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Freeze Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS

April 15, 20149 parishes in Louisiana; 47 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this freeze warning at Apr 15, 2014, 3:55 AM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; 47 counties in Mississippi; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 16, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2014, 3:55 AM CDT (08:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2014, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2014, 5:30 AM CDT
In force
5 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 08:55 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, 8.9 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 00:00Z on 2014-04-15Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2014-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 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.

027 
WWUS74 KJAN 150855
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
355 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...UNSEASONABLY LATE FROST AND FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION
TONIGHT...

.GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BUILD AN ABNORMALLY CHILLY SPRING AIR MASS
SOUTH INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
CALMING WINDS ANTICIPATED FOR LATE TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION SHOULD
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO A RANGE OF THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
FOR MOST OF THE REGION BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. NOT ALL LOCATIONS MAY REACH
THE FREEZING MARK...BUT MOST SHOULD AT LEAST BRIEFLY TOUCH IT. EVEN
THOSE SPOTS NOT HITTING FREEZING WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE AT LEAST A
LITTLE FROST. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OFF COURSE BE DAMAGING TO TENDER
AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-151700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
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-
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
355 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYBREAK HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 DEGREES IN
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING FROST FORMATION.
  TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
  OUTDOOR PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE
  ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS LATE SEASON COLD SNAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MSZ072>074-151700-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FZ.A.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
355 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYBREAK HOURS ON WEDNESDAY

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 31 TO 35 DEGREES IN
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES COULD CAUSE DAMAGING FROST FORMATION.
  TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD SUSTAIN DAMAGE. OUTDOOR
  PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE ADVERSELY
  AFFECTED BY THIS LATE SEASON COLD SNAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

50
5 follow-up statements
555 
WWUS74 KJAN 151656
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1156 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...UNSEASONABLY LATE FROST AND FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION TONIGHT...

.AN ABNORMALLY CHILLY SPRING AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH
INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. UNDER CLEAR SKIES
CALMING WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR LATE TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION SHOULD
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO A RANGE OF THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
FOR MOST OF THE REGION BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE
DAMAGING TO TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.

MSZ072>074-160100-
/O.UPG.KJAN.FZ.A.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
1156 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYBREAK HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 31 TO 33 DEGREES IN
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES COULD CAUSE DAMAGING FROST FORMATION.
  TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD SUSTAIN DAMAGE. OUTDOOR
  PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE ADVERSELY
  AFFECTED BY THIS LATE SEASON COLD SNAP.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-160100-
/O.CON.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
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-
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
1156 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYBREAK HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 DEGREES IN 
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING FROST 
  FORMATION. TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE 
  SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. OUTDOOR PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING 
  CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS LATE 
  SEASON COLD SNAP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

17
700 
WWUS74 KJAN 152036
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
336 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...UNSEASONABLY LATE FROST AND FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION TONIGHT...

.AN ABNORMALLY CHILLY SPRING AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH
INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING. CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR TONIGHT. THIS COMBINATION SHOULD
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR MOST
OF THE REGION BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE DAMAGING
TO TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
161045-
/O.CON.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
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
336 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAYBREAK HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 DEGREES IN 
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING FROST 
  FORMATION. TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE 
  SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. OUTDOOR PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING 
  CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS LATE 
  SEASON COLD SNAP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS74 KJAN 160258
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
958 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...UNSEASONABLY LATE FROST AND FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ARKLAMISS REGION TONIGHT...

.A VERY CHILLY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
REGION. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL 
INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FOR MOST OF THE REGION BY DAWN
WEDNESDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE DAMAGING TO TENDER AND
UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
161100-
/O.CON.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.140416T0600Z-140416T1400Z/
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
958 PM CDT TUE APR 15 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: GREATEST RISK FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 
  3 AM AND 7 AM

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 28 TO 33 DEGREES IN 
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING FROST 
  FORMATION. TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE 
  SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. OUTDOOR PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING 
  CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS LATE 
  SEASON COLD SNAP. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
370 
WWUS74 KJAN 160910 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
410 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...UNSEASONABLY FROST AND FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION
TONIGHT...

.A VERY CHILLY AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY REGION. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S FOR MOST OF THE REGION BY
DAWN TODAY. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE DAMAGING TO TENDER AND
UNPROTECTED VEGETATION.

