Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 18, 1987, 6:00 PM CST for Lee County, Prentiss County, Mississippi. It was in force for 60 min. 2 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
- Mar 18, 1987, 6:00 PM CST (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 1987, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:21 PM CST | Hail 0.75 | Lee, MS | |
| Mar 18, 6:44 PM CST | Hail 1 | Lee, MS |
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. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 7:15 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 8:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 65 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.