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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS

March 4, 201524 counties in Mississippi; 7 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2015, 3:35 AM CST for 24 counties in Mississippi; 7 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 20 hr. 57 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
Mar 4, 2015, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 5, 2015, 2:27 PM CST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 33 counties

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Sharkey 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), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 5, 12:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 15 S Starkville, MS
Mar 5, 3:55 AM CSTSLEET 0.1Grenada, MSHALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION ON ROADS
Mar 5, 3:55 AM CSTSLEET 0.5Grenada, MSHALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION ON ROADS
Mar 5, 4:29 AM CSTSLEET 0.1Kosciusko, MSSLEET HAD COVERED THE GROUND.
Mar 5, 4:29 AM CSTSLEET 0.5Kosciusko, MSSLEET HAD COVERED THE GROUND.
Mar 5, 4:50 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Cleveland, MS
Mar 5, 4:50 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Sunflower, MS
Mar 5, 4:55 AM CSTSLEET 0.1Columbus Afb, MS
Mar 5, 5:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Cleveland, MSTEMPERATURE 20 DEGREES. ICING ON MOST ROADS IN COUNTY...INCLUDING US HIGHWAY 61
Mar 5, 5:41 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.8Teoc, MSHALF INCH TO AN INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...HEAVY SLEET STILL FALLING. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.
Mar 5, 5:46 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.54 Nne Yazoo City, MS
Mar 5, 5:50 AM CSTSLEET 0.25Duck Hill, MSQUARTER INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION IN DUCK HILL. SLEET STILL FALLING. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Mar 5, 6:12 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Indianola, MSSLEET ON TOP OF A THIN LAYER OF GLAZE
Mar 5, 6:12 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.6Itta Bena, MS.5 TO .75 INCHES OF SLEET. STILL SLEETING. SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT.
Mar 5, 6:30 AM CSTSLEET 1Mantee, MSREPORT OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF SLEET. STILL FALLING AT THAT TIME. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.53 Ene Leland, MS
Mar 5, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Crossett, ARREPORT OF AROUND 1/2 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION AROUND THE COUNTY.
Mar 5, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.6Greenville, MSCO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED AROUND 1/2 INCH OF SLEET. SLEET WAS STILL FALLING. EMERGENCY MANAGER ALSO REPORTED AROUND 1/2 INCH TO INCH OF SLEET IN THE COUNTY.
Mar 5, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Eudora, ARMEASURED 1 INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW.
Mar 5, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 2Cleveland, MSAROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET FELL OVERNIGHT.
Mar 5, 7:30 AM CSTSLEET 1Duck Hill, MSSLEET ACCUMULATED UP TO AN INCH ON THE GROUND. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 7:45 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Kosciusko, MSREPORT OF AROUND HALF AN INCH OF SLEET. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Ackerman, MSREPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 11 E Mayersville, MSREPORT OF AROUND 1/2 INCH TO 1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION JUST EAST OF MAYERSVILLE.
Mar 5, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Duncan, MS
Mar 5, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Lake Providence, LAREPORT OF AROUND 1/2 TO 1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION...SOME POSSIBLY A LITTLE HIGHER.
Mar 5, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Sunflower, MSAROUND AN INCH OF SLEET FELL IN SUNFLOWER. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:10 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.75Starkville, MSREPORT AROUND 0.5 TO 0.75 INCHES WITH SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:10 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1.5Caledonia, MSAROUND 1.5 INCHES OF SLEET. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:30 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.75Vicksburg, MSAROUND 0.75 INCHES OF SLEET IN VICKSBURG. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 8:30 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 2Grenada, MSAROUND 2.0 INCHES IN GRENADA. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 9:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.55 Wnw Vaiden, MS
