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Tornado Warning 124, NWS Jackson, MS

April 30, 2005Lamar County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2005, 4:17 AM CDT for Lamar County, Mississippi. 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 30, 2005, 4:17 AM CDT (09:17 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2005, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lamar County, MS

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 352 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2005-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
352 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1315 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KJAN 300917
TORJAN
MSC073-301000-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0124.050430T0917Z-050430T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
417 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 417 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22 MILES WEST OF
  PURVIS...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA...MOVING EAST AT 40
  MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  PURVIS BY 445 AM CDT

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 3126 8965 3102 8965 3104 8935 3132 8935

$$

CME

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar43 min
Apr 29, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Washington63 min
Apr 29, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower28 min
Apr 29, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington31 min
Apr 29, 9:15 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeflore, Sunflower45 min
Apr 29, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Washington53 min
Apr 29, 10:00 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Leflore49 min
Apr 29, 10:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower, Washington24 min
Apr 29, 10:47 PM CDTTornado WarningJANGrenada, Montgomery, Webster28 min
Apr 29, 11:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower27 min
Apr 29, 11:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower, Washington48 min
Apr 30, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey, Washington46 min
Apr 30, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena51 min
Apr 30, 12:34 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Humphreys41 min
Apr 30, 12:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey31 min
Apr 30, 12:52 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Holmes23 min
Apr 30, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Warren46 min
Apr 30, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo31 min
Apr 30, 1:22 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery23 min
Apr 30, 1:27 AM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala, Holmes33 min
Apr 30, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Choctaw, Montgomery43 min
Apr 30, 1:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren41 min
Apr 30, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison, Yazoo60 min
Apr 30, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison61 min
Apr 30, 2:16 AM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Oktibbeha44 min
Apr 30, 2:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence41 min
Apr 30, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln42 min
Apr 30, 2:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne35 min
Apr 30, 2:43 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis, Lawrence62 min
Apr 30, 2:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington41 min
Apr 30, 2:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha20 min
Apr 30, 3:10 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCovington, Jones65 min
Apr 30, 3:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee30 min
Apr 30, 3:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Smith55 min
Apr 30, 3:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke34 min
Apr 30, 3:47 AM CDTTornado WarningJANMarion43 min
Apr 30, 3:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale16 min
Apr 30, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jones63 min
Apr 30, 3:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper47 min
Apr 30, 4:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke56 min
Apr 30, 4:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest39 min
Apr 30, 4:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANForrest47 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.