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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 120, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 1996Issaquena County, Warren County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 1996, 12:21 AM CST for Issaquena County, Warren County, Mississippi. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports 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 31, 1996, 12:21 AM CST (06:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 31, 1996, 1:15 AM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Issaquena County, MS, Warren County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 31, 12:35 AM CSTHail 1.75Oak Ridge, MS
Mar 31, 12:36 AM CSTHail 1.75Vicksburg, 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.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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, Mar 30, 10:35 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1035 PM CST SAT MAR 30 1996

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0750 PM    2 W CROSSETT              AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   ASHLEY

0830 PM    5 NE BASTROP              LA   TORNADO
03/30/96   MOREHOUSE                      PSBL TORNADO... ROOFS OFF
                                          HOMES... POWERLINES DOWN

0830 PM    KILBOURNE                 LA   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WEST CARROLL

0840 PM    GOODWILL                  LA   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WEST CARROLL

0950 PM    2 SW BASTROP              LA   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   MOREHOUSE

1010 PM    2 NW CLEVELAND            MS   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   BOLIVAR

1015 PM    HOLLY RIDGE               LA   TORNADO
03/30/96   RICHLAND                       TORNADO REPORTEDLY TOUCHED
                                          DOWN BRIEFLY... NO DAMAGE
                                          KNOWN ATTM

1025 PM    5 W HAMBURG               AR   2.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   ASHLEY

AG
Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:36 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1035 PM CST SAT MAR 30 1996

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0750 PM    2 W CROSSETT              AR   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   ASHLEY

0830 PM    5 NE BASTROP              LA   TORNADO
03/30/96   MOREHOUSE                      PSBL TORNADO... ROOFS OFF
                                          HOMES... POWERLINES DOWN

0830 PM    KILBOURNE                 LA   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WEST CARROLL

0840 PM    GOODWILL                  LA   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WEST CARROLL

0950 PM    2 SW BASTROP              LA   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   MOREHOUSE

1010 PM    2 NW CLEVELAND            MS   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   BOLIVAR

1015 PM    HOLLY RIDGE               LA   TORNADO
03/30/96   RICHLAND                       TORNADO REPORTEDLY TOUCHED
                                          DOWN BRIEFLY... NO DAMAGE
                                          KNOWN ATTM

1025 PM    5 W HAMBURG               AR   2.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   ASHLEY

AG
Local storm report, Mar 31, 12:16 AM CST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1217 AM CST SUN MAR 31 1996

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1054 PM    BENTON                    MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   YAZOO

1104 PM    VICKSBURG                 MS   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WARREN

1140 PM    MADISON CAMPBELL ARPT     MS   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   MADISON

1203 AM    3 N B8RANDON               MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/31/96   RANKIN

1216 AM    4 S JACKSON               MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/31/96   HINDS
Local storm report, Mar 31, 12:17 AM CST, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1217 AM CST SUN MAR 31 1996

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1054 PM    BENTON                    MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   YAZOO

1104 PM    VICKSBURG                 MS   .75 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   WARREN

1140 PM    MADISON CAMPBELL ARPT     MS   .88 INCH HAIL
03/30/96   MADISON

1203 AM    3 N BRANDON               MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/31/96   RANKIN

1216 AM    4 S JACKSON               MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
03/31/96   HINDS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 9:23 PM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena67 min
Mar 30, 9:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Washington43 min
Mar 30, 9:52 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren68 min
Mar 30, 9:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo49 min
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena, Warren50 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANYazoo44 min
Mar 30, 11:17 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds, Madison43 min
Mar 30, 11:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison36 min
Mar 30, 11:42 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll33 min
Mar 30, 11:49 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin41 min
Mar 31, 12:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds25 min
Mar 31, 12:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin51 min
Mar 31, 12:36 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott54 min
Mar 31, 12:51 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSmith54 min
Mar 31, 1:04 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne, Jefferson41 min
Mar 31, 1:13 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison47 min
Mar 31, 1:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton51 min
Mar 31, 1:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper53 min
Mar 31, 1:42 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin63 min
Mar 31, 3:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence30 min
Mar 31, 3:58 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion47 min
Mar 31, 4:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jones45 min
Mar 31, 5:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar30 min
Mar 30, 6:56 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse64 min
Mar 30, 7:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMorehouse65 min
Mar 30, 8:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, West Carroll58 min
Mar 30, 8:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRichland58 min
Mar 30, 8:40 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWest Carroll65 min
Mar 30, 8:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll65 min
Mar 30, 9:00 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison, Richland60 min
Mar 30, 9:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse51 min
Mar 30, 10:00 PM CSTTornado WarningJANEast Carroll, Madison, Richland45 min
Mar 30, 10:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWest Carroll46 min
Mar 30, 10:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse49 min
Mar 30, 10:37 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWest Carroll38 min
Mar 30, 11:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMorehouse, West Carroll51 min
Mar 30, 11:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANEast Carroll, Madison48 min
Mar 31, 12:17 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCatahoula, Franklin43 min
Mar 31, 12:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANTensas50 min
Mar 30, 9:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot54 min
Mar 30, 10:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley56 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.