Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 2:09 PM CST for Ashley County, Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 66 min. 5 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 2:09 PM CST (20:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Ashley County, AR, Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Crossett, AR | FEW TREES AND A LIGHT POLE BLOWN DOWN |
| Mar 2, 2:44 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 3 E Montrose, AR | |
| Mar 2, 2:52 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Lake Village, AR | POWERLINES DOWN |
| Mar 2, 2:52 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 2 N Lake Village, AR | STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED. ALONG HIGHWAY 82 N OF LAKE VILLAGE. |
| Mar 2, 3:02 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Lake Village, AR | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN LAKE VILLAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1243 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 485 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 382 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.5
- Supercell composite
- 9.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
498
WUUS54 KJAN 022009
SVRJAN
ARC003-017-022115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.SV.W.0065.120302T2009Z-120302T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
209 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKE VILLAGE...
* UNTIL 315 PM CST
* AT 209 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
NORTH CROSSETT MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
HAMBURG BY 215 PM CST...
SNYDER BY 230 PM CST...
PORTLAND BY 235 PM CST...
MONTROSE BY 240 PM CST...
MCMILLAN CORNER AND LAKE VILLAGE BY 255 PM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3340 9172 3339 9147 3350 9146 3354 9136
3352 9126 3357 9124 3357 9123 3351 9118
3344 9123 3345 9117 3350 9117 3347 9112
3343 9114 3341 9121 3338 9117 3339 9112
3345 9106 3329 9116 3310 9193 3325 9203
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 248DEG 40KT 3322 9188
$$
BYB2 follow-up statements
441
WWUS54 KJAN 022041
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
241 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ARC003-017-022115-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
241 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN CHICOT AND NORTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 241 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MONTROSE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MCMILLAN CORNER AND LAKE VILLAGE BY 255 PM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 60 MPH CAN BRING DOWN TREES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY
AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ROOFS OF MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS COULD BE
DAMAGED...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES
COULD OCCUR.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3340 9146 3350 9146 3354 9136 3352 9126
3357 9124 3351 9118 3344 9123 3345 9117
3350 9117 3347 9112 3343 9114 3341 9121
3338 9117 3340 9111 3329 9116 3320 9158
3336 9159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 248DEG 40KT 3332 9147
$$
DHB152
WWUS54 KJAN 022050
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
250 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ARC003-017-022115-
/O.CON.KJAN.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-
250 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST
FOR NORTHERN CHICOT AND NORTHEASTERN ASHLEY COUNTIES...
AT 250 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES WEST OF LAKE VILLAGE MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LAKE VILLAGE AND MCMILLAN CORNER BY 255 PM CST...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS OF 70 MPH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS...
AND CAUSE ROOF DAMAGE TO WELL BUILT HOMES AND STRUCTURES. NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES MAY OCCUR...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY AND
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THE HAIL BEING PRODUCED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY
DAMAGE CARS AND ROOFS. PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF DOORS SHOULD MOVE INSIDE
A STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
&&
LAT...LON 3340 9146 3350 9146 3354 9136 3352 9126
3357 9124 3351 9118 3344 9123 3345 9117
3350 9117 3347 9112 3343 9114 3341 9121
3338 9117 3340 9111 3329 9116 3320 9158
3336 9159
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 253DEG 42KT 3332 9136
$$
DHBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 1:41 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 2:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 72 min |
| Mar 2, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 43 min |
| Mar 2, 4:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 53 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.