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
161400-
/O.CON.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140416T1400Z/
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
410 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: GREATEST RISK FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 3 AM 
  AND 7 AM 

* IMPACTS: LOW TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 31 TO 33 DEGREES IN
  COMBINATION WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGING FROST FORMATION.
  TENDER AND UNPROTECTED VEGETATION COULD BE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
  OUTDOOR PETS ACCUSTOMED TO WARMER SPRING CONDITIONS COULD ALSO BE
  ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS LATE SEASON COLD SNAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
335 
WWUS74 KJAN 161030 AAA
NPWJAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
530 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014


ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
161130-
/O.CAN.KJAN.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140416T1400Z/
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
530 AM CDT WED APR 16 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE
WARNING. 


$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 14, 10:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 10:03 PM CDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1003 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

.UPDATE...

THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN AND ADDITIONAL FLASH
FLOODING HAS ENDED AND HAVE CANCELLED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...BUT
THERE WILL BE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RIVER FLOODING TO CONTEND WITH
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. OTHERWISE...THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS POST-
FRONTAL WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH. GIVEN THE RAIN- SOAKED GROUND
CONDITIONS...TREES WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FALLING AND HAVE
RESENT THE PREVIOUS SPS CONVEYING THIS CONCERN. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS AS WE GO INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE WELL-
ADVERTISED FREEZE IS ON TRACK. /EC/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 408 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014/

DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...CONVECTIVE COVERAGE
IS ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A SHORTWAVE HELPS TRIGGER
ACTIVITY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE MOST CONDUCIVE AIR MASS FOR
SEVERE STORMS HAS BEEN SEQUESTERED TO OUR NORTHEAST/CENTRAL LOUISIANA
PARISHES AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES. THESE AREAS WERE NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE COLD POOL FROM MORNING CONVECTION.
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI...AIR MASS RECOVERY HAS
BEEN A RELATIVELY SLOW PROCESS. AT THIS POINT...SURFACE WINDS IN THIS
AREA HAVE TURNED BACK AROUND TO SOUTHEASTERLY BUT DEWPOINTS ARE
STRUGGLING TO REACH THE MID 60S. GIVEN A MORE MARGINAL AIR
MASS...THIS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR STORMS TO MAINTAIN SEVERITY AS
THEY MOVE FARTHER EAST THIS EVENING UNLESS ADDITIONAL DESTABILIZATION
TAKES PLACE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREATS
WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...BUT IT IS
DECREASINGLY LIKELY AS STORMS MOVE FARTHER EAST.

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS A PRIMARY CONCERN. DUAL POL STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS INDICATE LOCALIZED SPOTS IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
MAY HAVE SEEN UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH STILL MORE TO COME.
ELSEWHERE NORTH OF I-20...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 3 INCH TOTALS HAVE BEEN
SEEN. ADDITIONAL RAIN IN THESE AREAS WILL AGGRAVATE EXISTING FLASH
FLOODING AND COULD LEAD TO NEW FLOODING. SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN
FEWER ISSUES SOUTH OF I-20...WHERE MOST AREAS HAVE SEEN LESS THAN 2
INCHES OF RAIN. HOWEVER PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING COULD CREATE FLOODING ISSUES TONIGHT. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 6Z.

THE SURFACE FRONT HAS ALREADY REACHED A JONESVILLE TO TALLULAH TO
GREENWOOD LINE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE STEADY EASTWARD PROGRESS
THROUGH THE EVENING. ALONG THE FRONT...A BRIEF PERIOD OF GRADIENT
WINDS OF AROUND 40 MPH IS LIKELY...AND MOST ASOS/AWOS SITES HAVE BEEN
INDICATING GUSTS AROUND THIS MAGNITUDE. WITH THE SOIL SATURATED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...SOME TREES COULD BE PUSHED OVER THIS EVENING
DUE TO NON-THUNDERSTORM GUSTS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL
LIKELY BE OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...BUT SOME SHOWERS COULD LINGER
OVER EAST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE OVERNIGHT. IT WILL TURN MUCH COOLER
WITH TEMPERATURES SLIPPING INTO THE 30S BY MORNING IN MANY AREAS WEST
OF I-55. THE PERSISTENT GRADIENT WINDS SHOULD PRECLUDE A FROST THREAT
IN THESE LOCATIONS TONIGHT. STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE DAY TOMORROW...AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PART OF THE
AREA. GIVEN THE CURRENT PLETHORA OF PRODUCTS ALREADY IN EFFECT...WILL
DEFER TO LATER SHIFTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS IS NEEDED.

DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY AS THE FOCUS TURNS TO FREEZE/HARD FREEZE POTENTIAL TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. LATEST NUMERICAL GUIDANCE ONLY ADDS TO
OUR CONFIDENCE THAT MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A FREEZE...ESPECIALLY
OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WHERE A HARD FREEZE
IS POSSIBLE. WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT IN HWO/GRAPHICAST
PRODUCTS AND FUTURE SHIFTS WILL NEED TO CONSIDER NPW PRODUCTS. /DL/

LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)...FIRST PART OF THE
PERIOD WILL BE A TRANSITION TIME AS ZONAL FLOW BECOMES INCREASINGLY
SOUTHWEST. JET ENERGY DIVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL ALLOW A
MID LEVEL TROF TO DIG OVER THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS BY
THURSDAY. WARM/MOIST ADVECTION LOOKS TO MOISTEN THE REGION ENOUGH FOR
SHOWERS TO BEGIN BREAKING OUT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
PULLS INTO THE MID MS VALLEY.

GFS/ECMWF DIVERGE IN THEIR SOLUTIONS FROM HERE. ECMWF RESOLVES A
POTENT SRN STREAM MID LEVEL WAVE THAT GENERATES A LARGE CONVECTIVE
MASS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND PUSHES EAST INTO FL BY SATURDAY.
THIS WOULD EFFECTIVELY CUT OFF THE GULF FOR ANY APPRECIABLE
DEVELOPMENT FURTHER NORTH. AM SOMEWHAT LEARY OF THIS SOLUTION.

WHILE THE GFS ALSO RESOLVES A SOUTHERN STREAM PIECE OF ENERGY THAT
IGNITES CONVECTION ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY...IT KEEPS THE MID MS
VALLEY WAVE DOMINANT AND STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY.

SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY...IMMEDIATELY ON THE HEELS OF EXITING
SYSTEM...LOOKS TO MAKE A PASS SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT MOISTURE
LOOKS SOMEWHAT LIMITED AS LOWER LEVELS WILL NOT HAVE HAD ENOUGH TIME
TO RECOVER FROM THE SCOURING OF THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM./26/

&&

.AVIATION...

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA...IT HAS PASSED GLH
AND IS NEAR GWO...IT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST AND CLEAR KHBG
AROUND 06Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND GUST TO 25-35 KT AFTER THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS
TUESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       43  56  32  64 /  48   5   0   0
MERIDIAN      47  57  27  68 /  85   6   0   0
VICKSBURG     41  60  31  66 /  24   0   0   0
HATTIESBURG   49  59  32  67 /  86   4   0   0
NATCHEZ       39  57  30  66 /  27   0   0   0
GREENVILLE    36  55  33  63 /  23   0   0   0
GREENWOOD     37  57  30  64 /  32   1   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 2:05 PM CDT, 13 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
205 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

ARZ074-075-LAZ007-008-MSZ018-019-025-026-034-151915-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-
GRENADA-WASHINGTON-
205 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND GUST TO 35 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A FROST AND FREEZE IS EXPECTED DURING THE GROWING SEASON WITH SOME
DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 32 DEGREES FOR 1-3 HOURS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

LAZ009-015-016-023>026-MSZ027>030-032-033-035>037-040>044-047>049-
053-054-059>061-151915-
EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-
CONCORDIA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
205 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

FLOODING
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME SEVERE WEATHER ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS RAIN WILL
FALL ON MANY AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND GUST TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A FROST AND FREEZE IS EXPECTED DURING THE GROWING SEASON WITH SOME
DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 32 DEGREES FOR 1-4 HOURS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

MSZ031-038-039-045-046-050>052-055>058-062>066-072>074-151915-
LOWNDES-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
205 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT

FLOODING
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME SEVERE WEATHER ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THIS RAIN WILL
FALL ON MANY AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND GUST TO 35 MPH
AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=5)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

A FROST AND FREEZE IS EXPECTED DURING THE GROWING SEASON WITH SOME
DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED TENDER VEGETATION WITH TEMPERATURES LESS THAN
OR EQUAL TO 32 DEGREES FOR 1-4 HOURS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT.

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS*
EXTREME...SUSTAINED WINDS 50 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS 65 MPH
 OR GREATER.
HIGH...SUSTAINED WINDS 40-49 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 58-64 MPH.
ELEVATED...SUSTAINED WINDS 30-39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 45-57 MPH.
LIMITED...SUSTAINED WINDS 20-29 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 30 TO 44 MPH.

*FLOODING*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
HIGH...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING.
LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE.

