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Tornado Warning 168, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 8:36 PM CDT for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 54 min. 9 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
- May 25, 2011, 8:36 PM CDT (01:36 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:37 PM CDT | TORNADO 2 | 2 N Portland, AR | TORNADO MOVED TO 6 NE PORTLAND. 6.25 MILE LENGTH AND 0.2 MILE MAX WIDTH. 10 POWER POLES SNAPPED...SEVERAL OVERTURNED IRRIGATION PIVOTS...MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL ROOFS OF HOMES...DESTROYED CARPORT...TIN OFF NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS...NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPR |
| May 25, 8:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Portland, AR | 8 POWERPOLES SNAPPED ALONG 165. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ON CR 53. DAMAGE TO OUTBUIDLINGS. |
| May 25, 8:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Portland, AR | A SHED WAS DAMAGED IN THE PORTLAND AREA |
| May 25, 8:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Portland, AR | LARGE OAK TREES UPROOTED AND PORCH DAMAGED ALONG HWY 160. |
| May 25, 8:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Wsw Lake Village, AR | |
| May 25, 8:56 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Lake Village, AR | TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 159 BETWEEN JENNIE AND LAKE VILLAGE. |
| May 25, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ese Lake Village, AR | NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED ALONG LAKEHALL ROAD AT CHICOT COUNTY PARK. |
| May 25, 8:58 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Village, AR | COUPLE POWERPOLES SNAPPED ON NORTH LAKE SHORE DR ALONG WITH SNAPPED TREES. |
| May 25, 9:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 E Lake Village, AR | SWATH OF LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLFBALL SIZE FROM LAKE CHICOT STATE PARK TO THE US HIGHWAY 82 MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:16 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 1200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179
WFUS54 KJAN 260136
TORJAN
ARC003-017-260230-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0168.110526T0136Z-110526T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
836 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
CENTRAL CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKE VILLAGE...
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
SNYDER MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PORTLAND...MONTROSE...CHICOT JUNCTION AND MCMILLAN CORNER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 9123 3345 9118 3348 9113 3344 9113
3343 9120 3341 9121 3339 9118 3339 9113
3341 9110 3346 9109 3345 9106 3333 9114
3325 9110 3329 9105 3326 9105 3316 9114
3311 9163 3328 9167
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 249DEG 38KT 3321 9158
$$
GRG3 follow-up statements
849
WWUS54 KJAN 260146
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
846 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC003-017-260230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0168.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
846 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHICOT AND EAST CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 846 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONTROSE MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHICOT
JUNCTION...MCMILLAN CORNER AND LAKE VILLAGE
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 9156 3345 9118 3348 9113 3344 9113
3343 9120 3341 9121 3339 9113 3341 9110
3346 9109 3345 9106 3333 9114 3325 9110
3327 9105 3326 9105 3316 9114 3312 9153
3318 9150
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 256DEG 49KT 3329 9138
$$
GRG810
WWUS54 KJAN 260151
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
851 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC003-260201-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0168.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
ASHLEY AR-
851 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3336 9145 3348 9113 3344 9113 3343 9120
3341 9121 3339 9118 3339 9113 3341 9110
3346 9109 3345 9106 3332 9114 3325 9110
3327 9105 3326 9105 3316 9114 3313 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 256DEG 43KT 3330 9133
$$
ARC017-260230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0168.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
CHICOT AR-
851 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHICOT COUNTY...
AT 851 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE VILLAGE MOVING EAST AT
50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHICOT
JUNCTION LAKE VILLAGE AND MCMILLAN CORNER
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3336 9145 3348 9113 3344 9113 3343 9120
3341 9121 3339 9118 3339 9113 3341 9110
3346 9109 3345 9106 3332 9114 3325 9110
3327 9105 3326 9105 3316 9114 3313 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 256DEG 43KT 3330 9133
$$
GRG666
WWUS54 KJAN 260203
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
903 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ARC017-260230-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0168.000000T0000Z-110526T0230Z/
CHICOT AR-
903 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CHICOT COUNTY...
AT 903 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE VILLAGE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT A TORNADO IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. YOU
SHOULD ACTIVATE YOUR TORNADO ACTION PLAN AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION
NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3348 9113 3344 9113 3343 9120 3341 9121
3339 9113 3341 9110 3346 9109 3345 9106
3333 9114 3325 9110 3327 9105 3326 9105
3316 9114 3314 9131 3341 9131 3345 9118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 254DEG 39KT 3334 9118
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 25 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 61 min |
| May 25, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 42 min |
| May 25, 9:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Chicot | 60 min |
| May 25, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 21 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.