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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this wind advisory at Mar 27, 2018, 3:33 AM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Mar 27, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2018, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2018, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
153 WWUS74 KJAN 270833 NPWJAN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson MS 333 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018 ...Strong Winds Across the MS Delta... MSZ018-019-025-034-035-271645- /O.NEW.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.180327T1200Z-180327T2200Z/ Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Washington-Humphreys- Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville, Greenwood, Greenville, Belzoni, and Isola 333 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * TIMING... 7 am CDT this morning to 5 pm CDT this afternoon * WINDS...sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph. * IMPACTS...Light unsecured outdoor items will be vulnerable to the wind. In addition travelers on east to west roadways will find driving difficult at times...especially high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution when driving. Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph occasionally bring down large limbs and rotted trees causing serious injury and property damage. Exercise caution when outdoors during these conditions. && $$
1 follow-up statement
054 WWUS74 KJAN 271538 NPWJAN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Jackson MS 1038 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018 ...Strong Winds Across the MS Delta... MSZ018-019-025-034-035-272200- /O.CON.KJAN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180327T2200Z/ Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Washington-Humphreys- Including the cities of Cleveland, Indianola, Ruleville, Greenwood, Greenville, Belzoni, and Isola 1038 AM CDT Tue Mar 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING... 7 AM CDT to 5 PM CDT today. * WINDS...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, gusting between 35 and 40 mph at times. * IMPACTS...Light unsecured outdoor items will be vulnerable to the wind. In addition travelers on east to west roadways will find driving difficult at times...especially high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 25 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution when driving. Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph occasionally bring down large limbs and rotted trees causing serious injury and property damage. Exercise caution when outdoors during these conditions. && $$ 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 48 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:07 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 6 days |
| Mar 27, 11:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 8 days |
| Mar 27, 2:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 15 more | 46 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.