Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Watches in 2009
Tornado Watch 105
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 2, 2009, 9:24 AM CDT for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas; 31 parishes in Louisiana; 55 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2009, 9:24 AM CDT (14:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2009, 3:56 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 88 counties
Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Charles Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Terrebonne Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Adams County, MS, Amite County, MS, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clarke County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Covington County, MS, Forrest County, MS, Franklin County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Jones County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lamar County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lincoln County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Marion County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Pike County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 70%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 50%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 60%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 40%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 80%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 50%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
55 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 9:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 9:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Richland | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 52 min |
| Apr 2, 10:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 18 min |
| Apr 2, 11:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 65 min |
| Apr 2, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Amite, Pike | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 11:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 11:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 11:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, West Baton Rouge | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 11:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 11:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 11:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Saint James | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 11:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Feliciana, Saint Helena | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Livingston, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Montgomery, Webster | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 12:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Livingston, Tangipahoa | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 12:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 67 min |
| Apr 2, 12:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 67 min |
| Apr 2, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint John the Baptist | 60 min |
| Apr 2, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 12:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Pike, Walthall | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Winston | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 12:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster | 40 min |
| Apr 2, 1:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, Smith | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Orleans, Saint Tammany | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Saint Tammany | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Noxubee, Winston | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 1:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 1:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay | 9 min |
| Apr 2, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Hancock, Harrison | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 2:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Harrison, Jackson | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Lowndes | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 2:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LIX | Jackson | 22 min |
| Apr 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 43 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1:32 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada, Union | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 7:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita and 1 more | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 8:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 24 more | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 12:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Conway, Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Grant and 12 more | 85 min |
| Apr 2, 3:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Chicot, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips | 54 min |
| Apr 2, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Chicot, Cross, Desha, Drew, Jefferson and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Jackson and 7 more | 84 min |
| Apr 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Crittenden, Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:57 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Plaquemines | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 11:51 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson and 13 more | 84 min |
| Apr 2, 6:29 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 8 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, George, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Kemper and 6 more | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 5 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.