Mar 5, 9:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Montpelier, MSAROUND 1/2 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION IN MONTPELIER. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 9:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Rolling Fork, MSREPORT FROM POST OFFICE ESTIMATED AROUND 1/2 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION.
Mar 5, 9:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Belzoni, MSREPORT FROM CO-OP OBSERVER AT BELZONI FD AROUND 1 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION.
Mar 5, 10:00 AM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.2Bovina, MSREPORT OF NEAR 1,000 OUTAGES NEAR AND SOUTH OF BOVINA.
Mar 5, 10:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Pioneer, LAREPORT OF AROUND 1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION IN PIONEER. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 10:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1.5Bastrop, LAREPORT OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET IN BASTROP AREA. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 10:15 AM CSTSLEET 0.25Jackson, MSREPORT OF BRIDGES ICING ALL OVER HINDS COUNTY LEADING TO ACCIDENTS.
Mar 5, 10:30 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Kosciusko, MSAROUND AN INCH OF SLEET MEASURED. SLEET STILL FALLING.
Mar 5, 10:50 AM CSTSLEET 0.25Jackson, MSREPORT OF ICY BRIDGES CAUSING ACCIDENTS ON I-55 OVER THE PEARL RIVER. ALSO PEARL STREET BRIDGE IS CLOSED DUE TO BEING ICED OVER. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.6Tallulah, LAAROUND 1/2 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION IN TALLULAH.
Mar 5, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 15 W Ackerman, MS
Mar 5, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Delhi, LAREPORT OF AROUND 1 INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION. REPORT AND PICTURE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 5, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Pickens, MSREPORT FROM CO-OOP OBSERVER AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLEET ACCUMULATION.
Mar 5, 11:30 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.75Terry, MSMEASURED AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF SLEET. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
Mar 5, 11:30 AM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Ackerman, MS1 INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW NEAR ACKERMAN.
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.51 Sse Bastrop, LA
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.55 Nw Vaiden, MS
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Carthage, MSREPORT FROM CO-OP OBSERVER AT CARTHAGE FD AROUND 1/2 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION.
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Newlight, LAREPORT OF ESTIMATE AROUND 1/2 INCH OF SLEET COVERING THE GROUND.
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 0.5Winnsboro, LAREPORT OF AROUND 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION IN WINNSBORO.
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTSLEET 0.75Madison, MSESTIMATE AROUND 1/2 INCH TO 3/4 INCH OF SLEET. ALSO SOME GLAZE OF ICE IN ADDITION.
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 15 S Starkville, MS
Mar 5, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 17 Nnw Port Gibson, MSREPORT OF AROUND 1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION NEAR GRAND GULF ON GRASSY SURFACES.
Mar 5, 12:30 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1.5Columbus, MS1.5 INCHES NEAR COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE.
Mar 5, 1:00 PM CSTHEAVY SLEET 1Noxapater, MSABOUT AN INCH OF SLEET MEASURED WITH PRECIP HAVING COME TO AN END.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2015-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 758 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2015-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 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
758 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.8
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

