Alert archive / Mississippi / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2015, 3:06 PM CST for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; 20 counties in Mississippi; 4 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 25, 2015, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 24, 2015, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2015, 4:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2015, 10:22 PM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
All 26 counties
Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 8:05 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Yazoo City, MS | ICE ACCUMULATING ON POWER LINES. |
| Feb 25, 8:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.03 | Louisville, MS | LIGHT ICING ON VEHICLES |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.03 | Ackerman, MS | LIGHT ICING ON FENCES |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.03 | Starkville, MS | LIGHT ICING ON CARS |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Cleveland, MS | ICING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ACROSS THE COUNTY |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM CST | FREEZE 0 | Ackerman, MS | LIGHT ICING ON FENCES |
| Feb 25, 8:40 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.01 | Eupora, MS | LIGHT ICING ON ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Feb 25, 9:35 AM CST | SLEET 0.1 | Cary, MS | .05 TO .1 OF ACCUMULATION OF SLEET/GLAZE |
| Feb 25, 10:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Eupora, MS | REPORT OF ICE ACCUMULATING ON TREES AND POWERLINES. |
| Feb 25, 10:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Pheba, MS | REPORT OF ICE RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING ON VEGETATION IN PHEBA. |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Grenada, MS | REPORT OF BRIDGES ON I-55 BEGINNING TO ICE OVER. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Mayersville, MS | ICE ON BRIDGES AROUND ISSAQUENA COUNTY |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.05 | Rolling Fork, MS | ICE ON BRIDGES AROUND SHARKEY COUNTY |
| Feb 25, 12:08 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Crossett, AR | SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Feb 25, 1:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Lexington, MS | ICE ON BRIDGES ACROSS HOLMES COUNTY |
| Feb 25, 1:31 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Starkville, MS | QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES. ROADS BEGINNING TO BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS. FREEZING RAIN NOW MIXING WITH SLEET. |
| Feb 25, 2:11 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Bastrop, LA | PUBLIC REPORTS 2 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATION. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 2:21 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Indianola, MS | JUST UNDER 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN 2 HOURS...STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 25, 2:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Itta Bena, MS | HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Feb 25, 2:53 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Columbus Afb, MS | |
| Feb 25, 3:01 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Greenwood, MS | NEARLY 3 INCHES IN GREENWOOD...SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT |
| Feb 25, 3:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.7 | Kilbourne, LA | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 3:09 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | Rolling Fork, MS | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 3:09 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | Winona, MS | STREETS TOTALLY ICED OVER...REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 3:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.3 | Cleveland, MS | |
| Feb 25, 3:24 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Caledonia, MS | TWO INCHES OF ACCUMULATION REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 3:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Indianola, MS | THREE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 25, 3:29 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Hamburg, AR | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 3-3.5 INCHES OF SNOW COMMON ACROSS ASHLEY COUNTY. ROADS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 25, 3:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Portland, AR | |
| Feb 25, 3:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Avon, MS | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 3:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Grenada, MS | JUST OVER 3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN GRENADA. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 4:02 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Winona, MS | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 4:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 E North Carrollton, MS | IN MCCARLEY, MS. VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 25, 4:17 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.3 | Columbus Afb, MS | |
| Feb 25, 4:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Rosedale, MS | A SOLID 3+ INCHES REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 4:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Durant, MS | |
| Feb 25, 4:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Cleveland, MS | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 Nne Columbus, MS | |
| Feb 25, 4:51 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Maben, MS | 4 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED |
| Feb 25, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Delhi, LA | |
| Feb 25, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Ssw Ackerman, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | North Crossett, AR | |
| Feb 25, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.3 | Lake Providence, LA | |
| Feb 25, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Cleveland, MS | HEAVY SNOW STILL OCCURRING |
| Feb 25, 5:03 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.2 | Columbus Afb, MS | OVER 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION MEASURED |
| Feb 25, 5:04 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.7 | Winona, MS | NEARLY 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. PER SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 5:14 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.1 | 1 N Starkville, MS | MEASURED BY MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY METEOROLOGY PROFESSOR |
| Feb 25, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | New Hope, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Drew, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mathiston, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | Greenwood, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | Jefferson, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:24 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 E North Carrollton, MS | MEASURED 6 INCHES IN MCCARLEY PER SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 25, 5:26 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Winona, MS | 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION MEASURED NEAR WINONA |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Greenville, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Greenville, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Pheba, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Grenada, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Inverness, MS | |
