Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 1988, 4:49 AM CST for Covington County, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 min. 2 reports 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
- Mar 26, 1988, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 1988, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 5:15 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Covington, MS | |
| Mar 26, 5:40 AM CST | Hail 0.75 | Covington, 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 4:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 23 min |
| Mar 26, 5:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 33 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.