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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Jackson, MS

April 6, 2003Madison County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2003, 12:16 PM CDT for Madison 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
Apr 6, 2003, 12:16 PM CDT (17:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2003, 1:15 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison County, MS

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 6, 10:30 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 30 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.

170 
WFUS54 KJAN 061716
TORJAN
MSC089-061815-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1216 PM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 6 MILES WEST OF FLORA MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO...
  BE NEAR FLORA AT 1225 PM CDT
  BE NEAR GLUCKSTADT AT 1245 PM CDT
  BE NEAR CANTON AT 1255 PM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF 
BASEBALLS AND SOFTBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THIS STORM. GO TO A 
SAFE PLACE NOW

LAT...LON 3260 9034 3259 9043 3250 9043 3250 9002
          3253 8992

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 9:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren46 min
Apr 6, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds45 min
Apr 6, 10:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo46 min
Apr 6, 10:48 AM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena42 min
Apr 6, 10:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison61 min
Apr 6, 10:59 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena2 hr
Apr 6, 11:17 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSharkey43 min
Apr 6, 11:19 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSharkey41 min
Apr 6, 11:26 AM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Warren44 min
Apr 6, 11:30 AM CDTTornado WarningJANYazoo60 min
Apr 6, 12:10 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Warren60 min
Apr 6, 12:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANYazoo2 hr
Apr 6, 12:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison, Warren3 hr
Apr 6, 12:55 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWarren60 min
Apr 6, 12:57 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin43 min
Apr 6, 1:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison26 min
Apr 6, 1:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds47 min
Apr 6, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake58 min
Apr 6, 1:32 PM CDTTornado WarningJANScott58 min
Apr 6, 1:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake44 min
Apr 6, 1:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLeake, Rankin, Scott2 hr
Apr 6, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Rankin47 min
Apr 6, 1:53 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds47 min
Apr 6, 2:17 PM CDTTornado WarningJANNewton43 min
Apr 6, 2:23 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin42 min
Apr 6, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper, Neshoba60 min
Apr 6, 2:54 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLauderdale, Newton81 min
Apr 6, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott45 min
Apr 6, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee44 min
Apr 6, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton44 min
Apr 6, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale46 min
Apr 6, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale44 min
Apr 6, 4:32 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLauderdale43 min
Apr 6, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington42 min
Apr 6, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena46 min
Apr 6, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington46 min
Apr 6, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANCarroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Sunflower2 hr
Apr 6, 5:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo4 hr
Apr 6, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys44 min
Apr 6, 5:25 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena45 min
Apr 6, 5:38 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSharkey, Yazoo57 min
Apr 6, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams48 min
Apr 6, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJAN42 min
Apr 6, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore40 min
Apr 6, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds, Madison5 hr
Apr 6, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWarren45 min
Apr 6, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison, Yazoo75 min
Apr 6, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Franklin, Jefferson59 min
Apr 6, 6:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes51 min
Apr 6, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAttala, Leake, Rankin, Scott4 hr
Apr 6, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds61 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.