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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Jackson, MS

April 6, 2003Madison Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2003, 11:02 AM CDT for Madison Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 43 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
Apr 6, 2003, 11:02 AM CDT (16:02 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2003, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison Parish, LA

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 6, 7:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Apr 6, 10:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2003-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 758 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 2003-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 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
758 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

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

690 
WFUS54 KJAN 061602
TORJAN
LAC065-061645-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1101 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MADISON PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

* AT 1101 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TALLULAH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR TALLULAH AT 1105 AM CDT
  BE NEAR EAGLE BEND AT 1120 AM CDT

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE 
COVER NOW ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL 
SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED.

THIS STORM SHOWS STRONG ROTATION AND MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY
TIME. DO NOT WAIT...GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW PUT AS MANY WALLS BETWEEN
YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.

LAT...LON 3238 9106 3244 9144 3254 9142 3254 9120
          3245 9108 3244 9098

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland43 min
Apr 6, 8:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse43 min
Apr 6, 9:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland42 min
Apr 6, 9:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse34 min
Apr 6, 9:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison43 min
Apr 6, 9:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll47 min
Apr 6, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWest Carroll46 min
Apr 6, 9:54 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRichland, West Carroll46 min
Apr 6, 10:13 AM CDTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll62 min
Apr 6, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Richland41 min
Apr 6, 10:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANEast Carroll2 hr
Apr 6, 11:04 AM CDTTornado WarningJANRichland46 min
Apr 6, 11:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll28 min
Apr 6, 11:33 AM CDTTornado WarningJANFranklin42 min
Apr 6, 11:55 AM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison60 min
Apr 6, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison60 min
Apr 6, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse60 min
Apr 6, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMorehouse43 min
Apr 6, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWest Carroll45 min
Apr 6, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll46 min
Apr 6, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse28 min
Apr 6, 4:54 PM CDTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll46 min
Apr 6, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland60 min
Apr 6, 5:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANEast Carroll, Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll4 hr
Apr 6, 5:32 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRichland43 min
Apr 6, 5:37 PM CDTTornado WarningJANFranklin43 min
Apr 6, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll44 min
Apr 6, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Concordia48 min
Apr 6, 5:59 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison46 min
Apr 6, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningJANTensas43 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.