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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Memphis, TN

May 3, 2006Chester County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2006, 8:13 PM CDT for Chester County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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: May 3, 2006, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2006, 8:36 PM CDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Chester County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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
May 3, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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: 1667 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1142 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.3

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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 May 3, 7:38 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 7:38 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
738 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

.DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON HAVE
BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING OVER THE PAST HOUR. THE LINE OF
STORMS FROM THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL TO CHERRY VALLEY IN NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS WAS STILL ACTIVE. GOOD CONVERGENCE ALONG THE LOW LEVEL
BOUNDARY AS SEEN ON VISIBLE SATELLITE AND THE CENTER OF THE MCV
MOVING ACROSS THIS AREA HAS ALLOWED THESE STORMS TO PERSIST. WITH
LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...THE STORMS ARE SUBSIDING ACROSS THE
MIDSOUTH. THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL CONTINUE OVER MIDDLE
TENNESSEE WHERE THE BETTER INSTABILITY HAS SHIFTED. LATE TONIGHT
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE MIDSOUTH.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.

&&

AC

Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 8:10 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
810 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-041000-
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-
810 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SOME ONGOING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED AREAS OF LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH 10 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE MID-SOUTH
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE
MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 5:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 5:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
549 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0322 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     HAIL             DELL                    35.86N 90.03W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   POST OFFICE

0400 PM     HAIL             5 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.96W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED RIGHT ALONG COUNTY LINE OF DUNKLIN AND
            PEMISCOT COUNTIES

0400 PM     HAIL             4 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.98W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S TRUMANN             35.65N 90.52W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0430 PM     HAIL             2 SW OSCEOLA            35.68N 90.02W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0455 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASHPORT                 35.77N 89.80W
05/03/2006  E60 MPH          LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 PM     HAIL             4 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.72W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0516 PM     HAIL             HERNANDO                34.83N 89.99W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       DESOTO             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0518 PM     HAIL             ARBYRD                  36.05N 90.24W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0539 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

Special weather statement, May 3, 5:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
553 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

MSZ003-004-032310-
TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-
553 PM CDT WED MAY 3 2006

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...BENTON AND TIPPAH
COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTH OF GRAVESTOWN AT 553 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY.

PEOPLE IN BENTON AND TIPPAH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

Local storm report, May 3, 6:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
641 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0322 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     HAIL             DELL                    35.86N 90.03W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   POST OFFICE

0400 PM     HAIL             4 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.98W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0400 PM     HAIL             5 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.96W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED RIGHT ALONG COUNTY LINE OF DUNKLIN AND
            PEMISCOT COUNTIES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S TRUMANN             35.65N 90.52W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0430 PM     HAIL             2 SW OSCEOLA            35.68N 90.02W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0455 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASHPORT                 35.77N 89.80W
05/03/2006  E60 MPH          LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 PM     HAIL             4 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.72W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0516 PM     HAIL             HERNANDO                34.83N 89.99W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       DESOTO             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0518 PM     HAIL             ARBYRD                  36.05N 90.24W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0539 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0615 PM     HAIL             FISHER                  35.49N 90.97W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0633 PM     HAIL             2 N TRUMANN             35.70N 90.52W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Local storm report, May 3, 6:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
651 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0322 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     HAIL             DELL                    35.86N 90.03W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   POST OFFICE

0400 PM     HAIL             4 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.98W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0400 PM     HAIL             5 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.96W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED RIGHT ALONG COUNTY LINE OF DUNKLIN AND
            PEMISCOT COUNTIES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S TRUMANN             35.65N 90.52W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0430 PM     HAIL             2 SW OSCEOLA            35.68N 90.02W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0455 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASHPORT                 35.77N 89.80W
05/03/2006  E60 MPH          LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 PM     HAIL             4 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.72W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0516 PM     HAIL             HERNANDO                34.83N 89.99W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       DESOTO             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0518 PM     HAIL             ARBYRD                  36.05N 90.24W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0539 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0615 PM     HAIL             FISHER                  35.49N 90.97W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E FISHER              35.49N 90.92W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON ROUTE 214

0633 PM     HAIL             2 N TRUMANN             35.70N 90.52W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

Local storm report, May 3, 7:32 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
732 PM CDT WED MAY 03 2006

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

0310 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0322 PM     HAIL             LEACHVILLE              35.92N 90.26W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     HAIL             DELL                    35.86N 90.03W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   POST OFFICE

0400 PM     HAIL             4 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.98W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0400 PM     HAIL             5 E KENNETT             36.24N 89.96W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL REPORTED RIGHT ALONG COUNTY LINE OF DUNKLIN AND
            PEMISCOT COUNTIES

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S TRUMANN             35.65N 90.52W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0430 PM     HAIL             2 SW OSCEOLA            35.68N 90.02W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0455 PM     TSTM WND GST     ASHPORT                 35.77N 89.80W
05/03/2006  E60 MPH          LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 PM     HAIL             4 W COVINGTON           35.57N 89.72W
05/03/2006  M0.75 INCH       TIPTON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0516 PM     HAIL             HERNANDO                34.83N 89.99W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       DESOTO             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0518 PM     HAIL             ARBYRD                  36.05N 90.24W
05/03/2006  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0539 PM     HAIL             SENATH                  36.13N 90.16W
05/03/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0615 PM     HAIL             FISHER                  35.49N 90.97W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E FISHER              35.49N 90.92W
05/03/2006                   POINSETT           AR   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON ROUTE 214

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 S RIPLEY             35.60N 89.53W
05/03/2006                   LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD

0633 PM     HAIL             2 N TRUMANN             35.70N 90.52W
05/03/2006  E0.75 INCH       POINSETT           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 2:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	23 min
May 3, 9:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	89 min
May 3, 10:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lawrence, Randolph	53 min
May 4, 1:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Poinsett	35 min
May 4, 1:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	St. Francis	21 min
May 4, 1:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden	29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2006 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.