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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Jackson, MS

December 21, 1990Grenada County, Montgomery County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Dec 21, 1990, 6:09 PM CST for Grenada County, Montgomery County, Mississippi. It was in force for 51 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 21, 1990, 6:09 PM CST (00:09 UTC)
Expired: Dec 21, 1990, 7:00 PM CST
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties

Counties Grenada County, MS, Montgomery 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 21, 6:30 PM CST	Tornado F1	Grenada, 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 220010 RRA
TORJAN
MSC097-043-220100-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
609 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  700 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY
 
IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...GRENADA COUNTY
 
AT 608 PM...RADAR STILL INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN NORTHERN
CARROLL COUNTY JUST NORTH OF CARROLLTON MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH. THIS STORM WILL PASS MID-WAY BETWEEN GRENADA AND WINONA.
 
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  GET UNDER STURDY FURNITURE.
USE PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR HEAD.
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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, 6:58 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, 12:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Warren	32 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.