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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 15, 1990, 3:41 PM CST for Jasper County, Mississippi. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 1990, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 1990, 4:30 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jasper County, MS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1189 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMEI 152142
TORMEI
MSC061-152230-
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
341 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
...JASPER
AT 340 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 8 MILES EAST OF BAY
SPRINGS MISSISIPPI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
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 THE 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
Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:42 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
142 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
120 PM CST...NAVAL AIR STATION GATE GUARD REPORTS TORNADO TOUCH
DOWN TWO MILES SOUTHWEST OF MAIN GATE. LAUDERDALE
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:53 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
152 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
150 PM CST...NAVAL WEATHER OFFICE REPORTS TORNADO 8 MILES NORTH OF
NAVAL AIR STATION. LAUDERDALE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.Special weather statement, Feb 15, 2:16 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
MSZALL-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 215 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT THE SOUTHEAST... AT 210 PM CST THUNDERSTORM WERE BEGINING TO DEVELOPE OVER SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THESE STORM WILL BE MOVING TOWARD MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT HOUR. COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPPI...ESPECIALLY THE ONES ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...NEED TO BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE APPROACH OF THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
Special weather statement, Feb 15, 2:33 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
MSZALL-152200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 230 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 35 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 5:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL EXCEPT SOUTHEAST MISSSISSIPPI FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.. AT 230 PM CST RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS 10 MILES WEST OF MT OLIVE...10 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH MISSISSIPPI...AND FROM BROOKHAVEN TO MONTICELLO MISSISSIPPI. ALL THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD (POSSIBLE PRODUCE A TORNADO AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Local storm report, Feb 15, 2:46 PM CST, 55 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
244 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990
220 PM CST...LIVINGSTON P.D. REPORTS TORNADO 1 MILE NORTH OF
LIVINGSTON ALABAMA IN SUMTER COUNTY.Special weather statement, Feb 15, 3:39 PM CST, 2 minutes before
MSZALL-152300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 335 PM CST THU FEB 15 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 39 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 10:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 36 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 6:00PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TIL 545 PM... AT 330 PM CST RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER COVINGTON..SMITH..AND SIMPSON COUNTIES. SEVERAL REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THESE COUNTIES. SOME EVACUATION OF HOMES WAS IN PROGRESS IN MAGEE MISSISSIPPI AND A TRAILER HAD BEEN FLOODED IN RALEIGH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 9:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 10:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 10:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 10:28 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Feb 15, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 10:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 11:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 11:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 60 min |
| Feb 15, 12:21 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 2 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 33 min |
| Feb 15, 12:40 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 12:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 45 min |
| Feb 15, 12:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 12:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Amite | 50 min |
| Feb 15, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 1:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 34 min |
| Feb 15, 1:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 24 min |
| Feb 15, 1:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 51 min |
| Feb 15, 1:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Feb 15, 1:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Smith | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 1:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 48 min |
| Feb 15, 1:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Pike | 18 min |
| Feb 15, 1:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 2:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Feb 15, 2:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 49 min |
| Feb 15, 2:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 38 min |
| Feb 15, 2:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 23 min |
| Feb 15, 2:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Smith | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:45 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 3 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Feb 15, 3:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 4:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 4:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 5:03 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Jasper | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.