Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN

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TENNESSEE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
446 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

    ...SEVERE WEATHER TO AFFECT TENNESSEE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A COLD FRONT AT 5 A.M. THIS MORNING EXTENDED FROM NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS
TO NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS THEN INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH WEST TENNESSEE BEFORE EVENING..REACHING THE
PLATEAU AROUND MIDNIGHT AND SHOULD BE JUST EAST OF THE STATE BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE ATMOSPHERE ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT IS VERY UNSTABLE AND
MOIST..AND SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT OVER SECTIONS OF
ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI THIS MORNING.

SO RESIDENTS OF TENNESSEE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
WEATHER TODAY..AND FOR THE WEST THAT COULD MEAN LATER THIS MORNING..BUT
THE THUNDERSTORMS WOULD SPREAD EASTWARD AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

IF THE FRONT MOVES AS EXPECTED..THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WOULD
CONTINUE TO APPLY TO THE PLATEAU AND EAST TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER RAPIDILY DECLINES ONCE THE COLD FRONT
MOVES TO THE EAST OF ANY GIVEN AREA..BUT UNTIL THEN REMEMBER THAT THIS
IS A REAL THREAT. SEVERE WEATHER MEANS DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL..AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. THE TORRENTIAL RAINS THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD ALSO RESULT IN
LOCALLIZED FLOODING.

PLEASE MONITOR YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
836 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

.....TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 3 PM CDT.....

AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT TUPELO SHOWED
SCATTERED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHWEST ALABAMA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WERE LOCATED
FROM NORTH OF COLUMBUS SOUTHWEST TO NEAR JACKSON.

PERSONS IN EAST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS IF A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
859 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 90 IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
... NORTHWEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 CONTINUES FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND
FOR PARTS OF ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 3 PM...

AREAS OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE ACTIVE IN TWO DISTINCT LOCATIONS AT 850 AM
... ONE OVER NORTHERN ARKANSAS ... SOUTHERN MISSOURI ... AND INTO
EXTREME NORTHWEST TENNESSEE.  THE OTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS
OVER CENTRAL AND EAST MISSISSIPPI AND PARTS OF ALABAMA.

DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER NORTHERN
ARKANSAS NEAR BIGGERS IN SOUTHWEST CLAY COUNTY ... CLOSE TO IMBODEN NEAR
THE LAWRENCE / RANDOLPH COUNTY LINE.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD
THE EAST AT NEARLY 40 MPH.  HIGH WIND AND HAIL WERE INDICATED WITH THE
STRONGEST STORMS.

AN AREA OF HIGH WIND AND SHOWERS WAS SHOWN TO BE APPROACHING THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH ST FRANCIS .. CROSS .. CRITTENDEN .. AND
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.  THESE AREA OF WIND AND
SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RIVER INTO OBION .. LAKE .. DYER ..
LAUDERDALE .. TIPTON .. AND SHELBY COUNTIES OF WEST TENNESSEE BY 930 AM.

YOU NEED TO STAY ABREAST OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THIS
MORNING/S DANGEROUS WEAlTHER SITUATION.  STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO/TV OR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LISTEN FOR LATER BULLETINS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
907 AM CDT FRI APR 15 1994

.....TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT FOR PARTS OF
NORTHEAST AND EASTCENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.....

AT 858 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN TUPELO CONTINUED TO
SHOW SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND
EASTCENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILE AN HOUR.

THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTCENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WERE LOCATED OVER
KEMPER..NESHOBA..NOXUBEE AND WINSTON COUNTIES.

RESIDENTS OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TODAY AS MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITH THE
AFTERNOON HEATING AND ALSO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST WITH AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT.

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