| Feb 25, 5:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Inverness, 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056 WWUS44 KJAN 242106 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL FOCUSING NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY... ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-250515- /O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED SPOTS. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MSZ018-019-025>042-250515- /O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON... WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS... ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA... DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK... ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM AND ENDING IN THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED SPOTS. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ015-250515- /O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYVILLE...DELHI 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED SPOTS. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MSZ043>045-250515- /O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0002.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEGINNING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM AND ENDING BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO TWO INCHES OF WINTRY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAZ016-023-025-250515- /O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO TWO INCHES OF WINTRY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ046>053-250515- /O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE KALB...SCOOBA...VICKSBURG... JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON... UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON 306 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEGINNING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM AND ENDING BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO TWO INCHES OF WINTRY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 50
6 follow-up statements
355 WWUS44 KJAN 250334 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...HEAVY SNOW POTENTIAL FOCUSING NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY WITH ICING POTENTIAL IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-251145- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED SPOTS. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MSZ018-019-025>042-251145- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON... WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS... ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA... DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK... ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 AM AND ENDING IN THE EARLY TO MID EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: TWO TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED SPOTS. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MSZ054-251145- /O.EXB.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0000Z/ COPIAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGINNING AROUND 6 AM AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAZ024-026-MSZ059-060-251145- /O.EXA.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA... FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LAZ016-023-025-251145- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1000Z-150226T0000Z/ MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON... ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEGINNING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM AND ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO TWO INCHES OF WINTRY ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ043>053-251145- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA... VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN... PORT GIBSON 934 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING: A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN BEGINNING AROUND 6 AM AND ENDING BY EARLY TO MID EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH AND OR AROUND 1 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATION * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
352 WWUS44 KJAN 251100 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT REGION TODAY... LAZ026-MSZ059-060-251200- /O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... FAYETTE...NATCHEZ 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO THE 33 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THIS AREA. THIS HAS REDUCED THE RISK OF ANY FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME SNOW FLURRIES COULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION ENDS...NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ MSZ054-251200- /O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0000Z/ COPIAH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO THE 33 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THIS AREA. THIS HAS REDUCED THE RISK OF ANY FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME SNOW FLURRIES COULD OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION ENDS...NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-251900- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WAS RAPIDLY OVERSPREADING THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CHANCE OVER TO SNOW...WHICH WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BY MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * ACCUMULATION: SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. LOCALLY HEAVIER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MSZ018-019-025>042-251900- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON... WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS... ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA... DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK... ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL RAPIDLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS MIXTURE WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...DURING THE LATE MORNING AND MIDDAY HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATION: ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. LOCALLY HEAVIER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ016-023>025-251900- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS MIXTURE WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ043>053-251900- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.150225T1200Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA... VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN... PORT GIBSON 500 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A VICKSBURG...TO MADISON...TO COLLINSVILLE LINE. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AEG
