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Tornado Watch 38
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Mar 14, 2025, 9:47 PM CDT for 20 counties in Arkansas; 13 parishes in Louisiana; 33 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2025, 9:47 PM CDT (02:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2025, 4:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 66 counties
Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Union County, AR, Caldwell Parish, LA, Claiborne Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Franklin Parish, LA, Jackson Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Madison Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Attala County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Carroll County, MS, Choctaw County, MS, Claiborne County, MS, Clay County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Grenada County, MS, Hinds County, MS, Holmes County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Issaquena County, MS, Jefferson County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Leake County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Lowndes County, MS, Madison County, MS, Montgomery County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Warren County, MS, Washington County, MS, Webster County, MS, Winston County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 169 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 70%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 50%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 40%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 20%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 40%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 40%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 70%
Warnings issued inside it
27 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada | 39 min |
| Mar 14, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Clark, Hot Spring | 51 min |
| Mar 14, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Hot Spring | 46 min |
| Mar 14, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Nevada | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 10:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SHV | Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 62 min |
| Mar 14, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 10:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nevada | 36 min |
| Mar 14, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Dallas, Grant, Hot Spring | 48 min |
| Mar 14, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Clark, Dallas, Ouachita | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Nevada | 28 min |
| Mar 14, 11:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 64 min |
| Mar 14, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Grant, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Mar 14, 11:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 11:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Jefferson, Lonoke, Prairie, Pulaski | 52 min |
| Mar 14, 11:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LZK | Calhoun, Dallas, Ouachita | 40 min |
| Mar 14, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Cleveland, Dallas, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Webster | 62 min |
| Mar 15, 12:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LZK | Arkansas, Cleveland, Jefferson, Lincoln | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 1:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Winston | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 1:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston | 61 min |
| Mar 15, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Neshoba, Newton | 63 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
- Mesoscale Discussion 175 Severe potential...watch likely
- Mesoscale Discussion 176 Severe potential...watch possible
- Mesoscale Discussion 179 Tornado watch 32...33...36
- Mesoscale Discussion 183 Severe potential...watch likely
- Mesoscale Discussion 187 Tornado watch 36...38
- Mesoscale Discussion 190 Tornado watch 36...38
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Columbia, Hempstead, Lafayette, Miller, Nevada | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 7:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Independence and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Chicot, Desha | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 8:43 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton, Independence and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:30 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 10:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Greene, Randolph, Sharp | 115 min |
| Mar 14, 10:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Faulkner, Greene, Independence and 9 more | 63 min |
| Mar 14, 11:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more | 96 min |
| Mar 14, 11:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more | 115 min |
| Mar 15, 4:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 7 more | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 5:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Union | 7 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Desha | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 9:25 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Phillips | 95 min |
| Mar 15, 10:07 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Franklin, Madison and 6 more | 113 min |
| Mar 15, 10:31 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ascension, Catahoula, Concordia, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:53 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington | 97 min |
| Mar 15, 2:07 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Saint Helena, Saint Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington | 83 min |
| Mar 15, 12:49 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper and 14 more | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 11:19 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | George, Greene, Jackson, Stone | 86 min |
| Mar 15, 11:20 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay and 18 more | 85 min |
| Mar 15, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | George, Greene, Perry, Stone, Wayne | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion, Walthall | 54 min |
| Mar 15, 1:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee and 6 more | 89 min |
| Mar 15, 1:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones and 11 more | 119 min |
| Mar 15, 3:29 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Jasper and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hancock, Harrison, Jackson | 95 min |
| Mar 15, 6:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Perry and 2 more | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.