Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 302, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1998, 11:19 AM CDT for East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 1998, 11:19 AM CDT (16:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1998, 12:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County East Carroll Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 11:45 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide, LA | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the parrish. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1507 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 490 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 567 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 16.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 051619 RRA SVRJAN LAC035-051710- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1119 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA * UNTIL 1210 PM CDT * AT 1118 AM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS 11 MILES WEST OF LAKE PROVIDENCE MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * THE FOLLOWING LOCATION IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM... LAKE PROVIDENCE BY 1135 AM CDT THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WIND. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! 64
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
539 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0153 AM HAMBURG AR WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ASHLEY TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
NEAR CLARKDALE AND
INTERSECTION AT HWY 425/82
0210 AM SHELBY MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 BOLIVAR TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
COUNTY
0220 AM CLEVELAND MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 BOLIVAR TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
REPORTED BY EOC
0225 AM MER ROUGE LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 MOREHOUSE TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
PARISH
0230 AM DREW MS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 SUNFLOWER GUST REPORTED BY INDIANOLA
SO
0310 AM GRENADA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 GRENADA TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
COUNTY REPORTED BY SO
0330 AM TRANSYLVANIA LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 EAST CARROLL TREES DOWN IN TRANSYLVANIA
0217 AM GREENVILLE MS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 WASHINGTON GUST RECORDED AT WXVT-TV
STATION
0245 AM FOREST LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEST CARROLL TREES DOWN BETWEEN FOREST
AND PIONEERLocal storm report, Jun 5, 5:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
539 AM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0153 AM HAMBURG AR WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ASHLEY TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
NEAR CLARKDALE AND
INTERSECTION AT HWY 425/82
0210 AM SHELBY MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 BOLIVAR TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
COUNTY
0220 AM CLEVELAND MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 BOLIVAR TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
REPORTED BY EOC
0225 AM MER ROUGE LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 MOREHOUSE TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
PARISH
0230 AM DREW MS 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 SUNFLOWER GUST REPORTED BY INDIANOLA
SO
0310 AM GRENADA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 GRENADA TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT
COUNTY REPORTED BY SO
0330 AM TRANSYLVANIA LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 EAST CARROLL TREES DOWN IN TRANSYLVANIA
0217 AM GREENVILLE MS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 WASHINGTON GUST RECORDED AT WXVT-TV
STATION
0245 AM FOREST LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEST CARROLL TREES DOWN BETWEEN FOREST
AND PIONEERSpecial weather statement, Jun 5, 10:40 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072>
074-060400-
AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1040 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998
...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
ARKANSAS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH A VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS DURING
THE HEAT OF THE DAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED TEMPORARY FLOODING.
A LARGE CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER NORTH LOUISIANA WILL BE DEVELOPING
EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ANYTIME AFTER ABOUT NOON.
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERS|ONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT.
FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US (IN LOWER CASE)Special weather statement, Jun 5, 10:40 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072>
074-060400-
AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1040 AM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998
...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH
ARKANSAS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTS WITH A VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS DURING
THE HEAT OF THE DAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL HOWEVER AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. TORRENTIAL RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED TEMPORARY FLOODING.
A LARGE CLUSTER OF STORMS OVER NORTH LOUISIANA WILL BE DEVELOPING
EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ANYTIME AFTER ABOUT NOON.
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERS|ONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT.
FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US (IN LOWER CASE)The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | West Carroll | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 3:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 10:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 10:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Richland | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | West Carroll | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Tensas | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 51 min |
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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.