Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 1993, 10:13 PM CDT for Jasper County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 1993, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 1993, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jasper County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 604 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1021 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMEI 150313 TORMEI MSC061-150345- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1013 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...JASPER COUNTY AT 1012 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES EAST OF BAY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI MOVING NORTH AT 40 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...PILLOWlS... 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, Apr 14, 8:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
MSZ009-012-150215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 817 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 123 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 805 PM MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY STRONG AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEXINGTON MISSISSIPPI SOUTH TO PRENTISS THEN SOUTHEAST TO NEAR WIGGINS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 5 MPH WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 8:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
MSZ009-012-150215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 817 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 123 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 805 PM MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME VERY STRONG AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEXINGTON MISSISSIPPI SOUTH TO PRENTISS THEN SOUTHEAST TO NEAR WIGGINS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 5 MPH WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIJBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:16 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
MSZ009-012-150315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 916 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 123 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 900 PM CDT MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED A 40 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BATESVILLE MISSISSIPPI SOUTH THROUGH FORREST TO NEAR WIGGINS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN KOSCUISKO AND RALEIGH. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 45 MPH. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO SEEK COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:17 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
MSZ009-012-150315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 916 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 123 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTIL 100 AM CDT... AT 900 PM CDT MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED A 40 MILE WIDE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...EXTENDING FROM NEAR BATESVILLE MISSISSIPPI SOUTH THROUGH FORREST TO NEAR WIGGINS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED BETWEEN KOSCUISKO AND RALEIGH. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 45 MPH. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT AND READY TO SEEK COVER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:38 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
MSZALL-150345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 938 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT TILL 10 PM FOR ALL OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TILL 1 AM... AT 935 PM CDT...A MASSIVE AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER MISSISSIPPI...WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM VICKSBURG TO CENTREVILLE... AND FROM ABOUT GRENADA TO CARTHAGE. AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THESE STORMS WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RADAR INDICATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY ALREADY THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 9:38 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
MSZALL-150345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 938 PM CDT WED APR 14 1993 ...TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT TILL 10 PM FOR ALL OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TILL 1 AM... AT 935 PM CDT...A MASSIVE AREA OF RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER MISSISSIPPI...WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM VICKSBURG TO CENTREVILLE... AND FROM ABOUT GRENADA TO CARTHAGE. AT THE PRESENT TIME...THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THESE STORMS WERE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RADAR INDICATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY ALREADY THIS EVENING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 7:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 47 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.