Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1988
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 19, 1988, 10:20 AM CST for Madison County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 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
- Jan 19, 1988, 10:20 AM CST (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 1988, 11:00 AM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 10:42 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Madison, 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 nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 1224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KJAN 191620
TORJAN
MSC089-191700-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1020 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
...MADISON
AT 1018 PM...RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FLORA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PRESENT PATH SHOULD TAKE THE
POSSIBLE TORNADO UP THE BIG BLACK RIVER.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THVE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Jan 19, 6:02 AM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
600 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER THREE FOR NORTH MISSISSIPPI EXPIRED AT 6 AM.
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER FOUR IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-
CENTRAL...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM.
AT 6 AM...A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS TO NEAR MONROE, LOUISIANA...
AND ON SOUTHWESTWARD INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THIS BAND OF STORMS WILL BE MOVING EASTWARD...AND WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. FARTHER SOUTH...
THE BAND WILL BE MUCH SLOWER TO MOVE EAST. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EFFECT THE AREA BETWEEN VICKSBURG AND NATCHEZ DURING
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN
OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI UNTIL AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING.
FARTHER SOUTH...THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE AREAS SOUTH OF VICKSBURG
WILL BE AFTER MID-MORNING.
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES WILL BE HIGH IN
MISSISSIPPI TODAY. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE TORNADO WATCH
AREA...BE SURE AND LISTEN TO LATEST STATEMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
ALSO...SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED FARTHER EAST
AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...SO PEOPLE EAST OF THIS TORNADO WATCH AREA
WILL LIKELY SEE WATCHES FOR THEIR AREAS LATER IN THE DAY.Special weather statement, Jan 19, 6:32 AM CST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
630 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
AT 630 AM...A 60 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THE STRONGEST STORMS IN MISSISSIPPI WERE NEAR CLARKSDALE.
ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS OF LESSER INTENSITY WERE
NUMEROUS FROM YAZOO CITY TO OXFORD...AND LIGHT SHOWERS WERE SCATTERED
BETWEEN MCCOMB AND LAUREL.
THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MEMPHIS TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS WAS MOVING
ONLY VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST WHILE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR.Special weather statement, Jan 19, 7:27 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
725 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
AT 725 AM...A 60 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
THE STRONGEST STORMS IN MISSISSIPPI WERE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE
STATE.
ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS OF LESSER INTENSITY WERE
NUMEROUS OVER MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED INTO ADJACENT STATES.
THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MEMPHIS TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS WAS MOVING
ONLY VERY SLOWLY TO DTHE EAST WHILE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR.Special weather statement, Jan 19, 8:34 AM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
825 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
AT 825 AM...A 20 MILE WIDE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH EASTERN ARKANSAS...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
THE STRONGEST STORMS IN MISSISSIPPI WERE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE
STATE.
ELSEWHERE...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS OF LESSER INTENSITY WERE
NUMEROUS OVER MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED INTO ADJACENT STATES.
THE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM MEMPHIS TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS WAS MOVING
ONLY VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST WHILE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WERE RACING NORTHEAST AT OVER 50 MILES PER HOUR.Special weather statement, Jan 19, 8:54 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
852 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
AT 849 AM...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN BOLIVAR COUNTY
SOUTHWEST OF ROSEDALE. THIS STORM IS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT
50 TO 60 MPH AND WILL PASS THROUGH ROSEDALE AND SHELBY.
AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH NORTHWEST BOLIVAR COUNTY DURING THE NEXT
30 MINUTES...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND
VERY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO
COAHOMA COUNTY AROUND 915 AM.Special weather statement, Jan 19, 9:47 AM CST, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
935 AM CST TUE JAN 19 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 PM...
AT 930 AM...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM EAST OF VICKSBURG
TO NEAR FAYETTE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH
AND WILL BE MOVING INTO WESTERN HINDS AND YAZOO COUNTIES DURING THE
NEXT HOUR. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL..AND
TORRENTIAL RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE DELTA FROM GREENVILLE TO
EAST OF MEMPHIS. THE STORMS HAVE WEAKENED SLIG'HTLY DURING THE LAST
HALF HOUR.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 9:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 30 min |
| Jan 19, 9:16 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 44 min |
| Jan 19, 9:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 25 min |
| Jan 19, 9:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Yazoo | 50 min |
| Jan 19, 10:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 21 min |
| Jan 19, 10:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 42 min |
| Jan 19, 11:04 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 26 min |
| Jan 19, 11:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 35 min |
| Jan 19, 11:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower, Tallahatchie | 24 min |
| Jan 19, 11:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Webster | 47 min |
| Jan 19, 11:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 16 min |
| Jan 19, 12:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 30 min |
| Jan 19, 1:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 35 min |
| Jan 19, 2:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 51 min |
| Jan 19, 3:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 39 min |
| Jan 19, 3:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 40 min |
| Jan 19, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 25 min |
| Jan 19, 4:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 29 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.