Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 7, 1995, 8:13 AM CST for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 1995, 8:13 AM CST (14:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 1995, 8:45 AM CST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Oktibbeha County, MS
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1025 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
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, Mar 7, 6:00 AM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
TNZ001>102-080000- TENNESSEE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 600 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER TO VISIT TENNESSEE TODAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO WEST TENNESSEE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST REACHING THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT..SO PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE AN ACTIVE WEATHER DAY. IN ADDITION TO BEING SUBJECT TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS..THERE IS ALSO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR MOST OF THE STATE..WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHWEST. SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS..SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RUN-OFF AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. SO AGAIN..DO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS..AND DO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY FREQUENT MONITORING OF YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO..OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 6:11 AM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
TNZ001>102-080000- TENNESSEE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 600 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE WEATHER TO VISIT TENNESSEE TODAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO WEST TENNESSEE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST REACHING THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE FRONT..SO PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE AN ACTIVE WEATHER DAY. IN ADDITION TO BEING SUBJECT TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS..THERE IS ALSO A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN PLACE FOR MOST OF THE STATE..WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHWEST. SOILS ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS..SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RUN-OFF AND POSSIBLE FLOODING. SO AGAIN..DO KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS.>.AND DO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS CAN BE DONE BY FREQUENT MONITORING OF YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO..OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 6:47 AM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-071350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 647 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE TODAY... AT 630 AM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST WHITE COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE WEST OF LITTLE ROCK. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST DESOTO AND NORTHEAST TATE COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI INTO THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN THIS MORNING. PERSONS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROADS MAY HAVE WATER ON THEM AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED. NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 6:49 AM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-071350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 647 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE TODAY... AT 630 AM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE LINE EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST WHITE COUNTY TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE WEST OF LITTLE ROCK. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST DESOTO AND NORTHEAST TATE COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI INTO THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN THIS MORNING. PERSONS TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS ROADS MAY HAVE WATER ON THEM AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED. NEVER DRIVE INTO A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROAD. THE DEPTH OF WATER MAY BE ENOUGH TO FLOAT YOUR VEHICLE.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:48 AM CST, 25 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-071450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 748 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE TODAY... AT 730 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF WYNNE TO WEST OF PALESTINE TO NEAR MORO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH EAST ARKANSAS AND MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF DESOTO AND TATE COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS IN THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MOVE INDOORS INTO A STURDY STRUCTURE AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:51 AM CST, 22 minutes before
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MSZ001>003-007-008-010>012- TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-071450- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 748 AM CST TUE MAR 7 1995 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE TODAY... AT 730 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL COVERED MUCH OF EAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF WYNNE TO WEST OF PALESTINE TO NEAR MORO. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH EAST ARKANSAS AND MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING OVER PARTS OF DESOTO AND TATE COUNTIES IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS IN THE MID-SOUTH SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MOVE INDOORS INTO A STURDY STRUCTURE AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 8:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay | 34 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.