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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 306, NWS Jackson, MS

June 5, 1998Concordia Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1998, 11:34 AM CDT for Concordia 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, 11:34 AM CDT (16:34 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 1998, 12:25 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

County Concordia Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 5, 12:00 PM CDTThunderstorm WindFerriday, LASeveral trees and power lines were blown down.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 10:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 176 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1998-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1507 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1998-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 490 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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 55 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 PIONEER
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:39 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 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 PIONEER
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 10:40 AM CDT, 54 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, 54 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower45 min
Jun 5, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington51 min
Jun 5, 2:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada, Leflore48 min
Jun 5, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena50 min
Jun 5, 3:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey50 min
Jun 5, 11:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey49 min
Jun 5, 11:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington50 min
Jun 5, 11:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren46 min
Jun 5, 11:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower50 min
Jun 5, 12:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Claiborne, Jefferson47 min
Jun 5, 12:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo50 min
Jun 5, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys47 min
Jun 5, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore48 min
Jun 5, 12:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds64 min
Jun 5, 12:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes48 min
Jun 5, 12:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison50 min
Jun 5, 12:34 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes36 min
Jun 5, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala52 min
Jun 5, 12:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll49 min
Jun 5, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin49 min
Jun 5, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANGrenada47 min
Jun 5, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake50 min
Jun 5, 12:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery48 min
Jun 5, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott49 min
Jun 5, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw, Winston46 min
Jun 5, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster46 min
Jun 5, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba47 min
Jun 5, 1:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSmith47 min
Jun 5, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha46 min
Jun 5, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton47 min
Jun 5, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Noxubee46 min
Jun 5, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale47 min
Jun 5, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper48 min
Jun 5, 2:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke47 min
Jun 5, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale36 min
Jun 5, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse48 min
Jun 5, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWest Carroll50 min
Jun 5, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse46 min
Jun 5, 10:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland50 min
Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Franklin49 min
Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWest Carroll49 min
Jun 5, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll51 min
Jun 5, 11:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison48 min
Jun 5, 11:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas47 min
Jun 5, 2:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley51 min
Jun 5, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Louisiana, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.