Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 8, 1998, 9:44 AM CDT for Fayette County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 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 8, 1998, 9:44 AM CDT (14:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 1998, 10:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fayette County, TN
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 9:55 AM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Oakland, TN |
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 8, 7:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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, Apr 8, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 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>092-081520- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 451 AM CDT WED APR 8 1998 ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER THE MID SOUTH TODAY... THIS OUTLOOK COVERS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE..INCLUDING WEST TENNESSEE..NORTH MISSISSIPPI..EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY..AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. AS A RESULT MORE HUMID AIR WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE MID SOUTH AREA. TOGETHER WITH COLD AIR AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND THEREFORE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AND INTO MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE MID SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER..THERE IS STILL A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY..WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES..ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES..EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS..STORM SPOTTER GROUPS..AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 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>092-081520- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 451 AM CDT WED APR 8 1998 ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER THE MID SOUTH TODAY... THIS OUTLOOK COVERS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE..INCLUDING WEST TENNESSEE..NORTH MISSISSIPPI..EAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI TODAY..AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS. AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND CONTINUE TO CAUSE INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. AS A RESULT MORE HUMID AIR WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE MID SOUTH AREA. TOGETHER WITH COLD AIR AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME VERY UNSTABLE AND THEREFORE VERY FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS MORNING AND INTO MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE MID SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER..THERE IS STILL A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY..WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW TORNADOES..ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES..EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS..STORM SPOTTER GROUPS..AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 9:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 9:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 9:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 10:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, McNairy | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, Henderson | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 18 min |
| Apr 8, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 36 min |
| Apr 8, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 9:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 9:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Pontotoc | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Union | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Union | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | St. Francis | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 51 min |
| Apr 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 21 min |
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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.