Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 1998, 3:14 AM CDT for McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 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
- May 7, 1998, 3:14 AM CDT (08:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 1998, 3:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County McNairy County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:45 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Selmer, TN | A few trees were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 10:15 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 36 min |
| May 7, 2:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tipton | 34 min |
| May 7, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 35 min |
| May 7, 3:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 35 min |
| May 7, 3:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 47 min |
| May 7, 3:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 33 min |
| May 6, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 47 min |
| May 6, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 20 min |
| May 6, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 36 min |
| May 6, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 47 min |
| May 6, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 48 min |
| May 6, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Greene | 48 min |
| May 6, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 48 min |
| May 7, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 49 min |
| May 7, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Poinsett | 51 min |
| May 7, 2:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 1998Every severe thunderstorm 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.