Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 1998, 1:30 PM CST for Kemper County, Noxubee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Feb 26, 1998, 1:30 PM CST (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 1998, 2:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Kemper County, MS, Noxubee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
799 WUUS1 KJAN 261931 RRA SVRJAN MSC069-103-262000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 130 PM CST THU FEB 26 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...EASTERN KEMPER COUNTY...EASTERN NOXUBEE COUNTY AT 130 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BROOKSVILLE TO MACON TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF DEKALB MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE WILL REACH THE PRAIRIE POINT AND SCUBA AREAS BY 145 PM. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. < 71
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, 11:42 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040-041-047-048-053-054-059>062-261800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1142 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH NO. 67 CANCELLED FOR 9 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND 10 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA... MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON... FRANKLIN...TENSAS...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...WARREN...HINDS...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH... JEFFERSON...ADAMS...FRANKLIN...LINCOLN.
Special weather statement, Feb 26, 11:42 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040-041-047-048-053-054-059>062-261800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1142 AM CST THU FEB 26 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH NO. 67 CANCELLED FOR 9 PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND 10 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 67 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA... MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON... FRANKLIN...TENSAS...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA AND THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... ISSAQUENA...SHARKEY...WARREN...HINDS...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH... JEFFERSON...ADAMS...FRANKLIN...LINCOLN.
Local storm report, Feb 26, 12:47 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1247 PM CST THU FEB 26 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1046 AM MOUND LA WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 MADISON WIND GUST TO 53 KNOTS
OBSERVED BY ASOS AT
VICKSBURG-TALLULAH
REGIONAL AIRPORT
1106 AM VICKSBURG MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 WARREN A NUMBER OF TREES DOWN IN
VICKSBURG REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
1112 AM WESSON MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 LINCOLN SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY A
FEW MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WESSON AT MOUNT ZION ROAD
AND I-55
1130 AM GLUCKSTADT MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 MADISON WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
REPORTED BY WEATHER
OBSERVER
1130 AM RICHLAND MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 RANKIN TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NEAR I-20 AND HIGHWAY 49
INTERCHANGE
1200 PM WHITFIELD MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 RANKIN WIND DAMAGE TO LARGE TREES
AT MISS STATE
HOSPITAL...FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTED BY HOSPITAL
PERSONNEL
1220 PM RALEIGH MS .75 INCH HAIL
02/26/98 SMITH DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
POLICE ON HIGHWAY 18 AT
THE RALEIGH CITY LIMITSLocal storm report, Feb 26, 12:47 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1247 PM CST THU FEB 26 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1046 AM MOUND LA WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 MADISON WIND GUST TO 53 KNOTS
OBSERVED BY ASOS AT
VICKSBURG-TALLULAH
REGIONAL AIRPORT
1106 AM VICKSBURG MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 WARREN A NUMBER OF TREES DOWN IN
VICKSBURG REPORTED BY
AMATEUR RADIO
1112 AM WESSON MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 LINCOLN SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN
NORTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY A
FEW MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WESSON AT MOUNT ZION ROAD
AND I-55
1130 AM GLUCKSTADT MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 MADISON WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
REPORTED BY WEATHER
OBSERVER
1130 AM RICHLAND MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 RANKIN TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NEAR I-20 AND HIGHWAY 49
INTERCHANGE
1200 PM WHITFIELD MS WIND DAMAGE
02/26/98 RANKIN WIND DAMAGE TO LARGE TREES
AT MISS STATE
HOSPITAL...FUNNEL CLOUD
REPORTED BY HOSPITAL
PERSONNEL
1220 PM RALEIGH MS .75 INCH HAIL
02/26/98 SMITH DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
POLICE ON HIGHWAY 18 AT
THE RALEIGH CITY LIMITSLocal storm report, Feb 26, 12:56 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1256 PM CST THU FEB 26 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM BOVINA MS TORNADO
02/26/98 WARREN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND BARNS FROM THE I-20
BOVINA EXIT SOUTH FOR
$ ABOUT 2 MILES ALONG BOVINA
CUTOFF ROADLocal storm report, Feb 26, 12:56 PM CST, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1256 PM CST THU FEB 26 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 AM BOVINA MS TORNADO
02/26/98 WARREN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND BARNS FROM THE I-20
BOVINA EXIT SOUTH FOR
$ ABOUT 2 MILES ALONG BOVINA
CUTOFF ROADThe 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, 11:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Simpson | 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, 1:55 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
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.