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Hard Freeze Warning 4, NWS Jackson, MS

January 28, 201447 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 28, 2014, 3:00 PM CST for 47 counties in Mississippi; 9 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 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
Jan 28, 2014, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2014, 10:00 AM CST
In force
40 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 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hard 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 hard freeze warning went out at Jan 27, 3:57 PM CST, 23 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 3:57 PM CST, 23 hours 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 3:38 PM CST, 23 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
338 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

ARZ074-075-MSZ018-019-025>039-282145-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
338 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND
NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

WIND CHILL DANGER
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT

BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO
CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS LATER TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ040>047-282145-
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-ISSAQUENA-
SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-
338 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

SNOW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW MAY OCCUR ON TUESDAY. AT THIS TIME...NOT
ACCUMULATION OR ONLY A DUSTING IS ANTICIPATED.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY.

LAZ023-025-MSZ048>059-282145-
FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
338 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

SNOW
RISK...LIMITED
TIMING...TUESDAY

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATION UP TO
AROUND 1 INCH. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON ELEVATED
SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR TUESDAY.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 WILL BE NEEDED ON TUESDAY.

LAZ024-026-MSZ060>066-072>074-282145-
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
338 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY

SNOW
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TUESDAY

ICE ACCUMULATION
RISK...ELEVATED
TIMING...TUESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. INITIALLY A
BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY DEVELOP WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION FALLING AS SLEET AND SNOW. GENERALLY...1 TO 3 INCHES OF
A SLEET AND SNOW COMBINATION IS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 WILL BE NEEDED ON TUESDAY.

CME

&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*WIND CHILL DANGER*
EXTREME...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN -15 DEGREES F.
HIGH...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -5 AND -14 DEGREES.
ELEVATED...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN -5 AND 5 DEGREES.
LIMITED...WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 DEGREES.

*SNOW*
EXTREME...ROADS IMPASSABLE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES LIKELY.
HIGH...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
 POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SPORADIC POWER
 OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
LIMITED...BRIDGES MAY BE SNOW-COVERED.

*ICE ACCUMULATION*
EXTREME...ROADS IMPASSABLE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES LIKELY.
HIGH...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES
 POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES
 POSSIBLE.
LIMITED...LIGHT ICING OF BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

...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 WINTER WEATHER ISSUES...

WPC DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WINTER THREATS...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/WWD/WINTER_WX.SHTML
WPC WINTER IMPACT DISCUSSION...
   WWW.HPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/DISCUSSIONS/QPFHSD.HTML

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

Nearby

Hard Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Hard Freeze Warnings in Louisiana, 2014Hard Freeze Warnings in Arkansas, 2014Every hard freeze warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.