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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Jackson, MS

March 31, 1996Smith County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 1996, 12:51 AM CST for Smith County, Mississippi. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 1996, 12:51 AM CST (06:51 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 1996, 1:45 AM CST
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties

County Smith County, MS

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 64 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 250 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -128 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 747 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 310652
TORJAN
MSC129-310745-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1251 AM CST SUN MAR 31 1996
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  145 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...NORTHERN SMITH COUNTY
 
AT 1250 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE
DEVELOPING TORNADO ON THE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN RANKIN AND SMITH
COUNTIES...14 MILES NORTHWEST OF RALEIGH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE
EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL PASS NEAR HIGHWAY 35 BY 115 AM.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  MOVE QUICKLY TO UNDERGROUND SHELTER IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
AVOID WINDOWS.  LEAVE CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDY BUILDING.
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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

Local storm report, Mar 30, 10:35 PM CST, 2 hours 16 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, 2 hours 15 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, 35 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, 34 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 9:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena	67 min
Mar 30, 9:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Bolivar, Washington	43 min
Mar 30, 9:52 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Warren	68 min
Mar 30, 9:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	49 min
Mar 30, 10:40 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	50 min
Mar 30, 10:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Yazoo	44 min
Mar 30, 11:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	43 min
Mar 30, 11:39 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison	36 min
Mar 30, 11:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Carroll	33 min
Mar 30, 11:49 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Rankin	41 min
Mar 31, 12:05 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds	25 min
Mar 31, 12:21 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Issaquena, Warren	54 min
Mar 31, 12:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	51 min
Mar 31, 12:36 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Scott	54 min
Mar 31, 1:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Jefferson	41 min
Mar 31, 1:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Hinds, Madison	47 min
Mar 31, 1:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton	51 min
Mar 31, 1:37 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	53 min
Mar 31, 1:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Rankin	63 min
Mar 31, 3:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lawrence	30 min
Mar 31, 3:58 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Marion	47 min
Mar 31, 4:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	45 min
Mar 31, 5:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lamar	30 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.