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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1994, 3:47 PM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rankin County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 14 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
- 2113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 152049 TORJAN MSC121-152130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 347 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...RANKIN COUNTY AT 344 PM...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS JUST SOUTH OF JACKSON...NEAR THE PEARL RIVER. PERSONS NEAR PEARL...BRANDON AND PELATHATCHIE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHLETER IMMEDIATELY. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. 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. < &
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
Local storm report, Apr 15, 10:08 AM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1007 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 948 AM CDT...NESHOBA COUNTY MS S.O. REPORTED NICKLE SIZE HAIL 8 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA MS.
Local storm report, Apr 15, 10:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1030 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 S.O. IN DE KALB MS (KEMPER COUNTY) REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL AT 1028 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
MSZ038-039-045-046-051-052-057-058-ALZ030-051-152045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 137 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 94 FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM CDT... AT 125 PM CDT...A SOLID LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING OUT OF WEST MISSISSIPPI FROM NEAR GREENWOOD SOUTHWEST BETWEEN BELZONIA AND LEXINGTON WEST TO NEAR ROLLING FORK. THIS LINE WAS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT COUNTIES...WINSTON AND NESHOBA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS LINE FROM WINONA TO COLUMBUS AND OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER CHOCTAW COUNTY ALABAMA. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CONDITIONS APPEAR RIPE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Apr 15, 1:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
145 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
1115 AM CDT...SUMPTER CO ALABAMA C.D. REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR GEIGER...20 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF LIVINGSTON AL.Special weather statement, Apr 15, 1:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
MSZ038-039-045-046-051-052-057-058-ALZ030-051-152045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 137 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 94 FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM CDT... AT 125 PM CDT...A SOLID LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING OUT OF WEST MISSISSIPPI FROM NEAR GREENWOOD SOUTHWEST BETWEEN BELZONIA AND LEXINGTON WEST TO NEAR ROLLING FORK. THIS LINE WAS MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT COUNTIES...WINSTON AND NESHOBA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THIS LINE FROM WINONA TO COLUMBUS AND OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER CHOCTAW COUNTY ALABAMA. WITH THE WARM TEMPERATURES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CONDITIONS APPEAR RIPE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...CORRECTED 4TH PARA TO REFLECT ENTRY OF STORMS INTO WINSTON AND NESHOBA EXPECTED WITHIN ONE HOUR....
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 5:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 6:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 6:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 7:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 7:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 8:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 9:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 69 min |
| Apr 15, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 10:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 11:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 60 min |
| Apr 15, 12:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Pike, Walthall | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 3:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 69 min |
| Apr 15, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 68 min |
| Apr 15, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Wilkinson | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 26 min |
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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.