Tornado Warning 41, NWS Jackson, MS

Issued

Mar 7, 1995, 11:21 AM CST (17:21 UTC)

Expired

Mar 7, 1995, 12:15 PM CST

In force

54 min

Issued by

NWS Jackson, MS

Area

Whole counties

Counties Forrest County, MS, Lamar County, MS

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.

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TTAA00 KJAN 071722
TORJAN
MSC035-073-071815-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1121 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S...
 
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...FORREST COUNTY...LAMAR COUNTY
 
AT 1120 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO 4 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PURVIS. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 4O MPH.
 
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.
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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.