Alert archive / Tennessee / Flash Flood Warnings in 1998
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Apr 27, 1998, 11:34 PM CDT for Hardeman County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 1998, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 1998, 2:10 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Hardeman County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 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 280433 FFWMEM TNC069-109-280705- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1134 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE MCNAIRY COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE * UNTIL 210 AM CDT * AT 1130 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS A LARGE PART OF SOUTHERN HARDEMAN AND MUCH OF MCNAIRY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. MANY ROADS WERE REPORTED FLOODED WITH NEARLY A FOOT OF WATER NEAR MIDDLETON. * RAINFALL RATES WILL APPROACH 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WITH TOTALS NEAR 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. .BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEXN WATER BEGINS RISING. &
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 9:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
949 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0225 PM TRUMANN AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 POINSETT DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
TRUMANN PD
0231 PM CARAWAY AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CRAIGHEAD DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
CARAWAY PD
0320 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI DIME SIZE REPORTED 8 MILES
NW OF BLYTHEVILLE BY DELL
POST OFFICE
0335 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY BLYTHEVILLE PD
0355 PM LEXA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PHILLIPS GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY PHILLIPS
COUNTY S.O.
0400 PM HUFFMAN AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
IN HUFFMAN REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
0400 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL JUST
WEST OF DYERSBURG REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0405 PM WALNUT RIDGE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 LAWRENCE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
LAWRENCE COUNTY S.O.
0410 PM FINLEY TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
DYER COUNTY S.O.
0425 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0445 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TUNICA DIME SIZE HAIL IN
ROBINSONVILLE REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPT.
0500 PM RECTOR AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CLAY QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR RECTOR BY RECTOR P.D.
0500 PM RECTOR AR WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 CLAY ONE HOUSE DESTROYED, A
BARN SPREAD OUT OVER 1/2
MILE AND TREES DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 139 NEAR HOLLY
FARMS
0515 PM MOSCOW TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0520 PM NESBIT MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL WEST OF
NESBIT REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR
0523 PM WYNNE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS DIME SIZE HAIL 5 W OF
WYNNE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM KENNETT MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DUNKLIN NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM MEMPHIS TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 SHELBY QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SOUTH
MEMPHIS AND DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR AIRPORT
0531 PM HERNANDO MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF HERNANDO
0538 PM HICKORY RIDGE AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0540 PM TRENTON TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON DIME SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
TRENTON AND DYER REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
0545 PM YORKVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM LEWISBURG MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED 3N
OF LEWISBURG BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM ROSSVILLE TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN ROSSVILLE AND
COLLIERVILLE
0550 PM PASCOLA MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BETWEEN PASCOLA
AND DEERING BY PEMISCOT
COUNTY S.O.
0555 PM TRENTON TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED 3 E OF TRENTON
REPORTED BY GIBSON COUNTY
S.O.
0557 PM WYATTE MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WYATTE FIRE DEPT.
0610 PM CHULAHOMA MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM HAYTI MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0640 PM POTTS CAMP MS TORNADO
04/27/98 MARSHALL TORNADO REPORTED 8W OF
POTTS CAMP WITH TREES
KNOCKED DOWN IN THE AREA
0650 PM HUNTINGDON TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HUNTINGDON
0705 PM BRADFORD TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0716 PM WESTPORT TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR
WESTPORTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 9:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
949 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0225 PM TRUMANN AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 POINSETT DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
TRUMANN PD
0231 PM CARAWAY AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CRAIGHEAD DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
CARAWAY PD
0320 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI DIME SIZE REPORTED 8 MILES
NW OF BLYTHEVILLE BY DELL
POST OFFICE
0335 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY BLYTHEVILLE PD
0355 PM LEXA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PHILLIPS GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY PHILLIPS
COUNTY S.O.
0400 PM HUFFMAN AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
IN HUFFMAN REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
0400 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL JUST
WEST OF DYERSBURG REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0405 PM WALNUT RIDGE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 LAWRENCE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
LAWRENCE COUNTY S.O.
0410 PM FINLEY TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
DYER COUNTY S.O.
0425 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0445 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TUNICA DIME SIZE HAIL IN
ROBINSONVILLE REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPT.
0500 PM RECTOR AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CLAY QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR RECTOR BY RECTOR P.D.
0500 PM RECTOR AR WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 CLAY ONE HOUSE DESTROYED, A
BARN SPREAD OUT OVER 1/2
MILE AND TREES DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 139 NEAR HOLLY
FARMS
0515 PM MOSCOW TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0520 PM NESBIT MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL WEST OF
NESBIT REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR
0523 PM WYNNE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS DIME SIZE HAIL 5 W OF
WYNNE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM KENNETT MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DUNKLIN NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM MEMPHIS TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 SHELBY QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SOUTH
MEMPHIS AND DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR AIRPORT
0531 PM HERNANDO MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF HERNANDO
0538 PM HICKORY RIDGE AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0540 PM TRENTON TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON DIME SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
TRENTON AND DYER REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
0545 PM YORKVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM LEWISBURG MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED 3N
OF LEWISBURG BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM ROSSVILLE TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN ROSSVILLE AND
COLLIERVILLE
0550 PM PASCOLA MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BETWEEN PASCOLA
AND DEERING BY PEMISCOT
COUNTY S.O.
