOVES THROUGH. THE SEVERE RISK WILL END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
AS THE LINE PUSHES EAST.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE SEVERE SQUALL LINE. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT GUSTS
RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 MPH.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MSZ028>033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-061>066-072>074-211115-
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-
507 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING AS A POTENT DISTURBANCE SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION INTO AN
UNSTABLE AND SHEARED AIR MASS. THE MOST INTENSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST 60 MPH. AT LEAST A
FEW TORNADOES COULD BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED AS THIS POTENT SQUALL LINE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA FOR LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AHEAD THE STRONG TO SEVERE SQUALL LINE. EXPECT SUSTAINED
WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT
GUSTS RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 MPH.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN.

ALLEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 3:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANClaiborne32 min
Dec 20, 3:58 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANLincoln32 min
Dec 20, 4:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWarren32 min
Dec 20, 4:41 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne, Hinds, Warren49 min
Dec 20, 5:24 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds51 min

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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.