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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Jackson, MS

February 15, 1990Jasper County, Mississippi

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1990-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1990-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 9:27 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba33 min
Feb 15, 10:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton34 min
Feb 15, 10:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper35 min
Feb 15, 10:28 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale47 min
Feb 15, 10:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper33 min
Feb 15, 10:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Warren48 min
Feb 15, 11:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper27 min
Feb 15, 11:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale60 min
Feb 15, 12:21 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLauderdale2 hr
Feb 15, 12:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper33 min
Feb 15, 12:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton35 min
Feb 15, 12:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson, Smith45 min
Feb 15, 12:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale38 min
Feb 15, 12:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAmite50 min
Feb 15, 12:59 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson, Smith31 min
Feb 15, 1:11 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis34 min
Feb 15, 1:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANScott24 min
Feb 15, 1:24 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Newton51 min
Feb 15, 1:28 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale32 min
Feb 15, 1:33 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington, Smith27 min
Feb 15, 1:42 PM CSTTornado WarningJANKemper48 min
Feb 15, 1:47 PM CSTTornado WarningJANPike18 min
Feb 15, 1:59 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSmith31 min
Feb 15, 2:01 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale44 min
Feb 15, 2:05 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLawrence, Lincoln25 min
Feb 15, 2:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper49 min
Feb 15, 2:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSmith38 min
Feb 15, 2:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington23 min
Feb 15, 2:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANSmith3 hr
Feb 15, 2:45 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANCovington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson3 hr
Feb 15, 2:49 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANLauderdale6 hr
Feb 15, 2:51 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLauderdale54 min
Feb 15, 3:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale46 min
Feb 15, 4:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Jefferson29 min
Feb 15, 4:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar31 min
Feb 15, 4:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds39 min
Feb 15, 5:03 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper6 hr
Feb 15, 5:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.