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Freeze Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS

November 13, 201813 counties in Mississippi; 8 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this freeze warning at Nov 13, 2018, 3:02 AM CST for 13 counties in Mississippi; 8 parishes in Louisiana; Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It took effect at Nov 14, 2018, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2018, 3:02 AM CST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2018, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 14, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
All 23 counties

Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Catahoula Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yazoo County, MS

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Nov 13, 12:40 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 12:40 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 3:30 PM CST, 11 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Jackson MS
330 PM CST Mon Nov 12 2018

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
132130-
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-
330 PM CST Mon Nov 12 2018

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 Tuesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Sunday

Freezing temperatures are possible Tuesday night, mainly along and
northwest of the Natchez Trace Parkway as colder air pours into
the region. Widespread freezing temperatures will be possible
Wednesday night for much of the area. It is possible that a freeze warning
will eventually be needed for portions of the outlook area.

(https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png)

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
The activation of storm spotters, HAM radio operators, and
emergency management personnel in support of severe weather
operations is not expected through next Sunday.

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&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

No short term hazards expected.

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

NWS JAN Home page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan
Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe
Latest Weather Briefing...
   https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing

Tropical page...
   https://www.weather.gov/srh/tropical?office=jan
National Hurricane Center Home Page...
   https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Find NWS JAN on Facebook...
   https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Twitter...
   @NWSJacksonMS
Follow NWS JAN on Youtube...
   https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 7:37 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANHinds, Warren62 hr
Nov 12, 7:50 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANCopiah, Simpson62 hr
Nov 13, 10:54 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningJANLeake47 hr
Nov 13, 3:15 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryJANBolivar, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena and 5 more27 hr
Nov 13, 3:34 PM CSTFreeze WatchJANAdams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more18 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2018Freeze Warnings in Louisiana, 2018Freeze Warnings in Arkansas, 2018Every freeze warning in 2018

Sources

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