Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 26, 1988, 2:38 PM CST for Itawamba County, Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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
- Nov 26, 1988, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 1988, 3:20 PM CST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2:45 PM CST | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Itawamba, 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.
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, Nov 26, 8:58 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 858 AM CST SAT NOV 26 1988 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 508 IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 853 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF WIDELY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WHILE ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING NEAR BOONEVILLE AND NORTHEAST UNION COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY CONTAIN BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DDANGEROUS WEATHER SYSTEM...THEREFORE...ALL PEOPLE IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN HIGHLY ALERT AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 26, 9:58 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 958 AM CST SAT NOV 26 1988 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 508 IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 953 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. HOWEVER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER WEST MISSISSIPPI. THE ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE ACTIVITY IS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SYSTEM...THEREFORE...ALL PEOPLE IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN HIGHLY ALERT AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Nov 26, 1:47 PM CST, 51 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 10:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 37 min |
| Nov 26, 10:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 52 min |
| Nov 26, 11:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tippah, Union | 19 min |
| Nov 26, 11:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Union | 30 min |
| Nov 26, 12:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 18 min |
| Nov 26, 12:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss | 29 min |
| Nov 26, 1:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 30 min |
| Nov 26, 2:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Oktibbeha | 29 min |
| Nov 26, 9:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 58 min |
| Nov 26, 11:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 31 min |
| Nov 26, 11:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 59 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.