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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 24, 2007, 7:00 PM CST for Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 45 min. 6 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
- Feb 24, 2007, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 7:45 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Catahoula Parish, LA, Concordia Parish, LA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 7:10 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Jonesville, LA | A SWATH OF GOLFBALL HAIL FROM AROUND 710PM-717PM IN JONESVILLE. |
| Feb 24, 7:13 PM CST | TORNADO 2 | 1 S Jonesville, LA | NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND AND EF-2 TORNADO WHICH TOUCHED DOWN JUST S OF JONESVILLE AND TRACKED NE TOWARD CLAYTON. ALONG THE PATH...MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW WHEN SURVEY TEAM RETURNS TH |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | TORNADO | 1 S Jonesville, LA | HOMES DESTROYED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN. REPORTED BY CATAHOULA PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE. |
| Feb 24, 7:25 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 N Frogmore, LA | MOBILE HOME DESTROYED. SWATH OF TREES BLOWN DOWN. QUARTER MILE WIDE DAMAGE PATH COMING OUT OF CATAHOULA INTO CONCORDIA PARISH. INFORMATION RELAYED BY REPORTER FROM THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT. NO INJURIES REPORTED THUS FAR. |
| Feb 24, 7:30 PM CST | TORNADO | Jonesville, LA | SIX MOBILE HOMES AND THREE HOUSES DESTROYED ALONG HWY 84 NEAR JONESVILLE. ROOFS TAKEN OFF AND MOBILE HOMES TAKEN OFF THEIR BLOCKS. REPORTED BY THE CONCORDIA EM |
| Feb 24, 7:55 PM CST | TORNADO | Ferriday, LA | TORNADO REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC BETWEEN FROGMORE AND DUNBARTON. POWER LINES DOWN ALSO REPORTED IN THIS AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:10 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 409 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 662 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 250100 TORJAN LAC025-029-250145- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0029.070225T0100Z-070225T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 700 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CATAHOULA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FERRIDAY * UNTIL 745 PM CST * AT 700 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES WEST OF JONESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JONESVILLE... FERRIDAY... WEST FERRIDAY AND CLAYTON. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...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 3171 9200 3148 9200 3152 9150 3197 9161 $$ MME
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 250115 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 715 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 LAC025-029-250145- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070225T0145Z/ CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA- 715 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR CONCORDIA AND CATAHOULA PARISHES... AT 715 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JONESVILLE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF FERRIDAY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HARRISONBURG...WEST FERRIDAY...SICILY ISLAND...RIDGECREST AND CLAYTON. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3169 9194 3150 9186 3152 9150 3197 9161 $$ MME
000 WWUS54 KJAN 250130 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 730 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 LAC025-029-250145- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070225T0145Z/ CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA- 730 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST FOR CONCORDIA AND CATAHOULA PARISHES... AT 730 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FERRIDAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SICILY ISLAND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...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 3179 9174 3156 9165 3152 9150 3197 9161 $$ MME
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll | 14 min |
| Feb 24, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 65 min |
| Feb 24, 7:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Concordia, Tensas | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 8:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Tensas | 26 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.