A low pressure system moving east along the Arkansas Louisiana border helped to organize a line of severe thunderstorms early in the morning of April 5th. Severe wind gusts with this squall line caused some damage in far southeast Arkansas.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
A low pressure system moving east along the Arkansas Louisiana border helped to organize a line of severe thunderstorms early in the morning of April 5th. Severe wind gusts with this squall line caused some damage in far southeast Arkansas.
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 Apr 4, 11:58 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 1258 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022 ...SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .UPDATE... Updated for 06Z aviation discussion && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF discussion: All TAF sites are currently VFR tonight, but showers and thunderstorms are beginning move into the area. The storms will move across the area into Tuesday morning, bringing with it MVFR/IFR conditions. The storms will clear from west to east through the morning hours with improving conditions./15/ && .DISCUSSION... Local radars are starting show scattered showers developing just south of our CWA along a boundary that wl become the warm front lifting north ahead of an approaching low pressure system. Regional radars show stronger convection firing up in northeast Texas. The warm frontal activity will gradually lift into our southwest zones during the next several hours but the more intense convection including severe threat will move into our western most zones around 3AM. This convection is still expected to organize into an MCS and race eastward across or CWA into Tuesday morning with a damaging wind and tornado threat. In addition, locally heavy rainfall will be possible with the MCS that may result in runoff issues. The current forecast remains on track and no significant changes were needed. /22/ Prior discussion below: Tonight and tomorrow... Not much change has occurred in the thinking for the severe weather overnight into early tomorrow. Quiet weather will continue in the very near term. Temperatures this afternoon have climbed into the 80s across the region. Dewpoints remain in the mid 40s to around 50 degrees, so some moistening of the airmass still needs to take place in the next few hours. Overnight, an upper trough and associated surface low swings across the region. Through the latter portions of the evening into tonight, the 850mb flow ramps up and moisture starts to stream steadily into the region. CAM guidance remains consistent in a MCS plowing through the region from west to east during the early morning hours. The timing of this entering the west may have slowed just a little but expectation remains that given the strong westerly mid-level flow, that this line should race through the region during the early morning hours and exit into Alabama into the east perhaps by 10am. The southern extent of this line could lag some behind in the Pine Belt and linger through the morning hours. Current timing on local graphics seem to time this line and threat well and model guidance today has been in fairly good agreement overall. The main concerns with this event will be damaging straight line winds and embedded tornadoes(given the 300-600 m2/s2 helicity in place). Guidance doesn't indicate many storms to develop ahead of the MCS though this may occur further to the east and more toward southeast MS and southwest AL. A mixed bag of model guidance shows some of the convection redeveloping in the southeast later in the morning into the afternoon, but confidence is low in whether or not this will occur. Of another concern will be potential for heavy rain and flooding. Moisture transport will be rather high into the region later tonight thanks to the increasing low level jet. Locally heavy rainfall in a short amount of time could lead to localized flooding across the region. Limited risk in local graphics covers this potential. HREF guidance hones in higher totals generally along eastern portions of the Highway 84 corridor and points along the Highway 98 corridor. This area may need to be monitored for inclusion into a higher flooding risk with newer data tonight. HREF guidance indicates some totals near 5 inches in this location could occur, especially if storms hang up some and train over this region. Confidence was not completely high enough to do in this forecast package but this will be something to monitor. Otherwise, widespread 1.5-2.5 inches of rain should occur with this system overnight. /28/ Tuesday night through next weekend... Tues night-Wed: As deep moisture is briefly carved out in the wake of the severe weather episode on Tuesday, the region will be under isentropic ascent remaining across the region. However, sfc dewpoints will remain in the mid-upper 60s. Low-level Theta-E & WAA will increase into the aftn hours. With increased broad bulk shear approaching 25-40kts in the 0-3km layer & approaching 50kts of 0-6km layer, this will support potential multicell & splitting cell development. However, there remains some deep layer moisture limitations, with a gradual increase along the zone of frontal convergence & also into southeast Mississippi, generally along & SE of the Natchez Trace corridor. For now, kept graphic as, but there could be some limitations on coverage. Steep mid-level lapse rates of 6.5-7.0 C/km should support some large hail potential of quarter to golf ball size & some decent cold pool/gusty wind potential. Will continue to advertise this threat, even with some of this being very conditional & potentially close to the I-59 corridor & late into the day. Along the front moving into the Delta, winds will continue to veer & most precipitation looks to remain anafrontal. Late week-next weekend (Sun): Much quieter pattern will persist through the weekend. Mean synoptic trough axis, dry air & subsidence/high pressure will stall over the region & only slowly drift E. This will be in response to deep ridging over the N-central Atlantic. Cool & dry conditions will persist late week (i.e. Thurs - Fri) with highs in the upper 60s-low 70s Thurs to low-mid 60s Fri. Lows will be below climo in the mid-upper 40s Wed night, low-mid 40s Thurs night & coolest Fri night as the trough axis pulls away & any pressure gradient relaxes. Lows could fall into the mid-upper 30s & patchy frost couldn't be ruled out. As ridge axis build E across the central Plains into next weekend, WAA & gradual moderation of temperatures (i.e. high temps into the mid-upper 60s Sat to mid- upper 70s Sun.) will commence. Deep layer dry air & broad subsidence will keep the area dry through the weekend. /DC/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 61 79 65 83 / 89 94 2 45 Meridian 58 78 63 85 / 82 96 7 34 Vicksburg 62 81 65 81 / 93 86 1 35 Hattiesburg 62 80 66 86 / 70 92 3 34 Natchez 63 83 65 84 / 93 89 1 35 Greenville 60 77 62 75 / 97 63 2 31 Greenwood 60 76 63 77 / 94 90 2 38 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && 15
