Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2004
Tornado Warning 30, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Oct 18, 2004, 3:33 PM CDT for Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 40 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2004, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2004, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZE HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 2 N Iuka, MS | DIME SIZED HAIL |
| Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, MS | TREES DOWN ONTO 2 TO 3 HOMES. REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, MS | TREES DOWN ONTO 2 TO 3 HOMES. REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, MS | TREES DOWN ONTO 2 TO 3 HOMES. REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, MS | TREES DOWN ONTO 2 TO 3 HOMES. REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Oct 18, 3:54 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Burnsville, MS | TREES DOWN ONTO 2 TO 3 HOMES. REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Burnsville, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS GARAGE NEAR CR171 AND HWY 72. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Burnsville, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS GARAGE NEAR CR171 AND HWY 72. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Burnsville, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS GARAGE NEAR CR171 AND HWY 72. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Burnsville, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS GARAGE NEAR CR171 AND HWY 72. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Burnsville, MS | TREE DOWN ACROSS GARAGE NEAR CR171 AND HWY 72. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Burnsville, MS | WIDESPREAD ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 365. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Burnsville, MS | WIDESPREAD ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 365. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Burnsville, MS | WIDESPREAD ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 365. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Burnsville, MS | WIDESPREAD ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 365. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Burnsville, MS | WIDESPREAD ROOF DAMAGE AND TREES UPROOTED ALONG HIGHWAY 365. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Iuka, MS | SIDING BLOWN OFF BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Iuka, MS | SIDING BLOWN OFF BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Iuka, MS | SIDING BLOWN OFF BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Iuka, MS | SIDING BLOWN OFF BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Iuka, MS | SIDING BLOWN OFF BOTH SIDES OF HOUSE. REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 W Iuka, MS | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF CITY OF IUKA |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 W Iuka, MS | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF CITY OF IUKA |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 W Iuka, MS | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF CITY OF IUKA |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 W Iuka, MS | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF CITY OF IUKA |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 W Iuka, MS | FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF CITY OF IUKA |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Iuka, MS | |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Iuka, MS | |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Iuka, MS | |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Iuka, MS | |
| Oct 18, 4:04 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Iuka, MS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1504 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 482 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.3
- Supercell composite
- 16.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KMEG 182033 TORMEM MSC141-182130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 332 PM CDT MON OCT 18 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 332 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF BURNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL OCCURRED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM IN ALCORN COUNTY. * CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM THROUGH 430 PM CDT INCLUDE... BURNSVILLE... MIDAY... IUKA... .IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. .BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3489 8837 3468 8834 3467 8810 3490 8808 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tate, Tunica | 36 min |
| Oct 18, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 33 min |
| Oct 18, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 48 min |
| Oct 18, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.