Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 4, 2005, 12:06 AM CST for Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 4, 2005, 12:06 AM CST (06:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2005, 12:30 AM CST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Pontotoc County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Dec 3, 9:18 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 9:18 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 918 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2005 .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY THROUGH NORTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. EARLIER SHOWERS HAD FORMED NORTH OF THE FRONT AND HAVE MOVED INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOW STARTING TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE FRONT. WITH WARM ATMOSPHERE SOUTH OF THE FRONT CANT RULE OUT SOME SEVERE STORMS. CURRENT FORECAST HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION SO NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED AT THIS TIME. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 3, 4:25 PM CST, 7 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 425 PM CST SAT DEC 3 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>092-050030- 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- 425 PM CST SAT DEC 3 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL HELP TO DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS EVENING. INCREASING INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS WILL ALLOW SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM MOST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL. ALTHOUGH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT CAN DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM ACROSS FAR WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM FARTHER EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. JLH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 3, 10:08 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1008 PM CST SAT DEC 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL LEWISBURG 34.87N 89.82W
12/03/2005 0.88 INCH DESOTO MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Dec 3, 10:14 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1014 PM CST SAT DEC 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL LEWISBURG 34.87N 89.82W
12/03/2005 0.88 INCH DESOTO MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1012 PM HAIL SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
12/03/2005 1.00 INCH TATE MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Dec 3, 10:25 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1025 PM CST SAT DEC 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL LEWISBURG 34.87N 89.82W
12/03/2005 0.88 INCH DESOTO MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1006 PM HAIL 1 W BYHALIA 34.86N 89.71W
12/03/2005 0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
1012 PM HAIL SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
12/03/2005 1.00 INCH TATE MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Dec 3, 10:45 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1045 PM CST SAT DEC 03 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0955 PM HAIL LEWISBURG 34.87N 89.82W
12/03/2005 0.88 INCH DESOTO MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1006 PM HAIL 1 W BYHALIA 34.86N 89.71W
12/03/2005 0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
1012 PM HAIL SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
12/03/2005 1.00 INCH TATE MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1032 PM HAIL 15 E SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.71W
12/03/2005 0.25 INCH TATE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
DSVLocal storm report, Dec 3, 11:35 PM CST, 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall, Tate | 36 min |
| Dec 3, 10:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 24 min |
| Dec 3, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 25 min |
| Dec 3, 10:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah | 25 min |
| Dec 3, 11:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 28 min |
| Dec 3, 11:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 35 min |
| Dec 4, 12:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 19 min |
| Dec 4, 1:27 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tallahatchie | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.