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Tornado Warning 110, NWS Jackson, MS

April 20, 1995Winston County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 20, 1995, 5:30 PM CDT for Winston County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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 20, 1995, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 1995, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

County Winston County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 20, 5:55 PM CDTTornado F2Louisville, MSA tornado touched down near the intersection of Highways 397 and 490. Numerous trees were blown down. A few buildings were destroyed.

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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 12:00Z on 1995-04-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 736 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 12:00Z on 1995-04-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 290 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
736 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
290 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
357 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
5.6

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 202230
TORJAN
MSC159-202315-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
530 PM CDT THU APR 20 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  615 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...WINSTON COUNTY
 
AT 530 PM RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO SIX MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NOXAPATER. IT WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. IT WILL PASS NEAR
NOXAPATER BY 545 PM.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  MOVE QUICKLY TO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
AVOID WINDOWS.  LEAVE CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING.
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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 20, 1:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
135 PM CDT THU APR 20 1995

TIME (CST)    LOCATION           REPORT

ESTIMATED
1236 PM CDT   N OF WAVERLY LA    TORNADO ON GROUND NORTH OF WAVERLY
              MADISON PARISH     REPORTED BY SHERIFF...BASEBALL SIZE
                                 HAIL ALSO.

1244 PM       5N ONWARD MS       PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY HAM
              SHARKEY CO

130 PM        FITLER MS          TREES DOWN NEAR FITLER...REPORTED BY
              ISSAQUENA CO       HAM OPERATOR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar28 min
Apr 20, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington37 min
Apr 20, 3:29 AM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington31 min
Apr 20, 3:39 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Sunflower36 min
Apr 20, 4:16 AM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Leflore, Sunflower44 min
Apr 20, 5:01 AM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll44 min
Apr 20, 6:20 AM CDTTornado WarningJANSunflower25 min
Apr 20, 8:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams31 min
Apr 20, 9:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson49 min
Apr 20, 9:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo47 min
Apr 20, 12:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey28 min
Apr 20, 1:01 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys44 min
Apr 20, 1:05 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena25 min
Apr 20, 1:13 PM CDTTornado WarningJANJefferson32 min
Apr 20, 1:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSharkey54 min
Apr 20, 1:46 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Yazoo44 min
Apr 20, 1:54 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah, Hinds51 min
Apr 20, 2:16 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLincoln44 min
Apr 20, 2:21 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Leflore54 min
Apr 20, 2:29 PM CDTTornado WarningJANYazoo46 min
Apr 20, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCopiah41 min
Apr 20, 2:37 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds, Rankin53 min
Apr 20, 2:41 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes49 min
Apr 20, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison54 min
Apr 20, 3:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala46 min
Apr 20, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll, Montgomery42 min
Apr 20, 3:31 PM CDTTornado WarningJANRankin44 min
Apr 20, 3:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes46 min
Apr 20, 3:49 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWashington41 min
Apr 20, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningJANAttala48 min
Apr 20, 4:01 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake, Scott44 min
Apr 20, 4:06 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena54 min
Apr 20, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Webster46 min
Apr 20, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningJANSharkey, Washington52 min
Apr 20, 4:37 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Sunflower53 min
Apr 20, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeake31 min
Apr 20, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Warren54 min
Apr 20, 5:01 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHumphreys44 min
Apr 20, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningJANLeflore41 min
Apr 20, 5:06 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw54 min
Apr 20, 5:08 PM CDTTornado WarningJANNeshoba52 min
Apr 20, 5:12 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Yazoo48 min
Apr 20, 5:23 PM CDTTornado WarningJANCarroll52 min
Apr 20, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Warren45 min
Apr 20, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningJANYazoo49 min
Apr 20, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningJANNoxubee44 min
Apr 20, 6:11 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMontgomery34 min
Apr 20, 6:23 PM CDTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Webster52 min
Apr 20, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHinds48 min
Apr 20, 6:30 PM CDTTornado WarningJANWarren30 min
Apr 20, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningJANHolmes44 min
Apr 20, 6:49 PM CDTTornado WarningJANYazoo41 min
Apr 20, 6:53 PM CDTTornado WarningJANMadison52 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.