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson MS 450 PM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022 ARZ074-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040>066-072>074-052200- Ashley-Morehouse-West Carroll-East Carroll-Richland-Madison LA- Franklin LA-Catahoula-Tensas-Concordia-Issaquena-Sharkey-Yazoo- Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Warren-Hinds-Rankin-Scott-Newton- Lauderdale-Claiborne-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke-Jefferson- Adams-Franklin MS-Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington- Jones-Marion-Lamar-Forrest- 450 PM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, central Mississippi, and south central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Tuesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Enhanced TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday Thunderstorms will move across the entire area from late tonight through early Tuesday afternoon. Severe thunderstorms are likely, with damaging wind gusts up to 80mph and a few tornadoes possible. Please reference the graphics for more specific timing. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Tonight through Tuesday, localized flash flooding is possible, particularly in low lying and urban areas. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Sunday The severe weather threat Tuesday morning will begin to diminish into Tuesday afternoon. There could be a threat for additional storms and severe weather possible Wednesday afternoon, especially over eastern Mississippi. Damaging wind gusts and hail of quarter to golf ball size are possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) .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 tonight through Tuesday and Wednesday through Wednesday night. ARZ075-MSZ018-019-025>039-052200- Chicot-Bolivar-Sunflower-Leflore-Grenada-Carroll-Montgomery- Webster-Clay-Lowndes-Choctaw-Oktibbeha-Washington-Humphreys- Holmes-Attala-Winston-Noxubee- 450 PM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast Arkansas, central Mississippi, east central Mississippi, and north central Mississippi. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Tuesday SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THREAT...Slight TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday FLOODING THREAT...Limited TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday Thunderstorms will move across the entire area from late tonight through early Tuesday afternoon. Severe thunderstorms, with damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph, are possible. A tornado cannot be ruled out. Please reference the graphics for more specific timing. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/1.png) Tonight through Tuesday, localized flash flooding is possible, particularly in low lying and urban areas. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/2.png) .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday night through Sunday The severe weather threat Tuesday morning will begin to diminish into Tuesday afternoon. There could be a threat for additional storms and severe weather possible Wednesday afternoon, especially over eastern Mississippi. Damaging wind gusts and hail of quarter to golf ball size are possible. (https://www.weather.gov/images/jan/graphicast/3.png) .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 tonight through Tuesday and Wednesday through Wednesday night. 23 && ...HAZARD LEGEND... *SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS* High...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong or violent tornadoes possible. Moderate...Significant severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are likely with strong tornadoes possible. Enhanced...Severe thunderstorms are likely and tornadoes are possible. Slight...Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Marginal...Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. *FLOODING* Extreme...Widespread and significant flooding is likely. Significant...Widespread flash flooding is likely and significant flooding is possible. Elevated...Areas of flash flooding likely. Limited...Localized flash flooding is possible. ...USEFUL WEATHER WEB PAGES (URLS)... NWS JAN Home page... https://www.weather.gov/jan Stay Aware, Stay Safe NWS JAN Briefing Page... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe Latest Weather Briefing... https://www.weather.gov/jan/weather_briefing Find NWS JAN on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Twitter... @NWSJacksonMS Follow NWS JAN on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSJacksonMiss ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR SEVERE WEATHER ISSUES... Storm Prediction Center (SPC)... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ Meso Analysis... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/mesoanalysis/ Day 1 through 3 Outlooks... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Storm Reports... https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/ ...ADDITIONAL URLS FOR FLOODING ISSUES... Current Watches and Warnings... https://www.weather.gov/jan/safe_HeavyRain Observed Precipitation Images... https://www.weather.gov/jan/precipmaps River Forecast Center... https://www.weather.gov/lmrfc/ Significant River Flood Outlook... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/nationalfloodoutlook/index.html Day 1 through 3 Excessive Rainfall... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/excess_rain.shtml Excessive Rainfall Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpferd.html Day 1 through 7 QPF... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml QPF Discussion... https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/qpfpfd.html
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
159 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
LAZ009-016-MSZ040-041-047-050745-
Madison LA-East Carroll LA-Sharkey MS-Warren MS-Issaquena MS-
159 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern East
Carroll and northeastern Madison Parishes, northwestern Warren,
southern Issaquena and southwestern Sharkey Counties through 245 AM
CDT...
