Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 10, 1998, 4:11 PM CST for Morehouse Parish, Richland Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports 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
- Feb 10, 1998, 4:11 PM CST (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 1998, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:25 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Rayville, LA | Several trees were blown down. |
| Feb 10, 4:40 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Bastrop, LA | Several trees were blown down. |
| Feb 10, 4:40 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 61 | Mer Rouge, LA | At least twenty houses had roof damage. Three mobile homes were destroyed and two others were blown off their foundations. Numerous trees 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 647 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 372 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
998 WUUS1 KJAN 102211 RRA SVRJAN LAC025-041-067-083-102300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 411 PM CST TUE FEB 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA ...CATAHOULA PARISH...FRANKLIN PARISH...MOREHOUSE PARISH ...RICHLAND PARISH AT 410 PM CST JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH FROM MONROE SOUTH TO JENA TO ALEXANDRIA MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE A MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THIS LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. < 69
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
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:12 AM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ001>067-072>076-078-079- 102215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1012 AM CST TUE FEB 10 1998 ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORNADOES EXISTS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH THIS TONIGHT.... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT... A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FORM THE OZARK BASIN SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS WILL GAIN STEAM TODAY AND SWEEP ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE OZARKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. BOATERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WATERS WILL LIKELY BECOME UNSETTLED AND CHOPPY. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...TELEVISION OR CABLE T.V. FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 10:12 AM CST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ001>067-072>076-078-079- 102215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1012 AM CST TUE FEB 10 1998 ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORNADOES EXISTS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH THIS TONIGHT.... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT... A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FORM THE OZARK BASIN SOUTHWEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS WILL GAIN STEAM TODAY AND SWEEP ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS POTENT WEATHER SYSTEM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE OZARKS AND SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY AS SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. BOATERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WATERS WILL LIKELY BECOME UNSETTLED AND CHOPPY. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...TELEVISION OR CABLE T.V. FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 3:35 PM CST, 36 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ001>067-072>076-078-079- 110530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 335 PM CST TUE FEB 10 1998 ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TONIGHT... ...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORNADOES EXISTS OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT... A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONROE TO ALEXANDRIA TO BATON ROUGE IN LOUISIANA HAS PRODUCED SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 100 MPH WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE. THIS LINE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SWEEP ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THROUGH EARLY TO LATE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AS SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH TONIGHT. BOATERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TONIGHT AS WATERS WILL BE UNSETTLED AND CHOPPY. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...TELEVISION OR CABLE T.V. FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Feb 10, 3:35 PM CST, 36 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ001>067-072>076-078-079- 110530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 335 PM CST TUE FEB 10 1998 ...OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES TONIGHT... ...A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORNADOES EXISTS OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT... A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS NOW RACING ACROSS CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR MONROE TO ALEXANDRIA TO BATON ROUGE IN LOUISIANA HAS PRODUCED SURFACE WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 100 MPH WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE. THIS LINE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SWEEP ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THROUGH EARLY TO LATE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AS SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH TONIGHT. BOATERS ARE DISCOURAGED FROM VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TONIGHT AS WATERS WILL BE UNSETTLED AND CHOPPY. PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...TELEVISION OR CABLE T.V. FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND STATEMENTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 49 min |
| Feb 10, 4:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 28 min |
| Feb 10, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Madison, West Carroll | 54 min |
| Feb 10, 4:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Tensas | 54 min |
| Feb 10, 5:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 30 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.