Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 6, 1992, 10:25 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 6, 1992, 10:25 PM CDT (03:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 1992, 11:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Itawamba County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 624 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 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 KTUP 070325 TORTUP MSC057-070415- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 1025 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUPELO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ...ITAWAMBA COUNTY THE TORNADO PRODUCING THUNDERSTORM WHICH CROSS LEE COUNTY EARLIER HAS MOVED INTO ITAWAMBA COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORM IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE WESTERN PART OF ITATWABA COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE TORNADO WARNING FOR LEE COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IF YOU SIGHTED A TORNADO OR EXPERIENCED DAMAGING WINDS OR HAIL, NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, LOCAL OFFICIAL OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOgWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. NNNN
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
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 7:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
TNZ012-013-014-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ012-013-014-070145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 738 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 730 PM CDT A BROKEN LINE THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM 15 MILES EAST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF SENATOBIA MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN AN AREA 10 MILE WIDE AREA FROM 20 MILES EAST OF MEMPHIS TO 15 SOUTHEAST OF BAYHALIA MISSISSIPPI. AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR FROM ROSSVILLE TO SOMMERVILLE TO LA GRANGE IN FAYETTE COUNTY TENNESSEE. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURED IN THIS AREA AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WIND|...HAIL AND TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFETY IMMEADIATELY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 7:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
TNZ012-013-014-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ012-013-014-070145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 738 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 9 PM CDT... AT 730 PM CDT A BROKEN LINE THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM 15 MILES EAST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF SENATOBIA MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE IN AN AREA 10 MILES WIDE AREA FROM 20 MILES EAST OF MEMPHIS TO 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BAYHALIA MISSISSIPPI. AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR FROM ROSSVILLE TO SOMMERVILLE TO LA GRANGE IN FAYETTE COUNTY TENNESSEE. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURED IN THIS AREA AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND STREETS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WIND...HAIL AND TORNADOES. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFETY IMMEADIATELY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
MSZ004-070215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 810 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR WESTERN MISSISSIPPI... AT 805 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN TUPELO SHOWED SCATTERED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTH AND WESTERN MISSISSIPPI. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING 7 MILES EAST OF OXFORD...10 MILES EAST OF BATESVILLE AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. PERSONS IN WEST AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
TNZ013-MSZ004-005-070200-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMERY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
825 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992
...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE
AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI...
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 9 PM CDT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI EAST OF A LINE FROM DRESDEN TENNESSEE IN
WEAKLY COUNTY TO MOSCOW TENNESSEE IN FAYETTE COUNTY TO MARKS MISSISSIPPI
IN QUITMAN COUNTY.
AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED
FROM HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE TO CORINTH AND GREENWOOD IN MISSISSIPPI THEN
BACK NORTH TO NEAR JACKSON TENNESSEE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAINS WERE LOCATED NEAR HORNSBY TENNESSEE IN HARDEMAN COUNTY
JUST WEST OF CORINTH MISSISSIPPI AND IN A 20 MILE BAND EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD FROM BENTON AND MARSHAL COUNTY IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHWESTWARD TO NEAR GREENWOOD.
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
FLOODING WAS REPORTED NEAR SOMERVILLE TENNESSEE IN FAYETTE COUNTY. UP TO
2 FEET OF WATER COVERED HIGHWAY 64 AND A PORTION OF THE ROAD WAS CLOSED.
THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL
VERY HEAVY {RAIN THAT COULD CAUSE RAPID FLOODING...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SAFETY.Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
MSZ004-005-070300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 904 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 307 EXPIRED... AT 900 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN TUPELO INDICATED A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEXINGTON TENNESSEE SOUTH ACROSS UNION AND PONTOTOC COUNTIES TO NEAR EUPORA. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF RIPLEY...5 MILES NORTH AND 5 MILES WEST OF NEW ALBANY AND IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF PONTOTOC COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR...VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL. PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD CONTINUE TO STAY ALERT AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NNNN
Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
TNZ010-011-012-013-014-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ012-013-070315-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
915 PM CDT SAT JUN 6 1992
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 1000PM...
... NO SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES ARE NOW IN EFFECT ...
AT 910PM THIS EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE
LOCATED FROM NORTHEAST OF JACKSON TENNESSEE TO NEAR SELMER. NOW
THAT RAIN HAS ENDED IN FAYETTE COUNTY...FLOOD WATERS WILL BE RECEDING.
THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN
ONE-HALF AND ONE INCH AS THEY PROGRESSED ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS
WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A FEW LOCALLIZED AREAS
TOTALED AMOUNTS EXCEE
DING AN INCH.
THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT WITH
HEAVY RAINS A POSSIBLITY THERE ALSO.
STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 9:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Oktibbeha | 56 min |
| Jun 6, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lowndes | 27 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 1992Every tornado warning in 1992Tornadoes in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.