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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Jackson, MS

April 27, 1997Rankin County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 1997, 1:05 AM CDT for Rankin County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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
Apr 27, 1997, 1:05 AM CDT (06:05 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 1997, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

County Rankin County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 1:30 AM CDTThunderstorm WindBrandon, MSSeveral trees were blown down across the county.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 27, 12:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 1997-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 1997-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

607 
WUUS1 KJAN 270607 RRA
SVRJAN
MSC121-270645-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
105 AM CDT SUN APR 27 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  145 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...RANKIN COUNTY
 
AT 102 AM...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
RANKIN COUNTY AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLORENCE. THE
STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE COMMUNITIES OF FLORENCE...BRANDON AND 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.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 12:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams39 min
Apr 27, 1:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANScott, Smith39 min
Apr 27, 2:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANAdams3 hr
Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSimpson31 min
Apr 27, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah43 min
Apr 27, 3:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington47 min
Apr 27, 4:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence33 min
Apr 27, 4:48 AM CDTTornado WarningJANJefferson Davis, Marion42 min
Apr 27, 5:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington35 min
Apr 27, 6:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCovington, Jones44 min
Apr 27, 6:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMarion42 min
Apr 27, 6:23 AM CDTTornado WarningJANMarion37 min
Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDTTornado WarningJANLamar46 min
Apr 27, 7:07 AM CDTTornado WarningJANForrest53 min
Apr 27, 7:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones27 min
Apr 27, 9:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANHinds2 hr
Apr 27, 11:42 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJefferson Davis, Marion3 hr
Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJones48 min
Apr 27, 1:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLincoln3 hr
Apr 27, 2:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANLauderdale2 hr
Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANJasper, Newton, Smith105 min
Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningJANNeshoba105 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.