Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 56, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Nov 27, 1994, 5:37 PM CST for Lowndes County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 1994, 5:37 PM CST (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 1994, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Lowndes County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 510 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 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 KTUP 272337 TORTUP MSC087-280015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 537 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUPELO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ...LOWNDES COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN EXTREME NORTHWEST NOXUBEE COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CCARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. NNNN
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, 2:30 PM CST, 3 hours 7 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, 3 hours 6 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.
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:52 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031- 033-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 252 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 907 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTH NISSISSIPPI... AT 240 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS INDICATING A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF RIPLEY TENNESSEE IN EXTREME WEST CENTRAL TENNESSEE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. RADAR WAS ALSO INDICATING SCTTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS OVER A LARGE PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM OXFORD MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER SHOWER ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE LIVING IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER ALERT AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. NNNN : C.o:FF?Nvz=W~zmb2&QG
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:52 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031- 033-272200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 252 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 907 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTH NISSISSIPPI... AT 240 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS INDICATING A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF RIPLEY TENNESSEE IN EXTREME WEST CENTRAL TENNESSEE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. RADAR WAS ALSO INDICATING SCTTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS OVER A LARGE PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM OXFORD MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND OTHER SHOWER ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE LIVING IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER ALERT AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. MORE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. NNNN : C.o:FF?Nvz=W~zmb2&QG
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 3:51 PM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before
MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031- 033-272300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 351 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 907 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... AT 340 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS INDICATING RATHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HELENA ARKANSAS AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO COVINGTON TENNESSEE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...DANGEROUS FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. OTHER THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY WAS INDICATED FROM GRENADA RESEVOIR AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO CORINTH MISSISSIPPI...AND ALSO FROM BARNETT RESEVOIR AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI. THESE THUNDERSHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THESE THUNDERSHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE LIVING IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTROMS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD THREATHENING WEATHER APPROACH. MORE STATEMENTS WILL ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. NNNN
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 4:47 PM CST, 50 minutes before
MSZ005-006-009-017-016-002-003-004-013-014-015-023-024-030-031- 033-272345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUPELO MS 447 PM CST SUN NOV 27 1994 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 907 CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MARSHALL COUNTY AND EASTERN TATE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM THIS AFTERNOON... AT 440 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS INDICATING A RATHER LARGE AREA OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES WEST OF CLEVELAND MISSISSIPPI AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO JACKSON TENNESSEE AND WAS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. OTHER THUNDERSHOWER ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED FROM ROSS BARNETT RESEVOIR AND EXTENDED TO THE NORTHEAST TO RUSSELLVILLE ALABAMA. THESE THUNDERSHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE THUNDERSHOWERS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. ANYONE LIVING IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTROMS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SHOULD BECOME WEATHER ALERT AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH. NNNN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 42 min |
| Nov 27, 3:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 45 min |
| Nov 27, 5:47 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton | 43 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.