Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 16, 1993, 12:33 AM CST for Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 1993, 12:33 AM CST (06:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 1993, 1:15 AM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lauderdale County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 490 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 694 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMEI 160635 TORMEI MSC075-160715- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1233 AM CST TUE FEB 16 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...LAUDERDALE COUNTY AT 1232 AM CST RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI MOVING EAST AT 50 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...PILLOWS3... 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
Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:39 PM CST, 5 hours 54 minutes before
MSZALL-ARZ014>016-LAZ002-003-004-006-009-010-013-
ALZ004-008-013-016-160130-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
630 PM CST MON FEB 15 1993
... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...
... THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES FOR
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI ...
AT 625 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...MOSTLY BETWEEN VICKSBURG...YAZOO CITY...CANTON AND
EDINBURG. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING...WERE
OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...NEAR LAKE PROVIDENCE AND OAK GROVE...
AND WERE PREPARING TO ENTER WEST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH.
<<
TORNADO WATCHES COVER A LARGE PART OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 11 PM CST
TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE STATE SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO
GREENVILLE LINE.
IF YOU ARE IN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS COVERED
BY TORNADO WATCHES...YOU SHOULD EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER TO OCCUR.
ALSO...KEEP IN MIND THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AS WELL.Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:41 PM CST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
MSZALL-ARZ014>016-LAZ002-003-004-006-009-010-013-
ALZ004-008-013-016-160130-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
625 PM CST MON FEB 15 1993
... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...
... THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES FOR
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI ...
AT 625 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...MOSTLY BETWEEN VICKSBURG...YAZOO CITY...CANTON AND
EDINBURG. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...CURRENTLY INTENSIFYING...WERE
OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...NEAR LAKE PROVIDENCE AND OAK GROVE...
AND WERE PREPARING TO ENTER WEST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH.
<<
TORNADO WATCHES COVER A LARGE PART OF MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 11 PM CST
TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES MUCH OF THE STATE SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO
GREENVILLE LINE.
IF YOU ARE IN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS COVERED
BY TORNADO WATCHES...YOU SHOULD EXPECT SEVERE WEATHER TO OCCUR.
ALSO...KEEP IN MIND THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY
CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF ISOLATED TORNADOES.Special weather statement, Feb 15, 8:19 PM CST, 4 hours 14 minutes before
MSZ009-012-ALZ008-013-160315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 817 PM CST MON FEB 15 1993 ...TORNADO WATCHES CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA UNTIL 11 PM CST... AT 809 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI AND COLUMBUS WESTWARD TO VICKSBURG MISSISSIPPI. STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA...NEAR DEKALB MISSISSIPPI AND SCOOBA MISSISSIPPI. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Feb 15, 9:18 PM CST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
MSZ009-012-ALZ008-013-160415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 917 PM CST MON FEB 15 1993 ...TORNADO WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST FOR MOST OF MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA... AT 915 PM CST...RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN LIVINGSTON ALABAMA AND TUSCALOOSA ALABAMA WEST BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND EUPORA TO VICKSBURG MISSISSIPPI. SMALLER PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN WERE OCCURRING FROM MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI SOUTH TO LAUREL AND WEST TO GEORGE MISSISSIPPI. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING BETWEEN LAUDERDALE AND SCOOBA MISSISSIPPI. STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS AFFECTED BY THESE WATCHES SHOULD CONTINUE TO LISTEN FOR FUTURE WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 12:09 AM CST, 24 minutes before
MSZ009-012-ALZ008-013-160715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1208 AM CST TUE FEB 16 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 28 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND SUMTER AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES IN EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST... AT 1155 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A 100 MILE WIDE AREA OF SHOWERS AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MEADVILLE TO NEWTON MISSISSIPPI TO AKROM ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND DEKALB MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITI.ONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 6:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 6:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 6:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 69 min |
| Feb 15, 6:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 61 min |
| Feb 15, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 46 min |
| Feb 15, 6:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 7:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 27 min |
| Feb 15, 7:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 39 min |
| Feb 15, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 35 min |
| Feb 15, 8:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 29 min |
| Feb 15, 8:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren, Yazoo | 26 min |
| Feb 15, 8:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:55 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Warren | 6 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 28 min |
| Feb 15, 9:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 52 min |
| Feb 15, 9:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 25 min |
| Feb 15, 10:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 69 min |
| Feb 15, 10:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 17 min |
| Feb 15, 10:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 31 min |
| Feb 15, 10:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 55 min |
| Feb 16, 12:26 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 34 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.