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Tornado Warning 177, NWS Jackson, MS

November 18, 2003Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 18, 2003, 5:28 AM CST for Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, Mississippi; East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 47 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, 5:28 AM CST (11:28 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2003, 6:15 AM CST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties East Carroll Parish, LA, Issaquena County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Warren 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, 2:25 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 00:00Z on 2003-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 40 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 00:00Z on 2003-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
40 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 181128
TORJAN
LAC035-MSC055-125-149-181215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
528 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 615 AM CST

* AT 528 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF VALLEY PARK...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF TALLULAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR VALLEY PARK AT 530 AM CST
  BE NEAR CARY AT 535 AM CST
  BE NEAR ROLLING FORK AT 540 AM CST
  BE NEAR ANGUILLA AT 545 AM CST
  BE NEAR DELTA CITY AT 550 AM CST

THIS TORNADO IS WRAPPED IN RAIN - IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR
IT COMING IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TAKE COVER NOW

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.

LAT...LON 3258 9115 3293 9093 3310 9082 3310 9065
          3274 9080 3256 9094

$$

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, 5:16 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Leflore, Sunflower59 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
Nov 18, 3:26 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula59 min
Nov 18, 4:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin61 min
Nov 18, 4:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANConcordia45 min
Nov 18, 4:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas42 min
Nov 18, 4:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison28 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.