Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 7, 1995, 10:40 AM CST for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 10:40 AM CST (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 11:30 AM CST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Scott County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 52 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 071641 TORJAN MSC123-071730- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1040 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...SCOTT COUNTY AT 1039 AM...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS INDICATED ABOUT SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF MORTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...MOVING TOWARD THE FORREST COMMUNITY BY 11 AM. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.r <
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
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 8:19 AM CST, 2 hours 21 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 hour 47 minutes 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.Special weather statement, Mar 7, 9:00 AM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes 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... ESPECIALLY 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.
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LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
TIME (CST) LOCATION REPORT
1230 AM FRENCH CAMP PEA SIZE HAIL
CHOCTAW CO
330-400 AM VICKSBURG TREES DOWN AND SOME MUD SLIDES
WARREN CO
730 AM APPROX 2N BELLEFONTAINE STARKVILLE MHP REPORTED DAMAGE TO A HOUSE
WEBSTER CO AND TRACTOR TRAILER. LATER REPORT 2 HOUSES
DAMAGED... LARGE TREES TWISTED OFF...
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED.
850 AM NATCHEZ MORGANTOWN SUBDIVISION... NUMEROUS TREES
ADAMS CO DOWN POWER OUT.
< WARREN CO VICKSBURG PD REPORTED TREES DOWN...
940 AM HALF A BUILDING DAMAGED...SHEET METAL
ROOF BLOWN OFF.Local storm report, Mar 7, 10:08 AM CST, 32 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
TIME (CST) LOCATION REPORT
1230 AM FRENCH CAMP PEA SIZE HAIL
CHOCTAW CO
330-400 AM VICKSBURG TREES DOWN AND SOME MUD SLIDES
WARREN CO
730 AM APPROX 2N BELLEFONTAINE STARKVILLE MHP REPORTED DAMAGE TO A HOUSE
WEBSTER CO AND TRACTOR TRAILER. LATER REPORT 2 HOUSES
DAMAGED... LARGE TREES TWISTED OFF...
MOBILE HOME DESTROYED.
850 AM NATCHEZ MORGANTOWN SUBDIVISION... NUMEROUS TREES
ADAMS CO DOWN POWER OUT.
< WARREN CO VICKSBURG PD REPORTED TREES DOWN...
940 AM HALF A BUILDING DAMAGED...SHEET METAL
ROOF BLOWN OFF.Special weather statement, Mar 7, 10:16 AM CST, 24 minutes before
MSZ009-012-071815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS 1015AM 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 1012AM CST RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI FROM CRYSTAL SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI TO LUCEDALE MISSISSIPPI. ELSEWHERE SHOWERS AND INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI NORTH OF A KOSCIUSCO TO MACON LINE. MOVEMENT OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
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, 8:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 36 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, 10:42 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
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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.