Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 1999
Tornado Warning 127, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Aug 9, 1999, 1:04 AM CDT for Panola County, Quitman County, Mississippi. 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
- Aug 9, 1999, 1:04 AM CDT (06:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 1999, 1:40 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:20 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis Station, MS | A porch was blown off. Several trees and power lines were knocked 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 36 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.