Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1990, 3:28 AM CDT for Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 62 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
- Jun 22, 1990, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1990, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:00 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Hardeman, TN | |
| Jun 22, 4:15 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Fayette, TN |
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 nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 3569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 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 KMEM 220828 SVRMEM TNC047-069-220930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 328 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST TENNESSEE ...FAYETTE COUNTY...HARDEMAN COUNTY AT 325 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MEMPHIS, TN SHOWED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES OF WESTERN TENNESSEE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 30 MPH. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVYM RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, Jun 21, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
TNZ012-013-014-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ012-013-014-220645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1148 PM CDT THU JUN 21 1990 A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 22, 1990 FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE AND PART OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. AT 1145 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MEMPHIS SHOWED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REACH THE MEMPHIS AREA BY AROUND 1 AM. REPORTS RECEIVED FROM NORTHEAST ARKANSAS HAVE INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY DURING THE HOUR. PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPI SHOULD STAY ALERT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA AND STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THESE STORMS.R
Local storm report, Jun 22, 12:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1215 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990
STORM REPORT FOR THURSDAY JUNE 21, 1990
2315 CDT...IN CASH...CRAIGHEAD CO AR A ROOF WAS TORN OFF OF A HOUSE
AND GOLF BALmL SIZED HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.
AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. FEW TREES AND LIMBS
DOWN. REPORT FROM PANOLA COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AND
RELAYED BY BATESVILLE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL.Special weather statement, Jun 22, 12:28 AM CDT, 3 hours before
MSZ004-005-220630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 1228 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 1220 AM CDT...NO PRECIPITATION WAS NOTED OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI HOWEVER A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM THE MISSOURI BOOTHILL SOUTHWEST TO NEAR LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS. THE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI ARE ADVISED TO STAY ALERT LATER TONIGHT AS THESE STRORMS ARE LIKELY TO ENTER NORTH MISSISSIPPI. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 1:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
MSZ004-005-220715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 120 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 400AM CDT FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 115AM CDT...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NORTHWEST TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST INTO EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. IN ADVANCE OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED VERY STRONG THUNDERMSTORMS DEVELOPED IN NORTHWEST TUNICA COUNTY IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD STAY ALERT AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MSZ004-005-220815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 215 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 400AM CDT FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 215AM CDT...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR JACKSON TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS. THE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN NORTHt MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER UPDATES. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:17 AM CDT, 11 minutes before
MSZ004-005-220915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 317 AM CDT FRI JUN 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 400AM CDT FOR A PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 315AM CDT...A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR WAVERLY TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST TO PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI IS LOCATED IN WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY. PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS. NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 69 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.