Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 538, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 1, 1997, 1:28 PM CST for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 62 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
- Nov 1, 1997, 1:28 PM CST (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 1997, 2:30 PM CST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jones County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1:29 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Soso, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 1991 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 011928 RRA SVRJAN MSC023-067-012030- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 128 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...CLARKE COUNTY...JONES COUNTY AT 128 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... ONE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CLARKE COUNTY MOVING ACROSS HIGHWAY 45 TO THE SOUTH OF QUITMAN...ANOTHER ONE OVER THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF JONES COUNTY MOVING EASTWARD OVER NORTHERN JONES COUNTY...AND ANOTHER ONE OVER NORTHWEST JONES COUNTY ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF LAUREL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. LARGE HAIL IS LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL P OSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. < 74
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, Nov 1, 10:40 AM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072> 074-020400- AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1040 AM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 4 PM... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...COLUMBUS LINE AND NORTH OF A FORT ADAMS...MCCOMB...LEAKSEVILLE LINE. A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM NEAR TUPELO AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO GREENVILLE AND MONROE LOUISIANA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TRIGGERING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE MORE SEVERE STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT - HTTP:/WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US/ (IN LOWER CASE).
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 10:46 AM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072> 074-020400- AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1040 AM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 4 PM... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...COLUMBUS LINE AND NORTH OF A FORT ADAMS...MCCOMB...LEAKSEVILLE LINE. A STRONG COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM NEAR TUPELO AND EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO GREENVILLE AND MONROE LOUISIANA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TRIGGERING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STRONG...POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE MORE SEVERE STORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. FOR MORE WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR INTERNET SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT - HTTP:/WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US/ (IN LOWER CASE).
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 12:50 PM CST, 38 minutes before
MSZ018-019-025-027-034>037-040>043-047-048-053-059-060-011945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1250 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... CARROLL...LEFLORE...MONTGOMERY...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...ATTALA... CLAIBORNE...HINDS...HOLMES...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...MADISON... RANKIN...SHARKEY...WARREN...YAZOO...ADAMS...FRANKLIN. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 783 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI... CHOCTAW...LOWNDES...OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...CLARKE...COPIAH...JASPER... JEFFERSON...KEMPER...LAUDERDALE...LEAKE...NESHOBA...NEWTON... NOXUBEE...SCOTT...SIMPSON...SMITH...WINSTON...AMITE...COVINGTON...FORREST ...GEORGE...GREEN...JEFFERSON DAVIS...JONES...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN...MARION..PERRY...PIKE... WALTHALL...WAYNE...WILKINSON.
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:02 PM CST, 26 minutes before
MSZ018-019-025-027-034>037-040>043-047-048-053-059-060-011945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1250 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... CARROLL...LEFLORE...MONTGOMERY...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...ATTALA... CLAIBORNE...HINDS...HOLMES...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...MADISON... RANKIN...SHARKEY...WARREN...YAZOO...ADAMS...FRANKLIN. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 783 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI... CHOCTAW...LOWNDES...OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...CLARKE...COPIAH...JASPER... JEFFERSON...KEMPER...LAUDERDALE...LEAKE...NESHOBA...NEWTON... NOXUBEE...SCOTT...SIMPSON...SMITH...WINSTON...AMITE...COVINGTON...FORREST ...GEORGE...GREEN...JEFFERSON DAVIS...JONES...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN...MARION..PERRY...PIKE... WALTHALL...WAYNE...WILKINSON.
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:14 PM CST, 14 minutes before
MSZ018-019-025-027-034>037-040>043-047-048-053-059-060-012115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 114 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... CARROLL...LEFLORE...MONTGOMERY...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...ATTALA... CLAIBORNE...HINDS...HOLMES...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...MADISON... RANKIN...SHARKEY...WARREN...YAZOO...ADAMS...FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 783 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI... CHOCTAW...LOWNDES...OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...CLARKE...COPIAH...JASPER... KEMPER...LAUDERDALE...LEAKE...NESHOBA...NEWTON...NOXUBEE ...SCOTT... SIMPSON...SMITH...WINSTON...AMITE...COVINGTON...FORREST...GEORGE ...GREEN...JEFFERSON...DAVIS...JONES...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN... MARION..PERRY...PIKE...WALTHALL...WAYNE...WILKINSON.
Special weather statement, Nov 1, 1:17 PM CST, 11 minutes before
MSZ018-019-025-027-034>037-040>043-047-048-053-059-060-012115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 114 PM CST SAT NOV 1 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 783 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... CARROLL...LEFLORE...MONTGOMERY...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON...ATTALA... CLAIBORNE...HINDS...HOLMES...HUMPHREYS...ISSAQUENA...MADISON... RANKIN...SHARKEY...WARREN...YAZOO...ADAMS...FRANKLIN...JEFFERSON. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 783 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI... CHOCTAW...LOWNDES...OKTIBBEHA...WEBSTER...CLARKE...COPIAH...JASPER... KEMPER...LAUDERDALE...LEAKE...NESHOBA...NEWTON...NOXUBEE ...SCOTT... SIMPSON...SMITH...WINSTON...AMITE...COVINGTON...FORREST...GEORGE ...GREEN...JEFFERSON...DAVIS...JONES...LAMAR...LAWRENCE...LINCOLN... MARION..PERRY...PIKE...WALTHALL...WAYNE...WILKINSON.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 11:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 31 min |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 9:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 40 min |
| Nov 1, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 50 min |
| Nov 1, 9:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 53 min |
| Nov 1, 9:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 9:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 55 min |
| Nov 1, 10:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 40 min |
| Nov 1, 10:15 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 30 min |
| Nov 1, 10:22 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 53 min |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 10:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 10:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba, Newton | 66 min |
| Nov 1, 11:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 59 min |
| Nov 1, 11:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 51 min |
| Nov 1, 11:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 11:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 55 min |
| Nov 1, 11:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 42 min |
| Nov 1, 11:38 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott | 52 min |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 11:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton | 63 min |
| Nov 1, 12:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 52 min |
| Nov 1, 12:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 62 min |
| Nov 1, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 32 min |
| Nov 1, 12:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 58 min |
| Nov 1, 12:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 51 min |
| Nov 1, 12:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 51 min |
| Nov 1, 1:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington | 69 min |
| Nov 1, 1:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 62 min |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 45 min |
| Nov 1, 1:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 48 min |
| Nov 1, 2:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Marion | 43 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.