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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Memphis, TN

April 10, 2008Carroll County, Henry County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT for Carroll County, Henry County, Tennessee. 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
Apr 10, 2008, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 10, 2008, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, TN, Henry 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 10, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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 Apr 10, 8:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 8:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 3:14 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
314 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-112215-
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-
314 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

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 MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MOST OF THE
MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK REMAINS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MODERATE RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO
THE EAST. STORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES. A FEW
SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS.

THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE UNTIL 9 PM CDT ACROSS
AREAS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...AND UNTIL 11 PM CDT ACROSS FAR
WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...AND BETWEEN 6 PM CDT
AND 2 AM CDT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS
THEY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI ON FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REINTENSIFY OVER THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA ON FRIDAY AND MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL.

TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID
SOUTH SUNDAY...MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. THIS MAY IMPACT
TENDER VEGETATION THAT IS LEFT UNPROTECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL
BE NEEDED THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH.

OKULSKI

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 8:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
857 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

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

0745 PM     HAIL             12 W STEELE             36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 12 W OF STEELE

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 W STEELE             36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008                   DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 65-70 MPH WINDS

0800 PM     HAIL             5 N HAYTI               36.30N 89.75W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5 N HAYTI

0815 PM     HAIL             LAKE CITY               35.82N 90.45W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAKE CITY

0845 PM     HAIL             5 E PURYEAR             36.44N 88.24W
04/10/2008  E1.50 INCH       HENRY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND
            PURYEAR ON I-40

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
945 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

TNZ049-050-052-089-110315-
FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-TIPTON TN-
945 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WEST CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 14
MILES WEST OF DANCYVILLE AT 945 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...MADISON AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT.

.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT
AREA.
Local storm report, Apr 10, 10:07 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1007 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008

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

0745 PM     HAIL             12 W STEELE             36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL 12 W OF STEELE

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 W STEELE             36.08N 90.06W
04/10/2008                   DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 65-70 MPH WINDS

0800 PM     HAIL             5 N HAYTI               36.30N 89.75W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL 5 N HAYTI

0815 PM     HAIL             LAKE CITY               35.82N 90.45W
04/10/2008  E0.88 INCH       CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL LAKE CITY

0845 PM     HAIL             5 E PURYEAR             36.44N 88.24W
04/10/2008  E1.50 INCH       HENRY              TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN PARIS LANDING AND
            PURYEAR ON I-40

1007 PM     HAIL             BROWNSVILLE             35.59N 89.25W
04/10/2008  E0.75 INCH       HAYWOOD            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PENNY HAIL AT HART DRIVE IN BROWNSVILLE.

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 10:07 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 10, 10:31 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMarshall27 min
Apr 10, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Panola31 min
Apr 10, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMarshall29 min
Apr 10, 11:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall4 hr
Apr 11, 1:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGTunica3 hr
Apr 11, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe40 min
Apr 10, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman, Haywood, Madison40 min
Apr 10, 8:22 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHenry38 min
Apr 10, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison38 min
Apr 10, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby, Tipton33 min
Apr 10, 10:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley48 min
Apr 10, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley35 min
Apr 10, 10:57 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton4 hr
Apr 11, 12:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDecatur3 hr
Apr 11, 1:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChester, Henderson, McNairy3 hr
Apr 11, 1:50 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGDyer25 hr
Apr 10, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi32 min
Apr 10, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, St. Francis27 min
Apr 10, 8:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGSt. Francis2 hr
Apr 10, 9:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLee116 min
Apr 10, 10:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden4 hr

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