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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 234, NWS Memphis, TN

November 6, 2005Benton County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 6, 2005, 3:00 AM CST for Benton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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: Nov 6, 2005, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 6, 2005, 3:30 AM CST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Benton County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 70 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: 794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 300 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.4

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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 Nov 6, 2:49 AM CST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 2:49 AM CST, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 3:45 PM CST, 11 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
345 PM CST SAT NOV 5 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>092-061145-
ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-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-
345 PM CST SAT NOV 5 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. THE AREA OF CONCERN IS NORTH OF A
LINE FROM FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...TO MEMPHIS...TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE.
THIS INCLUDES MEMPHIS...JACKSON...JONESBORO...BLYTHEVILLE AND
DYERSBURG.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN
ISOLATED TORNADO. THE TIME OF GREATEST THREAT IS BETWEEN 9 PM
TONIGHT AND 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:17 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1217 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:30 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1230 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 12:39 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1239 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1229 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  1.00 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:38 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
138 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1229 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  1.00 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0130 AM     HAIL             HUGHES                  34.95N 90.47W
11/06/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. FRANCIS        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

DSV

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:59 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
159 AM CST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

1213 AM     TSTM WND GST     RECTOR                  36.26N 90.29W
11/06/2005  75 MPH           CLAY               AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT AIRPORT

1226 AM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  70 MPH           DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1226 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

1229 AM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
11/06/2005  1.00 INCH        DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0130 AM     HAIL             HUGHES                  34.95N 90.47W
11/06/2005  0.75 INCH        ST. FRANCIS        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0157 AM     HAIL             WALLS                   34.95N 90.13W
11/06/2005  0.75 INCH        DESOTO             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

DSV

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 6, 1:30 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	30 min
Nov 6, 2:00 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	30 min
Nov 6, 2:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Marshall	28 min
Nov 6, 12:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake	31 min
Nov 6, 1:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Obion	35 min
Nov 6, 1:50 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Weakley	25 min
Nov 6, 2:08 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry	37 min
Nov 6, 2:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Gibson	31 min
Nov 5, 10:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Randolph	29 min
Nov 6, 12:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	32 min
Nov 6, 1:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis	19 min
Nov 6, 1:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	St. Francis	6 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.