Watches, Warnings & Advisories for Sunflower Co.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook - March 29, 2011 overnight

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
316 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS BETWEEN 5 PM UNTIL WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS
ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR NEAR AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL CLEAR EAST
OF THE AREA OF INTEREST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION STARTING MONDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook - March 29, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
627 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MAIN RISK FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN 5 PM
UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A RETURNING WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE REGION AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN SOUTH LOUISIANA
AND MOVES TOWARD SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS SHOULD
TAPER OFF FROM THE WEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A PATTERN CHANGE EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BACK TO THE REGION STARTING MONDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED LATE TODAY AND FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook for Tonight - March 27, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
522 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH
OF I-20. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME TO QUARTER SIZED
HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MAIN ACTIVITY LOOKS TO OCCUR
BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. THE TIMING AND
INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM STILL SOMEWHAT REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.
 

Amateur Radio Balloon Project

The other day I posted information about the Ridgeland Olde Town Middle School science & technology club's plan to launch a high-altitude balloon science experiment over the weekend.

Well, they were successful!  A host of amateur radio stations were able to receive telemetry from the balloon, and relay that data back to the school over the internet.  Here's one frame of data that my station captured:


$$KC5NXD,137,17:02:00,3234.41,-08900.93,27578,09,8.38,-13*4F

This stream of data indicates the balloon was at 27,578 meters, or 90,479 feet altitude.  Their peak altitude was 92,098 feet.  Other data reported includes a temperature of -13C or -8.6F.  At that point, the balloon's position was just east of Union, Mississippi.  The balloon traveled about 108 miles east of Jackson, and landed just northwest of Lexington, Alabama.

Congratulations to these big-dreaming students, their instructors, and the groups that supported and sponsored their efforts!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Storms Overnight - March 26 & 27, 2011

Sunflower County is experiencing hail-producing storms in the Ruleville-Drew-Parchman area.  The entire county is at risk of severe weather through midnight tonight.

DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE as your PRIMARY source for severe weather warnings.  Tune to NOAA Weather Radio and local broadcast media for up-to-date information.

Hazardous Weather Outlook & Tornado Watch - March 26, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
258 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A FEW TORNADOES...
LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS...AND DAMAGING WIND UP TO 70 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING.

STRONG DAYTIME HEATING...COMBINED WITH VERY COLD AIR ALOFT AND
INCREASING MOISTURE...IS SUPPORTING A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE STORMS COULD
QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ERUPT IN THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS...AND WIND
SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR STORMS TO CONTAIN LARGE HAIL AND A RISK
FOR TORNADOES. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

ALSO...HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE LIKELY WITH THUNDERSTORMS. PONDING OF
WATER AND SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE WHOLE OUTLOOK AREA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE
SYSTEM STILL SOMEWHAT REMAINS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED INTO TONIGHT...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Graphic for Friday night, March 25, 2011

Hazardous Weather Outlook for March 25-26, 2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
605 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS TO 60 MPH...AND A TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE DELTA...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BASTROP
LOUISIANA TO GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS
SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF OF INTERSTATE 20.
DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH...QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN FALL MAY ALSO DEVELOP IF STORMS
TRAIN ALONG A NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 82
CORRIDOR. THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SHIFTS
SOUTHWARD.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS AN
ANOTHER POTENT STORM SYSTEM BRINGS A COLD FRONT TOWARDS THE REGION
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...MODEL DISCREPANCIES AT THIS TIME
PRECLUDE MORE SPECIFIC TIMING AND WORDING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING ACTIVE WEATHER
PERIOD.

.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 THURSDAY
 

 

Thursday, March 24, 2011

This Weekend in Amateur Radio Mississippi

If you have a good outside antenna on you scanner, or are an Amateur Radio operator, you may be interested in keeping up with an awesome project by a group of school children in Ridgeland.

The Olde Town Middle School Radio & Technology Radio Club - callsign KC5NXD - will launch a high-altitude balloon loaded with amateur radio payload packages Saturday morning, March 26 around 9:00am.

