Tornado Warning 37, NWS Memphis, TN

Issued

Jun 26, 1994, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)

Expired

Jun 26, 1994, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Memphis, TN

Area

Whole counties

Counties Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Union County, MS

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
952 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUPELO HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
 
   ...NORTHERN LEE COUNTY...SOUTHERN PRENTISS COUNTY
   ...EASTERN UNION COUNTY
 
AT 945 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN TUPELO INDICATED A
POSSIBLE TORNADIC STORM NEAR THE UNION-PRENTISS-LEE COUNTY LINES. THIS
STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND WILL LIKELY AFFECT
THE COMMUNITIES OF BALDWIN AND GUNTOWN IN NORTHERN LEE COUNTY.
THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MILES AN HOUR.
 
 
 
 
 
IF YOU SIGHTED A TORNADO OR EXPERIENCED DAMAGING WINDS OR HAIL,
NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, LOCAL OFFICIAL OR THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
 
DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO.  CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS.  IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF
A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING.  IF NO
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.
 
 
 
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In the hours before

MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031-
033-270115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
613 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 477 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALTHOUGH
THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN
HOUR...WHICH WOULD PUT THEM IN EXTREME NORTH MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 800 AND
830 PM CDT.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

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MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031-
033-270115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS
613 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 477 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 600 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY
INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE. ALTHOUGH
THERE WAS CURRENTLY NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MILES AN
HOUR...WHICH WOULD PUT THEM IN EXTREME NORTH MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 800 AND
830 PM CDT.

STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.

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Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 1994Every tornado warning in 1994Tornadoes in 1994

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.