As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th. While warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico filtered north and encompassed the region, a series of potent upper level disturbances began lifting northeast across the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
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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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
As high pressure over the East Coast refused to move, a storm system approached the ArkLaMiss from the west and stalled just to the west of the region on March 7th. While warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico filtered north and encompassed the region, a series of potent upper level disturbances began lifting northeast across the Lower Mississippi River Valley. This set the stage for multiple rounds of torrential rains that fell almost continuously across the ArkLaMiss from March 8th through March 12th. These prolonged torrential rains resulted in widespread flash flooding and river flooding across the region, with numerous area rivers reaching moderate and major flood stages. Floodwaters damaged numerous homes, businesses, and closed many primary and secondary roads across the region, with some secondary roads washed out.
As the storm system finally exited the region late on the 12th, another fast moving, compact storm system followed in its wake during the evening of March 13th. This system brought another round of heavy rain to the Delta region, in addition to some hail and damaging straight line winds.
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 8, 9:19 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 919 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 .UPDATE... NOT MUCH ADJUSTMENT NEEDED FOR THE UPDATE TONIGHT. ADJUSTED POPS TO COINCIDE WITH THE CURRENT RAIN IN OUR FAR NW. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE MODERATE RAINFALL HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE IN OUR ARKANSAS COUNTIES AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA PARISHES. DUAL POL IS SHOWING A SWATH OF 2 INCHES IN MOREHOUSE PARISH ALREADY. RAINFALL RATES AREN'T ENOUGH TO WORRY ABOUT FLASH FLOODING YET BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO NOT LETTING UP YET. STILL SEEING GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS IN PLACES. SUSTAINED WINDS AREN'T ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY THOUGH. PERHAPS TOMORROW. /10/ && .AVIATION... AN AREA OF SHRA/TSRA WAS NOTED ACROSS GLH AT 230Z WITH LIGHT SHRA ACTIVITY NOTED AT GWO. MODELS SUGGEST THIS WL CONT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE IF ANY CONVECTION ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL WED AFTN. MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS WL ACCOMPANY THE CONVECTION AT GLH AND GWO WITH MVFR CIGS EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 09Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. /22/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016/ ..POWERFUL SYSTEM EDGING TOWARD THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK... SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT) LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A CLOSED STRONG MID TO UPPER LEVEL LOW AROUND NORTHERN MEXICO. GOOD LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW WAS NOTED ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE. AREA RADARS WERE PICKING UP SOME SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STRONG CONVECTION ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH SOME WINDS IN THE DELTA REGION NEARING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. MID AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. IN THE SHORT TERM EXPECT THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WITH THE BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT TO BE WEST OF THE CWA THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT WE WILL HAVE BOUTS OF CONVECTION AFFECTING THE REGION FROM THE WEST. FOR TONIGHT MOST OF THE CONVECTIVE MODE MODELS SHOWS SOME CONVECTION PUSHING INTO THE WEST. ONE OF THEM SHOW SOME STRONG STORMS PUSHING INTO THE NORTHWEST THEN WEAKENS. WITH STRONG STORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA WILL HOLD ON TO THE LIMITED SEVERE WEST OF THE MS RIVER FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY RISKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. GUSTY WINDS WITH THE SYSTEM TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER RAINS WILL DEVELOP IN THE FAR WEST BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR SEVERE POTENTIAL MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME POTENTIAL FOR SOME SEVERE STORMS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN AREAS FOR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SO WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE HWO FOR WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH THE SYSTEM GETTING CLOSER THERE WILL BE THE ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL OF SOME TORNADOES. OUR CHANCES OF CONVECTION WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST DURING THE PERIOD. STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OUR SPRING LIKE REGIME. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70S. