Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 18, 1996, 3:07 PM CST for Neshoba County, Newton County, Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 min. 3 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
- Jan 18, 1996, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1996, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Neshoba County, MS, Newton County, MS, Scott County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:30 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Forest, MS | |
| Jan 18, 3:40 PM CST | Hail 1.75 | Philadelphia, MS | |
| Jan 18, 3:40 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Union, 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 nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 481 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 182108 RRA SVRJAN MSC123-099-101-182200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 307 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...NESHOBA COUNTY...NEWTON COUNTY AT 307 PM CST... JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DIME SIZE HAIL FROM FOREST TO EDINBURG MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. A REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL WAS RECEIVED AT 300 PM ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOREST IN SCOTT COUNTY. WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THE ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PEOPLE NEAR THE STORM SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS DON'T DRIVE INTO WATER CROSSINGS. < &
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
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 1:24 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>028-034>037-040> 043-047>049-053>055-059>063-182130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 123 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 ALTHOUGH THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS MOVED ON INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS NOW MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSISSIPPI. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT AND TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FROM THE 50S INTO THE 30S. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AS A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. PERSONS IN THE GREENWOOD... METRO JACKSON... NATCHEZ... AND VICKSBURG AREAS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE APPROACH OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT AND BE SURE TO PUT ON APPROPRIATE WARM CLOTHING AS IT COMES IN. WITH THIS FRONT... TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL HAVE DROPPED FROM THE 70S BEFORE SUNRISE INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 1:54 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MSZ028-029-032-033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074- 182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 154 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS PROGRESSED TO A GREENWOOD TO JACKSON TO BROOKHAVEN LINE AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE JACKSON AREA BY 230 PM AND INTO THE MERIDIAN AREA AROUND 330 TO 400 PM AND THE HATTIESBURG AND LAUREL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT AND TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FROM THE 50S INTO THE 30S. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AS A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM JACKSON TO CANTON WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND ANY SMALL HAIL THAT OCCURS WILL LAST ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME. PERSONS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT. FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES BE SURE TO PUT ON APPROPRIATE WARM CLOTHING. WITH THIS FRONT... TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL HAVE DROPPED FROM THE 70S BEFORE SUNRISE INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:02 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
MSZ028-029-032-033-037>039-043>046-048>052-054>058-062>066-072>074- 182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 154 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS PROGRESSED TO A GREENWOOD TO JACKSON TO BROOKHAVEN LINE AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE JACKSON AREA BY 230 PM AND INTO THE MERIDIAN AREA AROUND 330 TO 400 PM AND THE HATTIESBURG AND LAUREL AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT AND TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FROM THE 50S INTO THE 30S. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AS A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED FROM JACKSON TO CANTON WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 55 MPH AND ANY SMALL HAIL THAT OCCURS WILL LAST ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME. PERSONS IN THE EASTERN HALF OF MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE PASSAGE OF THIS ARCTIC FRONT. FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES BE SURE TO PUT ON APPROPRIATE WARM CLOTHING. WITH THIS FRONT... T2EMPERATURES IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL HAVE DROPPED FROM THE 70S BEFORE SUNRISE INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:10 PM CST, 57 minutes before
MSZ024-031-039-046-051-052-057-058-066-067-073>076-078-079-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 210 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI EXPIRED AT 2 PM. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST INTO ALABAMA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO WHEN THE FRONT MOVES BY...THE WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 2:20 PM CST, 47 minutes before
MSZ024-031-039-046-051-052-057-058-066-067-073>076-078-079-182215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 210 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996 THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PARTS OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI EXPIRED AT 2 PM. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST INTO ALABAMA. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO WHEN THE FRONT MOVES BY...THE WIND WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.
Local storm report, Jan 18, 2:25 PM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
223 PM CST THU JAN 18 1996
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION...... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION......
1030 AM 9 MI S OF PHILADELPHIA MS WIND DAMAGE
01/18/96 NESHOBA SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ROOFS OF TWO
HOUSES BY STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS... SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
LOCATION ON COUNTY ROAD 248
OFF STATE ROAD 15.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 8:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 32 min |
| Jan 18, 8:57 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 48 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.