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
HIGH...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH
 OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF
 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60
 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

NWS JAN HOME PAGE...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.JACKSONMS.GOV
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES...

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER RFC HOME PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LMRFC/
NWS SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/NATIONALFLOODOUTLOOK/INDEX.HTML
WPC QPF DISCUSSION... WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFHSD.HTML
NWS JAN OBSERVED PRECIPITATION IMAGES...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=PRECIPMAPS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/
SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/#
SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
SPC...STORM REPORTS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/
NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 14, 10:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1019 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E LUDLOW              32.57N 89.66W
04/14/2014                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMBER OF TREES DOWN

0430 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 WNW UNION             32.61N 89.23W
04/14/2014                   NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CHICKEN HOUSE DAMAGED AND SOME TREES DOWN

0445 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LEESBURG                32.44N 89.76W
04/14/2014                   RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC

            FLASH FLOODING IN YARDS AND ROADS. A LARGE OAK TREE WAS
            ALSO BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE VERY WET SOIL.

0445 AM     FLASH FLOOD      YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL STREETS ARE FLOODED IN TOWN.

0445 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W UNION               32.57N 89.17W
04/14/2014                   NEWTON             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN WEST OF UNION ALONG HWY 492.

0450 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LITTLE YAZOO            32.71N 90.37W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A COUPLE ROADS ARE FLOODED.

0500 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PRISMATIC               32.59N 88.74W
04/14/2014                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SMALL EQUIPMENT SHED DESTROYED...TREES DOWN...POWERLINES
            DOWN

0507 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NW COLLINSVILLE       32.57N 88.93W
04/14/2014                   NEWTON             MS   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LUDLOW                  32.57N 89.71W
04/14/2014                   SCOTT              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PARTS OF RIVER BEND RD AROUND LUDLOW ARE UNDER WATER.

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LOUISE                  32.98N 90.59W
04/14/2014                   HUMPHREYS          MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS 5 MILE ROAD

0545 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 WSW SEBASTOPOL        32.54N 89.43W
04/14/2014                   SCOTT              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS FLOODED ACROSS NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY

0600 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E GLUCKSTADT          32.52N 90.07W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   PUBLIC

            PART OF YANDELL RD HEAVILY FLOODED WITH DEEP WATER
            FLOWING ACROSS THE RD.

0610 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E BAY SPRINGS         31.98N 89.27W
04/14/2014                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            9-10 TREES DOWN.

0622 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE ROSE HILL          32.12N 88.97W
04/14/2014                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FEW TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 18

0630 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TUSCOLA                 32.62N 89.53W
04/14/2014                   LEAKE              MS   PUBLIC

            ROAD WASHED OUT. 3.5 INCHES RAINFALL REPORTED.

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JACKSON                 32.32N 90.21W
04/14/2014                   HINDS              MS   OTHER FEDERAL

            USGS GAGE ON HANGING MOSS CREEK IS 16.8 FEET AT 7 AM.
            FLOOD STAGE IS 12 FEET.

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   PUBLIC

            PAXTON ROAD FLOODED NEAR OLD HWY 27.

0709 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CANTON                  32.61N 90.03W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED ACROSS MADISON COUNTY. KING RANCH
            ROAD NEAR KINGSTON SUBDIVISION NEAR CANTON IS CLOSED DUE
            TO HIGH WATER CROSS ROAD.

0709 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAKE PROVIDENCE         32.81N 91.18W
04/14/2014                   EAST CARROLL       LA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            LAKE COMING OUT OF BANKS...LOTS OF LOW LAND FLOODING AND
            FLOODED STREETS...NO STREETS CLOSED AS OF YET...2.93
            INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR

0710 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FLOWOOD                 32.32N 90.11W
04/14/2014                   RANKIN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING IN PINEBROOK SUBDIVISION

0710 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CANTON                  32.61N 90.03W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MLK BLVD IN CANTON HEAVILY FLOODED. REPORTS OF FLOODING
            IN THE MOVIETOWN AREA.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N STEELE              32.55N 89.42W
04/14/2014                   SCOTT              MS   PUBLIC

            HORSE SHOE ROAD WAS FLOODED

0825 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E CANTON              32.61N 90.00W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A HOUSE WAS SURROUNDED BY WATER OFF MS HIGHWAY 16 EAST OF
            CANTON

0955 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NNW PHOENIX           32.64N 90.58W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON WHITAKER ROAD

0955 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NE LITTLE YAZOO       32.74N 90.33W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON PARADISE ROAD

0955 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N MYRLEVILLE          32.76N 90.28W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON NOD ROAD

1100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NW FARMHAVEN          32.67N 89.83W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER WAS FLOWING ACROSS LOTTVILLE ROAD

0303 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE JIGGER             32.08N 91.68W
04/14/2014                   FRANKLIN           LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE FELL ON A BOAT AND TWO FOUR WHEELERS AND A SHED
            ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AT JACKSON LANE NEAR CHASE.

