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Tornado Warning 101, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 14, 2008, 10:52 PM CDT for Franklin Parish, Morehouse Parish, Richland Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
- Mar 14, 2008, 10:52 PM CDT (03:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2008, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Franklin Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 11:10 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Rayville, LA | PENNY HAIL REPORTED IN RAYVILLE. |
| Mar 14, 11:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Holly Ridge, LA | QUARTER HAIL REPORTED NEAR HOLLY RIDGE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1478 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 9.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 150352
TORJAN
LAC041-067-083-150430-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0101.080315T0352Z-080315T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1052 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
NORTHERN RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...START...RAYVILLE...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
* AT 1052 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
START...OR NEAR SWARTZ...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
START BY 1105 PM CDT...
RAYVILLE BY 1115 PM CDT...
HOLLY RIDGE BY 1125 PM CDT...
8 MILES WEST OF DELHI AND 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARDEN BY 1130 PM
CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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 3243 9197 3246 9197 3252 9192 3259 9194
3262 9191 3258 9144 3251 9148 3244 9147
3235 9150
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 282DEG 31KT 3253 9200
$$
BYB3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 150404
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1104 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
LAC041-067-083-150430-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080315T0430Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-FRANKLIN LA-
1104 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
AT 1104 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR START...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
RAYVILLE BY 1110 PM CDT...
HOLLY RIDGE BY 1125 PM CDT...
DELHI AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARDEN BY 1130 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3243 9197 3246 9197 3252 9192 3259 9194
3262 9191 3258 9144 3251 9148 3244 9147
3235 9150
TIME...MOT...LOC 0404Z 280DEG 31KT 3252 9184
$$
BYB000
WWUS54 KJAN 150419
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1119 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
LAC041-067-083-150430-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080315T0430Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-FRANKLIN LA-
1119 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN RICHLAND AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
MOREHOUSE PARISHES...
AT 1119 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HOLLY RIDGE BY 1125 PM CDT...
DELHI AND WARDEN BY 1130 PM CDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3243 9197 3246 9197 3252 9192 3259 9194
3262 9191 3258 9144 3251 9148 3244 9147
3235 9150
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 280DEG 31KT 3250 9167
$$
BYB000
WWUS54 KJAN 150429
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1129 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
LAC041-067-083-150439-
/O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0101.000000T0000Z-080315T0430Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-FRANKLIN LA-
1129 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN
RICHLAND AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL MOREHOUSE PARISHES EXPIRES AT 1130
PM CDT...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3243 9197 3246 9197 3252 9192 3259 9194
3262 9191 3258 9144 3251 9148 3244 9147
3235 9150
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 280DEG 31KT 3248 9157
$$
BYBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 38 min |
| Mar 14, 8:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 66 min |
| Mar 14, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 67 min |
| Mar 14, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 47 min |
| Mar 14, 11:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 52 min |
| Mar 14, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 8:43 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 9 hr |
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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.