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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Memphis, TN

April 28, 20266 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2026, 6:27 AM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2026, 6:27 AM CDT (11:27 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2026, 6:55 AM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS

The radar

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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.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 5:48 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 5:48 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 3:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:17 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:33 AM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 5:46 AM CDT, 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 28, 6:07 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale	66 min
Apr 27, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison	66 min
Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Henderson	44 min
Apr 28, 12:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	49 min
Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Henderson	20 min
Apr 28, 12:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson	26 min
Apr 28, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	52 min
Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison	45 min
Apr 28, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	47 min
Apr 28, 1:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison	36 min
Apr 28, 1:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tipton	49 min
Apr 28, 2:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	20 min
Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby, Tipton	48 min
Apr 28, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	48 min
Apr 28, 3:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	21 min
Apr 28, 4:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	38 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	46 min
Apr 28, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	49 min
Apr 28, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby	46 min
Apr 28, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 2 more	40 min
Apr 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy, Shelby	52 min
Apr 28, 4:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	20 min
Apr 28, 5:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood and 4 more	49 min
Apr 28, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more	56 min
Apr 28, 5:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	18 min
Apr 28, 5:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Gibson	59 min
Apr 28, 6:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson	3 hr
Apr 28, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby	103 min
Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	36 min
Apr 27, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Marshall	33 min
Apr 27, 9:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	44 min
Apr 27, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Union	42 min
Apr 28, 5:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha	24 min
Apr 28, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	52 min
Apr 28, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah and 2 more	48 min
Apr 28, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah	18 min
Apr 27, 9:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Clay	28 min
Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	51 min
Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	47 min
Apr 28, 12:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	10 min
Apr 28, 12:49 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	26 min
Apr 28, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	48 min
Apr 28, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross	12 min
Apr 28, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.