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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Memphis, TN

November 27, 1994Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 27, 1994, 2:50 PM CST for Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 1994, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC)
Expired
Nov 27, 1994, 3:30 PM CST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Whole counties

Counties Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The nearest sounding before it

Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1994-11-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Paducah/Barkley, KY at 12:00Z on 1994-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 262 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
766 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 27, 1:07 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
TNZ001-002-003-004-019-020-021-022-048-049-050-051-052-053-054-
055-088-089-090-091-092-MSZ001-002-003-007-008-010-011-012-ARZ009-
018-026-027-028-035-036-048-049-058-272015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
107 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR ALL OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...
...NEW TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM FOR EAST ARKANSAS..WEST TENNESSEE AND
NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR ALL COUNTIES IN EAST
ARKANSAS. A SECOND TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
MISSISSIPPI..CRITTENDEN..LEE..ST. FRANCIS AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES IN EAST
ARKANSAS. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES ALL OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH
MISSISSIPPI AND WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM.

AT 100 PM..DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL TO NEAR PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS. THE STORMS WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON OVER ALL OF THE MID-SOUTH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON..AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE
WEATHER OCCURS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY..AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON..SO STAY
TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:10 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031-
033-272015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
110 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 907 IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
A LARGE PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

AT 100 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED
RAINSHOWERS OVER NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER WEST
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.

FURTHER WEST...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE
MISSOURI BOOTHILL TO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50 MILES AN
HOUR.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALL PERSONS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
SHOULD STAY HIGHLY ALERT AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER UPDATES.

NNNN
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:37 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
TNZ001-002-003-004-019-020-021-022-048-049-050-051-052-053-054-
055-088-089-090-091-092-MSZ001-002-003-007-008-010-011-012-ARZ009-
018-026-027-028-035-036-048-049-058-272045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
138 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR ALL OF EAST
ARKANSAS...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR EXTREME EAST ARKANSAS..
WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. AT 130 PM..DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS TO NEAR
TURRELL..EARLE AND HUGHES. THE STORMS THEN EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO
NEAR DEWITT.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

AT THEIR PRESENT MOVMENT..THE STORMS WILL CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
INTO THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM.

THE POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S THUNDERSTORMS TO
BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AND
ALL MID-SOUTH RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER-ALERT THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO A
SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS OR A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 1:38 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
TNZ001-002-003-004-019-020-021-022-048-049-050-051-052-053-054-
055-088-089-090-091-092-MSZ001-002-003-007-008-010-011-012-ARZ009-
018-026-027-028-035-036-048-049-058-272045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
138 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR ALL OF EAST
ARKANSAS...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR EXTREME EAST ARKANSAS..
WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE MID-SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. AT 130 PM..DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF BLYTHEVILLE ARKANSAS TO NEAR
TURRELL..EARLE AND HUGHES. THE STORMS THEN EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO
NEAR DEWITT.

THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

AT THEIR PRESENT MOVMENT..THE STORMS WILL CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
INTO THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 330 PM.

THE POTENTIAL REMAINS HIGH FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S THUNDERSTORMS TO
BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL..DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AND
ALL MID-SOUTH RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER-ALERT THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO A
SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS OR A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:30 PM CST, 20 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-
TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-272135-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
231 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR EAST ARKANSAS..WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS..AND AT
225 PM HAD BEGUN TO MOVE INTO WEST TENNESSEE. DOPPLER RADAR AT THAT
TIME SHOWED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE THROUGH RIPLEY AND THEN INTO EAST ARKANSAS NEAR
HUGHES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

STRONG WINDS..HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE THROUGH EAST ARKANSAS AND WEST TENNESSEE. THE STORMS WILL
ALSO AFFECT NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGSF CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS
WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:31 PM CST, 19 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012-
TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-272135-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
231 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994

...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR EAST ARKANSAS..WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO RUMBLE ACROSS EAST ARKANSAS..AND AT
225 PM HAD BEGUN TO MOVE INTO WEST TENNESSEE. DOPPLER RADAR AT THAT
TIME SHOWED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM JUST NORTH OF
DYERSBURG TENNESSEE THROUGH RIPLEY AND THEN INTO EAST ARKANSAS NEAR
HUGHES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

STRONG WINDS..HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE THROUGH EAST ARKANSAS AND WEST TENNESSEE. THE STORMS WILL
ALSO AFFECT NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS
WEATHER SITUATION.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 3:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto42 min
Nov 27, 3:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTunica45 min
Nov 27, 5:37 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGLowndes38 min
Nov 27, 5:47 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton43 min
Nov 27, 2:48 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson27 min
Nov 27, 3:24 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Shelby36 min
Nov 27, 3:31 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGHenry, Weakley44 min
Nov 27, 3:31 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGGibson44 min
Nov 27, 3:58 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood47 min
Nov 27, 4:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman40 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.