Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 8, 1997, 12:52 PM CST for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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
- Jan 8, 1997, 12:52 PM CST (18:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 1997, 1:45 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rankin County, MS
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 10:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 14 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 323 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 410 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 081854 RRA SVRJAN MSC121-081945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1252 PM CST WED JAN 8 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...RANKIN COUNTY AT 1250 PM RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE JACKSON METRO AREA. THE OFFICE HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF DIME AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. IT IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF JACKSON...FLOWOOD...FANNIN... SANDHILL AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. < 69 &
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 8, 10:51 AM CST, 2 hours 1 minute before
ARZ074-075-MSZ001>029-034-090000- WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1045 AM CST WED JAN 8 1997 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTH MISSISSIPPI NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CLARKSDALE TO TUPELO... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND FOR MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CLARKSDALE TO TUPELO... CITIES THAT REMAIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE CLARKSDALE...OXFORD ...TUPELO...AND HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AND TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS IN SOME AREAS. SMALL ICE ACCUMULATIONS HAD OCCURED ON POWER LINES NEAR OXFORD DURING THE MORNING. WARM AIR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND PLAN TO ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Local storm report, Jan 8, 11:11 AM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1111 AM CST WED JAN 08 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1105 AM NATCHEZ MS 1.25 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 ADAMSLocal storm report, Jan 8, 11:13 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1111 AM CST WED JAN 08 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1105 AM NATCHEZ MS 1.25 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 ADAMSSpecial weather statement, Jan 8, 12:35 PM CST, 17 minutes before
ARZ074-075-MSZ001>029-034-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1235 PM CST WED JAN 8 1997 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR NORTH MISSISSIPPI NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CLARKSDALE TO TUPELO... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND FOR MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR CLARKSDALE TO TUPELO... CITIES THAT REMAIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE CLARKSDALE...OXFORD ...TUPELO...AND HOLLY SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. COLD AIR NEAR THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PRODUCE SLICK AREAS ON ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AND TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS IN SOME AREAS. SMALL ICE ACCUMULATIONS HAD OCCURED ON POWER LINES NEAR OXFORD DURING THE MORNING. WARM AIR HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES DURING THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND PLAN TO ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:43 PM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1243 PM CST WED JAN 08 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND 1 TO 2.5 INCHES
DEEP ALONG HIGHWAY 18
SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON.
1240 PM VAN WINKLE MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL AT VAN
WINKLE.
1243 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL AT MCDOWELL
ROAD IN SOUTH JACKSON.Local storm report, Jan 8, 12:46 PM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
1243 PM CST WED JAN 08 1997
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1235 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND 1 TO 2.5 INCHES
DEEP ALONG HIGHWAY 18
SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON.
1240 PM VAN WINKLE MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL AT VAN
WINKLE.
1243 PM JACKSON MS .75 INCH HAIL
01/08/97 HINDS DIME SIZE HAIL AT MCDOWELL
ROAD IN SOUTH JACKSON.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 6:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 45 min |
| Jan 8, 9:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 31 min |
| Jan 8, 9:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 42 min |
| Jan 8, 10:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Smith | 27 min |
| Jan 8, 10:43 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 47 min |
| Jan 8, 10:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 40 min |
| Jan 8, 11:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 54 min |
| Jan 8, 12:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 53 min |
| Jan 8, 5:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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.