0555 PM TRENTON TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED 3 E OF TRENTON
REPORTED BY GIBSON COUNTY
S.O.
0557 PM WYATTE MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WYATTE FIRE DEPT.
0610 PM CHULAHOMA MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM HAYTI MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0640 PM POTTS CAMP MS TORNADO
04/27/98 MARSHALL TORNADO REPORTED 8W OF
POTTS CAMP WITH TREES
KNOCKED DOWN IN THE AREA
0650 PM HUNTINGDON TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HUNTINGDON
0705 PM BRADFORD TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0716 PM WESTPORT TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR
WESTPORTLocal storm report, Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
1009 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0225 PM TRUMANN AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 POINSETT DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
TRUMANN PD
0231 PM CARAWAY AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CRAIGHEAD DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
CARAWAY PD
0320 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI DIME SIZE REPORTED 8 MILES
NW OF BLYTHEVILLE BY DELL
POST OFFICE
0335 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY BLYTHEVILLE PD
0355 PM LEXA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PHILLIPS GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY PHILLIPS
COUNTY S.O.
0400 PM HUFFMAN AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
IN HUFFMAN REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
0400 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL JUST
WEST OF DYERSBURG REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0405 PM WALNUT RIDGE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 LAWRENCE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
LAWRENCE COUNTY S.O.
0410 PM FINLEY TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
DYER COUNTY S.O.
0425 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0445 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TUNICA DIME SIZE HAIL IN
ROBINSONVILLE REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPT.
0500 PM RECTOR AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CLAY QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR RECTOR BY RECTOR P.D.
0500 PM RECTOR AR WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 CLAY ONE HOUSE DESTROYED, A
BARN SPREAD OUT OVER 1/2
MILE AND TREES DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 139 NEAR HOLLY
FARMS
0515 PM MOSCOW TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0520 PM NESBIT MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL WEST OF
NESBIT REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR
0523 PM WYNNE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS DIME SIZE HAIL 5 W OF
WYNNE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM KENNETT MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DUNKLIN NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM MEMPHIS TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 SHELBY QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SOUTH
MEMPHIS AND DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR AIRPORT
0531 PM HERNANDO MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF HERNANDO
0538 PM HICKORY RIDGE AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0540 PM TRENTON TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON DIME SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
TRENTON AND DYER REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
0545 PM YORKVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM LEWISBURG MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED 3N
OF LEWISBURG BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM ROSSVILLE TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN ROSSVILLE AND
COLLIERVILLE
0550 PM PASCOLA MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BETWEEN PASCOLA
AND DEERING BY PEMISCOT
COUNTY S.O.
0555 PM TRENTON TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED 3 E OF TRENTON
REPORTED BY GIBSON COUNTY
S.O.
0557 PM WYATTE MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WYATTE FIRE DEPT.
0610 PM CHULAHOMA MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM HAYTI MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM MOSCOW TN FLOODING
04/27/98 FAYETTE A FOOT OF WATER OVER
SEVERAL ROADS NEAR MOSCOW
0630 PM ATWOOD TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR ATWOOD
0640 PM POTTS CAMP MS TORNADO
04/27/98 MARSHALL TORNADO REPORTED 8W OF
POTTS CAMP WITH TREES
KNOCKED DOWN IN THE AREA
0650 PM HUNTINGDON TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HUNTINGDON
0700 PM MARIANNA MS FLOODING
04/27/98 MARSHALL WATER WAS OVER HIGHWAY 309
NEAR MARIANNA
0705 PM BRADFORD TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0716 PM WESTPORT TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR
WESTPORT
0717 PM INDEPENDENCE MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
0717 PM HICKORY FLAT MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 BENTON QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HICKORY FLAT REPORTED BY
POLICE
0725 PM HICKORY FLAT MS WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 BENTON SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN 3W OF HICKORY FLAT
0735 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TIPPAH DIME SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN
TIPPAH COUNTY
0740 PM CARUTHERSVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 PEMISCOT FEW TREES DOWN NEAR
CARUTHERSVILLE REPORTED BY
PEMISCOT COUNTY S.O.