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 60S. /17/ LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST FEATURES INCREASING CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAINFALL, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN FLOODING. WPC HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH IN THE PRECIP GUIDANCE KEEPING THE FAR WESTERN FRINGES IN THE EXCESSIVE RAIN POTENTIAL. ENSEMBLE AWARENESS GUIDANCE KEEPS HIGH VALUES OF MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND STRONG PWATS PUSHING ACROSS THE REGION. SO WITH THIS IN MIND WILL KEEP THE SAME HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL GRAPHIC WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE FAR WEST...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH AS WELL AS 2-4 INCHES FROM THE NORTHWEST DELTA THROUGH JACKSON METRO TO THE SOUTHEAST. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL BE TO THE NORTHEAST. THURSDAY MORNING THE CUTOFF UPPER LOW WILL BE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO. BOTH THE GFS AND EURO OPEN UP AND LIFT OUT THE CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE CWA AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BOTH MODELS SEEM TO BE A LITTLE BETTER ALIGNMENT ON THE 12Z RUN. THERE COULD BE SOME POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER ON THURSDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION...EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THE MODELS DO NOT SHOW ANY STRONG SURFACE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. WILL MONITOR FOR LATER MODEL DEVELOPMENTS. AS WE PUSH INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER CLOSED LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED RAINS WILL LIFT OUT OF THE REGION BY MONDAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL START MAINLY AT THE LOWER 70S ON THURSDAY AND WILL MOVE TO THE UPPER 70S BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. NIGHTLY LOWS WILL TAKE A DIP FROM THE 60S TO THE 50S OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. /17/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 64 79 66 75 / 22 37 51 73 MERIDIAN 58 76 62 75 / 7 16 26 51 VICKSBURG 66 79 68 75 / 53 58 78 88 HATTIESBURG 63 78 65 75 / 13 31 35 56 NATCHEZ 67 79 68 74 / 51 64 84 90 GREENVILLE 64 77 65 73 / 97 69 84 93 GREENWOOD 62 78 66 75 / 42 41 61 84 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ARZ074-075-LAZ007-008-015-023-024-091915- ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-FRANKLIN LA- CATAHOULA- 114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FLOODING THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...WEDNESDAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE MAIN RISK BEING DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE EVENING OVER THESE SAME AREAS...PRODUCING LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A FEW INCHES WHICH MAY CAUSE A FEW FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=2) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN...MAINLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALTHOUGH A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4) PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE OVER PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-040>043-047>049-054-091915- BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS- HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN- COPIAH- 114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE TO BROOKHAVEN...MAINLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ALTHOUGH A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4) PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE OVER PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. MSZ028>033-037>039-044>046-050>052-055>058-062>066-072>074-091915- MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON- NOXUBEE-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON- JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST- 114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE OVER PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. LAZ009-016-025-026-MSZ053-059>061-091915- EAST CARROLL-MADISON LA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON- ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS- 114 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...LIMITED TIMING...WEDNESDAY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHES THE AREA. STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE MAIN RISK BEING DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE EVENING OVER THESE SAME AREAS...PRODUCING LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO A FEW INCHES WHICH MAY CAUSE A FEW FLOODING ISSUES. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=1) (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=3) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THURSDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ARKLAMISS REGION EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE OVER PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. (WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/GRAPHICAST.PHP?SITE=JAN&GC=4) .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 21 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. SIGNIFICANT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 2 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. LIMITED...