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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 5, 2025, 2:31 PM CST for Ashley County, Arkansas; Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 59 min. 1 report 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 5, 2025, 2:31 PM CST (20:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2025, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Ashley County, AR, Morehouse Parish, LA
The radar
The Shreveport radar (KSHV), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2:35 PM CST | TORNADO | 11 W Beekman, LA | Satellite imagery indicates the Union Parish EF-2 tornado path continued a short distance into northwestern Morehouse Parish over the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge. Total path length was 9.1 miles. |
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 5, 10:29 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 511 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 720 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
650
WFUS54 KJAN 052031
TORJAN
ARC003-LAC067-052130-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0002.250105T2031Z-250105T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
231 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Ashley County in southeastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Morehouse Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
* Until 330 PM CST.
* At 231 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles south of Huttig, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Beekman around 240 PM CST.
Berlin around 255 PM CST.
Jones around 305 PM CST.
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 3298 9208 3300 9207 3303 9208 3320 9172
3298 9158 3284 9206 3287 9208 3293 9207
3296 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 246DEG 35KT 3290 9213
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SAS3 follow-up statements
144
WWUS54 KJAN 052038
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
238 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
ARC003-LAC067-052130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250105T2130Z/
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
238 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN
MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
At 237 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located 10 miles west of
Beekman, or 10 miles southeast of Huttig, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornado will be near...
Beekman around 245 PM CST.
Berlin around 255 PM CST.
Jones around 305 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 9208 3300 9207 3303 9208 3320 9172
3298 9158 3284 9206 3287 9208 3293 9207
3296 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 246DEG 35KT 3293 9206
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SAS637
WWUS54 KJAN 052103
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
303 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
ARC003-LAC067-052130-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250105T2130Z/
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
303 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTH CENTRAL
MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
At 302 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Berlin, or 14 miles southeast of Crossett, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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
south central Ashley County in southeastern Arkansas and north
central Morehouse Parishes.
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 3313 9168 3299 9159 3290 9191 3298 9198
3317 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 252DEG 35KT 3302 9176
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SAS566
WWUS54 KJAN 052120
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
320 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
ARC003-LAC067-052130-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250105T2130Z/
Ashley AR-Morehouse LA-
320 PM CST Sun Jan 5 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ASHLEY COUNTY IN
SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTH CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISHES WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 PM CST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for southeastern
Arkansas...and northeastern Louisiana.
&&
LAT...LON 3313 9168 3299 9159 3290 9191 3298 9198
3317 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 246DEG 35KT 3309 9157
$$
SASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:05 AM CST | Wind Advisory | JAN | Ashley, Chicot | 17 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Ashley | 50 min |
| Jan 5, 2:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 57 min |
| Jan 5, 2:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Chicot | 63 min |
| Jan 5, 3:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Chicot | 45 min |
| Jan 5, 1:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 65 min |
| Jan 5, 1:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 59 min |
| Jan 5, 1:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 67 min |
| Jan 5, 2:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 67 min |
| Jan 5, 5:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 40 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.