0815 PM WATERFORD MS .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL NICKLE SIZE HAIL EAST OF
WATERFORD
0822 PM WATERFORD MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4W OF
WATERFORD
0840 PM TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL 2 SSW OF
EATON
0845 PM RIPLEY MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TIPPAH DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTERLocal storm report, Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
1009 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0225 PM TRUMANN AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 POINSETT DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
TRUMANN PD
0231 PM CARAWAY AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CRAIGHEAD DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
CARAWAY PD
0320 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI DIME SIZE REPORTED 8 MILES
NW OF BLYTHEVILLE BY DELL
POST OFFICE
0335 PM BLYTHEVILLE AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY BLYTHEVILLE PD
0355 PM LEXA AR 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PHILLIPS GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY PHILLIPS
COUNTY S.O.
0400 PM HUFFMAN AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MISSISSIPPI NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
IN HUFFMAN REPORTED BY
SPOTTER
0400 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL JUST
WEST OF DYERSBURG REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0405 PM WALNUT RIDGE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 LAWRENCE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
LAWRENCE COUNTY S.O.
0410 PM FINLEY TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
DYER COUNTY S.O.
0425 PM DYERSBURG TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY DYER COUNTY S.O.
0445 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TUNICA DIME SIZE HAIL IN
ROBINSONVILLE REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPT.
0500 PM RECTOR AR 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CLAY QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR RECTOR BY RECTOR P.D.
0500 PM RECTOR AR WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 CLAY ONE HOUSE DESTROYED, A
BARN SPREAD OUT OVER 1/2
MILE AND TREES DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 139 NEAR HOLLY
FARMS
0515 PM MOSCOW TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0520 PM NESBIT MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL WEST OF
NESBIT REPORTED BY HAM
RADIO OPERATOR
0523 PM WYNNE AR .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS DIME SIZE HAIL 5 W OF
WYNNE REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM KENNETT MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DUNKLIN NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0530 PM MEMPHIS TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 SHELBY QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN SOUTH
MEMPHIS AND DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR AIRPORT
0531 PM HERNANDO MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
JUST EAST OF HERNANDO
0538 PM HICKORY RIDGE AR .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CROSS NICKLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0540 PM TRENTON TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON DIME SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
TRENTON AND DYER REPORTED
BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
0545 PM YORKVILLE TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM LEWISBURG MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DE SOTO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED 3N
OF LEWISBURG BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR
0550 PM ROSSVILLE TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 FAYETTE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN ROSSVILLE AND
COLLIERVILLE
0550 PM PASCOLA MO 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BETWEEN PASCOLA
AND DEERING BY PEMISCOT
COUNTY S.O.
0555 PM TRENTON TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED 3 E OF TRENTON
REPORTED BY GIBSON COUNTY
S.O.
0557 PM WYATTE MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WYATTE FIRE DEPT.
0610 PM CHULAHOMA MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SPOTTER
0610 PM GANN TN WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 GIBSON TREES DOWN REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM HAYTI MO 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 PEMISCOT QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY SKYWARN SPOTTER
0615 PM MOSCOW TN FLOODING
04/27/98 FAYETTE A FOOT OF WATER OVER
SEVERAL ROADS NEAR MOSCOW
0630 PM ATWOOD TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED
NEAR ATWOOD
0640 PM POTTS CAMP MS TORNADO
04/27/98 MARSHALL TORNADO REPORTED 8W OF
POTTS CAMP WITH TREES
KNOCKED DOWN IN THE AREA
0650 PM HUNTINGDON TN 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HUNTINGDON
0700 PM MARIANNA MS FLOODING
04/27/98 MARSHALL WATER WAS OVER HIGHWAY 309
NEAR MARIANNA
0705 PM BRADFORD TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 GIBSON GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER
0716 PM WESTPORT TN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 CARROLL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR
WESTPORT
0717 PM INDEPENDENCE MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TATE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
0717 PM HICKORY FLAT MS 1 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 BENTON QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR
HICKORY FLAT REPORTED BY
POLICE
0725 PM HICKORY FLAT MS WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 BENTON SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN 3W OF HICKORY FLAT
0735 PM MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TIPPAH DIME SIZE HAIL IN SOUTHERN
TIPPAH COUNTY
0740 PM CARUTHERSVILLE MO WIND DAMAGE
04/27/98 PEMISCOT FEW TREES DOWN NEAR
CARUTHERSVILLE REPORTED BY
PEMISCOT COUNTY S.O.
0815 PM WATERFORD MS .88 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL NICKLE SIZE HAIL EAST OF
WATERFORD
0822 PM WATERFORD MS 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 MARSHALL GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4W OF
WATERFORD
0840 PM TN .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 DYER DIME SIZE HAIL 2 SSW OF
EATON
0845 PM RIPLEY MS .75 INCH HAIL
04/27/98 TIPPAH DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
SKYWARN SPOTTERSpecial weather statement, Apr 27, 10:57 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
TNZ021-022-024-052>061-090>095-280415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1057 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 262 FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 27, 10:57 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
TNZ021-022-024-052>061-090>095-280415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1057 PM CDT MON APR 27 1998 ...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE... TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 262 FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 8:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 36 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Tennessee, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998
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.