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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Memphis, TN

April 16, 1998St. Francis County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 1998, 9:19 AM CDT for St. Francis County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 1998, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 1998, 10:05 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Whole counties

County St. Francis County, AR

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 16, 9:28 AM CDT	Hail 1	Wheatley, AR

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 16, 7:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 708 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 497 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 2.8

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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

Local storm report, Apr 16, 4:59 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
459 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0210 AM    JONESBORO                 AR   WIND DAMAGE
04/16/98   CRAIGHEAD                      3 TRAILERS AND AN
                                          OUTBUILDING WERE DESTROYED
                                          IN JONESBORO. ONE TRAILER
                                          WAS MOVED OFF ITS
                                          FOUNDATION 2 MILES NE OF
                                          JONESBORO.

0235 AM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/16/98   LAKE                           DIME SIZE HAIL

0305 AM    MANILA                    AR   TORNADO
04/16/98   MISSISSIPPI                    *** 2 DEAD ***
                                          EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN
                                          MANILA. TREES DOWN. MOBILE
                                          HOMES DAMAGED.

0325 AM    BLYTHEVILLE               AR   TORNADO
04/16/98   MISSISSIPPI                    TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO
                                          BUILDINGS.

0405 AM    RO ELLEN                  TN   TORNADO
04/16/98   DYER                           SEVERAL HOMES WERE
                                          DAMAGED. A MOBILE HOME WAS
                                          DESTROYED WITH 2 PERSONS
                                          REPORTED MISSING. NUMEROUS
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN.

0420 AM    MAURY CITY                TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/16/98   CROCKETT                       SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

Local storm report, Apr 16, 5:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
516 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0210 AM    JONESBORO                 AR   WIND DAMAGE
04/16/98   CRAIGHEAD                      3 TRAILERS AND AN
                                          OUTBUILDING WERE DESTROYED
                                          IN JONESBORO. ONE TRAILER
                                          WAS MOVED OFF ITS
                                          FOUNDATION 2 MILES NE OF
                                          JONESBORO.

0235 AM    TIPTONVILLE               TN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/16/98   LAKE                           DIME SIZE HAIL

0305 AM    MANILA                    AR   TORNADO
04/16/98   MISSISSIPPI                    *** 2 DEAD ***
                                          EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN
                                          MANILA. TREES DOWN. MOBILE
                                          HOMES DAMAGED.

0325 AM    BLYTHEVILLE               AR   TORNADO
04/16/98   MISSISSIPPI                    TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO
                                          BUILDINGS.

0405 AM    RO ELLEN                  TN   TORNADO
04/16/98   DYER                           *** 2 DEAD ***
                                          MOBILE HOME DESTROYED.
                                          SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED.
                                          SOME POWER LINES AND TREES
                                          DOWN.

0420 AM    MAURY CITY                TN   WIND DAMAGE
04/16/98   CROCKETT                       SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

Special weather statement, Apr 16, 6:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-030-031-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>054-088>092-162320-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
645 AM CDT THU APR 16 1998

      ...SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY OVER THE MID SOUTH TODAY...

THIS OUTLOOK COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE..INCLUDING WEST
TENNESSEE..NORTHEAST ARKANSAS..NORTH MISSISSIPPI..AND THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI
AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
WEST TENNESSEE TODAY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM A LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER INDIANA
SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO
TEXAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY.

THE FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH WARM AND VERY HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIR
AHEAD OF IT OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN
STATES. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES..LARGE HAIL..AND
DAMAGING WINDS..ESPECIALLY IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES..EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS..STORM
SPOTTER GROUPS..AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION AND BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCIES TODAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	47 min
Apr 16, 3:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer	35 min
Apr 16, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	34 min
Apr 16, 4:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett	33 min
Apr 16, 4:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett	31 min
Apr 16, 4:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson	31 min
Apr 16, 4:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll	48 min
Apr 16, 5:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Carroll	35 min
Apr 16, 7:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	35 min
Apr 16, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	35 min
Apr 16, 10:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	50 min
Apr 16, 1:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	32 min
Apr 16, 2:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Henderson	21 min
Apr 16, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman	33 min
Apr 16, 2:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardeman, McNairy	51 min
Apr 16, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	21 min
Apr 16, 3:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin	47 min
Apr 16, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	49 min
Apr 16, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester	35 min
Apr 16, 4:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester	35 min
Apr 16, 4:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Hardin	34 min
Apr 16, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	34 min
Apr 16, 5:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman	31 min
Apr 16, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	34 min
Apr 16, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	McNairy	33 min
Apr 16, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	31 min
Apr 16, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tate	37 min
Apr 16, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Marshall	65 min
Apr 16, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	61 min
Apr 16, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Panola	35 min
Apr 16, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Quitman	18 min
Apr 16, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lafayette	31 min
Apr 16, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton	51 min
Apr 16, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun	48 min
Apr 15, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Randolph	50 min
Apr 16, 12:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lawrence	47 min
Apr 16, 2:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Greene	29 min
Apr 16, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi	49 min
Apr 16, 2:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Mississippi	33 min
Apr 16, 3:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Mississippi	20 min
Apr 16, 6:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Randolph	36 min
Apr 16, 7:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	35 min
Apr 16, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden	34 min
Apr 16, 11:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Poinsett	50 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.