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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 23, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT for Concordia Parish, Louisiana; Adams County, Mississippi. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2020, 3:14 PM CDT (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2020, 4:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Concordia Parish, LA, Adams County, MS
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2:37 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
267
WFUS54 KJAN 232014
TORJAN
LAC029-MSC001-232115-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0053.200923T2014Z-200923T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
314 PM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Concordia Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
Southwestern Adams County in southwestern Mississippi...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 313 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Big Bend, or near Simmesport, moving northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Black Hawk around 335 PM CDT.
Slocum around 355 PM CDT.
Deer Park around 415 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 3104 9165 3104 9172 3110 9170 3114 9172
3119 9168 3125 9180 3148 9156 3133 9138
3131 9143 3132 9147 3129 9147 3128 9150
3126 9148 3123 9149 3121 9152 3124 9156
3122 9158 3111 9163 3104 9156 3098 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 212DEG 22KT 3103 9171
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JM1 follow-up statement
630
WWUS54 KJAN 232048
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
348 PM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020
LAC029-MSC001-232115-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0053.000000T0000Z-200923T2115Z/
Concordia LA-Adams MS-
348 PM CDT Wed Sep 23 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CONCORDIA PARISH IN NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...
At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Black Hawk, or 18 miles southeast of Monterey,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Concordia Parish in northeastern Louisiana and
southwestern Adams Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3104 9165 3104 9172 3110 9170 3114 9172
3119 9168 3122 9174 3144 9151 3133 9138
3131 9143 3132 9147 3129 9147 3128 9150
3126 9148 3123 9149 3121 9152 3124 9156
3122 9158 3111 9163 3104 9156 3098 9166
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 212DEG 22KT 3121 9158
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 3:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Morehouse | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 3:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia | 60 min |
| Sep 23, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Tensas | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 6:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 37 min |
| Sep 23, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.