266 WWUS44 KJAN 251718 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1118 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT REGION TODAY... MSZ018-019-025>042-260130- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1118 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATION: UP TO A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-260000- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI 1118 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...THROUGH MIDDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * ACCUMULATION: UP TO A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ LAZ016-023>025-260000- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF 1118 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...DURING THE MIDDAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE BEFORE TRANSITION TO SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS. UP TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD OCCUR...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ043>053-260130- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA... VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN... PORT GIBSON 1118 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY...LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST BY MID EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY IN ADVISORY AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY. MORE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN TREE TOPS. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A VICKSBURG... TO MADISON...TO COLLINSVILLE LINE. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN TREES COULD BE ENOUGH TO SNAP LARGE BRANCHES AND CONTRIBUTE TO POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 50
014 WWUS44 KJAN 260006 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 606 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING... ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-260115- /O.EXP.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG... WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP... OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI 606 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ALMOST ENTIRELY EXITED TO THE EAST AND FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...EXPECT MANY ROADS TO REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. $$ LAZ016-023>025-260115- /O.EXP.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0000Z/ MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF 606 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW HAS ALMOST ENTIRELY EXITED TO THE EAST AND FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME PATCHY SLICK SPOTS WILL STILL BE ENCOUNTERED ON ROADWAYS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. $$ MSZ018-019-025>042-260600- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA- WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 606 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATION: ANY ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHWAY 45 CORRIDOR IN EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 82. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ MSZ043>053-260600- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON- LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA... VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN... PORT GIBSON 606 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. * MAIN IMPACT: ADDITIONAL SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH MOST OF THE POTENTIAL ACCUMULATIONS LIMITED TO GRASSY SURFACES. * IMPACTS: THESE ACCUMULATIONS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY LATER TONIGHT ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 50
589 WWUS44 KJAN 260251 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 851 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN ACROSS THE REGION... MSZ018-019-025>028-034>037-040>042-260400- /O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON- HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE... GREENWOOD...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON... WINONA...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...MAYERSVILLE... ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY 851 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE AREA AND FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WERE NOT EXPECTED. WITH TEMPERATURES ALREADY BELOW FREEZING...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ MSZ043-044-047>053-260400- /O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ MADISON MS-LEAKE-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE- CLAIBORNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... CARTHAGE...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND... FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA... MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON 851 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NO ACCUMULATIONS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION WERE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WERE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY FOR BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ MSZ029>033-038-039-260600- /O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE 851 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THROUGH MIDNIGHT * ACCUMULATION: AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH * IMPACTS: POWER OUTAGES AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE 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. && $$ MSZ045-046-260600- /O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ NESHOBA-KEMPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB... SCOOBA 851 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING: THROUGH MIDNIGHT * MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ON ELEVATED AND GRASSY SURFACES * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
224 WWUS44 KJAN 260422 WSWJAN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1022 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...THE WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE AREA... MSZ029>033-038-039-260530- /O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON... WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE... LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE 1022 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE WARNED AREA. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATED SURFACES. $$ MSZ045-046-260530- /O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150226T0600Z/ NESHOBA-KEMPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB... SCOOBA 1022 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE ADVISORY AREA. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATED SURFACES. $$
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 Feb 24, 9:56 AM CST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:56 AM CST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
956 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
.UPDATE...FOR THE MOST PART...PRECIP IS OVER ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW EXCEPTIONS WITH A REPORT OR TWO
OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO SOME VERY
LIGHT PRECIP BEING SQUEEZED OUT IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. LOOK FOR
THAT TO SHUT OFF AS THE LAYER DRIES OUT THROUGH MIDDAY AND THE
AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE AREA WILL REMAIN CLOUDY INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON...BUT LOOK FOR THINNING OF CLOUDS FROM THE NORTH AND SOME
FILTERED SUNSHINE WILL EXIST LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN
SECTIONS. THE MORNING FORECAST WAS ADJUSTED TO REMOVE THE ADVISORY
WORDING AND ANY MENTION OF PRECIP. LOOK FOR TEMPS TODAY TO SLOWLY
CLIMB WITH MOST OF OUR W/NW STRUGGLING TO REACH 32-34 DEGREES. THE
REST OF THE AREA E/SE HALF WILL SLOWLY WARM AND RANGE FROM THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 40S.
