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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 395, NWS Memphis, TN

May 26, 2006Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2006, 9:25 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Arkansas. 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: May 26, 2006, 9:25 PM CDT (02:25 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2006, 9:55 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Mississippi County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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 26, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 104 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: 2891 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1255 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 26, 8:37 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:37 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
837 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

.UPDATE...

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. STORMS APPEAR TO HAVE BE LESS LIKELY TO PRODUCE
HAIL AND MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WILL NOT
MAKE ANY CHANGES TO FORECAST AT THIS TIME BUT WILL NEED TO UPDATE
ONCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EXPIRES.

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:23 AM CDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1123 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 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>092-271830-
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-
1123 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
INTERACT WITH INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR DAILY CHANCES
OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY EXPECTED...A FEW OF
THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

JLH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 26, 7:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

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

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

0550 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0555 PM     HAIL             5 NE STEELE             36.14N 89.78W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0640 PM     HAIL             MARMADUKE               36.19N 90.39W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0645 PM     HAIL             6 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.94W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0655 PM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ARS

Local storm report, May 26, 7:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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

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

0550 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0555 PM     HAIL             5 NE STEELE             36.14N 89.78W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     DYERSBURG               36.04N 89.38W
05/26/2006  M65 MPH          DYER               TN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT DYERSBURG AIRPORT.

0640 PM     HAIL             MARMADUKE               36.19N 90.39W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0645 PM     HAIL             6 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.94W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0655 PM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

ARS

Local storm report, May 26, 7:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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

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

0550 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0555 PM     HAIL             5 NE STEELE             36.14N 89.78W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     DYERSBURG               36.04N 89.38W
05/26/2006  M65 MPH          DYER               TN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT DYERSBURG AIRPORT.

0640 PM     HAIL             MARMADUKE               36.19N 90.39W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0645 PM     HAIL             6 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.94W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0655 PM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     HAIL             CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

ARS

Local storm report, May 26, 8:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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

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

0550 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0555 PM     HAIL             5 NE STEELE             36.14N 89.78W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     DYERSBURG               36.04N 89.38W
05/26/2006  M65 MPH          DYER               TN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT DYERSBURG AIRPORT.

0640 PM     HAIL             MARMADUKE               36.19N 90.39W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0645 PM     HAIL             6 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.94W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0655 PM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     HAIL             CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0815 PM     HAIL             3 N NEWBERN             36.16N 89.27W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       DYER               TN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

ARS

Local storm report, May 26, 8:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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

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

0550 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0555 PM     HAIL             5 NE STEELE             36.14N 89.78W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

0635 PM     TSTM WND GST     DYERSBURG               36.04N 89.38W
05/26/2006  M65 MPH          DYER               TN   AWOS

            OBSERVED AT DYERSBURG AIRPORT.

0640 PM     HAIL             MARMADUKE               36.19N 90.39W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0645 PM     HAIL             6 E UNION CITY          36.42N 88.94W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0655 PM     HAIL             UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
05/26/2006  E0.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 PM     HAIL             CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0800 PM     HAIL             PIGGOTT                 36.38N 90.20W
05/26/2006  E0.88 INCH       CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0815 PM     HAIL             3 N NEWBERN             36.16N 89.27W
05/26/2006  E1.00 INCH       DYER               TN   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

ARS

Special weather statement, May 26, 9:04 PM CDT, 21 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 26, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	28 min
May 26, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	37 min
May 26, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	16 min
May 26, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	26 min
May 26, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	31 min
May 26, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer	33 min
May 26, 8:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	2 hr
May 27, 3:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Hardin	119 min
May 26, 8:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay	2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 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.