Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2005, 5:34 PM CDT for Crockett County, Tennessee. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2005, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2005, 6:03 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Crockett County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Alamo, TN | TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT CITY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 700 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KMEG 062233 SVRMEG TNC033-062300- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0182.050806T2234Z-050806T2300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 534 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE * UNTIL 600 PM CDT * AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALAMO...OR ABOUT 16 MILES WEST OF HUMBOLDT...AND MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3572 8908 3590 8907 3591 8927 3579 8938 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMEG 062245 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 545 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 TNC033-062300- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-050806T2300Z/ CROCKETT TN- 545 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR CROCKETT COUNTY... AT 542 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAURY CITY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF RIPLEY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3572 8908 3590 8907 3591 8927 3579 8938 $$
000 WWUS54 KMEG 062303 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 603 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 TNC033-062313- /O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-050806T2300Z/ CROCKETT TN- 603 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CROCKETT COUNTY EXPIRES AT 600 PM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3572 8908 3590 8907 3591 8927 3579 8938 $$
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 Aug 6, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 200 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 .DISCUSSION... REMNANTS OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE GULF COAST BEGINS TO MOVE NORTHWARD. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL HELP TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MIDSOUTH. A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE LIKE YESTERDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC WITH THE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH ALABAMA. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH WITH THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA SEEING THE BEST CHANCES. WILL GO WITH A RANGE OF 20-50 POPS DURING THIS TIME WITH THE HIGHEST IN THE EAST. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE A TAD COOLER DUE TO THE SCATTERED CONVECTION WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S DURING THIS TIME. BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA. STILL EXPECT DIURNAL CONVECTION TO OCCUR. WILL CONTINUE WITH 20-30 POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM BACK UP INTO THE MID 90S FOR HIGHS. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES AR...NONE MO...NONE MS...NONE TN...NONE KRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 4:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 400 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 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>092-071000- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-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- 400 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... WEST TENNESSEE...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND BEING THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ADVISED TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE WEATHER TODAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 6, 4:44 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 444 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 TNZ049-088-089-062215- FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-TIPTON TN- 444 PM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...FAYETTE...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES. A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLTON TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARLINGTON AT 444 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. DRIVERS ON INTERSTATE 40 FROM EXIT 18 TO EXIT 35 ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, Aug 6, 4:51 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
451 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
08/06/2005 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO 60 FOOT TREES...12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...BLOWN OVER
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Aug 6, 5:10 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
510 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
08/06/2005 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO 60 FOOT TREES...12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...BLOWN OVER
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Aug 6, 5:17 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
517 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
08/06/2005 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO 60 FOOT TREES...12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...BLOWN OVER
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0509 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
08/06/2005 0.25 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0512 PM HAIL CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 0.88 INCH ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTS ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH BREAKING BRANCHES AND BLOWING
OVER TREES
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Aug 6, 5:25 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
525 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
08/06/2005 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO 60 FOOT TREES...12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...BLOWN OVER
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0509 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
08/06/2005 0.25 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0512 PM HAIL CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 0.88 INCH ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTS ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH BREAKING BRANCHES AND BLOWING
OVER TREES
0525 PM FLASH FLOOD CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Aug 6, 5:31 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
531 PM CDT SAT AUG 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
08/06/2005 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO 60 FOOT TREES...12 INCHES IN DIAMETER...BLOWN OVER
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0502 PM TSTM WND DMG CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
0509 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
08/06/2005 0.25 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0512 PM HAIL CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 0.88 INCH ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GUSTS ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH BREAKING BRANCHES AND BLOWING
OVER TREES
0525 PM FLASH FLOOD CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
08/06/2005 ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
0528 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 N JACKSON 35.66N 88.83W
08/06/2005 0.00 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
JUST UNDER AN INCH OF RAIN IN 15 TO 20 MINUTES. HIGHLAND
AVE 2 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BECOMING IMPASSABLE
&&
DSVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 26 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.