Alert archive / Mississippi / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2013, 8:46 PM CST for 33 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 17, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013, 8:46 PM CST (02:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2013, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
All 33 counties
Attala County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison 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, Warren County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 12:30 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Jackson, MS | REPORTS OF MODERATE SNOW ALONG I-20 IN THE JACKSON AREA...SNOW BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE INTERSTATE |
| Jan 17, 1:35 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Madison, MS | SNOW BEGINNING TO STICK WITH SLUSH BUILDING UP ON SIDEWALKS AND STREETS |
| Jan 17, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Jackson, MS | I-20 GETTING VERY SLICK NEAR THE RAYMOND RD EXIT IN WEST JACKSON...SEVERAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED |
| Jan 17, 2:14 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Vicksburg, MS | AN INCH OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED ON CAR TOPS...REPORTED BY WARREN SO |
| Jan 17, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Florence, MS | SNOW COVERING GROUND |
| Jan 17, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.7 | Madison, MS | SNOW COVERING GROUND NOW IN THE MADISON-RIDGELAND AREA |
| Jan 17, 2:35 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Kosciusko, MS | |
| Jan 17, 2:40 AM CST | SNOW 0.9 | Jackson, MS | JUST UNDER AN INCH OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AT WJTV-TV IN JACKSON |
| Jan 17, 2:50 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Lexington, MS | ABOUT HALF AN INCH OF SNOW ON GRASS AND CAR TOPS...REPORTED BY HOLMES SO |
| Jan 17, 2:55 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Yazoo City, MS | AN INCH OF SNOW ON CAR TOPS...BRIDGES ARE ICY AND THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW ACCIDENTS...REPORTED BY YAZOO COUNTY SO |
| Jan 17, 3:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Hazlehurst, MS | A DUSTING OF SNOW COVERING PORTIONS OF THE GROUND |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.2 | Carthage, MS | BRIDGES GETTING ICY ACROSS LEAKE COUNTY...REPORTED BY SO |
| Jan 17, 3:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Madison, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Belzoni, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Port Gibson, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:28 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 N Crystal Springs, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Starkville, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Madison, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:44 AM CST | SNOW 1.1 | Florence, MS | |
| Jan 17, 4:52 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 5 Wnw Brandon, MS | AT KJAN AIRPORT |
| Jan 17, 4:54 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Ludlow, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 N Jackson, MS | ACROSS N PARTS OF TOWN...A SOLID 1 INCH TO 1.5 INCH ACROSS THE REST OF JACKSON...STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 17, 5:28 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Madison, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Yazoo City, MS | ROADS ARE COLLECTING SNOW WITH ROAD CREWS OUT WORKING THE ROADS. BRIDGES ACROSS TOWN ARE ICY...STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 17, 5:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Clinton, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Ridgeland, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:34 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Philadelphia, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:39 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | Meridian, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:47 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.3 | Madison, MS | |
| Jan 17, 5:53 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Wnw Brandon, MS | OFFICIAL KJAN SNOW DEPTH |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | 3 Wsw Noxapater, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | 4 Nne Collinsville, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lexington, MS | SLUSHY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WITH SLICK CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 N Port Gibson, MS | BASED OFF REPORTS AND ENHANCED VISIBLE SATELLITE SNOW BAND. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 5 Sw Florence, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 6 Se Afton, MS | BASED OFF REPORTS AND ENHANCED VISIBLE SATELLITE SNOW BAND. |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Mendenhall, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | White Oak, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:11 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Nne Yazoo City, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Grenada, MS | REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Jan 17, 6:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Yazoo City, MS | AT LEAST 2 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY. |
| Jan 17, 6:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Pearl, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Eupora, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:40 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Greenwood, MS | |
| Jan 17, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 S Philadelphia, MS | SNOW COVERING ROADS WITH ROADS BECOMING SLICK. |
| Jan 17, 6:45 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 8 W Carrollton, MS | HEAVY SNOW ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY...SOME SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS...BUT MORE LINE 0.5 TO 1 INCH. |
| Jan 17, 6:45 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Crystal Springs, MS | 1 TO 2 INCHES IN AND AROUND CRYSTAL SPRINGS. SLUSHY AND SLICK CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. |
| Jan 17, 6:48 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Madison, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.1 | 7 Ne Vicksburg, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.3 | 4 S De Kalb, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Ne Vicksburg, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nw Kilmichael, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Kosciusko, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 3 Nne Brandon, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 4 Ene Newton, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 3 Ne Flowood, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 6 Nw Terry, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Lexington, MS | 1.5 TO 2 INCHES...SNOWING HEAVILY STILL. |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Richland, MS | |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 2 W Ridgeland, MS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 462 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 99 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
338 WWUS44 KJAN 170246 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 846 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MSZ025>033-035>052-171200- /O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 846 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM CST. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING THE JACKSON METROPOLITAN AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HIGHLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE THE JACKSON METRO AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MSZ053>058-171200- /O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS... HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE... RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL... SHUBUTA 846 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM CST. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ008-009-016-025-MSZ019-034-059-061>066-171200- /O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0001.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-TENSAS-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON- JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE... TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...INDIANOLA... RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE...FAYETTE...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE... BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD... COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL 846 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AS SLUSHY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COHEN/EC
