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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Jackson, MS

March 7, 1995Forrest County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 1995, 10:37 AM CST for Forrest County, Mississippi. It was in force for 23 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
Mar 7, 1995, 10:37 AM CST (16:37 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 1995, 11:00 AM CST
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

County Forrest County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 7, 10:40 AM CSTTornado F0Hattiesburg, MSThe tornado touched down in Camp Shelby, a reserve base, and blew down 50 trees, but did not damage any structures.

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

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 113 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 1995-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1340 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 1995-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 297 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1340 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
360 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
11.7

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 071638
TORJAN
MSC035-071700-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1037 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
 
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...SOUTHERN FORREST COUNTY
 
AT 1035 AM...PUBLIC REPORTS OF A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR THE
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY MOVING NORTHEAST AT \45 MILES AN HOUR.
 
 
 
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.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 6:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys, Sharkey51 min
Mar 6, 6:13 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSharkey47 min
Mar 6, 6:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower31 min
Mar 7, 3:33 AM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren27 min
Mar 7, 3:43 AM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Yazoo32 min
Mar 7, 6:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena36 min
Mar 7, 7:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChoctaw27 min
Mar 7, 8:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll32 min
Mar 7, 8:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams30 min
Mar 7, 8:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson36 min
Mar 7, 9:09 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANFranklin51 min
Mar 7, 9:22 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne53 min
Mar 7, 9:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah42 min
Mar 7, 9:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren51 min
Mar 7, 9:43 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANPike47 min
Mar 7, 9:46 AM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren44 min
Mar 7, 9:48 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLawrence42 min
Mar 7, 9:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds54 min
Mar 7, 9:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLincoln33 min
Mar 7, 10:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson Davis45 min
Mar 7, 10:03 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds42 min
Mar 7, 10:06 AM CSTTornado WarningJANPike39 min
Mar 7, 10:09 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSimpson36 min
Mar 7, 10:18 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin42 min
Mar 7, 10:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington54 min
Mar 7, 10:24 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSmith51 min
Mar 7, 10:31 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison44 min
Mar 7, 10:40 AM CSTTornado WarningJANScott50 min
Mar 7, 10:42 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison63 min
Mar 7, 10:45 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis45 min
Mar 7, 10:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones55 min
Mar 7, 10:54 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWalthall36 min
Mar 7, 11:00 AM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin30 min
Mar 7, 11:13 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSmith47 min
Mar 7, 11:15 AM CSTTornado WarningJANJasper, Newton60 min
Mar 7, 11:18 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCovington42 min
Mar 7, 11:21 AM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest, Lamar54 min
Mar 7, 11:37 AM CSTTornado WarningJANNewton68 min
Mar 7, 11:38 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHumphreys52 min
Mar 7, 11:44 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMarion31 min
Mar 7, 11:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones67 min
Mar 7, 11:57 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes, Leflore48 min
Mar 7, 12:09 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCarroll51 min
Mar 7, 12:13 PM CSTTornado WarningJANForrest32 min
Mar 7, 12:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke, Lauderdale61 min
Mar 7, 12:17 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLamar13 min
Mar 7, 12:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke65 min
Mar 7, 12:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWayne62 min
Mar 7, 12:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery54 min
Mar 7, 12:56 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClarke64 min
Mar 7, 1:21 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee69 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.