At 158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mansford, or over Tallulah, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Omega around 205 AM CDT.
Eagle Bend around 215 AM CDT.
Valley Park and Fitler around 225 AM CDT.
Onward around 230 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Mound, Cary and
Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3285 9097 3263 9070 3262 9072 3261 9069
3259 9069 3259 9066 3227 9109 3245 9134
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 225DEG 41KT 3245 9118
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
22Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
MSZ048-049-050830-
Hinds MS-Rankin MS-
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Rankin and
southeastern Hinds Counties through 330 AM CDT...
At 237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Byram, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Jackson around 240 AM CDT.
Richland around 245 AM CDT.
Pearl around 250 AM CDT.
Brandon and Flowood around 255 AM CDT.
Fannin around 310 AM CDT.
Goshen Springs around 315 AM CDT.
Pisgah around 320 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3224 9034 3240 9012 3240 9007 3242 9007
3242 9006 3244 9007 3244 9005 3249 9000
3248 8999 3250 8998 3249 8996 3251 8993
3255 8989 3238 8973 3212 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0737Z 231DEG 34KT 3222 9023
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
22Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
246 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
MSZ019-034>036-041-050845-
Washington MS-Sharkey MS-Humphreys MS-Sunflower MS-Holmes MS-
246 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Sunflower, west central Holmes, southeastern Washington, Humphreys
and northern Sharkey Counties through 345 AM CDT...
At 246 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rolling Fork, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Anguilla around 255 AM CDT.
Nitta Yuma around 300 AM CDT.
Delta City around 305 AM CDT.
Murphy and Midnight around 315 AM CDT.
Belzoni and Isola around 330 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Silver City and
Louise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3316 9025 3292 9061 3292 9066 3284 9076
3282 9076 3279 9080 3287 9094 3289 9094
3291 9092 3294 9091 3296 9092 3340 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 211DEG 38KT 3287 9085
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
22PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
343 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 AM HAIL 3 S SAND HILL 32.45N 89.88W
04/05/2022 E1.75 INCH RANKIN MS PUBLIC
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS FELL ALONG
STUMP RIDGE ROAD.
&&
NFSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
357 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
MSZ052-057-058-051000-
Lauderdale MS-Jasper MS-Clarke MS-
357 AM CDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Jasper,
Clarke and southeastern Lauderdale Counties through 500 AM CDT...
At 356 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Barnett, or 9 miles southwest of Quitman, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Quitman and De Soto around 405 AM CDT.
Stonewall around 410 AM CDT.
Sykes and Sable around 415 AM CDT.
Middleton around 420 AM CDT.
Snell and Increase around 425 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this storm include Pachuta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM CDT for east central
Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3201 8846 3185 8887 3202 8901 3239 8860
3222 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0856Z 234DEG 46KT 3198 8886
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
409 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 AM HAIL 2 SE FANNIN 32.40N 89.93W
04/05/2022 M2.10 INCH RANKIN MS BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL MEASURED AT 2.1 INCHES FELL ALONG HOLLY
BUSH ROAD NEAR THE MCCLAIN LODGE AREA.
REPORT WITH PICTURE RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
&&
NFThe Shreveport radar (KSHV), 191 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down onto a home along 8th Avenue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, April 2022
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: 1019379.