0303 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GILBERT                 32.05N 91.66W
04/14/2014                   FRANKLIN           LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON ROADS IN GILBERT.

0321 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LAKE PROVIDENCE         32.81N 91.18W
04/14/2014                   EAST CARROLL       LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF WATER NEAR SPARROW STREET APARMENTS AND TWO
            HOMES...ONE ON ARTUARD STREET AND ANOTHER ON BRANNUM
            STREET.

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE EAGLE BEND        32.49N 90.98W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO A BOATHOUSE AT EAGLE LAKE.

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      REDWOOD                 32.48N 90.80W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A MUDSLIDE OCCURRED ALONG MS HIGHWAY 3 IN NORTHERN WARREN
            COUNTY

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW ROCKY SPRINGS      32.14N 90.87W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN CAMPBELL SWAMP.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VICKSBURG               32.33N 90.87W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE
            COUNTY. A TREE AND POWERLINE FELL ON A VEHICLE ON JEFF
            DAVIS ROAD. NO INJURIES BUT DRIVER IS TRAPPED.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SATARTIA                32.67N 90.54W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 433 AND HIGHWAY 3 NEAR
            SATARTIA.

0455 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 W PHOENIX             32.58N 90.66W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER IS COVERING HIGHWAY 3 AT THE WARREN/YAZOO COUNTY
            LINE AND IS IMPASSABLE.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE MYRLEVILLE         32.68N 90.25W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AT HIGGINS ROAD AND SCOTLAND ROAD.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E CLINTON             32.34N 90.30W
04/14/2014                   HINDS              MS   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED ON THE EAST SIDE OF CLINTON

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W WAY                 32.74N 90.12W
04/14/2014                   YAZOO              MS   PUBLIC

            A TREE WAS DOWNED BLOCKING MS HIGHWAY 16

0526 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW PICKENS            32.93N 90.02W
04/14/2014                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 17 NORTHWEST OF PICKENS

0529 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W FLOWOOD             32.31N 90.18W
04/14/2014                   HINDS              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TRAFFIC LIGHT DAMAGED ALONG FORTIFICATION STREET

0531 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S GOODMAN             32.92N 89.91W
04/14/2014                   ATTALA             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN GOODMAN
            AND PICKENS.

0540 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SSE EAGLE BEND        32.49N 90.98W
04/14/2014                   WARREN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE STRUCTURE WAS FLOODED AT EAGLE LAKE.

0548 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W PISGAH              32.47N 89.89W
04/14/2014                   RANKIN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE WAS DOWNED AT LAWRENCE RD AND TAYLOR LN

0553 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CANTON                  32.61N 90.03W
04/14/2014                   MADISON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT EVACUATION OF PEOPLE OUT
            OF HOUSES IS BEGINNING ON CAMERON STREET IN DOWNTOWN
            CANTON

0627 PM     HEAVY RAIN       STARKVILLE              33.46N 88.82W
04/14/2014  E4.00 INCH       OKTIBBEHA          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL FOR THE EVENT SO FAR. ALSO MINOR STREET FLOODING
            OCCURRING.

0629 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LAKE PROVIDENCE         32.81N 91.18W
04/14/2014  M5.11 INCH       EAST CARROLL       LA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            5.11 INCHES STORM TOTAL. 2.93 INCHES UP TO 7AM MONDAY AND
            2.18 INCHES UP TO CURRENT TIME.

0940 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NATCHEZ                 31.55N 91.39W
04/14/2014                   ADAMS              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF TREE ACROSS MELROSE AVENUE...WHICH CAUSED
            POWER OUTAGES.

&&

DCOX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANMadison47 hr
Apr 14, 8:17 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningJANMadison6 hr
Apr 14, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementJANClarke, Lauderdale47 min
Apr 14, 7:40 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANCarroll, Leflore50 hr
Apr 14, 9:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningJANYazoo38 hr
Apr 15, 3:55 AM CDTFreeze WatchJANForrest, Lamar, Marion8 hr

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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.