THE FORECAST NOW SHIFTS TO THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER EVENT. THIS LOOKS
BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND HEAVY SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA. CURRENT FORECAST ELEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN
CHANGED...BUT SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NEEDED BASED OFF THE LATEST
FORECAST GUIDANCE. WHILE 2-4 INCHES WILL COVER THE MAIN AXIS...THERE
WILL LIKELY BE SOME LOCATIONS THAT SEE A BIT MORE...POSSIBLY CLOSER
TO 6 INCHES. THE FORECAST LATER TODAY WILL TRY AND IRON THESE
DETAILS OUT. ADDITIONALLY...LOOK FOR THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH
TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING BY AFTERNOON. AGAIN...MORE SPECIFICS ON
THIS NEXT EVENT IN THE NEXT FORECAST. /CME/
&&
.AVIATION...WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AT TAF SITES THIS
MORNING. THAT SAID...A MIX OF IFR...MVFR...AND VFR FLIGHT STATUSES
ARE CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED AT SITES THIS MORNING AS CEILINGS VARY
ACROSS THE REGION. THESE CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE A BIT THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT A MIX OF MVFR AND VFR CEILINGS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRECIPITATION WILL RE-ENTER
THE FORECAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRIMARILY BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR (KGLH...KGWO...AND
KGTR)...BUT MORE OF A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW COULD AFFECT
SITES AS FAR SOUTH AS THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR (KHKS...KJAN...AND
KMEI). THESE SCENARIOS WILL OBVIOUSLY RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATION
OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION ON AIRCRAFT...RUNWAYS...AND TARMACS. WINDS
TODAY WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 5-8 KNOTS...AND WILL
SUBSIDE TO AROUND 3-5 KNOTS FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. /19/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 437 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CONTINUING TO SEE PATCHY
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE POPPING UP ON RADAR OVER CENTRAL/EAST
AND SOUTH SECTIONS THIS MORNING AS HRRR IS STILL INDICATING SOME WEAK
ISENTROPIC ASCENT LINGERING IN THESE AREAS UNTIL MID MORNING. WILL
KEEP THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY RUNNING UNTIL MID MORNING DUE TO
EXISTING ICE PROBLEMS CONTINUING A BIT LONGER. EXPECT SURFACE TEMPS
WILL BE SLOW TO RISE OVER AREAS THAT HAD ICE ACCUMULATIONS. COOLING
DUE TO MELTING...PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE TO A RATHER CHILLY DAY.
MOVING INTO TONIGHT EMPHASIS QUICKLY SWITCHES TO NEXT LOOMING EVENT
ON THE HORIZON. 110 KNOT UPPER LEVEL JET WILL QUICKLY MOVE PHASING
COLD CORE LOW...PRESENTLY OVER AZ...EAST THROUGH THE DAY INTO THIS
EVENING. MORE PRECIP TO BEGIN MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD CORE. MAY INITIALLY
HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SOME MORE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER CENTRAL AND
SW SECTIONS AS SURFACE TEMPS WILL BE BELOW FREEZING IN THESE AREAS
WHEN PRECIP BEGINS.
AS THE COLD CORE NEARS THE AREA...COOLING IN THE COLUMN WILL
INCREASE ALLOWING WIDESPREAD SNOWS TO BREAK OUT OVER THE NORTHERN
THIRD OF THE AREA. IMPRESSIVE SNOW SOUNDINGS SEEN IN THE EC AND NAM
BUFR DATA...WITH MORE OF A MIXED BAG OF RAIN/SLEET/SNOW OVER CENTRAL
SECTIONS THROUGH THE DAY. THE VERTICAL WIND FIELD WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL LEAD TO STRONG ADIABATIC FORCING AND WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCH
SNOW AMOUNTS. SOME DIABATIC CONTRIBUTION LOOKS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS
NAM MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE INDICATING 6-7C/KM H7-H5 LAPSE RATES OVER
THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS. MAY SEE SOME EMBEDDED THUNDER IN THE
HEAVIER BANDS. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE WATCH...BUT ADD A FEW EXTRA
COUNTIES ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
EXPECT THE CENTRAL SECTIONS THAT OBSERVE THE MIXED BAG WILL SEE A
CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING
BEFORE ENDING AS THE COMMA HEAD/DEFORMATION ZONE MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. ALL PRECIP WILL COME TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT./26/
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THINGS FINALLY WILL QUIET
DOWN ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS AT LEAST IN THE MID TERM. BROAD UPPER
TROUGHING AND NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON THURSDAY WITH
COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON/
EVENING WHICH WILL MAINLY BE A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD IN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY FROM
A HIGH CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE COOL WITH LOWS IN THE 20S AND HIGHS
ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE 40S TO AROUND 50 IN THE SOUTH ONCE AGAIN ON
FRIDAY.