274 
WWUS44 KJAN 040935
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
335 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
041745-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0000Z-150305T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WS.W.0002.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
335 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR SNOW UP TO ONE INCH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

LAZ016-023>025-MSZ031>033-036>039-042>045-047-048-041745-
/O.EXB.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
WARREN-HINDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...COLUMBUS...
ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...
PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...
BROOKSVILLE...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...VICKSBURG...JACKSON
335 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATION: SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MSZ029-030-041745-
/O.EXT.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
WEBSTER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT
335 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATION: SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

DL
6 follow-up statements
411 
WWUS44 KJAN 041729
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1129 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
050130-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
1129 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH 
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OR SNOW UP TO ONE INCH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

LAZ016-023>025-MSZ029>033-036>039-042>045-047-048-050130-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-
LEAKE-NESHOBA-WARREN-HINDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...
HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...YAZOO CITY...
RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...VICKSBURG...JACKSON
1129 AM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATION: SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

10
778 
WWUS44 KJAN 042112
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
312 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ029>033-036-037-042-047-050515-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KJAN.WS.W.0002.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
312 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL MOST LIKELY BE BETWEEN
  3 AM CST AND NOON.

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND
COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
050515-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.150305T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
312 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET AND SNOW OF UP TO ONE INCH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER OUTAGES
  POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND
COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

LAZ024-MSZ038-039-043>045-048-050515-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WS.A.0003.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.150305T0900Z-150305T2100Z/
CATAHOULA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-HINDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...
LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...JACKSON
312 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AROUND
  DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE...MAINLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
  AS WELL.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ON
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES
  NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT
  AREAS THAT SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 30 WILL HAVE WORSE TRAVEL
  ISSUES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

LAZ026-MSZ046-049-050-053-054-059>061-050515-
/O.NEW.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.150305T0900Z-150305T2100Z/
CONCORDIA-KEMPER-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...
DE KALB...SCOOBA...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...
PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...FAYETTE...
NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE
312 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AFTER
  DAYBREAK AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...AND
  THEN CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
  SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER TEENS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
327 
WWUS44 KJAN 050342 AAA
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
942 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
051145-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
942 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH 
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET AND SNOW OF UP TO ONE INCH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER 
  TEENS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND
COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ029>033-036-037-042-047-051145-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.150305T0600Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
942 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL MOST LIKELY BE 
  BETWEEN 3 AM CST AND NOON. 

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH 
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND
COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

LAZ024-026-MSZ038-039-043>046-048>050-053-054-059>061-051145-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.150305T0900Z-150305T2100Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...
RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...
RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...
MEADVILLE
942 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM
CST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE 
  AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATION: A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE...MAINLY ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS 
  POSSIBLE AS WELL. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ON 
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE 
  TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE 
  PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT AREAS THAT SEE TEMPERATURES FALL 
  BELOW 30 WILL HAVE WORSE TRAVEL ISSUES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER 
  TEENS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

22
046 
WWUS44 KJAN 050957
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

MSZ038-043-044-048-053-051800-
/O.UPG.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-CLAIBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...
CANTON...CARTHAGE...JACKSON...PORT GIBSON
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AROUND
  DAYBREAK AND TAPER OFF LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED
  AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES
  NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT
  AREAS THAT SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 30 WILL HAVE THE MOST
  WIDESPREAD TRAVEL ISSUES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
  WELL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ029>033-036-037-042-047-051800-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-
OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...
TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY...
VICKSBURG
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS
  EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BETWEEN LATE THIS
  MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WITH 
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF SLEET OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS AND COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER
OUTAGES.

&&

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
051800-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* ACCUMULATION: ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE WITH
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH THE FALLING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER 
  TEENS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AND COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL
FOR POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

MSZ051-055-062-051800-
/O.EXA.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
NEWTON-SIMPSON-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...
MAGEE...MENDENHALL...BROOKHAVEN
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AROUND OR
  JUST AFTER DAYBREAK AND THEN START TO TAPER OFF IN THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE...MAINLY ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS 
  POSSIBLE AS WELL. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
  JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT AREAS THAT
  SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 30 WILL HAVE THE WORST TRAVEL ISSUES.
  A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

LAZ024-026-MSZ039-045-046-049-050-054-059>061-051800-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-RANKIN-SCOTT-COPIAH-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...
FOREST...MORTON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...
FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE
357 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO MATERIALIZE AROUND
  DAYBREAK AND THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* ACCUMULATION: A TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE...MAINLY ON 
  ELEVATED SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS 
  POSSIBLE AS WELL. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
  JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT AREAS THAT
  SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 30 WILL HAVE THE WORST TRAVEL ISSUES.
  A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

50
749 
WWUS44 KJAN 051748
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1148 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ029-032-036-037-042-047-051900-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-
WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...ACKERMAN...
WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
KOSCIUSKO...YAZOO CITY...VICKSBURG
1148 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AT OR
JUST BELOW FREEZING...PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

$$

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-MSZ018-019-025>028-034-035-040-041-
051900-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T1800Z/
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA
1148 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED OVER THE AREA...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING.

$$

MSZ030-031-033-038-043-044-048-053-052100-
/O.CON.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-CLAIBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...JACKSON...
PORT GIBSON
1148 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: ALTHOUGH THE MORE MODERATE PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED
  OVER THE AREA...LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION REMAINS POSSIBLE THROUGH
  MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ON
  BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES
  HOVER NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING TODAY. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL
  BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

