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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 5, 2008, 3:27 PM CST for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 63 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2008, 3:27 PM CST (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 4:30 PM CST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Hamburg, AR | DAMAGE NEAR HWY 425 EAST OF HAMBURG. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Feb 5, 3:30 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Hamburg, AR | TREES DOWN NEAR THE SCHOOL IN HAMBURG. |
| Feb 5, 3:30 PM CST | HAIL 0.75 | Hamburg, AR | PENNY HAIL REPORTED IN HAMBURG. |
| Feb 5, 3:32 PM CST | TORNADO 1 | 1 S Hamburg, AR | THE TORNADO BEGAN ONE MILE SOUTH OF HAMBURG AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF A QUARTER MILE. IT WAS 50 YARDS WIDE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 90 MILES PER HOUR. THE TORNADO PEELED THE ROOF BACK FROM A SCHOOL AND UPROOTED OR SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES. |
| Feb 5, 3:43 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Snyder, AR | SEVERAL CARS DAMAGED. |
| Feb 5, 3:55 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 N Montrose, AR | |
| Feb 5, 3:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Montrose, AR | TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 165. |
| Feb 5, 4:01 PM CST | HAIL 4.25 | 1 S Dermott, AR | HAIL DAMAGE TO 10 HOMES, ROOF/SHINGLE DAMAGE. TEN CARS SUFFURED DAMAGE. |
| Feb 5, 4:01 PM CST | HAIL 4.25 | 1 S Dermott, AR | SOFTBALL SIZE HAIL CAUSED ROOF AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO 10 HOMES AND ALSO DAMAGED 10 CARS. |
| Feb 5, 4:11 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Dermott, AR | 2 TREES UPROOTED ON BLACK POND RD IN HALLY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 546 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 052127
TORJAN
ARC003-017-052230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0039.080205T2127Z-080205T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
327 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAMBURG...
NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...DERMOTT...
* UNTIL 430 PM CST
* AT 327 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
TORNADO NEAR BERLIN...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF HAMBURG...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SNYDER BY 340 PM CST...
MONTROSE AND PORTLAND BY 345 PM CST...
MCMILLAN CORNER...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DERMOTT AND 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAKE VILLAGE BY 400 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3352 9128 3357 9124 3350 9118 3344 9123
3343 9119 3328 9117 3307 9172 3311 9194
3338 9176 3341 9169 3341 9147 3352 9145
3358 9134
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 226DEG 48KT 3313 9175
$$
EEC3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 052137
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
337 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
ARC003-017-052230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080205T2230Z/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
337 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CHICOT AND NORTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 337 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF
HAMBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS
REPORTED TORNADO DAMAGE EAST OF HAMBURG.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SNYDER AND PORTLAND BY 345 PM CST...
MONTROSE BY 350 PM CST...
MCMILLAN CORNER BY 405 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3358 9134 3352 9128 3357 9124 3350 9118
3346 9123 3343 9119 3327 9119 3311 9170
3321 9185 3338 9176 3341 9169 3341 9147
3352 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 228DEG 41KT 3322 9166
$$
EEC000
WWUS54 KJAN 052152
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
351 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
ARC003-017-052230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080205T2230Z/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
351 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHICOT AND NORTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 351 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO NEAR SNYDER...OR
ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF LAKE VILLAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TORNADO DAMAGE SOUTH AND EAST OF
HAMBURG.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCMILLAN CORNER BY 410 PM CST...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
LAT...LON 3358 9134 3352 9128 3357 9124 3350 9118
3346 9123 3343 9119 3333 9123 3326 9144
3327 9167 3341 9169 3341 9146 3352 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 226DEG 40KT 3330 9156
$$
EEC000
WWUS54 KJAN 052214
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
413 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
ARC003-052223-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080205T2230Z/
ASHLEY AR-
413 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 3358 9134 3354 9131 3352 9128 3357 9124
3350 9118 3346 9123 3345 9139 3353 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 230DEG 45KT 3350 9128
$$
ARC017-052230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080205T2230Z/
CHICOT AR-
413 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
CHICOT COUNTY...
AT 413 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A TORNADO ABOUT 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DERMOTT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. TRAINED SPOTTERS
REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR DERMOTT.
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3358 9134 3354 9131 3352 9128 3357 9124
3350 9118 3346 9123 3345 9139 3353 9141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 230DEG 45KT 3350 9128
$$
EECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 53 min |
| Feb 5, 4:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 54 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.