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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 751, NWS Jackson, MS

November 18, 2003Bolivar County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 18, 2003, 5:16 AM CST for Bolivar County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, Mississippi. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2003, 5:16 AM CST (11:16 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2003, 6:15 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bolivar County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Sunflower County, MS

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Nov 18, 1:55 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 134 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2003-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 540 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2003-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
540 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KJAN 181116
SVRJAN
MSC011-083-133-181215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
517 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  LEFLORE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 615 AM CST

* AT 517 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF SHAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL...
  BE NEAR SHAW AT 520 AM CST
  BE NEAR BOYLE...CLEVELAND AT 525 AM CST
  BE NEAR RENOVA AT 530 AM CST
  BE NEAR RULEVILLE AT 535 AM CST
  BE NEAR DREW AT 540 AM CST

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE LIKELY. GO INSIDE A STURDY
BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES SUDDENLY. BE ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.

WINDS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3381 9045 3381 9035 3355 9079 3355 9091
          3363 9100 3380 9077 3393 9058 3398 9045

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 4:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington58 min
Nov 18, 5:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Jefferson60 min
Nov 18, 5:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, Warren31 min
Nov 18, 5:28 AM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren47 min
Nov 18, 5:32 AM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren43 min
Nov 18, 6:05 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHumphreys45 min
Nov 18, 6:14 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo61 min
Nov 18, 6:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson23 min
Nov 18, 6:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah61 min
Nov 18, 6:40 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeflore45 min
Nov 18, 7:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes, Yazoo46 min
Nov 18, 7:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Rankin60 min
Nov 18, 7:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Madison58 min
Nov 18, 8:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith45 min
Nov 18, 8:25 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson, Smith45 min
Nov 18, 8:28 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson, Smith42 min
Nov 18, 8:32 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis18 min
Nov 18, 8:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw26 min
Nov 18, 8:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston46 min
Nov 18, 8:49 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion61 min
Nov 18, 8:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster30 min
Nov 18, 8:51 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Newton, Scott59 min
Nov 18, 8:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington61 min
Nov 18, 9:01 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay49 min
Nov 18, 9:02 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMarion58 min
Nov 18, 9:07 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba43 min
Nov 18, 9:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw29 min
Nov 18, 9:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones58 min
Nov 18, 9:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar58 min
Nov 18, 9:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANOktibbeha, Winston45 min
Nov 18, 9:33 AM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper, Lauderdale57 min
Nov 18, 9:38 AM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar62 min
Nov 18, 9:41 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jones59 min
Nov 18, 9:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay44 min
Nov 18, 9:51 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClarke, Jasper, Newton59 min
Nov 18, 9:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee45 min
Nov 18, 10:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes46 min
Nov 18, 10:29 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale61 min
Nov 18, 10:36 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee24 min
Nov 18, 10:38 AM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest62 min
Nov 18, 10:41 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJones59 min
Nov 18, 10:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.