LAZ024-026-MSZ039-045-046-049>051-054-055-059>062-052100-
/O.CON.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...
FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...
FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN
1148 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION: LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION REMAINS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON
  ELEVATED SURFACES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
  AS WELL.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST MAINLY ON BRIDGES
  AND OVERPASSES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
  JUST BELOW FREEZING WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FALLS...BUT AREAS THAT
  SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 30 WILL HAVE THE WORST TRAVEL ISSUES. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

19
473 
WWUS44 KJAN 052027
WSWJAN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
227 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015


MSZ030-031-033-038-043-044-048-053-052130-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
CLAY-LOWNDES-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-CLAIBORNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...STARKVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...JACKSON...
PORT GIBSON
227 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

ALTHOUGH PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA...HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
TONIGHT...PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADS 
FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

LAZ024-026-MSZ039-045-046-049>051-054-055-059>062-052130-
/O.CAN.KJAN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-NOXUBEE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...
FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...
FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN
227 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...
PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. A
STEADY NORTH WIND TODAY WILL DRY MOST ROADS...BUT SPOTS WHERE WATER
DOES NOT DRY...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RESULTING IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE FORMING ON SOME AREA ROADS FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

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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 Mar 3, 9:26 PM CST, 6 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 9:26 PM CST, 6 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
926 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

.DISCUSSION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WARM ADVECTION SHOWERS CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WILL MAINTAIN RAIN AND FOG THROUGH THE
NIGHT. FOG WAS CONCENTRATED TO THE NORTHWEST AT THIS TIME...BUT THE
ATMOSPHERE IS SOGGY AND MSAS ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THERE WAS A WARM
FRONT ALONG THE COAST...SO COULD SEE FOG MOVING IN FROM THE COAST
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND THE FOG OVER THE DELTA
MAINTAINING. EITHER WAY ADDED AREAS OF FOG EVERYWHERE. WILL HOLD OFF
ON A DENSE FOG ADVISORY AT THIS POINT. EXPECTING LIGHT SOUTHERLY
WINDS TO KEEP VISIBILITIES ABOVE ADVISORY LIMITS. ALSO MADE SOME
SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TEMPS FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST. VALUES WERE IN
THE UPPER 50S...WITH SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER VALUES NORTH AND WEST.
THINKING THERE COULD BE A LITTLE EVAPORATIVE COOLING IN THE NORTHWEST
TO LOWER VALUES ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO. NO OTHER CHANGES ANTICIPATED.
UPDATE OUT SHORTLY.

&&

.AVIATION...IFR CIGS/VSBY WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER 04/06Z WITH
DENSE FOG DEVELOPING ONCE AGAIN. CIGS/VSBYS WILL IMPROVE TO MVFR BY
04/18Z...BUT BEGIN LOWERING AGAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST AS AN ARCTIC
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY...WITH VCTS POSSIBLE AFTER 04/18Z OVER MEI/HBG./26/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       62  79  32  33 /  32  71  99  77
MERIDIAN      60  80  37  36 /  27  58  97  80
VICKSBURG     63  73  30  33 /  18  80 100  74
HATTIESBURG   61  82  46  41 /  16  51  92  80
NATCHEZ       63  80  32  34 /  16  55 100  80
GREENVILLE    58  64  25  31 /  27  99 100  56
GREENWOOD     61  66  29  32 /  42  94 100  58

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MSZ018-019-025>030-034-035-040-041.

LA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR LAZ007>009-015.

AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR ARZ074-075.

&&

7/26
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 2:06 PM CST, 13 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
206 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
041300-
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-
206 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

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

A WINTER STORM MAY AFFECT THE ARKLAMISS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM RAYVILLE LOUISIANA TO GREENWOOD AND WEST
POINT MISSISSIPPI...WHERE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LIGHTER ICE ACCUMULATION ON MAINLY ELEVATED
SURFACES WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF THAT LINE. THE TIMING AND
IMPACTS WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED IN LATER FORECASTS.

(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.

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&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

NO SHORT TERM HAZARDS EXPECTED.

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   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
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FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 11:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANSunflower13 days
Mar 4, 3:12 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryJANAdams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson and 11 more23 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.