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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 381, NWS Memphis, TN

May 26, 2006McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2006, 3:41 AM CDT for McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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 26, 2006, 3:41 AM CDT (08:41 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2006, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County McNairy County, TN

The radar

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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 26, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

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 25, 9:01 PM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 9:01 PM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 11:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1153 PM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   36.30N 88.31W
05/25/2006                   HENRY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

1015 PM     HAIL             WOODLAND MILLS          36.48N 89.11W
05/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SOUTH FULTON        36.49N 88.90W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODLAND MILLS          36.48N 89.11W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

1050 PM     HAIL             2 N UNION CITY          36.45N 89.05W
05/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       OBION              TN   AMATEUR RADIO

1055 PM     HAIL             MARTIN                  36.34N 88.86W
05/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       WEAKLEY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1146 PM     FLASH FLOOD      UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER HAS FILLED DITCHES AND FLOODED SOME STREETS.
            SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED IN CARS.

&&

SJM

Local storm report, May 26, 12:09 AM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 12:22 AM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1222 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

1005 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARIS                   36.30N 88.31W
05/25/2006                   HENRY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

1015 PM     HAIL             WOODLAND MILLS          36.48N 89.11W
05/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

1020 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W SOUTH FULTON        36.49N 88.90W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

1050 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WOODLAND MILLS          36.48N 89.11W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN

1050 PM     HAIL             2 N UNION CITY          36.45N 89.05W
05/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       OBION              TN   AMATEUR RADIO

1055 PM     HAIL             MARTIN                  36.34N 88.86W
05/25/2006  E1.00 INCH       WEAKLEY            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1146 PM     FLASH FLOOD      UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER HAS FILLED DITCHES AND FLOODED SOME STREETS.
            SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED IN CARS.

1150 PM     HAIL             DRESDEN                 36.28N 88.69W
05/25/2006  M1.75 INCH       WEAKLEY            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED BY TEMA

1150 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHARON                  36.23N 88.82W
05/25/2006                   WEAKLEY            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. REPORTED BY TEMA.

1155 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.96W
05/25/2006                   OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            SOME ROADS HAD HIGH WATER ON THEM.

1220 AM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  M0.88 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ARS

Local storm report, May 26, 1:55 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 3:10 AM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 26, 3:18 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	54 min
May 25, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	62 min
May 25, 10:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	47 min
May 25, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	50 min
May 25, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	25 min
May 25, 11:28 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Obion	2 hr
May 25, 11:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	44 min
May 25, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll	41 min
May 26, 12:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Weakley	51 min
May 26, 12:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	29 min
May 26, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson	28 min
May 26, 1:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer	25 min
May 26, 1:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson	39 min
May 26, 1:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Gibson	32 min
May 26, 1:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Obion	2 hr
May 26, 2:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer	43 min
May 26, 2:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson, Madison	46 min
May 26, 2:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Madison	117 min
May 26, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester	50 min
May 26, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	19 min
May 26, 2:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Haywood	28 min
May 26, 3:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Madison	25 min
May 26, 3:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Obion	3 hr
May 26, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester	33 min
May 26, 4:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer	70 min
May 26, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry	29 min
May 26, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson	22 min
May 26, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	32 min
May 26, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Greene	25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.