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Tornado Warning 60, NWS Jackson, MS

November 29, 2016Franklin Parish, Richland Parish, Louisiana

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 29, 2016, 5:02 PM CST for Franklin Parish, Richland Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 43 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: Nov 29, 2016, 5:02 PM CST (23:02 UTC)
Expired: Nov 29, 2016, 5:45 PM CST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Franklin Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Nov 29, 5:03 PM CST	FUNNEL CLOUD	1 Wnw Liddieville, LA	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. EMERGENCY MANAGER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED NO DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FUNNEL CLOUD.
Nov 29, 5:08 PM CST	HAIL 1	Liddieville, LA

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
Nov 29, 1:48 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 179 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

566 
WFUS54 KJAN 292302
TORJAN
LAC041-083-292345-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0060.161129T2302Z-161129T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
502 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...
  CENTRAL RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CST
    
* AT 502 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LIDDIEVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF
  WINNSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 BE NEAR...
  WINNSBORO AROUND 515 PM CST. 
  CROWVILLE AROUND 530 PM CST. 
  BAKERS AROUND 535 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BASKIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3241 9148 3236 9145 3234 9150 3234 9147
      3232 9147 3230 9152 3225 9152 3225 9156
      3223 9154 3224 9151 3220 9154 3220 9149
      3211 9150 3200 9190 3207 9193 3209 9187
      3212 9187 3216 9189 3217 9194 3218 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 246DEG 36KT 3214 9187 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB

3 follow-up statements

353 
WWUS54 KJAN 292308
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
508 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

LAC041-083-292345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161129T2345Z/
FRANKLIN LA-RICHLAND LA-
508 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTHERN
FRANKLIN AND CENTRAL RICHLAND PARISHES...
    
AT 508 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LIDDIEVILLE...OR NEAR WINNSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 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 BE NEAR...
  CROWVILLE AROUND 530 PM CST. 
  BAKERS AROUND 535 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BASKIN.

LAT...LON 3241 9148 3236 9145 3234 9150 3234 9147
      3232 9147 3230 9152 3225 9152 3225 9156
      3223 9154 3224 9151 3220 9154 3220 9149
      3206 9188 3209 9188 3209 9187 3212 9187
      3216 9189 3217 9194 3218 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 246DEG 36KT 3217 9180 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB

021 
WWUS54 KJAN 292319
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
519 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

LAC083-292328-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161129T2345Z/
RICHLAND LA-
519 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RICHLAND PARISH IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3227 9177 3241 9148 3240 9149 3236 9145
      3235 9147 3236 9149 3234 9150 3234 9147
      3232 9147 3230 9153 3225 9153 3226 9155
      3225 9156 3223 9154 3223 9152 3222 9152
      3222 9153 3220 9155 3214 9179 3223 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 246DEG 36KT 3221 9168 

$$

LAC041-292345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161129T2345Z/
FRANKLIN LA-
519 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN PARISH...
    
AT 518 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR WINNSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 BE NEAR...
  CROWVILLE AROUND 525 PM CST. 
  BAKERS AROUND 535 PM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BASKIN.

LAT...LON 3227 9177 3241 9148 3240 9149 3236 9145
      3235 9147 3236 9149 3234 9150 3234 9147
      3232 9147 3230 9153 3225 9153 3226 9155
      3225 9156 3223 9154 3223 9152 3222 9152
      3222 9153 3220 9155 3214 9179 3223 9180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 246DEG 36KT 3221 9168 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB

183 
WWUS54 KJAN 292329
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
529 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

LAC041-292345-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0060.000000T0000Z-161129T2345Z/
FRANKLIN LA-
529 PM CST TUE NOV 29 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN PARISH...
    
AT 529 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER CROWVILLE...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF WINNSBORO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 BE NEAR...
  BAKERS AROUND 535 PM CST. 

LAT...LON 3230 9170 3241 9148 3240 9149 3236 9145
      3235 9147 3236 9149 3234 9150 3234 9147
      3232 9147 3230 9153 3225 9153 3226 9155
      3225 9156 3223 9154 3223 9157 3220 9169
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 246DEG 36KT 3225 9156 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

DB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 12:35 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Concordia	25 min
Nov 29, 12:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas	40 min
Nov 29, 1:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Tensas	44 min
Nov 29, 1:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Morehouse	26 min
Nov 29, 2:30 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Franklin	30 min
Nov 29, 2:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	48 min
Nov 29, 3:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin, Madison, Tensas	60 min
Nov 29, 4:09 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Franklin	37 min
Nov 29, 5:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	JAN	Madison	66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.