Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 1998, 2:37 PM CST for Jasper County, Newton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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
- Mar 31, 1998, 2:37 PM CST (20:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 1998, 3:30 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Jasper County, MS, Newton County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:55 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind | Decatur, MS | Several trees and power line were blown down. |
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 text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, Mar 31, 10:00 AM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Mar 31, 10:00 AM CST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072> 074-010400- AREA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1000 AM CST TUE MAR 31 1998 A BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI LATE THIS MORNING. THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE EAST OF MISSISSIPPI BY THIS EVENING. WITH THE AIRMASS OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING...THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THIS MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS THIS AFTERNON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS COULD BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 1:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 1:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 1:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 3:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee | 32 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.