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Tornado Warning 90, NWS Jackson, MS

January 22, 1999Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Simpson County, Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Jan 22, 1999, 5:39 PM CST for Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Simpson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 46 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 22, 1999, 5:39 PM CST (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 1999, 6:25 PM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Simpson County, MS

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 5:45 PM CSTTornado F0Topeka, MSSeveral trees were blown down by this tornado.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 22, 2:15 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 72 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1999-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 958 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1999-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 245 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
958 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
390 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KJAN 222339 RRA
TORJAN
MSC065-077-127-230025-

BULLETIN- EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
539 PM CST FRI JAN 22 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
  SIMPSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 625 PM CST

* AT 534 PM CST... RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES FROM MONTICELLO TO OAK VALE MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR TOPEKA IN
  LAWRENCE COUNTY.


* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS LINE INCLUDE...
  SILVER CREEK BY 545 PM CST
  NEW HEBRON BY 550 PM CST
  PRENTISS BY 550 PM CST
  MAGEE BY 605 PM CST

GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! A TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.H

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 22, 3:00 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 PM CST FRI JAN 22 1999

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

0715 AM    BASTROP                   LA   1 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   MOREHOUSE                      QUATER SIZE HAIL IN
                                          BASTROP

0720 AM                              LA   1.75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   MOREHOUSE                      GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT MER
                                          ROGUE

0823 AM    EUDORA                    AR   TORNADO
01/22/99   CHICOT                         TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
                                          EUDORA REPORTED BY AHP.
                                          DIME SIZE HAIL ALSO
                                          REPORTED IN EUDORA.

0830 AM                              MS   .88 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   WASHINGTON                     NICKEL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE
                                          RIVER

0936 AM    SCHLATER                  MS   1.75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   LEFLORE                        GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT
                                          SCHLATER

1057 AM    WINONA                    MS   60 MPH TSTM GUST
01/22/99   MONTGOMERY                     60 MPH TSTM GUST

1058 AM    RAYMOND                   MS   .75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   HINDS                          DIME SIZE HAIL IN RAYMOND
                                          REPORTED BY HINDS EOC

1100 AM    GRENADA                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/22/99   GRENADA                        POWER LINES DOWN REPORTED
                                          BY GRENADA EOC

1100 AM    RAYMOND                   MS   TORNADO
01/22/99   HINDS                          TORNADO TOUCH DOWN NEAR
                                          AIRPORT

1215 PM    JONESVILLE                LA   TORNADO
01/22/99   CATAHOULA                      TORNADO TOUCH DOWN AT
                                          JONESVILLE.

1225 PM    NOXAPATER                 MS   .75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   WINSTON                        DIME SIZE HAIL AT
                                          NOXAPATER

1225 PM    PHILADELPHIA              MS   .88 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   NESHOBA                        NICKEL SIZE HAIL 8 MILES
                                          NW OF PHILADELPHIA

1225 PM    BENTON                    MS   .75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   YAZOO                          DIME SIZE HAIL AT BENTON
                                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0100 PM                              LA   1.75 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   TENSAS                         GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 12
                                          MILES W OF ST. JOSEPH

0131 PM                              LA   .88 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   MADISON                        DIME SIZE HAIL 5 MILES W
                                          OF VICKSBURG

0115 PM    FERRIDAY                  LA   TORNADO
01/22/99   CONCORDIA                      TRONADO TOUCH DOWN AT
                                          FERRIDAY.

0142 PM    VICKSBURG                 MS   .88 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   WARREN                         NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT
                                          VICKSBURG

0159 PM    VICKSBURG                 MS   1 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   WARREN                         QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
                                          VICKSBURG

0203 PM    WASHINGTON                MS   1.25 INCH HAIL
01/22/99   ADAMS                          HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AT
                                          WASHINGTON

0230 PM    VAIDEN                    MS   TORNADO
01/22/99   CARROLL                        TORNADO ON GROUND AT
                                          VAIDEN REPORTED BY MHP.

