As a low pressure system moved across the country, strong to severe thunderstorms developed and moved across portions of northeast Louisiana. These storms produced damaging wind gusts, hail, and flooding rainfall.
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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 a low pressure system moved across the country, strong to severe thunderstorms developed and moved across portions of northeast Louisiana. These storms produced damaging wind gusts, hail, and flooding rainfall.
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 25, 3:56 PM CST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
456 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...New DISCUSSION...
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 456 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Through tonight:
All continues to be on track concerning the near term severe
weather event as a linear convective system evolves over northeast
Louisiana and southeast Arkansas ahead of an approaching
shortwave trough. The warm sector environment in this area is
characterized by extreme wind shear with effective SRH of 500-700
m2/s2, modest instability with ~500 to 1000 j/kg of MLCAPE, and
an influx of mid/upper 60s sfc dewpoints. Expect the strongest
convergence zone and this associated environment to shift east
through tonight across central/eastern MS, and timing in our
graphic has been updated to reflect a slightly slower trend in the
CAM guidance. An enhanced risk for mesovortices producing damaging
wind gusts/tornadoes continues to be the primary concern in the
messaging, and the extreme shear will promote the potential for a
few strong tornadoes as well. In addition, we are also maintaining
the wind advisory through the evening along with a hazard graphic
for localized flash flooding. /EC/
Tuesday through Sunday: Following the early week system, a dry and
cool airmass will persist through mid week. The airmass will
modify as a ridge builds over the central CONUS late this week
into the weekend, but we should maintain rain-free weather. /EC/
&&
.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 117 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Strong southerly flow will bring reduced ceilings, and will fuel a
squall line that will track across the area from west to east late
this afternoon through the evening and into the overnight. Expect
strong gradient winds, the potential for +TSRA, and MVFR category
ceilings to be the primary concerns this forecast period until
the squall line passes. VFR conditions will return from west to
east late tonight and Tuesday morning. /EC/
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson 57 72 45 66 / 100 10 0 0
Meridian 57 77 47 69 / 100 40 0 0
Vicksburg 53 69 43 64 / 100 0 0 0
Hattiesburg 59 79 49 73 / 90 30 0 0
Natchez 54 71 45 66 / 90 0 0 0
Greenville 53 65 42 61 / 100 0 0 0
Greenwood 55 68 42 64 / 100 0 0 0
&&
.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for MSZ018-019-025>066-
072>074.
LA...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
AR...Wind Advisory until 1 AM CDT Tuesday for ARZ074-075.
&&
ECSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
257 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
ARZ075-MSZ018-019-034-035-252100-
Chicot AR-Washington MS-Humphreys MS-Sunflower MS-Bolivar MS-
257 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHICOT...
SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...NORTHWESTERN HUMPHREYS AND SOUTHEASTERN
BOLIVAR COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM CDT...
At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hollandale, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This strong thunderstorm will be near...
Arcola, Darlove, and Estill around 300 PM CDT.
Tribbett around 305 PM CDT.
Indianola, Inverness, and Isola around 310 PM CDT.
Holly Ridge around 315 PM CDT.
Moorhead around 320 PM CDT.
Sunflower around 325 PM CDT.
Blaine around 330 PM CDT.
Doddsville around 340 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southeastern
Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3368 9045 3342 9045 3310 9068 3310 9091
3302 9092 3316 9122 3380 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 220DEG 42KT 3318 9084
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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</html>The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:43 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were blown down along LA Highway 432 south of its intersection with Cleve Smith Road.
A few trees were blown down near US Highway 80.
Trees were blown down across southern parts of the parish including several blown down along US Highway 65 between Alsatia and Sondheimer. There was also minor wind damage to the roofs of a few homes.
Mostly small hail fell, but some was up to the size of quarters.
Several roads were flooded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, March 2024
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1175278, 1175279, 1175277, 1175280, 1175283.