Final Wind Tally
* The NWS in Jackson has issued a statement about today's dry and windy weather. Here's what they had to say about it:PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
315 PM CST THU MAR 10 2005
...A WINDY AND VERY DRY DAY ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS REGION TODAY...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY BROUGHT WINDY CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH UNUSUALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. BELOW IS A LISTING OF SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TODAY. ALL OF THESE ARE BASED ON HOURLY OBSERVATIONS...EXCEPT FOR JACKSON INTERNATIONAL WHOSE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND IS THE FASTEST TWO MINUTE WIND OBSERVED AT ANY POINT TODAY.
LOCATION HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND HIGHEST GUST LOWEST RH
JACKSON INTL 26 MPH 37 MPH 18 PCT
JACKSON HAWKINS 23 MPH 35 MPH 20 PCT
GREENVILLE 30 MPH 38 MPH 25 PCT
COLUMBUS AFB 26 MPH 31 MPH 35 PCT
MERIDIAN KEY 26 MPH 38 MPH 20 PCT
NAVY MERIDIAN 30 MPH 38 MPH 21 PCT
NATCHEZ 24 MPH 37 MPH 15 PCT
HATTIESBURG 23 MPH 36 MPH 15 PCT
TALLULAH VICKSBURG 26 MPH 37 MPH 21 PCT
TO GIVE SOME PERSPECTIVE ON HOW UNUSUAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 20 PERCENT ARE FOR OUR AREA...THEY ARE HISTORICALLY OBSERVED LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE TIME AT JACKSON. THE RECORD LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT JACKSON IS 9 PERCENT...RECORDED ON NOVEMBER 6TH...1987.
* Tomorrow will be windy as well, but probably not as windy as today was. Still, please try to avoid burning in your yard, and use caution if your plans take you to local lakes for a fishing trip.
* Time to finish up the 10:00 news and get some sleep. After waking up at 3:30 AM to work the morning shift, I am one sleepy weather geek! I'll post again this weekend. Spend some time with your family and enjoy the SEC Basketball Tournament!
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 10:21 PM
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