Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1994, 4:14 PM CDT for Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Newton County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 KMEI 152114 TORMEI MSC101-152145- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 414 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...NEWTON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTH OF I-20 NEAR HICKORY. THE TORNADO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...PILLOWS... 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
Local storm report, Apr 15, 10:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 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 37 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 29 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, 2 hours 25 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....
Local storm report, Apr 15, 3:55 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
355 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
340 PM CDT...NEWTON CO MS. C.D. REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL 2 MILES
EAST OF DECATUR MISSISSIPPI.Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:01 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
359 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
358 PM CDT...PEA SIZE SIZE HAIL AT MEEHAN POWER OUTAGE AT JAUANITA
LAKE ROAD. RPTD BY LEMA LAUDERDALE CO.f
355 PM CDT...DIME SIZE HAIL AND TREES DOWN 8 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT
REPORTED BY C.D. SPOTTER. LAUDERDALE CO.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, 3:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 43 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, 4:35 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 |
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.