0240 PM    CLINTON                   MS   WIND DAMAGE
01/22/99   HINDS                          SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE
                                          CLINTON AREA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 7:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Washington62 min
Jan 21, 8:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington47 min
Jan 21, 9:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar33 min
Jan 21, 9:35 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSunflower50 min
Jan 21, 9:58 PM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena47 min
Jan 21, 10:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington48 min
Jan 21, 10:16 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSharkey49 min
Jan 21, 10:34 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHumphreys, Sunflower46 min
Jan 21, 10:44 PM CSTTornado WarningJANIssaquena36 min
Jan 21, 10:48 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren32 min
Jan 21, 10:54 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington51 min
Jan 21, 11:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar51 min
Jan 21, 11:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLeflore48 min
Jan 21, 11:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSunflower34 min
Jan 21, 11:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar, Washington47 min
Jan 22, 12:02 AM CSTTornado WarningJANBolivar, Sunflower48 min
Jan 22, 8:16 AM CSTTornado WarningJANWashington64 min
Jan 22, 8:46 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams34 min
Jan 22, 8:49 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSunflower61 min
Jan 22, 8:52 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHumphreys63 min
Jan 22, 9:11 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJefferson49 min
Jan 22, 9:14 AM CSTTornado WarningJANLeflore46 min
Jan 22, 9:20 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena, Sharkey45 min
Jan 22, 9:26 AM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne49 min
Jan 22, 9:28 AM CSTTornado WarningJANSharkey47 min
Jan 22, 9:39 AM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo51 min
Jan 22, 10:00 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHolmes50 min
Jan 22, 10:03 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds47 min
Jan 22, 10:10 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWarren30 min
Jan 22, 10:14 AM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah46 min
Jan 22, 10:17 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes48 min
Jan 22, 10:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCarroll, Grenada62 min
Jan 22, 10:38 AM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds47 min
Jan 22, 10:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery46 min
Jan 22, 11:15 AM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison50 min
Jan 22, 11:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds, Madison, Yazoo50 min
Jan 22, 12:02 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYazoo48 min
Jan 22, 12:13 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake, Neshoba47 min
Jan 22, 12:15 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes50 min
Jan 22, 12:29 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWinston46 min
Jan 22, 1:01 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNoxubee, Oktibbeha49 min
Jan 22, 1:04 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery46 min
Jan 22, 1:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAdams48 min
Jan 22, 1:12 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren48 min
Jan 22, 1:30 PM CSTTornado WarningJANSharkey50 min
Jan 22, 1:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Holmes51 min
Jan 22, 1:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAdams, Jefferson47 min
Jan 22, 1:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLowndes, Noxubee50 min
Jan 22, 1:58 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHumphreys47 min
Jan 22, 2:02 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds48 min
Jan 22, 2:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMontgomery50 min
Jan 22, 2:08 PM CSTTornado WarningJANClaiborne47 min
Jan 22, 2:18 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale47 min
Jan 22, 2:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison, Yazoo49 min
Jan 22, 2:26 PM CSTTornado WarningJANWarren49 min
Jan 22, 2:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Carroll, Holmes49 min
Jan 22, 2:46 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds49 min
Jan 22, 2:48 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMontgomery47 min
Jan 22, 2:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAdams, Jefferson49 min
Jan 22, 3:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala, Madison48 min
Jan 22, 3:07 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHolmes48 min
Jan 22, 3:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClaiborne48 min
Jan 22, 3:17 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWebster48 min
Jan 22, 3:19 PM CSTTornado WarningJANRankin51 min
Jan 22, 3:21 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCopiah49 min
Jan 22, 3:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANHinds34 min
Jan 22, 3:36 PM CSTTornado WarningJANFranklin49 min
Jan 22, 3:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala47 min
Jan 22, 3:55 PM CSTTornado WarningJANMadison50 min
Jan 22, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANCopiah, Lincoln45 min
Jan 22, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds45 min
Jan 22, 4:27 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLeake48 min
Jan 22, 4:40 PM CSTTornado WarningJANAttala50 min
Jan 22, 4:44 PM CSTTornado WarningJANChoctaw, Webster51 min
Jan 22, 4:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin, Simpson50 min
Jan 22, 4:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANMadison50 min
Jan 22, 4:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds15 min
Jan 22, 5:04 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLincoln46 min
Jan 22, 5:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAttala, Leake51 min
Jan 22, 5:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLawrence49 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.