4 follow-up statements
762 WWUS44 KJAN 170250 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 850 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MSZ025>033-035>058-171200- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...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 850 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM CST. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING THE JACKSON METROPOLITAN AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. THIS WINTER STORM WILL HIGHLY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE THE JACKSON METRO AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ008-009-016-025-MSZ019-034-059-061>066-171200- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0001.130117T0600Z-130117T1500Z/ WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-TENSAS-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON- JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE... TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...INDIANOLA... RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE...FAYETTE...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE... BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD... COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL 850 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AS SLUSHY CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EC/COHEN
416 WWUS44 KJAN 171004 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 404 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... MSZ030-031-033-038-039-046-052-058-171800- /O.EXT.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1800Z/ CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...DE KALB...SCOOBA...MERIDIAN... QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA 404 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN NOW AND 9 AM CST. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MSZ025>029-032-035>037-040>045-047>051-053>057-171500- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1500Z/ LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-HUMPHREYS- HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH- JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN... NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN... MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...WEIR...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON... CANTON...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...VICKSBURG... JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON... UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS... HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE... RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG 404 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN NOW AND 8 AM CST. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE JACKSON METRO AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ008-009-016-025-MSZ019-034-059-061>066-171500- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1500Z/ WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-TENSAS-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON- JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE... TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...INDIANOLA... RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE...FAYETTE...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE... BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD... COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL 404 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE FALLING INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY EXIST THIS MORNING AS SLUSHY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 19
043 WWUS44 KJAN 171436 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 836 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION THIS MORNING... MSZ029-032-045-051-171800- /O.EXT.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1800Z/ WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-NESHOBA-NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN... WEIR...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR... CONEHATTA 836 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MSZ030-031-033-038-039-046-052-058-171800- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1800Z/ CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...DE KALB...SCOOBA...MERIDIAN... QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA 836 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MSZ025>028-035>037-040>044-047>050-053>057-171545- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1500Z/ LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN... NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...BELZONI...ISOLA... DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO... MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND... MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL... BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL... TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG 836 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO BECOMING SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. WHILE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL END AT 9 AM...LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 AM...TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ008-009-016-025-MSZ019-034-059-061>066-171545- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1500Z/ WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-TENSAS-SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON- JEFFERSON-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE... TALLULAH...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...INDIANOLA... RULEVILLE...GREENVILLE...FAYETTE...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE... BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD... COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL 836 AM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY EXIST THIS MORNING AS SLUSHY CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP ON AREA ROADWAYS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW. WHILE THE WINTER WEAATHER ADVISORY WILL END AT 9 AM...LIGHT SNOW MAY CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 AM...TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 26/27
215 WWUS44 KJAN 171803 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1203 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... MSZ029>033-038-039-045-046-051-052-058-171915- /O.EXP.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130117T1800Z/ WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA- KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... DE KALB...SCOOBA...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA... MERIDIAN...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA 1203 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI FOR ANOTHER HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR. SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE VERY LIGHT. $$ 28
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 16, 3:59 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 3:59 PM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
359 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE
TODAY IS NOT RAIN...NOT FREEZING RAIN...BUT NOW SNOW. CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW ACROSS A FAIRLY DECENT PORTION
OF THE CWA VERY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THE MAIN
UPPER LOW WILL FINALLY TRACK EAST ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE CWA.
PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS WERE PROVIDING A DRY SLOT OVER THE CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND SHOWING LIMITED MOISTURE/SNOWFALL OVER
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA. THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS SHOW MORE
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW PASSAGE THURSDAY. IN
ADDITION...THE LATEST ECMWF RUN IS ACTUALLY SHOWING THE UPPER LOW
TRACKING A LITTLE MORE SOUTH...WHICH MAY ENCOMPASS EVEN MORE OF THE
CWA. WE HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE AREA
STARTING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 9AM THURSDAY WITH AN AREA
OUTLINED EAST A LINE FROM LEFLORE COUNTY...TO ISSAQUENA COUNTY AND
WARREN COUNTY...AND NORTH OF I-20. SEE LATEST GRAPHICS AND WSWJAN
FOR SPECIFIC COUNTY LISTING. IN THIS AREA...WE ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 2
TO 4 INCHES WITH POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOW GIVEN
THIS IS THE REGION WHERE THE GREATEST MOISTURE IS BEING DEPICTED
AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW. ELSEWHERE...UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO UPGRADE THE WATCH TO EITHER A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING IN LOCATIONS WITH THE BEST POSSIBILITY TO SEE THE GREATER
THAN 2 INCHES...OR A SNOW ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS ON THE EDGE OF THE
BEST SNOW. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES
AS GROUND TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED WARM AND SATURATED. ROADS
SHOULD JUST REMAIN WET GIVEN THOSE WARMER TEMPERATURES BUT IN AREAS
THAT COULD SEE HEAVIER SNOW RATES...THERE MAY BE SOME SLUSH ON
ELEVATED AREAS/BRIDGES WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REFREEZE COME
THURSDAY NIGHT.
METEOROLOGICALLY...RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON IS LINGERING ACROSS THE
EAST BUT IS WANING AS NO SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE IS MOVING THROUGH.
HOWEVER...AS THE UPPER LOW...CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL
TEXAS...PUSHES EAST...ADDITIONAL ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL OCCUR
LEADING TO SOME RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY EAST OF
I-55. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING BOTH ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE FOR THIS TO REMAIN AS A COLD VERY LIGHT RAIN. HOWEVER MODEL
SOUNDINGS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT AFTER 09Z ENOUGH COOLING
WILL OCCUR IN THE WARM LAYER ALOFT DUE TO INCREASED OMEGA IN THE
SATURATED 600-800MB LAYER FOR EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND RAIN TO
TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. IN ADDITION...HI RES MODELS ARE
DEPICTING SLANTWISE CONVECTION/BANDING WHICH WOULD SUGGEST MORE
EFFICIENT SNOWFALL RATES WHICH WOULD LEAD TO THE HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
THE EASTERN/NORTHEASTERN COUNTIES BY 09-15Z. INITIALLY THERE WILL BE
A MIXTURE OF RAIN/SNOW BEFORE THIS ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST BEFORE A
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OCCURS. THIS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 15Z
BEFORE THE COLD CORE PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION AND INTO ALABAMA BY
18Z. AFTER 18Z THERE MAY BE A LINGERING SNOW SHOWER/FLURRIES IN THE
EAST BEFORE SHUTTING OFF BY MID AFTERNOON. AS THE UPPER LOW EXITS
STAGE EAST...WE SHOULD SEE CLEARING AND SEE THE SUN FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN QUITE SOME TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE 40S
THURSDAY SO ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD LIKELY NOT STICK AROUND FOR
LONG OUTSIDE OF THE AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION
WHERE SOME LINGERING SNOW COULD HANG AROUND INTO THU NGT.
HOWEVER...ANY MELTING THAT DOES OCCUR WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO
REFREEZE THURSDAY NIGHT AS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DIP INTO THE MID 20S
UNDER PRETTY GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS.
AFTER TOMORROW THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM IS PRETTY QUIET...AND
DRY FOR ONCE. SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
WARMING INTO THE 50S FOR THE WEEKEND. /28/
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY INTO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...A LONG-AWAITED
DRY WEATHER STRETCH SHOULD BE TAKING FIRM HOLD OF THE REGION WITH
HIGH PRESSURE MAINLY DOMINATING AT THE SURFACE AND ANY PERTURBATIONS
IN EXPECTED PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW FINDING INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE
FOR PRECIP PRODUCTION ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY. IN FACT...CLOUDS
SHOULD BE RATHER SPARSE THROUGH THE DEFINED LONG TERM PERIOD ASIDE
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. BUT THESE EXCEPTIONS SHOULD GENERALLY ONLY BE PARTLY CLOUDY AT
WORST DUE TO A WEAK DISTURBANCE SLIDING THROUGH FIRST...AND THEN
STRATOCU-TYPE CLOUDS MOVING IN ASSOCIATED WITH A CLIPPER FRONT
PASSAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BEFORE THIS MENTIONED CLIPPER COMES IN SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY
TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE PROBABLY JUST A HAIR BELOW
NORMAL...ALTHOUGH OVERALL GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS AT
NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR LIGHT FREEZE OPPORTUNITIES IN MOST SPOTS.
