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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2016, 9:01 PM CDT for Chicot County, Arkansas. It was in force for 27 min. 4 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 13, 2016, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2016, 9:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Chicot County, AR
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 13, 9:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Dermott, AR | |
| Mar 13, 9:15 PM CDT | TORNADO 1 | 1 Ssw Dermott, AR | *** 1 INJ *** TORNADO BEGAN IN SW DERMOTT NEAR BUCKNER LN, CONTINUED ACROSS TROTTER ST AND US HWY 165 BEFORE HITTING DETLA REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WHERE AN EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG. TORNADO THEN CONTINUED ACROSS AR HWY 35 AND US 65 BEFORE CROSSING |
| Mar 13, 9:18 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Dermott, AR | POSSIBLE TORNADO. SCATTERED DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH TROTTER AND ROSEHILL. NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. JUVENILE DENTENTION CAMP FENCING DESTROYED. METAL SHED DESTROYED. DEBRIS SCATTERED FOR A HALF MILE TO A MILE. |
| Mar 13, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Dermott, AR |
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 13, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1657 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 154 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
959
WFUS54 KJAN 140201
TORJAN
ARC017-140245-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0043.160314T0201Z-160314T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
901 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 945 PM CDT
* AT 901 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF DERMOTT...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
DERMOTT AROUND 910 PM CDT.
MCMILLAN CORNER AROUND 915 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 9135 3352 9125 3355 9123 3350 9118
3345 9123 3344 9123 3344 9118 3350 9117
3345 9112 3343 9113 3341 9121 3338 9114
3345 9106 3338 9111 3332 9146 3356 9145
3356 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 253DEG 28KT 3342 9147
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
172 follow-up statements
013
WWUS54 KJAN 140218
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
918 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
ARC017-140245-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160314T0245Z/
CHICOT AR-
918 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHICOT COUNTY...
AT 917 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DERMOTT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 9135 3352 9125 3355 9123 3350 9118
3345 9123 3344 9123 3345 9118 3350 9117
3345 9112 3343 9123 3341 9145 3356 9145
3356 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 222DEG 25KT 3353 9140
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
17566
WWUS54 KJAN 140228
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
928 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
ARC017-140238-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160314T0245Z/
CHICOT AR-
928 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN CHICOT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3352 9135 3352 9125 3355 9123 3350 9118
3345 9123 3344 9123 3345 9118 3350 9117
3345 9112 3343 9123 3341 9145 3356 9145
3356 9135
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 253DEG 28KT 3356 9130
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 61 min |
| Mar 13, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley | 66 min |
| Mar 13, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 78 min |
| Mar 13, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Ashley | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Chicot | 41 min |
| Mar 13, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 56 min |
| Mar 13, 11:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Chicot | 6 hr |
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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.