Tornado Warning 63, NWS Jackson, MS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
1130 PM CDT WED AUG 26 1992

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBERS 772 AND 773 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN
EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT...

AT 1123 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING WEST OF A LINE FROM STARKVILLE TO MERIDIAN TO
LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED IN
BAY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI.  THE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS ANFD ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1219 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
UNTIL 9 AM...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1 AM...

AT 1205 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM YAZOO
CITY TO FOREST TO MIZE.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AND WEST
AT 25 TO 30 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE FLOODING
OF LOW LYING AREAS.
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF
MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST.   THE RAIN WAS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION ANDREW WHICH WAS LOCATED BETWEEN
JACKSON AND NATCHEZ AND MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1258 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

AT 1245 AM...RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM YAZOO CITY TO WALNUT GROVE. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. RESIDENTS OF THE AREA
CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND NEED
TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

A LARGE AREA OF RAIN CONTINUED OVER THE REST OF MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT FOR
THE SOUTHWEST SECTION.  THE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
110 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
UNTIL 9 AM...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXPIRED AT 1 AM..

AT 100 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM YAZOO
CITY TO CARTHAGE.  ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NEAR RALEIGH.
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO NORTH AND WEST AT 25 TO 30
MPH.  RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI HAS ALREADY
RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THIS EVENING.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD OVERWHELM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND CAUSE FLOODING.

MSZ009-012-ALZ008-013-270730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
120 PM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 774 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI AND SUMTER AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN EXTREME WEST CENTRAL
ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT...

AT 112 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING WEST OF A LINE FROM STARKVILLE MISSISSIPPI TO
BUTLER TO CHATOM ALABAMA.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED
JUST NORTHWEST OF STONEWALL MISSISSIPPI.  THE AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS OF 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
230 AM CDT THU AUG 27 1992

210 AM CDT...CLARKE COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES
             DOWN NORTH AND EAST OF QUITMAN MISSISSIPPIZ.