Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1993, 4:32 PM CDT for Tippah County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1993, 4:32 PM CDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1993, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Tippah County, MS
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, Jun 27, 2:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
TNZ013-015-ARZ013-MSZ001-005-271945- (XXX = ZONE # OR ALL) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 AT 230 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE PEA SIZE HAIL WERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR TUNICA MISSISSIPPI AND OVER SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE NEAR MILLINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI NEAR CORINTH AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND LAWERENCEBURG TENNESSEE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
TNZ013-015-ARZ013-MSZ001-005-271945- (XXX = ZONE # OR ALL) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 AT 230 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE PEA SIZE HAIL WERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR TUNICA MISSISSIPPI AND OVER SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE NEAR MILLINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI NEAR CORINTH AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND LAWERENCEBURG TENNESSEE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
TNZ013-015-ARZ013-MSZ001-005-271945- (XXX = ZONE # OR ALL) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 AT 230 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE PEA SIZE HAIL WERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR TUNICA MISSISSIPPI AND OVER SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE NEAR MILLINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI NEAR CORINTH AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHWEST MIDDLE TENNESSEE BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND LAWERENCEBURG TENNESSEE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
TNZ013-015-ARZ013-MSZ001-005-271945- (XXX = ZONE # OR ALL) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 AT 230 PM THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE PEA SIZE HAIL WERE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR TUNICA MISSISSIPPI AND OVER SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE NEAR MILLINGTON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI NEAR CORINTH AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTHWESxT MIDDLE TENNESSEE BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND LAWERENCEBURG TENNESSEE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AROUND 15 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:22 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
TNZ013-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ014-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 422 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THE MID-SOUTH AREA... AT 4 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED BUT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS..SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE..AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY. BETWEEN 315 AND 330 PM CDT..THERE WAS A REPORT OF A MOBILE HOME BEING OVERTURNED AS WELL AS A TREE DOWN IN WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS WHEN THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH. IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF DESOTO AND MARSHALL AND BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF HERNANDO AND BYHALIA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN BORDER OF TENNESSEE AND STRETCH FROM JUST EAST OF GRAND JUNCTION IN HARDEMAN COUNTY TENNESSEE TO NEAR THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SO DRIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION IF THEY ENCOUNTER SUCH ACTIVITY AS HEAVY RAIN CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION. &
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:23 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
TNZ013-015-MSZ001-004-ARZ014-272330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 422 PM CDT SUN JUN 27 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECT THE MID-SOUTH AREA... AT 4 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED BUT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS..SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE..AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY. BETWEEN 315 AND 330 PM CDT..THERE WAS A REPORT OF A MOBILE HOME BEING OVERTURNED AS WELL AS A TREE DOWN IN WEST MEMPHIS ARKANSAS WHEN THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED THROUGH. IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF DESOTO AND MARSHALL AND BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF HERNANDO AND BYHALIA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN BORDER OF TENNESSEE AND STRETCH FROM JUST EAST OF GRAND JUNCTION IN HARDEMAN COUNTY TENNESSEE TO NEAR THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SO DRIVERS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION IF THEY ENCOUNTER SUCH ACTIVITY AS HEAVY RAIN CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TOWARD THEF SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION. &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 89 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.