Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1999
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 1999, 7:53 PM CST for Bolivar County, Washington 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
- Jan 21, 1999, 7:53 PM CST (01:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 1999, 8:55 PM CST
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Washington County, MS
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:20 PM CST | Hail 1.75 | Metcalf, MS | Several roofs of homes and automobiles were damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:30 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 957 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KJAN 220153 RRA TORJAN MSC011-151-220255- BULLETIN- EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 753 PM CST THU JAN 21 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 855 PM CST * AT 751 PM CST... RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE... GREENVILLE AT 800 PM CST METCALFE AT 805 PM CST BENOIT AT 820 PM CST SHAW AT 825 PM CST CLEVELAND AT 835 PM CST IF YOU ARE IN A MULTIPLE STORY BUILDING...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 67
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 33 min |
| Jan 21, 9:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 50 min |
| Jan 21, 9:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 47 min |
| Jan 21, 10:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 10:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower | 46 min |
| Jan 21, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 36 min |
| Jan 21, 10:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 32 min |
| Jan 21, 10:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 11:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 51 min |
| Jan 21, 11:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore | 48 min |
| Jan 21, 11:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 34 min |
| Jan 21, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 8:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 64 min |
| Jan 22, 8:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 8:49 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 61 min |
| Jan 22, 8:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 63 min |
| Jan 22, 9:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 9:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leflore | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 9:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 9:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 9:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 9:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 10:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 10:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 10:10 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 10:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 10:17 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 10:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada | 62 min |
| Jan 22, 10:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 10:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 11:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 11:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 12:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 12:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 12:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 12:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Oktibbeha | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 1:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 1:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 1:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 1:30 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 1:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 1:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 1:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 1:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 2:02 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 2:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 2:08 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 2:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 2:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 2:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 2:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 2:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Montgomery | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 2:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Madison | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 3:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 3:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 3:53 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 3:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 45 min |
| Jan 22, 4:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 4:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Webster | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 50 min |
| Jan 22, 4:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 15 min |
| Jan 22, 5:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jan 22, 5:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 5:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 5:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 46 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.