Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 22, 1990, 12:58 AM CST for Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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
- Dec 22, 1990, 12:58 AM CST (06:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 1990, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Warren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 1:05 AM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Warren, 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 220658 SVRJAN MSC149-220730- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1258 AM CST SAT DEC 22 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...WARREN COUNTY AT 1255 AM CST A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY RADAR ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF VICKSBURG. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE IN THE VICKSBURG AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 5 TO 10 MINUTES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. <
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, Dec 21, 8:42 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes before
MSZALL-210330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 840 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 NO TORNADO OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSPPI. THE TORNADO WATCH 784 AND 785 WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST. ANOTHER WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED...SO STAY TUNED. DEATH AND INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. ONE IS KNOWN DEAD IN BELZONI WHILE ANOTHER CONFIRMED DEATH AS BEEN REPORTED IN VAIDEN IN SOUTHEAST CARROLL COUNTY. AT LEAST 20 INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED IN VAIDEN. MAJOR DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF LEFLORE...CARROLL AND HUMPHREYS COUNTIES.
Special weather statement, Dec 21, 9:11 PM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
MSZALL-210400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 908 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 TORNADO WATCH 784 AND 785 ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL OCCURRING . THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WERE OCCURRING ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. AT 907 PM CST...THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLY BLUFF...AND TO THE NORTHWEST OF VICKSBURG. OTER STORMS WERE NEAR BETWEEN CARTHAGE AND KOSCIUSKO. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL TAKE THE STRONGEST STORMS ACROSS ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...HUMPHREYS...YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES. YOU CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THE PAST TWO DAYS...YOU CAN EXPECT SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Local storm report, Dec 21, 9:51 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
950 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
915-940 PM CST...WINSTON COUNTY C.D. REPORTS PEA SIZED HAIL
NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
DOWN AND WIND GUSTS TO 55-60 MPH.Special weather statement, Dec 21, 10:03 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
MSZALL-210500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1000 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. AT 10 PM CST...THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED ACROSS YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES. OTHER STORMS WERE DEPARTING ATTALA AND LEAKE COUNTIES AND MOVING INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE STORMS OVER YAZOO AND HOLMES COUNTIES WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MOVEMENT WILL TAKE THE STORMS ACROSS PARTS OF MADISON...ATTALA...AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 60 MINUTES. THE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MILES AN HOUR. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN THE PAST TWO DAYS...YOU CAN EXPECT SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
Special weather statement, Dec 21, 10:49 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
MSZALL-210530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1045 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990 THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INTENSIFIED ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. AT 1045 PM CST...WEATHR SERVICE RADAR AT JACKSON INDICATED AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN HOLMES COUNTY NEAR DURANT MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS MOVEMENT WILL TAKE THE STORM ACROSS SECTIONS OF ATTALA...CARROLL AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...AND WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 45 MILES AN HOUR. FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. OTHERWISE PATCHY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHM AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
Local storm report, Dec 21, 11:18 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
1115 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
940 PM CST...WINSTON COUNTY C. D. REPORTS THREE HOUSES WITH
TREES ON THEM JUST NORTH OF LOUISVILLE MISSISfSIPPI.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 6:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Yazoo | 56 min |
| Dec 21, 6:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Grenada, Montgomery | 51 min |
| Dec 21, 6:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Calhoun | 47 min |
| Dec 21, 7:05 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leflore | 3 hr |
| Dec 21, 7:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 45 min |
| Dec 21, 7:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 32 min |
| Dec 21, 8:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 69 min |
| Dec 22, 2:49 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Warren | 116 min |
| Dec 22, 4:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 27 min |
| Dec 22, 5:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 28 min |
| Dec 22, 10:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 25 min |
| Dec 22, 10:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Dec 22, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 55 min |
| Dec 22, 10:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 63 min |
| Dec 22, 11:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 64 min |
| Dec 22, 12:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion, Walthall | 37 min |
| Dec 22, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 62 min |
| Dec 22, 12:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 51 min |
| Dec 22, 12:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 33 min |
| Dec 22, 1:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Dec 22, 1:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Dec 22, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 17 min |
Nearby
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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.