DAYTIME HIGHS SHOULD SNEAK UP TO NEAR 60 OR A LITTLE ABOVE OVER THE
WEEKEND...WHICH WILL BE RATHER NICE GIVEN RECENT CHILL.
CONCERNING EXPECTED ARCTIC CLIPPER FRONT...OPERATIONAL MODELS
(MAINLY GFS/EURO) HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH HOW POTENT THEY EXPECT
THIS FRONT TO BE. LATEST 00Z RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF SOMEWHAT WITH
POTENCY...SUGGESTING MORE OF A GLANCING BLOW OF ARCTIC CHILL THAN A
MAJOR SURGE. FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS THESE MODELS HAVE SEEMINGLY
SWITCHED FROM MAJOR SURGE TO GLANCING BLOW WITH EACH RUN AND IT DOES
NOT BEHOOVE THE FORECASTER TO FOLLOW EXPLICITLY. LATEST CANADIAN RUN
STILL SHOWS MAJOR ARCTIC BLAST SCENARIO...APPARENTLY ALONG WITH SOME
GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...SO BIG TIME COLD IS STILL A DECENT
POSSIBILITY. USING THAT PHILOSOPHY I IMPLEMENTED SOME RATHER LARGE
CUTS OF OPERATIONAL GFS-BASED MEX TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH STILL FAILING TO REPRESENT COLDEST CASE. THIS
ASPECT OF THE FORECAST IS SOMETHING WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WATCH
FOR A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE MODEL CONSENSUS WILL BE GOOD AND
CONSISTENT. IF COLDER SPECTRUM OF RECENT MODEL SOLUTIONS PLAY OUT
THEN HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS MAY BE IN PLAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT...AT LEAST FOR NORTHERN ZONES. /BB/
&&
.AVIATION...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT MOST TAF SITES FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...INTO TONIGHT...AND TOMORROW
MORNING AS A RESULT OF A COMBINATION OF BOTH LOW CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES DUE TO PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SWING EAST OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE COURSE OF LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...SOME POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW WILL EXIST AT TAF SITES PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AT KGWO...KHKS...KJAN...KGTR...AND KMEI...WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 06Z TONIGHT UNTIL 15Z THURSDAY. AT REMAINING
SITES...KGLH AND KHBG...SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER WITH ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED TO BE AT OR LESS THAN 1 INCH. BEHIND THE UPPER LOW...SKIES
WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY AS DRIER
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. /19/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 31 49 26 55 / 51 38 0 0
MERIDIAN 32 49 25 55 / 78 51 3 0
VICKSBURG 31 53 27 54 / 36 19 0 0
HATTIESBURG 35 49 29 58 / 51 31 0 0
NATCHEZ 31 52 28 54 / 30 16 0 0
GREENVILLE 30 49 25 51 / 31 13 0 0
GREENWOOD 30 50 24 54 / 48 24 0 0
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR MSZ025>033-035>052.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&
28/BB/19Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 2:41 PM CST, 6 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 241 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 MSZ025>033-035>052-172045- LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW- OKTIBBEHA-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA- SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- 241 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST MID MORNING THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ON MAINLY GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT A SLUSH COULD DEVELOP ON SOME LOCAL BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAKING DRIVING ACROSS THEM TREACHEROUS. AN UPPER LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE COLDER CONDITIONS ALOFT BRINGING THIS CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE AIR MASS WILL DRY OVER THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF WINTER WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-034-053>066- 072>074-172045- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR- SUNFLOWER-WASHINGTON-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE- JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS- COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 241 PM CST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY AROUND TO LESS THAN ONE INCH...ON MAINLY GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. NO WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED...BUT PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING ACROSS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. AN UPPER LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE COLDER CONDITIONS ALOFT BRINGING THIS CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW TO THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE AIR MASS WILL DRY IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF WINTER WEATHER OPERATIONS IS CURRENTLY NOT EXPECTED. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 8:46 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | JAN | Covington, Franklin, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lawrence and 3 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Mississippi, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.