AS THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY THE SURFACE
FLOW WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHEASTERLY BY
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE ON SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY
ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS BACK UP INTO THE 60S AND POSSIBLY LOW 70S IN
THE SOUTH. THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT OF
INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY WITH BOTH OF
THE MODELS INDICATING THAT THERE COULD BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
DURING THE MONDAY/TUESDAY TIMEFRAME WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES.
/15/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON 36 31 35 29 / 3 45 100 34
MERIDIAN 41 31 37 30 / 4 32 100 42
VICKSBURG 35 31 35 30 / 3 56 100 28
HATTIESBURG 44 35 41 32 / 4 48 100 36
NATCHEZ 37 30 36 31 / 3 68 100 26
GREENVILLE 33 30 33 27 / 0 30 97 27
GREENWOOD 35 29 33 27 / 0 23 97 33
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>045.
LA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR LAZ007>009.
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
&&
CME/19/Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 2:51 PM CST, 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 251 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ031-036>042-252100- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND- LOWNDES-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO- 251 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... SNOW THREAT...ELEVATED TIMING...WEDNESDAY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATION...IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES DUE TO SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 MONDAY. MSZ018-019-025>030-032>035-252100- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY- CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS- 251 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... SNOW THREAT...SIGNIFICANT TIMING...WEDNESDAY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POWER OUTAGES DUE TO SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 MONDAY. LAZ016-023>025-MSZ043>053-252100- MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA- KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE- 251 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... SNOW THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...WEDNESDAY ICE ACCUMULATION THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...WEDNESDAY A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 INCH...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATION...IS POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. A LIGHT COVERING OF BOTH ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OF BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... A LIGHT COVERING OF BOTH ICE AND SNOW WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .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 MONDAY. LAZ026-MSZ054>066-072>074-252100- CONCORDIA-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS- FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES- MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 251 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... 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 MONDAY. 19 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SNOW* EXTREME...ROADS IMPASSABLE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. SIGNIFICANT...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. SIGNIFICANT...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/NWSJACKSONMS FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER... @NWSJACKSONMS PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 24, 10:40 AM CST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1040 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SLEET DUNCAN 34.04N 90.74W
02/23/2015 M0.10 INCH BOLIVAR MS CO-OP OBSERVER
SLEET AND SNOW
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DLLocal storm report, Feb 24, 10:51 AM CST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1051 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SLEET 1 S HAMBURG 33.21N 91.80W
02/23/2015 M0.20 INCH ASHLEY AR COCORAHS
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DLLocal storm report, Feb 24, 10:59 AM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1059 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SLEET ROLLING FORK 32.91N 90.88W
02/23/2015 E0.10 INCH SHARKEY MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON ROADS AND BRIDGES
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN FOREST 32.36N 89.47W
02/24/2015 E0.05 INCH SCOTT MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON ROADS AND BRIDGES
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DLLocal storm report, Feb 24, 11:02 AM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1102 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN MERIDIAN 32.38N 88.71W
02/24/2015 E0.05 INCH LAUDERDALE MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON BRIDGES
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN PHILADELPHIA 32.77N 89.11W
02/24/2015 E0.05 INCH NESHOBA MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON BRIDGES
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN NEWTON 32.32N 89.16W
02/24/2015 E0.05 INCH NEWTON MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON BRIDGES
&&
DLLocal storm report, Feb 24, 11:11 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1111 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM FREEZING RAIN CARROLLTON 33.50N 89.92W
02/23/2015 E0.10 INCH CARROLL MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICE ON BRIDGES
1100 PM FREEZING RAIN LEXINGTON 33.12N 90.05W
02/23/2015 E0.10 INCH HOLMES MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICING ON BRIDGES
1100 PM FREEZING RAIN FAYETTE 31.71N 91.06W
02/23/2015 E0.05 INCH JEFFERSON MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICING ON BRIDGES
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DLLocal storm report, Feb 24, 11:52 AM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1152 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM FREEZING RAIN WINONA 33.49N 89.73W
02/23/2015 E0.10 INCH MONTGOMERY MS DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ICING ON BRIDGES
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DLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:06 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | JAN | Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Kemper and 8 more | 31 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Mississippi, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Louisiana, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
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.