Alert archive / Tennessee / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 51, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 27, 1994, 2:48 PM CST for Crockett County, Dyer County, Gibson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 1994, 2:48 PM CST (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 1994, 3:15 PM CST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Gibson County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Paducah/Barkley, KY (KPAH), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMEM 272047 TORMEM TNC033-045-053-272115- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 248 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN WEST TENNESSEE ...WESTERN CROCKETT COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN DYER COUNTY ...WESTERN GIBSON COUNTY AT 245 PM..DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST NORTHEAST OF HALLS ON THE LAUDERDALE-CROCKETT COUNTY LINE. MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR..THIS STORM WILL MOVE OVER WEST CROCKETT..EAST DYER AND WESTERN GIBSON COUNTY BETWEEN NOW AND 315 PM. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR |THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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, Nov 27, 1:07 PM CST, 1 hour 41 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 38 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 11 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 10 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, 18 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, 17 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 40 min |
| Nov 27, 3:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 42 min |
| Nov 27, 3:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 36 min |
| Nov 27, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 44 min |
| Nov 27, 3:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 44 min |
| Nov 27, 3:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 47 min |
| Nov 27, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 40 min |
Nearby
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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.