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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 2, 2017, 6:05 PM CDT for Madison Parish, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 2, 2017, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Madison Parish, LA, Tensas Parish, LA
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 6:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Newellton, LA | TREES AND LIMBS DOWN ON HIGHWAY 65. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
445
WFUS54 KJAN 022305
TORJAN
LAC065-107-022330-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0045.170402T2305Z-170402T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
605 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
South central Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
* Until 630 PM CDT
* At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Somerset, or 17 miles south of Tallulah, 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...
Afton around 610 PM CDT.
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 3216 9137 3231 9113 3223 9108 3221 9111
3221 9113 3220 9116 3217 9117 3214 9117
3212 9112 3213 9107 3213 9105 3218 9106
3218 9105 3213 9102 3208 9113 3208 9115
3206 9116 3202 9125
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 234DEG 34KT 3215 9122
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
7The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 12:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 1:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 3:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Morehouse | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 4:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 4:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, West Carroll | 64 min |
| Apr 2, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Richland | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Richland | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | East Carroll | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 5:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin | 42 min |
| Apr 2, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | East Carroll, Richland, West Carroll | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Tensas | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Madison, Tensas | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Tensas | 60 min |
| Apr 2, 6:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Franklin, Madison, Richland, Tensas | 4 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.