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Tornado Warning 187, NWS Jackson, MS

November 18, 2003Covington County, Jones County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 18, 2003, 9:41 AM CST for Covington County, Jones 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, 9:41 AM CST (15:41 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2003, 10:40 AM CST
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Covington County, MS, Jones 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, 6:55 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 105 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 2003-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 211 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 2003-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 295 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
211 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
295 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
385 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 181541
TORJAN
MSC031-067-181640-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  COVINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
  JONES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 1040 AM CST

* AT 941 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SEMINARY...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF PINE BELT AIRPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR HEBRON AT 1000 AM CST
  BE NEAR ELLISVILLE...SOSO AT 1015 AM CST
  BE NEAR LAUREL AT 1030 AM CST

LAT...LON 3149 8952 3153 8957 3169 8940 3179 8928
          3180 8904 3177 8893 3146 8935

$$

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, 5:28 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, 9:46 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.