Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 1998
Tornado Warning 54, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jun 5, 1998, 8:30 PM CDT for Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 1998, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1998, 9:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 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 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -319 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 060130 RRA TORJAN LAC029-060205- BULLETIN- EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 830 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA * UNTIL 905 PM CDT * AT 829 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF VIDALIA OR 6 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THfE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... FERRIDAY BY 840 PM CDT CLAYTON BY 840 PM CDT GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR! 75
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, 3:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
346 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1223 PM YAZOO CITY MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 YAZOO MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN.
SOME TREES ON TOP OF
HOUSES. REPORTED BY YAZOO
CD.
1250 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HINDS REPORTED AT THE METHODIST
HOSPITAL...SOUTH CAMPUS.
1250 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 HOLMES TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
HOLMES S.O.
1255 PM CLINTON MS .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HINDS REPORTED BY THE CLARION
LEDGER NEWSPAPER.
0110 PM ETHEL MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA LARGE TREE FELL ON HOUSE.
HOUSE IS DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY WBAG TV IN GREENWOOD.
0120 PM ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN. SVEREAL
ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES.
MTEAL AWNING RIPPED OFF
HOUSE. TWO UNCONFIRMED
TORNADOES. REPORTED BY
CHOCTAW EOC.
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LEAKE TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. ALSO...TREE
DOWN ON A CAR ALONG HWY 13
NEAR LENA AND TREE DOWN ON
A CAR ALONG HWY 43 NEAR
ATALLA CO LINE.
0130 PM KOSCIUSKO MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0130 PM ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH
WINDS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0135 PM 2 W ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LEAKE NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEBSTER NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN
ACROSS THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0140 PM 3 NE LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON SEVERAL SMALL TO MEDIUM
SIZE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ALSO..NUMEROUS BROKEN TREE
LIMBS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0140 PM 4 E LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.
SOME TREES SNAPED HALFWAY
UP.
0140 PM 4 W EUPORA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEBSTER NUMEROUS TREES DWON ALONG
US HIGHWAY 82. REPORTED BY
WEBSTER S.O.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0145 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0145 PM 3 N LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ALSO ESTIMATED 60 TO 70
MPH WINDS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0200 PM 4 W STARKVILLE MS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 OKTIBBEHA REPORTED BY MSU CHASE
TEAM.
0200 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 OKTIBBEHA TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
THE MSU CHASE TEAM.
0210 PM SUQUALENA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY MERIDIAN MHP.
0210 PM COLLINSVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE SVEREAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY MERIDIAN MHP.Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
346 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1223 PM YAZOO CITY MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 YAZOO MANY TREES BLOWN DOWN.
SOME TREES ON TOP OF
HOUSES. REPORTED BY YAZOO
CD.
1250 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HINDS REPORTED AT THE METHODIST
HOSPITAL...SOUTH CAMPUS.
1250 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 HOLMES TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
HOLMES S.O.
1255 PM CLINTON MS .75 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 HINDS REPORTED BY THE CLARION
LEDGER NEWSPAPER.
0110 PM ETHEL MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA LARGE TREE FELL ON HOUSE.
HOUSE IS DAMAGED. REPORTED
BY WBAG TV IN GREENWOOD.
0120 PM ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN. SVEREAL
ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES.
MTEAL AWNING RIPPED OFF
HOUSE. TWO UNCONFIRMED
TORNADOES. REPORTED BY
CHOCTAW EOC.
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LEAKE TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. ALSO...TREE
DOWN ON A CAR ALONG HWY 13
NEAR LENA AND TREE DOWN ON
A CAR ALONG HWY 43 NEAR
ATALLA CO LINE.
0130 PM KOSCIUSKO MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0130 PM ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH
WINDS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0135 PM 2 W ACKERMAN MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LEAKE NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEBSTER NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN
ACROSS THE NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY THE
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0140 PM 3 NE LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON SEVERAL SMALL TO MEDIUM
SIZE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ALSO..NUMEROUS BROKEN TREE
LIMBS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0140 PM 4 E LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN.
SOME TREES SNAPED HALFWAY
UP.
0140 PM 4 W EUPORA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEBSTER NUMEROUS TREES DWON ALONG
US HIGHWAY 82. REPORTED BY
WEBSTER S.O.
0140 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CHOCTAW SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0145 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ATTALA NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN
ACROSS NATCHEZ TRACE
PARKWAY. REPORTED BY
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY
POLICE.
0145 PM 3 N LOUISVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WINSTON LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
ALSO ESTIMATED 60 TO 70
MPH WINDS. REPORTED BY MSU
CHASE TEAM.
0200 PM 4 W STARKVILLE MS 70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/05/98 OKTIBBEHA REPORTED BY MSU CHASE
TEAM.
0200 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 OKTIBBEHA TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS
THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY
THE MSU CHASE TEAM.
0210 PM SUQUALENA MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY MERIDIAN MHP.
0210 PM COLLINSVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE SVEREAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY MERIDIAN MHP.Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 RICHLAND TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1130 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEST CARROLL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1131 AM WISNER LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 FRANKLIN TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
1145 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 EAST CARROLL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1200 PM 1 W FERRIDAY LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CONCORDIA POWERLINES DOWNED
1200 PM MAYERSVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ISSAQUENA TREES DOWNED
0115 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 GRENADA TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY
0115 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 MONTGOMERY TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 RANKIN TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 SCOTT TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY
0145 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NESHOBA TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY
0200 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NOXUBEE TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY...MOBILE HOME
DESTROYED...SEVERAL HOMES
SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
0205 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NEWTON TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
0300 PM 5 SE MERIDIAN MS .88 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE
0250 PM QUITMAN MS TREES DOWNED
CLARKELocal storm report, Jun 5, 5:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
520 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 RICHLAND TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1130 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 WEST CARROLL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1131 AM WISNER LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 FRANKLIN TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
1145 AM LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 EAST CARROLL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH
1200 PM 1 W FERRIDAY LA WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 CONCORDIA POWERLINES DOWNED
1200 PM MAYERSVILLE MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 ISSAQUENA TREES DOWNED
0115 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 GRENADA TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY
0115 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 MONTGOMERY TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 RANKIN TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
0130 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 SCOTT TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY
0145 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NESHOBA TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED ACROSS THE COUNTY
0200 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NOXUBEE TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTY...MOBILE HOME
DESTROYED...SEVERAL HOMES
SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
0205 PM MS WIND DAMAGE
06/05/98 NEWTON TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED
0300 PM 5 SE MERIDIAN MS .88 INCH HAIL
06/05/98 LAUDERDALE
0250 PM QUITMAN MS TREES DOWNED
CLARKESpecial weather statement, Jun 5, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072> 074-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 710 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 514 HAS EXPIRED... ...STILL A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... THE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON HAS NOW MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 514 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WERE REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD AGAIN BECOME SEVERE...AND FURTHER SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES COULD BE NEEDED ACROSS THE ALREA TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...OR CABLE TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072> 074-060200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 710 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 1998 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 514 HAS EXPIRED... ...STILL A THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI... THE LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PRODUCED WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON HAS NOW MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 514 HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS WERE REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD AGAIN BECOME SEVERE...AND FURTHER SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES COULD BE NEEDED ACROSS THE ALREA TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL NEWS MEDIA...OR CABLE TV FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Concordia | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Tensas | 35 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.