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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Jackson, MS

January 27, 1995Yazoo County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 27, 1995, 11:09 PM CST for Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 1995, 11:09 PM CST (05:09 UTC)
Expired
Jan 27, 1995, 11:45 PM CST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

County Yazoo County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 1995-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 1995-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-217 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
740 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 280511 RRA
SVRJAN
MSC163-280545-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1109 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...YAZOO COUNTY
 
AT 1109 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTH OF
SATARTIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE
HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
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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

Local storm report, Jan 27, 6:40 PM CST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995

TIME (CST)     LOCATION               REPORT

436 PM CST  BOLIVAR CO       NUNEROUS REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE
                             HAIL AT BENOIT AND CLEVELAND. BY BOLIVAR
                             S.O.

502 PM CST  SUNFLOWER CO     QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GREATER THAN
                             50 MPH AT PARCHMAN. BY SUNFLOWER C.D.

510 PM CST  TALLAHATCHIE CO  GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR CHARLESTON.  BY
                             S.O.

629 PM CST  GREENWOOD CO     GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN GREENWOOD. BY LEFLORE
                             CD.

625 PM CST  WEBSTER          3/4 INCH HAIL ON HIGHWAY 404. BY MS STATE
                             MOBILE HAIL UNIT.
Local storm report, Jan 27, 6:57 PM CST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995

TIME (CST)     LOCATION               REPORT

436 PM CST  BOLIVAR CO       NUNEROUS REPORTS OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE
                             HAIL AT BENOIT AND CLEVELAND. BY BOLIVAR
                             S.O.

502 PM CST  SUNFLOWER CO     QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WINDS GREATER THAN
                             50 MPH AT PARCHMAN. BY SUNFLOWER C.D.

510 PM CST  TALLAHATCHIE CO  GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR CHARLESTON.  BY
                             S.O.

629 PM CST  GREENWOOD CO     GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN GREENWOOD. BY LEFLORE
                             CD.

625 PM CST  WEBSTER          3/4 INCH H(AIL ON HIGHWAY 404. BY MS STATE
                             MOBILE HAIL UNIT.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 8:15 PM CST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
MSZ009-280415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR KEMPER COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
815 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995

AT 812 PM CST MERIDIAN WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 15
MILES WEST OF DEKALB MISSISSIPPI AND 10 MILES WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH AND HAVE PRODUCED
SMALL MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN THE PAST HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NESHOBA AND NORTHERN KEMPER COUNTIES WITHIN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FUTURE
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 8:17 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
MSZ009-280415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
815 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995

AT 812 PM CST MERIDIAN WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 15
MILES WEST OF DEKALB MISSISSIPPI AND 10 MILES WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH AND HAVE PRODUCED
SMALL MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN THE PAST HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NESHOBA AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTIES WITHIzN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FUTURE
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 8:19 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
MSZ009-280415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR KEMPER COUNTY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
815 PM CST FRI JAN 27 1995

AT 812 PM CST MERIDIAN WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS 15
MILES WEST OF DEKALB MISSISSIPPI AND 10 MILES WEST OF PHILADELPHIA.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH AND HAVE PRODUCED
SMALL MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN THE PAST HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN NESHOBA AND NORTHERN KEMPER COUNTIES WITHIN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FUTURE
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 6:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll49 min
Jan 27, 6:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster35 min
Jan 27, 6:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams51 min
Jan 27, 6:40 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee, Winston32 min
Jan 27, 6:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery46 min
Jan 27, 6:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll31 min
Jan 27, 7:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster34 min
Jan 27, 7:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin47 min
Jan 27, 7:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeake, Neshoba, Scott47 min
Jan 27, 8:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba54 min
Jan 27, 8:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee, Winston40 min
Jan 27, 10:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes48 min
Jan 27, 10:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll31 min
Jan 27, 10:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNeshoba45 min
Jan 27, 11:33 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSmith27 min
Jan 27, 11:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison37 min
Jan 27, 11:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper, Newton46 min
Jan 28, 12:15 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake30 min
Jan 28, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke58 min
Jan 28, 12:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale66 min
Jan 28, 12:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones52 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.