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Tornado Watch 214

May 5, 19994 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at May 5, 1999, 2:00 PM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 1999, 2:00 PM CDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 1999, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 57 counties

Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clay County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Grant County, AR, Greene County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Pulaski County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Union County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Bolivar County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

Warnings issued inside it

47 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas34 min
May 5, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKJackson33 min
May 5, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross31 min
May 5, 2:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKMonroe32 min
May 5, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia35 min
May 5, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas36 min
May 5, 2:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion33 min
May 5, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun, Ouachita49 min
May 5, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett49 min
May 5, 2:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVColumbia48 min
May 5, 3:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi48 min
May 5, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDunklin, Pemiscot48 min
May 5, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden48 min
May 5, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGSt. Francis48 min
May 5, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCalhoun35 min
May 5, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lauderdale48 min
May 5, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKLincoln35 min
May 5, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKBradley50 min
May 5, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKCleveland51 min
May 5, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKCalhoun, Cleveland3 hr
May 5, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKOuachita3 hr
May 5, 4:17 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGShelby33 min
May 5, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKArkansas51 min
May 5, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSHVUnion48 min
May 5, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Tipton47 min
May 5, 4:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKArkansas, Jefferson, Lincoln2 hr
May 5, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANAshley46 min
May 5, 5:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson33 min
May 5, 5:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPhillips51 min
May 5, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee49 min
May 5, 5:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLZKMonroe2 hr
May 5, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKGrant, Saline36 min
May 5, 5:21 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrockett, Haywood34 min
May 5, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLZKPulaski51 min
May 5, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica45 min
May 5, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar50 min
May 5, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANChicot49 min
May 5, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMadison21 min
May 5, 5:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPanola, Tallahatchie32 min
May 5, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby47 min
May 5, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson50 min
May 5, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto33 min
May 5, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette50 min
May 5, 6:09 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden31 min
May 5, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby, Tipton34 min
May 5, 6:54 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardeman, Madison36 min
May 5, 7:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGMadison32 min

The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 7:45 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCArkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Desha, Drew, Lee and 4 more6 hr
May 5, 5:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCLee, Phillips4 hr
May 5, 3:00 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCCape Girardeau, Mississippi, New Madrid, Scott, Stoddard6 hr
May 5, 6:45 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBenton, Carroll, Cheatham, Chester, Davidson, Decatur and 24 more5 hr

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.