Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Jackson, MS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 42 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
EAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 4 AM...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 39 HAS EXPIRED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40 REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
GREENVILLE TO OXFORD TO RIPLEY...

AT 1000 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM ENON
LOUISIANA TO NEAR MERIDIAN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED
NEAR POPLARVILLE AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. STRONG STORMS
WERE ALSO LOCATED NEAR HATTIESBURG AND LAUREL. HEAVY RAIN..HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THESE
WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR HOLLY BLUFF TO TUPELO AND HAD BEGUN TO WEAKEN.
HOWEVER...THESE STORMS COULD INTENSIFY AS THE LINE DRIFTS EASTWARD.
RESIDENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMSp SHOULD ALERT AND SEEK
SHELTER WHEN NECESSARY.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
1034 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

AT 1015 PM CLARKE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS THREE-QUARTER INCH HAIL
           5 NORTHWEST OF QUITMAN MISSISSIPPI.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1040 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 42 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
EAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 4 AM...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40 REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
GREENVILLE TO OXFORD TO RIPLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

AT 1025 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM PURVIS TO
SHUBUTA TO NEAR MERIDIAN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH
AND WERE ASSOCIATED WITH DAMAGING WIND..LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR PURVIS HAD RESULTED IN DOWNED TREES IN THE AREA.
LINE MOVEMENT WAS NEAR 10 MPH.

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND WAS
MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DECREASING IN
NUMBER AND INTENSITY AND WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR HOLLY BLUFF TO TUPELO.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OCCURRING OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI FROM VICKSBURG TO JACKSON TO COLUMBIA AND
EXTENDED INTO EASTERN LOUISIANA.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1105 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 42 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
EAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 4 AM...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40 REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
GREENVILLE TO OXFORD TO RIPLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

AT 1100 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA TO HATTIESBURG TO NEAR GREENSBURG LOUISIANA. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING AT 60 MPH WITH LINE MOVEMENT NEAR 10 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DAMAGING WIND..LIGHTNING AND HAIL. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST
TO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS
WERE ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 60 MPH.

THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY
TO THE SOUTHEAST. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL ALSO CONTINUE OVER
MISSISSIPPI IN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1115 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

445 PM...JACKSON...GOLFBALL SIZE HAILAT CLINTON BLVD (UNNAMED CITIZEN)

445 PM...PARCHMAN...PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL (SUNFLOWER COUNTY CD)

440 PM...JACKSON...GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL (UNNAMED CITIZEN)

440 PM...NATCHEZ...HIGHS WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH MEASURED BY
         INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY. TOP AND SIDES BLOWN OFF TIN
         STORAGE BUILDING BUT NO TORNADO SIGHTED. LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW
         AREAS..13 INCHES STANDING ON ROAD. NUMEROUS MUD SLIDES (ADAMS
         COUNTY EOC)

336 PM...RALEIGH...ONE TRAILER FLOODED (RALEIGH PD)

200 PM...MCCOMB...FUNNEL CLOUD IN SOUTHERN MCCOMB (PIKE COUNTY CD)
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910 AM...BUSHY SPRINGS...TREES DOWN. TWO HOMES DAMAGED 7 MI E OF
         CRYSTAL SPRINGS (JACKSON HINDS EOC)

958 AM...BUSHY SPRINGS...1 HOUSE DESTROYED. 8 LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE.
         TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ROADS BLOCKED.

605 PM...STONEVILLE (WASHINGTON CO)...NICKEL SIZED HAIL (WEATHER SERVICE
         EMPLOYEE).

635 PM...SCHLATER (LEFLORE CO)...DIME SIZED HAIL (GREENWOOD LEFLORE
         C.D.)
626 PM...SUNFLOWER (SUNFLOWER CO)...GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL (SUNFLOWER P.D.)

1010 PM...BAXTERVILLE (LAMAR CO)...SEVERAL TREES DOWN (HATTIESBURG MPH)

330 PM...MAGEE (SIMPSON CO)...EVACUATING HOUSES...FLOODING (MAGEE P.D.)

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1145 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 42 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH
EAST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 4 AM...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 40 IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE
TO OXFORD TO RIPLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

AT 1125 PM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA TO HATTIESBURG TO NEAR GREENSBURG LOUISIANA. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING AT 60 MPH WITH LINE MOVEMENT NEAR 10 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY
PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN..DAMAGING WIND..LIGHTNING AND HAIL. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SCATTERD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED FROM NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THESE STORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 40 MPH.