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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2017, 7:55 PM CST for Ashley County, Arkansas. It was in force for 65 min. 3 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
- Jan 21, 2017, 7:55 PM CST (01:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
County Ashley County, AR
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:35 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Old Milo, AR | TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAYS 133 AND 189. |
| Jan 21, 8:45 PM CST | TORNADO 0 | 2 Nw Hamburg, AR | BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD JUST NORTHWEST OF HAMBURG. PICTURE EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC/STORM CHASER. NO DAMAGE NOTED DURING NWS SURVEY. TRACKED ABOUT HALF A MILE, 50 YARD WIDTH. |
| Jan 21, 8:47 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Hamburg, AR | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 425. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:50 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 813 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.0
The text
As transmitted.
694
WFUS54 KJAN 220155
TORJAN
ARC003-220300-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0018.170122T0155Z-170122T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
755 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Ashley County in southeastern Arkansas...
* Until 900 PM CST
* At 755 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Huttig, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar 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...
Crossett and West Crossett around 810 PM CST.
North Crossett around 820 PM CST.
Old Milo around 835 PM CST.
Hamburg and Fountain Hill around 840 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Blanchton.
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 3315 9211 3316 9214 3319 9214 3321 9213
3321 9208 3324 9209 3325 9205 3328 9204
3331 9198 3335 9199 3338 9196 3340 9199
3339 9172 3317 9178 3301 9188 3301 9207
3303 9209 3303 9211 3310 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 233DEG 26KT 3307 9210
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
CME1 follow-up statement
719
WWUS54 KJAN 220214
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
814 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
ARC003-220300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-170122T0300Z/
Ashley AR-
814 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR WESTERN
ASHLEY COUNTY...
At 814 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over West Crossett, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
North Crossett around 820 PM CST.
Old Milo around 835 PM CST.
Hamburg around 840 PM CST.
Fountain Hill around 845 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Blanchton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3315 9211 3316 9214 3319 9214 3321 9213
3321 9208 3324 9209 3325 9205 3328 9204
3331 9198 3335 9199 3338 9196 3340 9199
3339 9172 3317 9178 3301 9188 3301 9207
3303 9209 3303 9211 3310 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 227DEG 25KT 3317 9200
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
CMEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 53 min |
| Jan 21, 9:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 9:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 67 min |
| Jan 22, 5:18 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 22 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.