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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jul 8, 2024, 8:22 PM CDT for Franklin Parish, Richland Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 33 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
- Jul 8, 2024, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2024, 8:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Franklin Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
145
WFUS54 KJAN 090122
TORJAN
LAC041-083-090215-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0021.240709T0122Z-240709T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
822 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
Central Franklin Parish in northeastern Louisiana...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 821 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Jigger, or 10 miles southwest of Winnsboro, moving
northeast at 30 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...
Winnsboro and Liddieville around 825 PM CDT.
Baskin around 835 PM CDT.
Mangham around 845 PM CDT.
Archibald and Crowville around 850 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 3208 9191 3208 9190 3209 9190 3209 9187
3212 9187 3213 9188 3212 9188 3215 9190
3241 9180 3229 9153 3200 9182 3203 9190
3204 9190 3207 9193
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 206DEG 26KT 3205 9184
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
EC2 follow-up statements
471
WWUS54 KJAN 090140
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
840 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
LAC041-083-090215-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240709T0215Z/
Richland LA-Franklin LA-
840 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL RICHLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN PARISHES...
At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located northwest of Winnsboro, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mangham, Baskin, and Archibald around 845 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3218 9182 3240 9177 3235 9166 3232 9160
3216 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 202DEG 28KT 3219 9178
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
EC414
WWUS54 KJAN 090155
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
855 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
LAC041-083-090205-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240709T0215Z/
Richland LA-Franklin LA-
855 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RICHLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL
FRANKLIN PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3218 9182 3240 9177 3235 9166 3232 9160
3216 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 206DEG 26KT 3229 9172
$$
ECThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | West Carroll | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 9:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Morehouse, Richland, West Carroll | 39 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.