Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 12, 1988, 3:11 PM CST for Issaquena County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 1988, 3:11 PM CST (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 1988, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Issaquena County, MS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:15 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Issaquena, MS |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 1:29 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 130 PM CST SAT NOV 12 1988 ...SOME SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER MISSISSIPPI LATER THIS AFTERNOON... A RATHER COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN ARKANSAS TO A LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR SHREVEPORT AND THEN EXTENDS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW ALONG A SHREVEPORT-MONROE- MCCOMB LINE. THE WARM FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS THE COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE AREA ADVANCES EASTWARD. THE COMBINATION OF THESE SYSTEMS IS BRING A VERY WARM MOIST AIRMASS INTO MISSISSIPPI FROM THE GULF. AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA SOUTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS RAIN HAS COOLED THE AIR IN PORTIONS OF THE DELTA AND LESSENED THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER EASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN RACE EASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AFTER 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...BUT AS THE COOLING OF THE NIGHT SETS IN...THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY.
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 1:33 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO ADD "SEVERE" TO 5TH PARA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 130 PM CST SAT NOV 12 1988 ...SOME SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER MISSISSIPPI LATER THIS AFTERNOON... A RATHER COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN IS CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN ARKANSAS TO A LOW PRESSURE CENTER NEAR SHREVEPORT AND THEN EXTENDS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW ALONG A SHREVEPORT-MONROE- MCCOMB LINE. THE WARM FRONT IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS THE COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE AREA ADVANCES EASTWARD. THE COMBINATION OF THESE SYSTEMS IS BRING A VERY WARM MOIST AIRMASS INTO MISSISSIPPI FROM THE GULF. AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA SOUTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THIS RAIN HAS COOLED THE AIR IN PORTIONS OF THE DELTA AND LESSENED THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THAT AREA. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY OVER EASTERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN RACE EASTWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AFTER 300 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...BUT AS THE COOLING OF THE NIGHT SETS IN...THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN IN INTENSITY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 48 min |
| Nov 12, 3:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 23 min |
| Nov 12, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 35 min |
| Nov 12, 4:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 38 min |
| Nov 12, 4:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 32 min |
| Nov 12, 5:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 39 min |
| Nov 12, 5:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1988Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1988
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.