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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Oct 13, 2014, 11:30 AM CDT for Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 45 min. 5 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 13, 2014, 11:30 AM CDT (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Morehouse Parish, LA
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 11:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Sw Bastrop, LA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS SOUTH OF BASTROP. |
| Oct 13, 12:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mer Rouge, LA | A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN...ONE DAMAGED A PEIR. |
| Oct 13, 12:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Oak Ridge, LA | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG TRAILS END RD NEAR FLUKER RD. DAMAGE WAS FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS EST AT 70 MPH. |
| Oct 13, 12:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Oak Ridge, LA | SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG TRAILS END RD NEAR FLUKER RD. |
| Oct 13, 12:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Goodwill, LA | POWER POLE SNAPPED ALONG HWY 2. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1002 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 584 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
381
WFUS54 KJAN 131630
TORJAN
LAC067-131715-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0069.141013T1630Z-141013T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1130 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT
* AT 1130 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MONROE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
MOREHOUSE PARISH...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLLINSTON
AND OAK RIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3293 9148 3289 9150 3285 9157 3262 9166
3261 9172 3256 9175 3257 9181 3252 9185
3254 9189 3253 9191 3259 9194 3265 9192
3270 9198 3268 9204 3270 9206 3277 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 245DEG 44KT 3256 9208
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EEC3 follow-up statements
466
WWUS54 KJAN 131640
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1140 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
LAC067-131715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-141013T1715Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-
1140 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...
AT 1140 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SWARTZ...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BASTROP...GALION...COLLINSTON...OAK RIDGE AND MER ROUGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3293 9148 3289 9150 3285 9157 3262 9166
3261 9172 3256 9175 3257 9181 3252 9185
3254 9189 3253 9191 3259 9194 3265 9192
3270 9198 3268 9204 3270 9206 3277 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 246DEG 40KT 3264 9199
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EEC623
WWUS54 KJAN 131652
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1152 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
LAC067-131715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-141013T1715Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-
1152 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...
AT 1152 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF BASTROP...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45
MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALION...OAK RIDGE AND MER ROUGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3293 9148 3289 9150 3285 9157 3263 9166
3261 9172 3256 9175 3257 9181 3252 9185
3254 9189 3253 9191 3259 9194 3265 9192
3270 9198 3279 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 244DEG 39KT 3270 9186
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EEC298
WWUS54 KJAN 131659
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1159 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
LAC067-131715-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-141013T1715Z/
MOREHOUSE LA-
1159 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MOREHOUSE PARISH
UNTIL 1215 PM CDT...
AT 1159 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BASTROP...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GALION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3293 9148 3289 9150 3285 9157 3263 9166
3261 9172 3256 9175 3257 9181 3252 9185
3254 9189 3253 9191 3259 9194 3265 9192
3270 9198 3279 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 243DEG 48KT 3278 9177
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
EECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 3:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | East Carroll, Morehouse, West Carroll | 15 hr |
| Oct 13, 11:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 74 min |
| Oct 13, 11:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 41 min |
| Oct 13, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse, West Carroll | 53 min |
| Oct 13, 12:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 66 min |
| Oct 13, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas | 48 min |
| Oct 13, 12:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 64 min |
| Oct 13, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll | 48 min |
| Oct 13, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 58 min |
| Oct 13, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Tensas | 42 min |
| Oct 13, 1:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 43 min |
| Oct 13, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 44 min |
| Oct 13, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Tensas | 64 min |
| Oct 13, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 60 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.