Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 22, 2005, 6:26 PM CST for Hardeman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2005, 6:26 PM CST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2005, 7:02 PM CST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hardeman County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1249 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 230026 SVRMEG TNC069-230100- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0037.050323T0026Z-050323T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 626 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE * UNTIL 700 PM CST * AT 624 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF BOLIVAR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CLOVERPORT AND SILERTON. .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 3524 8928 3510 8913 3533 8879 3545 8899 $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS54 KMEG 230102 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 700 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 TNC069-230112- /O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-050323T0100Z/ HARDEMAN TN- 700 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HARDEMAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 700 PM CST... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3524 8928 3510 8913 3533 8879 3545 8899 $$
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 Mar 22, 2:30 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:30 PM CST, 3 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 230 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER NE OK/NW AR THIS AFTERNOON. SFC LOW OVER AR WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDED EAST ACRS ERN AR AND INTO SW TN. A DRYLINE EXTENDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE SFC LOW FROM CNTRL AR TO NRN LA. AREA 88DS SHOWING CONVECTION STARTING TO INITIATE ALONG THE DRYLINE OVER ERN AR ARCING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER LOW. AIRMASS SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT...IN ADVANCE OF THE DRYLINE...QUICKLY DESTABILIZING. CAPES ABOUT 1000 J/KG WITH SFC DEWPOINTS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S ATTM. AS COLD POOL ALOFT...-22C AT 500 MB...MOVES CLOSER AND SFC TEMPS CONT TO WARM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS CAPES SHOULD REACH 2000 J/KG. STEEP LAPSE RATES...LOW WET BULB ZERO FAVOR LARGE HAIL WITH THESE STORMS. EXPECT THE ARC OF DEVELOPING STORMS TO MOVE ACRS THE CWFA THIS AFTN AND EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 68 IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM. THERE IS SOME LEFTOVER SHEAR INVOF OF WARMFNT...SO CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLD TORNADO ACRS NE AR/MO BOOTHEEL/NW TN. STORMS WL MOVE INTO MID TN LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT LINGERING SHOWERS ACRS NRN AND ERN SXNS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WED AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE OH VALLEY. THE LOW PULLS AWAY ON WED AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN DURING THE AFTN. NEXT SYSTEM STARTS TO APPROACH ON THU AS A DECENT SHORTWAVE MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS WITH SFC CYCLOGENESIS KS/MO REGION. GOOD WAA ACRS THE MID SOUTH SO SFC TEMPS WL CLIMB TOWARD 70 DEGREES. THU NIGHT A WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE CWA. SYSTEM SEEMS MOISTURE STARVED SO A 20 POP WL DO FOR NOW. FRONT THEN STALLS ACRS THE REGION FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS DEPICTING SFC WAVES MOVING ALONG THE FRONT RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY WET PERIOD. THIS FRONT EVENTUALLY CLEARS THE AREA BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && SJM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 2:45 PM CST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 245 PM CST TUE MAR 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>092-231200- 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- 245 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM ARKANSAS INTO KENTUCKY TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 3 PM UNTIL 6 PM FOR EAST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS AREA INCLUDES JONESBORO...MEMPHIS AND HELENA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA INCLUDES DYERSBURG...JACKSON AND TUPELO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SJM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 22, 5:54 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
554 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM HAIL 2 W JACKSON 35.63N 88.86W
03/22/2005 0.50 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL JUST WEST OF MKL AIRPORT
&&
WERLocal storm report, Mar 22, 5:56 PM CST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
556 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM HAIL 5 NW HOLLY SPRINGS 34.82N 89.51W
03/22/2005 0.88 INCH MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
AT EXIT 18 OF HIGHWAY 78
&&
WERSpecial weather statement, Mar 22, 5:59 PM CST, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 559 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 MSZ004-230030- TIPPAH MS- 559 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...TIPPAH COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FALKNER AT 559 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE. PEOPLE IN TIPPAH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, Mar 22, 6:01 PM CST, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
601 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM HAIL BYHALIA 34.86N 89.69W
03/22/2005 0.88 INCH MARSHALL MS AIRPLANE PILOT
HIGHWARY 309
&&
WERLocal storm report, Mar 22, 6:19 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
619 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM HAIL 7 W TRENTON 35.97N 89.06W
03/22/2005 0.88 INCH GIBSON TN PUBLIC
&&
WERLocal storm report, Mar 22, 6:21 PM CST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
621 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
03/22/2005 1.00 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
WERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 41 min |
| Mar 22, 6:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 30 min |
| Mar 22, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 34 min |
| Mar 22, 6:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester | 33 min |
| Mar 22, 6:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson | 31 min |
| Mar 22, 7:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 47 min |
| Mar 22, 7:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Gibson | 46 min |
| Mar 22, 7:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 26 min |
| Mar 22, 8:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 41 min |
| Mar 22, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 50 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.