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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 1994, 5:02 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lincoln County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Redstar, MS | Ham operator spotted the tornado in an open area. No damage was caused by this tornado. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 152204 TORJAN MSC085-152230- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 502 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ...LINCOLN COUNTY A SHERRIFFS OFFICER IN LINCOLN COUNTY REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...WEST OF HIGHWAY 55 AND NORTH OF ROUTE 84. TREES WERE UPROOTED...AND HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. PERSONS IN BROOKHAVEN SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY AT 450 PM AND BR4IEFLY LIFTED. 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, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 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, 1 hour 1 minute 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.Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:20 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
412 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
355-405PM CDT...DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY S.O. AT DECATER
MS IN NEWTOWN COUNTY. ALSO SEVERAL TREES DOWN BETWEEN
ALONG HWY 80. A FUNNEL CLD ALSO REPORTED BY PUBLIC
NEAR LANDFILL IN W PORTION OF CTY BUT NOT CONFIRMED.
4 PM CDT... DIME SIZE HAIL IN JASPER COUNTY AND TREES DOWN NEAR
BAY SPRINGS MS IN REPORTED BY CD.
415 PM CDT...PUBLIC REPORTS DIME SIZE HAIL HWY 19 10 N OF MERIDIAN
AIRPORT IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY.Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:24 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
421 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
415 PM CDT... DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED 5 NORTH OF BAY SPRINGS MS
IN JASPER COUNTY. REPORTED BY CD.
407 PM CDT... 3/4 INCH HAIL REPORTED AT WSO MEI IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY
MISSISSIPPI. REPORTED IN SA.
420 PM CDT...LAUDERDALE EMA REPORTED BLDG DOWN IN HICKORY MS IN NEWTON
COUNTY.Local storm report, Apr 15, 4:48 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
446 PM CDT FRI APR 15 1994
440 PM CDT...ONE LARGE (2 FEET DIA.) TREE BLOCKING FOX ROAD NEAR
HWY 19 S. ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERIDIAN IN
LAUDERDALE CO.Local storm report, Apr 15, 5:00 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
452 CDT FRI APR 15 1994
442 PM CDT...PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD IN NE LAUDERDALE COUNTY
MS NEAR CAMPGROUND RD...TRAVELING SOUTH TOWARD DALE
WOOD...ON HWY 45. DID NOT TOUCH DOWN...LOTS OF LIMBS
ON ROAD.
440 PM CDT...NEWTOWN COUNTY 1 MILE EAST OF HICKORY MS 3 LARGE 100
YEAR OLD TREES DOWN. SEVERAL HOMES ROOF DAMAGE. OTHER
( TREES DOWN IN AREA ALSO DOWN. REPORTED BY OFFDUTY FAA
PERSON.
455 PM CDT...LAUDERDALE CTY MS LEMA REPORTED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
TREES DOWN IN THE RUSSELL VICINITY NORTHEAST OF MERIDIAN.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, 4:14 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, 5:31 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.