Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 8:54 AM CST for Jefferson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 8:54 AM CST (14:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 9:30 AM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jefferson County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1025 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 071455 RRA SVRJAN MSC063-071530- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 854 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI ...JEFFERSON COUNTY AT 852 AM...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED JUST WEST OF CHURCH HILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LIKELY REACH FAYETTE BY 915 AM. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADV<ANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. <
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Mar 7, 5:09 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
MSZ009-012-071315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 509 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 87 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT 505 AM CST MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM STARKVILLE TO BRANDON TO MCCOMB MISSISSIPPI. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ALL INTEREST IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO EXECUTE SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 5:11 AM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
MSZ009-012-071315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 509 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 87 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AT 505 AM CST MERIDIAN RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM STARKVILLE TO BRANDON TO MCCOMB MISSISSIPPI. THE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ALL INTEREST IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO EXECUTE SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 8:15 AM CST, 39 minutes before
MSZ009-012-071615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 815 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 90 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT WAYNE IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST. THIS REPLACED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 87. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 89 INCLUDES OTHER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIP UNTIL 200 PM CST. AT 812 AM CST RADAR INDICATED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FAYETTE ALABAMA TO DURANT TO CANTON MISSISSIPPI. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 8:19 AM CST, 35 minutes before
MSZ009-012-071615- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 815 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 90 WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXCEPT WAYNE IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CST. THIS REPLACED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 87. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WHICH INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 89 INCLUDES OTHER COUNTIES IN MISSISSIP UNTIL 200 PM CST. AT 812 AM CST RADAR INDICATED RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FAYETTE ALABAMA TO DURANT TO CANTON MISSISSIPPI. THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 8:53 AM CST, 1 minute before
MSZ001>082-080400-
MISSISSIPPI THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
900 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
...SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF MISSISSIPPI
TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. CONDITIONS REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING
TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL... ESPE4CIALLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE
STATE.
CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS WILL WANT TO HAVE STAFFING AND PREPAREDNESS AT
FULL STRENGTH TODAY AND TONIGHT TO DEAL WITH THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 6:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 6:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 31 min |
| Mar 7, 3:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 27 min |
| Mar 7, 3:43 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Yazoo | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 6:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 7:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Mar 7, 8:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 30 min |
| Mar 7, 9:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin | 51 min |
| Mar 7, 9:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 53 min |
| Mar 7, 9:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 9:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 51 min |
| Mar 7, 9:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Pike | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 9:48 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 9:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 10:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 45 min |
| Mar 7, 10:03 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 10:06 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Pike | 39 min |
| Mar 7, 10:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 10:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 10:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 10:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 51 min |
| Mar 7, 10:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 7, 10:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 23 min |
| Mar 7, 10:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 50 min |
| Mar 7, 10:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 63 min |
| Mar 7, 10:45 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 45 min |
| Mar 7, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 55 min |
| Mar 7, 10:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Walthall | 36 min |
| Mar 7, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 30 min |
| Mar 7, 11:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Smith | 47 min |
| Mar 7, 11:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 60 min |
| Mar 7, 11:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 42 min |
| Mar 7, 11:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 11:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Newton | 68 min |
| Mar 7, 11:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 52 min |
| Mar 7, 11:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 31 min |
| Mar 7, 11:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jones | 67 min |
| Mar 7, 11:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Leflore | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 12:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll | 51 min |
| Mar 7, 12:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 12:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 61 min |
| Mar 7, 12:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 13 min |
| Mar 7, 12:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 65 min |
| Mar 7, 12:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Wayne | 62 min |
| Mar 7, 12:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 54 min |
| Mar 7, 12:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 64 min |
| Mar 7, 1:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 69 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.