Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 9, 1994, 1:00 PM CDT for Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 30 min. 1 report 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 9, 1994, 1:00 PM CDT (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Shelby County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Memphis, TN | A tornado started near the National Weather Service Forecast Office and continued across the extreme eastern part of Memphis. A nearby apartment complex had considerable roof damage. A two-story house and barn each lost their top floor. A few houses had som |
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 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 3980 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 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 091800 TORMEM TNC157-091830- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 100 PM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN WEST TENNESSEE ...SHELBY COUNTY AT 12:58PM MEMPHIS POLICE REPORTED A TORNADO AT SOUTH PARKWAY AND I-240 IN SOUTH MEMPHIS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORT WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS BY 1:30PM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
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 9, 10:16 AM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
TNZ048-049-050-051-052-053-088-089-090-091-092-091715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1016 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... STRONG .. POSSIBLY DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE ALONG WITH SECTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AIR THAT COVERED SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE WAS ALREADY HIGHLY UNSTABLE THIS MORNING AND A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ADD ANOTHER ELEMENT TO A MIXTURE THAT FAVORS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS MAY PACK DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND HAIL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONALLY .. THE STORMS WILL BE FAIRLY SLOW MOVING SO HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN A DISTINCT THREAT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE AREA THAT IS THREATENED BY SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY. YOU SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP A PLAN OF ACTION IN MIND IN CASE SEVERE STORMS MOVE YOUR WAY .. THAT WAY YOU CAN REACT QUICKLY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
TNZ048-049-050-051-052-053-088-089-090-091-092-091715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1016 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... STRONG .. POSSIBLY DAMAGING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE ALONG WITH SECTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AIR THAT COVERED SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE WAS ALREADY HIGHLY UNSTABLE THIS MORNING AND A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ADD ANOTHER ELEMENT TO A MIXTURE THAT FAVORS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. THE STORMS MAY PACK DESTRUCTIVE WIND AND HAIL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONALLY .. THE STORMS WILL BE FAIRLY SLOW MOVING SO HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN A DISTINCT THREAT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE AREA THAT IS THREATENED BY SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY. YOU SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KEEP A PLAN OF nACTION IN MIND IN CASE SEVERE STORMS MOVE YOUR WAY .. THAT WAY YOU CAN REACT QUICKLY TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
TNZ088-ARZ009-018-026-027-028-035-036-048-049-058-091700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1102 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHEAST ARKANSAS... AT 1055 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT RAKED MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH HIGH WIND .. HEAVY RAIN .. AND OCCASIONALLY HAIL WOULD REACH NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AROUND NOON. AT 1055 AM THE LINE OF STORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR HARRISON TO ACROSS LITTLE ROCK TO NEAR PINE BLUFF. RACING EAST AT 40 MPH ... THE THUNDERSTORM LINE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PARTS OF CRAIGHEAD .. POINSETT .. CROSS .. ST FRANCIS .. AND LEE COUNTIES AROUND NOON TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND AND BLINDING RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS AND THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AS WELL. YOU SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER HEAD YOUR WAY. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AS THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
TNZ088-ARZ009-018-026-027-028-035-036-048-049-058-091700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1102 AM CDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING NORTHEAST ARKANSAS... AT 1055 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT RAKED MUCH OF WEST AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS WITH HIGH WIND .. HEAVY RAIN .. AND OCCASIONALLY HAIL WOULD REACH NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AROUND NOON. AT 1055 AM THE LINE OF STORMS STRETCHED FROM NEAR HARRISON TO ACROSS LITTLE ROCK TO NEAR PINE BLUFF. RACING EAST AT 40 MPH ... THE THUNDERSTORM LINE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PARTS OF CRAIGHEAD .. POINSETT .. CROSS .. ST FRANCIS .. AND LEE COUNTIES AROUND NOON TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORM WIND AND BLINDING RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORMS AND THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AS WELL. YOU SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER HEAD YOUR WAY. MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AS THUNDERSTORMS PASS OVER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. 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 9, 12:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 2:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Madison | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett | 38 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.