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Tornado Warning 51, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Nov 19, 1988, 6:46 PM CST for Hinds County, Mississippi. It was in force for 29 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 19, 1988, 6:46 PM CST (00:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 1988, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hinds 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 19, 6:56 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Hinds, 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 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, Nov 19, 2:45 PM CST, 4 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED MS TO AR LINE 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 240 PM CST SAT NOV 19 1988 ...SEVERE WEATHER TO INCREASE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 UNTIL 800PM... NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW IN SIZE AND NUMBER AS THEY MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY ARE LOCATED ACROSS MOST OF MISSISSIPPI...BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE STORMS ARE NOT VERY STRONG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME OF THESE STORMS BECOMING SEVERE. HOOWEVER...THE BULK OF THE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECCTED TO BEGIN UNTIL THE ACTIVITY IN LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS MOVES INTO MISSISSIPPI...PROBABLY AROUND 500 OR 600 PM THIS EVENING. ALL MISSISSIPPIANS SHOULD LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES. ALL PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Local storm report, Nov 19, 2:50 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
250 PM CST SAT NOV 19 1988
1:55 PM CST....NEWTON COUNTY S.O. REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCH DOWN
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF DECATUR MISSISSIPPI. MANY
TREE DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE AND BARN.Local storm report, Nov 19, 3:03 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 400 PM CST SAT NOV 19 1988 ...SEVERE WEATHER TO INCREASE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 UNTIL 800 PM... NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS ACROSS NORTHWEST LOUISIANA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS AND TORNADOES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN NUMBER AND REMAIN VERY STRONG AS THEY MOVE INTO MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...BUT ARE NOT VERY STRONG AT THIS TIME. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO NOW DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA BETWEEN VICKSBURG AND MEMPHIS DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. ALL MISSISSIPPIANS SHOULD LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VERY DAMAGING TORNADOES. ALL PEOPLE ARE! ADVISED TO SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TORNADO WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT THAT WILL PROBABLY INCLUDE MORE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Nov 19, 4:37 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 435 PM CST SAT NOV 19 1988 ...THUNDERSTORM INCREASING ACROSS LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS... TONIGHT...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 UNTIL 800 PM... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS FROM SOUTHEAST OF PINE BLUFF TO NEAR CROSSETT. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER VERY INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ...BUT ARE NOT VERY STRONG AT THIS TIME. TGHIS PRECIPITATION IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Nov 19, 4:55 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 6:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 26 min |
| Nov 19, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 36 min |
| Nov 19, 6:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Rankin | 19 min |
| Nov 19, 6:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 28 min |
| Nov 19, 7:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 43 min |
| Nov 19, 7:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 37 min |
| Nov 19, 8:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 43 min |
| Nov 19, 8:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 29 min |
| Nov 19, 8:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 42 min |
| Nov 19, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Amite, Franklin | 25 min |
| Nov 19, 8:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 26 min |
| Nov 19, 9:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 28 min |
| Nov 19, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 53 min |
| Nov 19, 10:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 42 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.