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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Memphis, TN

July 22, 20054 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2005, 7:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 43 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: Jul 22, 2005, 7:32 PM CDT (00:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 22, 2005, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1096 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 22, 7:07 PM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 7:07 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
707 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

.DISCUSSION...

UPDATE AGAIN TO INCREASE POPS...40 POP NORTH OF
TENNESSEE/MISSISSIPPI BORDER AND 20 POP SOUTH. SEVERE THREAT WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

JLH

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 7:19 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
719 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-231000-
ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-
POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-
YALOBUSHA-
719 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

.DAY ONE...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS ROOTED ALONG INTERSECTING OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES IN SOME LOCATIONS. HEAT INDICES WILL BE
BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THROUGH SUNDAY. AS A RESULT THE HEAT
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAT INDICES REACHING NEAR 105 DEGREES ON
MONDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THE HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED INTO
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN CLOSER TO NORMAL AFTER MONDAY DUE
TO HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

JLH

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
545 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E KENNETT             36.24N 90.03W
07/22/2005                   DUNKLIN            MO   AIRPLANE PILOT

            60 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED. PORTABLE CARPORT BUILDINGS BLOWN
            OVER.

&&

ARC

Local storm report, Jul 22, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
608 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NNE SENATH           36.27N 90.09W
07/22/2005                   CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            BACKYARD FENCE BLOWN DOWN.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PIGGOTT                 36.38N 90.20W
07/22/2005                   CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BACKDOOR BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE.

&&

ARC

Local storm report, Jul 22, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
624 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E KENNETT             36.24N 90.03W
07/22/2005                   DUNKLIN            MO   AIRPLANE PILOT

            60 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED. PORTABLE CARPORT BUILDINGS BLOWN
            OVER.

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NNE SENATH           36.27N 90.09W
07/22/2005                   CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            BACKYARD FENCE BLOWN DOWN.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PIGGOTT                 36.38N 90.20W
07/22/2005                   CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BACKDOOR BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE.

0608 PM     HAIL             RUTHERFORD              36.13N 88.99W
07/22/2005  0.75 INCH        GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

ARC

Local storm report, Jul 22, 6:57 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
657 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W MISTON              36.17N 89.52W
07/22/2005                   DYER               TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD.

0653 PM     HAIL             HUNTINGDON              36.01N 88.41W
07/22/2005  0.75 INCH        CARROLL            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ARC

Local storm report, Jul 22, 7:09 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
709 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0629 PM     TORNADO          8 N DYERSBURG           36.15N 89.38W
07/22/2005                   DYER               TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ARC

Local storm report, Jul 22, 7:23 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
723 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
07/22/2005                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINES DOWN

&&

ARC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson	29 min
Jul 22, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	37 min
Jul 22, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll	29 min
Jul 22, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Henderson	30 min
Jul 22, 8:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Madison	32 min
Jul 22, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	15 min
Jul 22, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Poinsett	31 min
Jul 22, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis	45 min
Jul 22, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee	52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.