The balloon will carry a host of science experiment packages, and a high-definition digital camera to an estimated 95,000 foot altitude.  In addition to these experiments, the balloon will utilize various amateur radio transmitters and modes to relay telemetry to any station that can monitor the data.  Additionally, there will be a voice beacon transmitter on 146.565 MHz.  At that altitude, stations within a 400-mile radius should be able to hear the beacon.

There will be an APRS transmitter onboard to relay position and altitude.  You can track the balloon's location on www.findu.com or www.aprs.fi and search for callsign KC5NXD-11.

On top of all that, the kids will broadcast their efforts on Ustream at www.ustream.tv/user/kc5nxd, and you can also follow their efforts on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kc5nxd.

Look them up, or program your radio or scanner and listen in.  They'll appreciate it!

Weekend Weather for March 25-27, 2011

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
316 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE DELTA...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BASTROP
LOUISIANA TO GREENWOOD MISSISSIPPI.

ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAUREL
MISSISSIPPI TO WINNSBORO LOUISIANA. DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH...
QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN FALL MAY ALSO DEVELOP IS STORMS TRAIN ALONG A NEARLY
STATIONARY BOUNDARY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR. THE SEVERE
WEATHER RISK WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING
FROM THE NORTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY SHIFTS SOUTHWARD.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS AN
ADDITIONAL POTENT STORM SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER COLD FRONT TOWARDS THE
REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...MODEL DISCREPANCIES AT THIS
TIME PRECLUDE MORE SPECIFIC TIMING AND WORDING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
MONITOR FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSON FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING ACTIVE
WEATHER PERIOD.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND AGAIN
TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.



Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Update for Tonight's Weather

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THEPOSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONGAND POSSIBLY LONG-LIVED TORNADOES. WHILE OVERALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BEWIDESPREAD...THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO AFTER DARK WARRANTS HEIGHTENED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.TORNADOES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BEPARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY ARE USUALLY FAST-MOVING AND OBSCURED BY RAIN AND DARKNESS. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE MUCH OF LOUISIANA SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE MONITORING THIS DEVELOPINGSITUATION. THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVEREWEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAAWEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS TONIGHT.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Hazardous WX Outlook for Tuesday 3/8/2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
259 PM CST MON MAR 7 2011 
 
AN EPISODE OF NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
POSSIBLY SOME SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...DAMAGING WINDS TO 60
MPH...AND POSSIBLY A FEW TORNADOES...CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE MOST
INTENSE STORMS.

A POTENT DISTURBANCE IN THE JET STREAM WILL COMBINE WITH VERY MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIR MOVING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO TO RESULT IN
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY NIGHT. A CONTINUED INFLUX OF MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIR FROM THE GULF THROUGH THE NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO FEED
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS. IN
ADDITION...THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR...AND MULTIPLE STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE SAME AREA
COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS OF SEVERAL INCHES IN A PERIOD
OF 12 HOURS OR LESS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY.

THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

Weather for Tuesday Night

Here's a summary of today's weather brief. We have a chance of some severe weather Tuesday night into Wednesday. Most of the severe weather is going to be in SW MS but there is a chance in our area. Bolivar, Washington, Sunflower, Humphreys, Leflore, and Holmes could see damaging winds of 60 mph or greater, tornadoes are possible, and quarter size hail is possible. Carroll, Montgomery, and Attala could see wind gust of 60 mph or greater, small hail, rainfall of 2-3 inches and flash flooding. It is expected to start in SW MS around 6 pm and move east crossing I-55 by morning.

More info to follow.

Friday, March 4, 2011

A Milestone

Let me offer you readers a heart-felt THANK YOU!  Today, the www.k5jaw.com weather & radio blog reached 1000 page visits/views since we started on January 9, 2011.

I've got lots of ideas for ways to improve the offerings here, and will be trying them out as time goes along.

In the meantime, I hope you've found this site useful and informative.  Please continue to visit, and share it with your friends.

Thank you again.

Weather Quick Look for Tonight, 3/4/2011

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
337 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS DELTA REGION...GENERALLY WEST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...ALL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL AFFECT
THE AREA MID-DAY SATURDAY.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AS IT APPROACHES THE ARKLAMISS DELTA AROUND NOON. THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOME TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS AND LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER AND
FLOODING RISK WILL END BY SATURDAY EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT.