Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 280, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 1995, 5:24 PM CDT for Madison County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 1995, 5:24 PM CDT (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 1995, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1681 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 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 192230 RRA SVRMEM TNC113-192330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 524 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST TENNESSEE ...MADISON COUNTY AT 527 PM CDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHEAST MADISON COUNTY...ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF FAIRVIEW. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH...AND WILL MOVE INTO THE JACKSON AREA BETWEEN 6 PM AND 615 PM. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, Aug 19, 12:36 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
TNZ001>102-191845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1236 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 1995 ...HEAT INDEX POSES HEALTH RISK... TEMPERATURES PUSHED TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE WEST TWO-THIRDS OF TENNESSEE BY NOON TODAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HOVERED BETWEEN 50 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT AT THE SAME TIME. THOSE ELEMENTS COMBINED CREATE A HEAT INDEX IN THE 105 DEGREE TO 120 DEGREE RANGE - HIGH ENOUGH TO POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB EVEN FARTHER THIS AFTERNOON - REACHING CLOSE TO 0DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF MIDDLE AND WEST TENNESSEE BY MID-AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX WILL RISE ACCORDINGLY. EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN BE A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT - ESPECIALLY IF ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS EXERCISE CAN LEAD TO SUNSTROKE .. HEAT EXHAUSTION .. HEAT CRAMPS .. AND POTENTIALLY DEATH. ELDERLY PERSONS .. SMALL CHILDREN .. PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH .. AND THOSE TAKING CERTAIN MEDICATIONS ARE AT GREATEST RISK. LOOK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SAFETY TIPS - SLOW DOWN. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY .. OR RESCHEDULE TO COOLEST PARTS OF THE DAY - EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. DRESS FOR THE HEAT. WEAR LOOSE FITTING .. LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT IF YOU WILL BE IN THE DIRECT SUN. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUID. YOUR BODY USES A LOT OF WATER TRYING TO KEEP COOL - YOU NEED TO REPLENISH ITS STORE OF LIQUID. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF YOU SUFFER FROM HEART .. LIVER .. KIDNEY .. OR FLUID RETENTION PROBLEMS. AVOID ALCOHOL. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ACTUALLY CAUSE YOUR BODY TO LOSE EVEN MORE FLUID DURING HOT WEATHER. AND .. ALCOHOL INCREASES BODY HEAT. AVOID THE SUN. THE HEAT INDEX INDICATES THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE! DIRECT SUN INCREASES THE EFFECT BY AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. SPEND TIME IN A COOL PLACE. GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OF BUSINESS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AT HOME. A BATHTUB OF COOL WATER IS AN INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATE IF YOU CAN'T GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
TNZ001>102-191845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1236 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 1995 ...HEAT INDEX POSES HEALTH RISK... TEMPERATURES PUSHED TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE WEST TWO-THIRDS OF TENNESSEE BY NOON TODAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HOVERED BETWEEN 50 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT AT THE SAME TIME. THOSE ELEMENTS COMBINED CREATE A HEAT INDEX IN THE 105 DEGREE TO 120 DEGREE RANGE - HIGH ENOUGH TO POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB EVEN FARTHER THIS AFTERNOON - REACHING CLOSE TO 0DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF MIDDLE AND WEST TENNESSEE BY MID-AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX WILL RISE ACCORDINGLY. EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN BE A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT - ESPECIALLY IF ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS EXERCISE CAN LEAD TO SUNSTROKE .. HEAT EXHAUSTION .. HEAT CRAMPS .. AND POTENTIALLY DEATH. ELDERLY PERSONS .. SMALL CHILDREN .. PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH .. AND THOSE TAKING CERTAIN MEDICATIONS ARE AT GREATEST RISK. LOOK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SAFETY TIPS - SLOW DOWN. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY .. OR RESCHEDULE TO COOLEST PARTS OF THE DAY - EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. DRESS FOR THE HEAT. WEAR LOOSE FITTING .. LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT IF YOU WILL BE IN THE DIRECT SUN. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUID. YOUR BODY USES A LOT OF WATER TRYING TO KEEP COOL - YOU NEED TO REPLENISH ITS STORE OF LIQUID. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF YOU SUFFER FROM HEART .. LIVER .. KIDNEY .. OR FLUID RETENTION PROBLEMS. AVOID ALCOHOL. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ACTUALLY CAUSE YOUR BODY TO LOSE EVEN MORE FLUID DURING HOT WEATHER. AND .. ALCOHOL INCREASES BODY HEAT. AVOID THE SUN. THE HEAT INDEX INDICATES THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE! DIRECT SUN INCREASES THE EFFECT BY AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. SPEND TIME IN A COOL PLACE. GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OF BUSINESS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AT HOME. A BATHTUB OF COOL WATER I S AN INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATE IF YOU CAN'T GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 12:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
TNZ001>102-191845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ... CORRECTED AFTERNOON TEMPERATURE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1236 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 1995 ...HEAT INDEX POSES HEALTH RISK... TEMPERATURES PUSHED TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE WEST TWO-THIRDS OF TENNESSEE BY NOON TODAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HOVERED BETWEEN 50 PERCENT AND 60 PERCENT AT THE SAME TIME. THOSE ELEMENTS COMBINED CREATE A HEAT INDEX IN THE 105 DEGREE TO 120 DEGREE RANGE - HIGH ENOUGH TO POSE A HEALTH OR SAFETY THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB EVEN FARTHER THIS AFTERNOON - REACHING CLOSE TO 100 EGREES ACROSS MOST OF MIDDLE AND WEST TENNESSEE BY MID-AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX WILL RISE ACCORDINGLY. EXCESSIVE HEAT CAN BE A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT - ESPECIALLY IF ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS EXERCISE CAN LEAD TO SUNSTROKE .. HEAT EXHAUSTION .. HEAT CRAMPS .. AND POTENTIALLY DEATH. ELDERLY PERSONS .. SMALL CHILDREN .. PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH .. AND THOSE TAKING CERTAIN MEDICATIONS ARE AT GREATEST RISK. LOOK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. SAFETY TIPS - SLOW DOWN. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY .. OR RESCHEDULE TO COOLEST PARTS OF THE DAY - EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. DRESS FOR THE HEAT. WEAR LOOSE FITTING .. LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT IF YOU WILL BE IN THE DIRECT SUN. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUID. YOUR BODY USES A LOT OF WATER TRYING TO KEEP COOL - YOU NEED TO REPLENISH ITS STORE OF LIQUID. CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IF YOU SUFFER FROM HEART .. LIVER .. KIDNEY .. OR FLUID RETENTION PROBLEMS. AVOID ALCOHOL. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ACTUALLY CAUSE YOUR BODY TO LOSE EVEN MORE FLUID DURING HOT WEATHER. AND .. ALCOHOL INCREASES BODY HEAT. AVOID THE SUN. THE HEAT INDEX INDICATES THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE IN THE SHADE! DIRECT SUN INCREASES THE EFFECT BY AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. SPEND TIME IN A COOL PLACE. GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OF BUSINESS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING AT HOME4. A BATHTUB OF COOL WATER IS AN INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATE IF YOU CAN'T GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.