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Tornado Watch 167
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Apr 27, 2026, 9:48 PM CDT for 7 states. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2026, 9:48 PM CDT (02:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 1.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 136 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Alexander County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Massac County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Saline County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Gibson County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Bollinger County, MO, Butler County, MO, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Carter County, MO, Dunklin County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Perry County, MO, Ripley County, MO, Scott County, MO, Stoddard County, MO, Wayne County, MO, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Bedford County, TN, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Davidson County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Giles County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Macon County, TN, Madison County, TN, Marshall County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Obion County, TN, Perry County, TN, Robertson County, TN, Rutherford County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Sumner County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Trousdale County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Weakley County, TN, Williamson County, TN, Wilson County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 60%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 40%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 80%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 10%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 60%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 10%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 95%
Warnings issued inside it
50 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 9:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Scott, Stoddard | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Jackson, Williamson | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Butler, Stoddard | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, White | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Posey, Vanderburgh | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Posey | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Hopkins, Union, Webster | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 11:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Massac, Pope | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 11:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 66 min |
| Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 12:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 12:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 52 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 | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 20 min |
| Apr 28, 12:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Perry | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 12:25 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 10 min |
| Apr 28, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Williamson | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 12:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 17 min |
| Apr 28, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Perry | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 1:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Rutherford, Williamson | 68 min |
| Apr 28, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Houston, Montgomery, Stewart | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Wayne | 56 min |
| Apr 28, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 36 min |
| Apr 28, 1:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Perry | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Marshall, Maury | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 2:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Maury, Williamson | 54 min |
| Apr 28, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 20 min |
| Apr 28, 2:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OHX | Davidson, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson | 16 min |
| Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Davidson, Macon, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Cannon, Davidson, DeKalb, Rutherford, Smith, Warren and 2 more | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OHX | Bedford, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury and 1 more | 44 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 | Benton, Tippah | 21 min |
| Apr 28, 4:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 38 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
- Mesoscale Discussion 579 Tornado watch 162
- Mesoscale Discussion 580 Severe potential...watch possible
- Mesoscale Discussion 583
- Mesoscale Discussion 584 Tornado watch 160...162
- Mesoscale Discussion 586 Tornado watch 162...166
- Mesoscale Discussion 587 Severe potential...watch possible
- Mesoscale Discussion 589 Tornado and severe thunderstorm watches 165...167
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 591 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:23 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:10 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Fulton, Randolph | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Fulton and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Greene, Independence, Jackson and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:46 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cleburne, Independence, Jackson, Stone | 59 min |
| Apr 28, 1:00 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crittenden, Cross, Jackson, Mississippi, Poinsett, Woodruff | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas and 20 more | 117 min |
| Apr 28, 10:01 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Fulton and 7 more | 119 min |
| Apr 28, 10:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Fulton and 13 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:45 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cleburne, Fulton and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 1:40 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 65 min |
| Apr 28, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ashley, Chicot | 8 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Lee and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Clark and 37 more | 117 min |
| Apr 28, 4:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Fulton and 8 more | 87 min |
| Apr 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clay | 94 min |
| Apr 28, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arkansas, Baxter, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark and 50 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baxter, Boone, Clark, Conway, Franklin, Garland and 20 more | 113 min |
| Apr 27, 8:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bond, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles and 27 more | 97 min |
| Apr 28, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alexander, Jackson, Monroe, Pulaski, Randolph, Union | 6 hr |
| Apr 27, 7:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Clinton and 40 more | 96 min |
| Apr 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone and 63 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Cumberland, Edmonson and 11 more | 119 min |
| Apr 28, 4:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Butler and 32 more | 114 min |
| Apr 28, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 25 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Grenada and 11 more | 115 min |
| Apr 28, 5:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Attala, Clarke, Holmes, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale and 7 more | 115 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.