Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 1998, 1:08 PM CST for Grenada County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 6, 1998, 1:08 PM CST (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 1998, 1:45 PM CST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
County Grenada County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 061908 RRA SVRJAN MSC043-061945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 108 PM CST FRI MAR 6 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...EASTERN GRENADA COUNTY AT 108 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRENADA MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GORE SPRINGS BY 120 PM. 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. < 75
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 6, 10:15 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>029-032>066-072>
074-070400-
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1015 AM CST FRI MAR 6 1998
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM NEAR NATCHEZ TO TUPELO THIS
MORNING. THE AIR MASS SOUTH OF THE FRONT IS HUMID BUT AN INCREASING
DECK OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL INHIBIT STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY.
THE HUMID AIR MASS WILL SPREAD TO THE NORTH AS THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH
THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT BUT NO
ORGANIZED SEVERE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED.
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICIALS IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.JANNWS.STATE.MS.US (IN SMALL CASE LETTERS).Local storm report, Mar 6, 10:28 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1028 AM CST FRI MAR 06 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0222 PM GALLMAN MS
03/05/98 COPIAH LIGHTNING STARTED A FIRE
TO A HOUSE. HOUSE
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
COPIAH S.O.
0800 PM 15 E QUITMAN MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 CLARKE REPORTED BY WTOK RADIO.
0842 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY SPOTTERS AND
TROOP F MONROE.
0845 PM 5 W ALTO LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
RELAYED BY NWS SHERVEPORT.
0849 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0854 PM 4 SW MANGHAM LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 RICHLAND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...DAMAGE
TO OUT BUILDINGS AND A TV
ATENNA BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0904 PM 5 S MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0920 PM WINNSBORO LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 FRANKLIN A FRAMED NEW POST OFFICE
WAS DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
HOUSE TRIALER BLOWN
OFF FOUNDATION. TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN
ACROSS THE PARISH.
TROOP F MONROE.Local storm report, Mar 6, 10:28 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1028 AM CST FRI MAR 06 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0222 PM GALLMAN MS
03/05/98 COPIAH LIGHTNING STARTED A FIRE
TO A HOUSE. HOUSE
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
COPIAH S.O.
0800 PM 15 E QUITMAN MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 CLARKE REPORTED BY WTOK RADIO.
0842 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY SPOTTERS AND
TROOP F MONROE.
0845 PM 5 W ALTO LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
RELAYED BY NWS SHERVEPORT.
0849 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0854 PM 4 SW MANGHAM LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 RICHLAND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...DAMAGE
TO OUT BUILDINGS AND A TV
ATENNA BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0904 PM 5 S MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0920 PM WINNSBORO LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 FRANKLIN A FRAMED NEW POST OFFICE
WAS DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
HOUSE TRIALER BLOWN
OFF FOUNDATION. TREES
AND POWER LINES DOWN
ACROSS THE PARISH.
TROOP F MONROE.Local storm report, Mar 6, 11:36 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1136 AM CST FRI MAR 06 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0849 PM MANGHAM LA 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
1040 PM LORMAN MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY JEFFERSON S.O.
1110 PM FAYETTE MS .75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY JEFFERSON S.O.Local storm report, Mar 6, 11:36 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1136 AM CST FRI MAR 06 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0849 PM MANGHAM LA 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
1040 PM LORMAN MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY JEFFERSON S.O.
1110 PM FAYETTE MS .75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 JEFFERSON REPORTED BY JEFFERSON S.O.Local storm report, Mar 6, 11:43 AM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1143 AM CST FRI MAR 06 1998
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0222 PM GALLMAN MS
03/05/98 COPIAH LIGHTNING STARTED A FIRE
TO A HOUSE. HOUSE
DESTROYED. REPORTED BY
COPIAH S.O.
0800 PM 15 E QUITMAN MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 CLARKE REPORTED BY WTOK RADIO.
0842 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
REPORTED BY SPOTTERS AND
TROOP F MONROE.
0845 PM 5 W ALTO LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND ALSO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
RELAYED BY NWS SHERVEPORT.
0849 PM MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 RICHLAND REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0854 PM 4 SW MANGHAM LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 RICHLAND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...DAMAGE
TO OUT BUILDINGS AND A TV
ATENNA BLOWN DOWN.
REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0904 PM 5 S MANGHAM LA 2.75 INCH HAIL
03/05/98 FRANKLIN REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.
0920 PM WINNSBORO LA WIND DAMAGE
03/05/98 FRANKLIN A FRAMED NEW POST OFFICE
WAS DESTROYED. HOUSE TRAILER
BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION
TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ACROSS THE PARISH.
REPORTED BY TROOP F
MONROE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 47 min |
| Mar 5, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 10:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 56 min |
| Mar 5, 10:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 68 min |
| Mar 5, 11:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 12:44 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll | 2 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clarke | 26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.