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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Jackson, MS

February 26, 1998Lawrence County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 1998, 11:09 AM CST for Lawrence County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 min. 3 reports 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: Feb 26, 1998, 11:09 AM CST (17:09 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 1998, 11:45 AM CST
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Jackson, MS
Area: Whole counties

Counties Lawrence County, MS, Simpson County, MS

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Feb 26, 11:25 AM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Sontag, MS	Several trees were blown down.
Feb 26, 11:35 AM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Mendenhall, MS	Many trees were blown down.
Feb 26, 11:55 AM CST	Thunderstorm Wind	Magee, MS	Several trees 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 26, 9:30 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 66 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 679 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 300 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 339 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.

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 261711
SVRJAN
MSC089-121-127-163-077-261745-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1109 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JAC

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, Feb 26, 10:00 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072>
074-270400-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED THROUGH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
LATE THIS MORNING. WITH STRONG WINDS FAVORABLE FOR A SQUALL LINE...
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT. THERE IS ALSO
A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING. THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION TODAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE WEATHER
DETECTION TODAY.

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 10:00 AM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072>
074-270400-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1000 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED THROUGH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
LATE THIS MORNING. WITH STRONG WINDS FAVORABLE FOR A SQUALL LINE...
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREAT. THERE IS ALSO
A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA SOUTHWARD TO EASTERN TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING. THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION TODAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...HAM RADIO
OPERATORS AND STORM SPOTTERS WILL PROBABLY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE WEATHER
DETECTION TODAY.

Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:01 AM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1101 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0930 AM    ARCHIE                    LA   WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98   CATAHOULA                      TWO TRAILERS REPORTED
                                          OVERTURNED AND MANY TREES
                                          DOWN WITH SOME AUTO
                                          ACCIDENTS ALONG HWY 84
                                          NEAR ARCHIE REPORTED BY
                                          CATAHOULA PARISH SO

1010 AM    NATCHEZ                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98   ADAMS                          STRONG WINDS DAMAGED A
                                          CHURCH AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN...POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO
                                          A SCHOOL REPORTED...FUNNEL
                                          CLOUD REPORTED NEAR
                                          HOMOCHITTO RIVER

Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:01 AM CST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1101 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....

0930 AM    ARCHIE                    LA   WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98   CATAHOULA                      TWO TRAILERS REPORTED
                                          OVERTURNED AND MANY TREES
                                          DOWN WITH SOME AUTO
                                          ACCIDENTS ALONG HWY 84
                                          NEAR ARCHIE REPORTED BY
                                          CATAHOULA PARISH SO

1010 AM    NATCHEZ                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98   ADAMS                          STRONG WINDS DAMAGED A
                                          CHURCH AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN...POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO
                                          A SCHOOL REPORTED...FUNNEL
                                          CLOUD REPORTED NEAR
                                          HOMOCHITTO RIVER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 26, 9:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Adams	38 min
Feb 26, 10:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson	52 min
Feb 26, 10:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Franklin	44 min
Feb 26, 10:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Claiborne, Warren	47 min
Feb 26, 10:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Copiah, Lincoln	48 min
Feb 26, 10:44 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Claiborne	31 min
Feb 26, 10:49 AM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Hinds	41 min
Feb 26, 11:09 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Madison, Rankin, Yazoo	36 min
Feb 26, 11:36 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis	39 min
Feb 26, 11:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Leake, Scott	33 min
Feb 26, 11:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson, Smith	27 min
Feb 26, 12:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Newton, Smith	46 min
Feb 26, 12:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Neshoba	46 min
Feb 26, 12:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jasper	39 min
Feb 26, 12:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee, Winston	43 min
Feb 26, 1:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Clarke, Lauderdale, Newton	58 min
Feb 26, 1:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Simpson	32 min
Feb 26, 1:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Kemper, Noxubee	30 min
Feb 26, 1:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Jefferson Davis, Marion	50 min
Feb 26, 2:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	15 min
Feb 26, 2:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Covington, Jones	41 min
Feb 26, 2:45 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Jasper, Jones	45 min
Feb 26, 3:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Forrest, Jones	45 min
Feb 26, 3:00 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lamar	45 min
Feb 26, 3:17 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	28 min
Feb 26, 3:37 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Lauderdale	53 min
Feb 26, 3:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JAN	Forrest, Lamar	47 min
Feb 26, 4:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	JAN	Clarke	53 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.