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Special Weather Statement, NWS Jackson, MS

March 9, 2016Chicot County, Arkansas

NWS Jackson, MS issued this special weather statement at Mar 9, 2016, 5:06 PM CST for Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 9, 2016, 5:06 PM CST (23:06 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2016, 5:30 PM CST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS

County Chicot County, AR

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 342 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 327 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 9, 4:36 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 4:36 PM CST, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 2:10 PM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
210 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-102015-
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
210 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

FLOODING
THREAT...SIGNIFICANT
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL ANDSIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. A FEW
SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.
ISOLATED WEAK, BRIEF TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.

ARZ075-LAZ009-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-034-035-040-041-047-053-
059>061-102015-
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-
CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
210 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

FLOODING
THREAT...ELEVATED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. ISOLATED WEAK, BRIEF TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.

MSZ028>033-038-039-045-046-051-052-057-058-102015-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-
NESHOBA-KEMPER-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-JASPER-CLARKE-
210 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

MSZ026-027-036-037-042>044-048>050-054>056-062>066-072>074-102015-
GRENADA-CARROLL-HOLMES-ATTALA-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-HINDS-RANKIN-
SCOTT-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
210 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

FLOODING
THREAT...LIMITED
TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR WITH
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT. ISOLATED WEAK, BRIEF TORNADOES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.

(WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3)

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY

FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY.

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&&

...HAZARD LEGEND...

*SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF
 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF
 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.
LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60
 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL.

*FLOODING*
EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE.
ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING.
LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE.

...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)...

NWS JAN HOME PAGE...
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN
STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE
FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK...
   WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSJACKSONMS
FOLLOW NWS JAN ON TWITTER...
   @NWSJACKSONMS

...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES...

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/
SPC...MESO ANALYSIS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/EXPER/MESOANALYSIS/NEW/#
SPC...DAY 1 THROUGH 3 OUTLOOKS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/PRODUCTS/OUTLOOK/
SPC...STORM REPORTS...
   WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/
NWS JAN CURRENT SVR/TOR WATCHES...
   WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/RTIMAGES/JAN/WATCH/TOASVA.PNG

   PLEASE CONVERT ALL WEB ADDRESSES TO LOWER CASE BEFORE ENTERING!

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 9, 2:33 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
233 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

LAZ007-092100-
MOREHOUSE LA-
233 PM CST WED MAR 9 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
UNTIL 300 PM CST...

AT 232 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR SWARTZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BASTROP AROUND 250 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE MER ROUGE AND
COLLINSTON.

LAT...LON 3274 9205 3276 9206 3280 9205 3283 9207
      3295 9203 3272 9164 3254 9191 3255 9192
      3260 9193 3266 9191 3267 9193 3266 9194
      3268 9196 3271 9197 3270 9202 3271 9204
      3270 9204 3269 9205 3271 9206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 210DEG 32KT 3262 9200

17

Local storm report, Mar 9, 2:53 PM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
253 PM CST WED MAR 09 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BASTROP                 32.77N 91.91W
03/09/2016                   MOREHOUSE          LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            EDEN APARTMENTS ARE HAVING TO BE EVACUATED DUE TO RISING
            FLOODWATERS. OFFICIALS ARE HELPING RESIDENTS GET OUT OF
            THE APARTMENTS.

&&

DCOX

Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
320 PM CST WED MAR 09 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0317 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CROSSETT                33.13N 91.97W
03/09/2016                   ASHLEY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS IN THE CITY LIMITS ARE INUNDATED. WATER
            APPROACHING MANY HOMES.

0317 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HAMBURG                 33.23N 91.80W
03/09/2016                   ASHLEY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HWY 425 NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND CLOSED DUE TO
            INUNDATION.

&&

AW

Local storm report, Mar 9, 3:36 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 4:34 PM CST, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 9, 5:06 PM CST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 8, 9:54 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Issaquena, Sharkey	36 min
Mar 8, 11:30 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	JAN	Adams, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne and 41 more	4 days
Mar 8, 11:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Sharkey, Washington	37 min
Mar 9, 1:35 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Bolivar, Issaquena, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington	40 min
Mar 9, 2:53 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	4 hr
Mar 9, 9:54 AM CST	Wind Advisory	JAN	Adams, Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke and 38 more	6 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	36 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	JAN	Issaquena, Washington	36 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren	36 hr
Mar 9, 11:00 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	JAN	Adams, Wilkinson	36 hr
Mar 9, 1:57 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Washington	33 min
Mar 8, 10:54 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	East Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	8 hr
Mar 9, 6:53 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	4 hr
Mar 9, 10:52 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	5 hr
Mar 9, 11:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse, West Carroll	46 min
Mar 9, 12:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	East Carroll, West Carroll	47 min
Mar 9, 2:33 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	27 min
Mar 9, 2:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Morehouse	45 min
Mar 9, 3:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll	3 hr
Mar 9, 3:20 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	40 min
Mar 9, 3:39 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	JAN	Ashley, Chicot	4 hr
Mar 9, 4:02 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	JAN	Ashley	9 hr
Mar 9, 4:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Ashley	26 min

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