Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 9, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds in Arkansas, March 9, 2006
Start: 2006-03-09T11:20
End: 2006-03-09T11:41
Location: Arkansas

March 9, 2006 · NWS JAN · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $153,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

A swath of wind damage occurred as a line of thunderstorms moved through Chicot County. Within this line, a "bow echo" segment moved from just east of Parkdale, along the Ashley/Chicot County lines, northeast to just south and then east of Lake Village. This "bow echo" segment caused the most extensive damage across the county which included numerous trees and power poles blown down. As the storm moved across the south side of Lake Village, many more trees were blown down, a few signs were down and a few homes sustained minor roof damage along with some outbuildings destroyed. This line continued east across the Mississippi River into Washington county.The southern end of the line was not as strong. However, it was still severe and several trees were blown down in and around Eudora.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 10:30 AM CST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 10:30 AM CST, 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

.DISCUSSION...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A NEGATIVE TILTED
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH A SERIES OF TORNADO
WATCH BOXES IN EFFECT AHEAD OF IT. AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP
THE SQUALL LINE FROM ARKANSAS THROUGH LOUISIANA. SOME SUPERCELLS WERE
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LINE AS WELL. IT WILL ENTER OUR
WESTERN CWA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE LINE SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE REGION BY EARLY THIS EVENING. SO MADE NO CHANGES TO THE
SEVERE POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       79  52  82  62 / 100  19   8  41
MERIDIAN      79  53  79  60 /  88  38   9  35
VICKSBURG     78  52  83  62 / 100   9   8  43
HATTIESBURG   80  57  80  65 /  90  37  17  23
NATCHEZ       79  52  80  66 / 100   8  12  35
GREENVILLE    76  50  76  57 / 100   8   8  51
GREENWOOD     76  50  76  62 / 100  13   7  53

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR
MSZ028-MSZ029-MSZ030-
MSZ031-MSZ032-MSZ033-MSZ037-MSZ038-MSZ039-MSZ043-MSZ044-
MSZ045-MSZ046-MSZ048-MSZ049-MSZ050-MSZ051-MSZ052-MSZ054-
MSZ055-MSZ056-MSZ057-MSZ058-MSZ062-MSZ063-MSZ064-MSZ065-
MSZ066-MSZ072-MSZ073-MSZ074.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
     MSZ028-MSZ029-MSZ030-MSZ031-MSZ032-MSZ033-MSZ037-MSZ038-
     MSZ039-MSZ043-MSZ044-MSZ045-MSZ046-MSZ048-MSZ049-MSZ050-
     MSZ051-MSZ052-MSZ054-MSZ055-MSZ056-MSZ057-MSZ058-MSZ062-
     MSZ063-MSZ064-MSZ065-MSZ066-MSZ072-MSZ073-MSZ074.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR
MSZ018-MSZ019-
MSZ025-MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ034-MSZ035-MSZ036-MSZ040-MSZ041-
MSZ042-MSZ047-MSZ053-MSZ059-MSZ060-MSZ061.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-MSZ019-
     MSZ025-MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ034-MSZ035-MSZ036-MSZ040-MSZ041-
     MSZ042-MSZ047-MSZ053-MSZ059-MSZ060-MSZ061.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR
LAZ007-LAZ008-     LAZ009-LAZ015-LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007-LAZ008-
     LAZ009-LAZ015-LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.

AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR
ARZ074-ARZ075.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-ARZ075.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 7:04 AM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
0704 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
101304-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
0704 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR  SIGNIFICANT SEVERE STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. A
DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH AND INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
PASS NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT ALL
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYSTEM...HELPING TO
INCREASE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE WILL BE
LIKELY. TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA.

A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO RACE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. AT
THIS TIME...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOOK TO
BE AFFECTED AROUND 10 AM WITH THE I-55 CORRIDOR AFFECTED DURING
MID AFTERNOON AND EASTERN AREAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE PRIMARY
RISK LOOKS TO BE EXTENSIVE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 OR 80
MPH AND LARGE HAIL. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

AS THE LINE OF STORMS APPROACH A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE LINE. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LONG
TRACK SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES.

EVERYONE IS URGED TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
OUTLOOKS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTBREAK.

...FLOODING...
BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA TODAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WAS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA VERY QUICKLY. HOWEVER...RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM A HALF INCH TO
AN INCH WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS TODAY.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHWEST
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA BY THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD PREVENT THE HIGHER
GUSTS FROM REACHING THE GROUND. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.

PERSONS VENTURING OUT ON TO AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTREME
CAUTION. SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY TO CAPSIZE. PERSONS DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS SHOULD ALSO
REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE
SECURED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION TO
MAINTAIN THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE OVER THE
REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA MONDAY WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY. OTHERWISE ACTIVATION IS
NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:03 AM CST, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1103 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

1054 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BASTROP             32.80N 91.91W
03/09/2006                   MOREHOUSE          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF BASTROP

&&

AG

Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:19 AM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1119 AM CST THU MAR 09 2006

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

0945 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DOWNTOWN JACKSON        32.30N 90.19W
03/09/2006                   HINDS              MS   PUBLIC

            A TREE FELL ON SOME POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES
            NEAR THE METRO CENTER.

&&

CLB

Local storm report, Mar 9, 11:20 AM CST, 0 minutes before

TTAA00 KJAN DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1120 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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

1112 AM     TSTM WND GUST    2 MILES WEST OF RAYVILLE, LA (GIRARD)32.47N 91.76W
03/09/2006  50 MPH           RICHLAND           LA   AMATEUR RADIO
 POWER OUTAGES, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL - RELAYED TO OUACHITA
            PARISH EOC BY TRAINED SKYWARN SPOTTER / AMATEUR RADIO
            OPERATOR.

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:20 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot

When: March 9, 11:20 AM CST to 11:41 AM CST
Where: Chicot County, 11 mi SW of Lake Vlg
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 33.217, -91.417

Thunderstorm Wind, Chicot

When: March 9, 11:33 AM CST
Where: Chicot County, Eudora
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.117, -91.267

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Arkansas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, March 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5490637, 5490638.