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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 20, 1989, 9:04 PM CST for Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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
- Feb 20, 1989, 9:04 PM CST (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 1989, 9:35 PM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:15 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Lincoln, 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, Feb 20, 4:47 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 445 PM CST MON FEB 20 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 6 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CLARKSDALE TO FULTON LINE... AT 440 PM CST...JACKSON RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF INTERSTATE 55. TO THE EAST...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE SLDO BEING REPORTED MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Feb 20, 5:23 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 525 PM CST MON FEB 20 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 6 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR A LARGE PART OF MISSISSIPPI INCLUDING ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT WAYNE. AT 520 PM RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. TORNADOES WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT... SO PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. <<
Special weather statement, Feb 20, 5:35 PM CST, 3 hours 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 6:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Madison | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 6:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 37 min |
| Feb 20, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 25 min |
| Feb 20, 7:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 39 min |
| Feb 20, 7:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 33 min |
| Feb 20, 7:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 8:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 27 min |
| Feb 20, 8:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Feb 20, 8:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 32 min |
| Feb 20, 8:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 43 min |
| Feb 20, 8:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 26 min |
| Feb 20, 8:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 48 min |
| Feb 20, 8:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 14 min |
| Feb 20, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 18 min |
| Feb 20, 9:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 53 min |
| Feb 20, 9:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 9:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 9:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 40 min |
| Feb 20, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 38 min |
| Feb 20, 10:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 36 min |
| Feb 20, 11:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 39 min |
| Feb 20, 11:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 25 min |
| Feb 21, 12:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 31 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.