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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, MS

January 30, 201323 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 4:31 AM CST for 23 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2013, 4:31 AM CST (10:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2013, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 34 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, Copiah County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Madison County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:30 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 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2013-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 63 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 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
63 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1274 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
375 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.

228 
WWUS74 KJAN 301031
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
431 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG
AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. WIND SPEEDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>043-047>049-053>055-059>063-301845-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T0000Z/
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-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
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...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...
ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...
MADISON...CANTON...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...
MAGEE...MENDENHALL...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...
MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON
431 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

*

* TIMING:11 AM THROUGH 6 PM

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH
  BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...BREEZY WINDS FROM
  10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE
  BLOWN AROUND OR TOPPLED. IT WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LARGE LOOSE
  BRANCHES OR WEAK AND ROTTEN TREES COULD FALL AND CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE.


*

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH AND WIND
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
569 
WWUS74 KJAN 302142
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
342 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL QUICKLY BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS LEAD TO STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE ADVISORY AREA IS
GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. WIND SPEEDS NEAR
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>043-047>049-053>055-059>063-310000-
/O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/
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-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
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...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...
ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...
MADISON...CANTON...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...
MAGEE...MENDENHALL...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...
MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON
342 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

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

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


* TIMING: THROUGH 6 PM

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED FROM 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH
  GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS
  AFTER SUNSET AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS WILL BE
  BLOWN AROUND OR TOPPLED. IT WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LARGE LOOSE
  BRANCHES OR WEAK AND ROTTEN TREES COULD FALL AND CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH AND WIND
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 6:23 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Washington67 min
Jan 29, 6:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANWashington32 min
Jan 29, 6:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington49 min
Jan 29, 7:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington38 min
Jan 29, 7:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower64 min
Jan 29, 7:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANHumphreys, Sharkey31 min
Jan 29, 8:15 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANSunflower30 min
Jan 29, 9:54 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington66 min
Jan 29, 10:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower62 min
Jan 29, 10:46 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington59 min
Jan 29, 11:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington56 min
Jan 30, 12:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Washington87 min
Jan 30, 12:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore86 min
Jan 30, 1:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Holmes, Montgomery, Yazoo95 min
Jan 30, 1:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren96 min
Jan 30, 2:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Webster83 min
Jan 30, 2:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison57 min
Jan 30, 2:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Madison, Yazoo58 min
Jan 30, 2:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery40 min
Jan 30, 3:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin39 min
Jan 30, 3:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln51 min
Jan 30, 3:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, Winston62 min
Jan 30, 3:35 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake55 min
Jan 30, 3:41 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin, Simpson64 min
Jan 30, 3:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott48 min
Jan 30, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba77 min
Jan 30, 4:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee79 min
Jan 30, 4:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton76 min
Jan 30, 4:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson41 min
Jan 30, 5:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Simpson, Smith51 min
Jan 30, 5:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Marion47 min
Jan 30, 6:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones58 min
Jan 30, 6:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion46 min
Jan 30, 6:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke51 min
Jan 30, 6:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale57 min
Jan 30, 6:58 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale47 min
Jan 30, 7:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest, Jones, Lamar48 min
Jan 30, 7:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke50 min
Jan 30, 7:50 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANForrest, Jones, Lamar3 hr
Jan 29, 8:31 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse29 min
Jan 29, 8:43 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse, Richland62 min
Jan 29, 8:47 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse58 min
Jan 29, 9:22 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll38 min
Jan 29, 9:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse63 min
Jan 29, 9:50 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse40 min
Jan 29, 10:18 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRichland42 min
Jan 29, 10:48 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll42 min
Jan 29, 11:23 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANMorehouse, Richland47 min
Jan 29, 11:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse, West Carroll47 min
Jan 29, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin, Richland87 min
Jan 30, 12:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia, Tensas95 min
Jan 29, 6:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot44 min
Jan 29, 6:10 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChicot35 min
Jan 29, 8:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANAshley29 min
Jan 29, 9:33 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementJANChicot32 min
Jan 29, 10:25 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChicot65 min

Nearby

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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.