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER AND/OR 1 INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER HAIL. *FLOODING* EXTREME...CONFIDENT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. SIGNIFICANT...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING POSSIBLE. ELEVATED...CONFIDENT IN FLOODING. LIMITED...FLOODING POSSIBLE. *NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS* EXTREME...SUSTAINED WINDS 50 MPH OR GREATER OR WIND GUSTS 65 MPH OR GREATER. SIGNIFICANT...SUSTAINED WINDS 40-49 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 58-64 MPH. ELEVATED...SUSTAINED WINDS 30-39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 45-57 MPH. LIMITED...SUSTAINED WINDS 20-29 MPH OR WIND GUSTS 30 TO 44 MPH. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN HOME PAGE... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/JAN STAY AWARE, STAY SAFE NWS JAN BRIEFING PAGE... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN/?N=SAFE FIND NWS JAN ON FACEBOOK... 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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 954 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ARZ075-LAZ008-009-MSZ034-040-041-090430- CHICOT AR-EAST CARROLL LA-WEST CARROLL LA-SHARKEY MS-ISSAQUENA MS- WASHINGTON MS- 954 PM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL CHICOT COUNTY... NORTHEASTERN WEST CARROLL AND EAST CARROLL PARISHES...SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...SHARKEY AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CST... AT 953 PM CST...METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MILLIKIN TO 6 MILES WEST OF TRANSYLVANIA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MILLIKIN...GASSOWAY AND SHELBURN AROUND 1000 PM CST. LAKE PROVIDENCE AROUND 1010 PM CST. GLEN ALLAN...FITLER AND GRACE AROUND 1015 PM CST. ONWARD AROUND 1020 PM CST. PANTHER BURN AND NITTA YUMA AROUND 1025 PM CST. HOLLANDALE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...ESTILL AND DELTA CITY AROUND 1030 PM CST. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE KILBOURNE... MAYERSVILLE AND CARY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WINDS CAN BRING DOWN TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS...AND BE ESPECIALLY AWARE OF OLDER TREES. && LAT...LON 3301 9132 3329 9080 3265 9077 3254 9135 TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 238DEG 41KT 3293 9126 3265 9129 22
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:24 UTC.
25 flash flood, 6 flood, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding occurred across the parish including Highway 17 between Forest and Pioneer.|Flooding occurred at Oak Grove City Hall.
Several streets were flooded in the city of Rayville.
Several roads were flooded across the parish.
Roads remained flooded in Oak Grove and several roads were flooded in the parish.
Water entered multiple homes in the city of Rayville. Multiple residents were evacuated. Several streets were flooded across the city.
Standing water surrounded Start Elementary School. Part of the nearby road was also covered.
Several highways throughout the parish were closed due to flood inundation. These included, but were not limited to, Louisiana Highways 134, 138 and 139. Six water rescues were performed in the southern half of the parish. Three homes were also evacuated due to rising flood waters around Oak Ridge.
Eden Apartments were evacuated due to rising floodwaters.
Roads remained flooded in Oak Grove and several roads were flooded in the parish.
Multiple homes had water in them.
Several roads were flooded across the parish.
Numerous roads and bridges were flooded across the entire parish. Evacuations and water rescues had been performed.
Water entered a few homes in the Oak Grove and Forest Area. Sandbags were requested.
Several roads flooded across the western and northern portions of the parish.
Street flooding occurred across the parish.
Richland Apartments were flooded.
Fields were totally flooded on Louisiana Highway 15 near the Richland Detention Center. Neighborhoods were flooded in the western part of the parish.
Flooding occurred in homes and neighborhoods across the county.
Flooding occurred in homes and neighborhoods across the county.
Parts of Sage and BJ roads were flooded.
Several homes had water up to the doorsteps. Highway 582 and Highway 3181 were under water.
Louisiana Highway 596 was mostly under water near the hospital.
Many secondary and parish roads were flooded and impassable.
Extensive flooding occurred across the parish with many closed roads.
Highway 582 was closed due to water over the road.
Highway 877 was closed.
Scattered roadways across the parish continued to have some flooding issues.
Numerous roadways had flooding issues across the parish.
Some roadways had flooding issues in the northern portion of the parish.
Highways 582,585,596, and 581 continued to have flooding issues.
Some secondary roads had flooding issues across the parish.
Dime to quarter sized hail occurred.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2016
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: 617780, 617783, 617788, 632825, 625387, 625389, 626310, 625392, 625386, 625394, 625397, 624307, 625521, 617990, 617993, 625528, 617824, 618016, 632879, 618037, 625897, 626094, 624426, 626096, 626097, 626098, 623105, 623104, 623107, 623108, 623112, 623126.