Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1993, 1:25 PM CDT for Bolivar County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1993, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1993, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bolivar County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 251828 SVRJAN MSC011-251900- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 125 PM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ...SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY AT 125 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED JUST EAST OF BENOIT OVER SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LIKELY PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CLEVELAND AREA BY 145 PM. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. <
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 11:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
MSZALL-251730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1135 AM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 162 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROLLING FORK TO KOSCUISKO TO COLUMBUS. AT 1130 AM THE LEADING EDGE OF A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI FROM GREENVILLE TO BATESVILLE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILE AN HOUR. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR...HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL. PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:34 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
MSZALL-251830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1135 AM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 162 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROLLING FORK TO KOSCUISKO TO COLUMBUS. AT 1215 PM AN AREA OF RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR MINTER CITY...SCHLATER AND SUNFLOWER. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE RIVER...IN LOUISIANA...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE. THE RAIN AND STORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST AT BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF NEWLY FORMED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR EUPORA...TO KOSCIUSKO...TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON. STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON..10 MILES NORTH OF BRANDON...AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMDEN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND ARE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY. IF ARE IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY OVER WINSTON... OKTIBBEHA...LEAKE...NESHOBA...SCOTT AND NEWTON COUNTIES...YOU SHOULD EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ALSO... IF YOU ARE IN MISSISSIPPI...YOU SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER CONCIOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:35 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
MSZALL-251830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1235 PM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 162 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROLLING FORK TO KOSCUISKO TO COLUMBUS. AT 1215 PM AN AREA OF RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR MINTER CITY...SCHLATER AND SUNFLOWER. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE RIVER...IN LOUISIANA...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE. THE RAIN AND STORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST AT BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF NEWLY FORMED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR EUPORA...TO KOSCIUSKO...TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON. STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON..10 MILES NORTH OF BRANDON...AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMDEN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND ARE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY. IF ARE IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY OVER WINSTON... OKTIBBEHA...LEAKE...NESHOBA...SCOTT AND NEWTON COUNTIES...YOU SHOULD EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ALSO... IF YOU ARE IN MISSISSIPPI...YOU SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER CONCIOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 12:41 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
MSZALL-251830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1235 PM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 162 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROLLING FORK TO KOSCUISKO TO COLUMBUS. AT 1215 PM AN AREA OF RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR MINTER CITY...SCHLATER AND SUNFLOWER. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE RIVER...IN ARKANSAS...ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE. THE RAIN AND STORMS WERE CONTINUING TO MOVE EAST AT BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. ANOTHER LINE OF NEWLY FORMED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR EUPORA...TO KOSCIUSKO...TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON. STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JACKSON..10 MILES NORTH OF BRANDON...AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMDEN. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH...AND ARE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY. IF ARE IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY OVER WINSTON... OKTIBBEHA...LEAKE...NESHOBA...SCOTT AND NEWTON COUNTIES...YOU SHOULD EXPECT THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE INTO YOUR AREA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ALSO... IF YOU ARE IN MISSISSIPPI...YOU SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER CONCIOUS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:19 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
MSZ009-012-ALZ008-013-252015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 118 PM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 AT 110 PM CDT MERIDIAN WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A 15 MILE WIDE LINE OF NUMEROUS VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR STARKVILLE TO NEAR BRANDON. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR AN ALICEVILLE ALABAMA TO MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI TO LAUREL MISSISSIPPI LINE IN 60 TO 90 MINUTES OR BETWEEN 200 AND 230 PM CDT. THESE VERY STRONG STORMS ARE ALREADY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS COULD CHANGE TO SEVERE AT ANY TIME. EVERYONE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR DANGEROUS WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 1:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
MSZALL-251930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 122 PM CDT SUN APR 25 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 162 REMAINS IN EFFECT TILL 3 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 125 PM CDT...AN AREA OF RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER MOST OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER BENOIT AND SHELBY IN BOLIVAR COUNTY. THESE STORM WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WERE PROBABLY PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM HOUSTON TO ACKERMAN TO 15 MILES WEST OF MORTON. THE STRONGERST STORMS WERE 15 MILES WEST OF NOXAPATER...NEAR CARTHAGE AND NEAR MORTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVI NG TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 39 min |
| Apr 25, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 48 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.