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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2008, 3:44 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 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 22, 2008, 3:44 PM CDT (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 1833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
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 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 11:38 AM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 22 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>092-231845- 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- 1138 AM CDT TUE APR 22 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 SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THESE AREAS AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH 800 PM CDT TODAY. PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS. JLH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 2:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 207 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 ARZ058-MSZ007-221930- PHILLIPS AR-TUNICA MS- 207 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBINSONVILLE TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARVELL AT 207 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 23 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN PHILLIPS AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELAINE...HELENA...MARVELL AND WEST HELENA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Local storm report, Apr 22, 2:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
231 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN
1150 AM HAIL BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1232 PM HAIL BLYTHEVILLE 35.93N 89.92W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 PM HAIL WYNNE 35.23N 90.79W
04/22/2008 E0.75 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 PM HAIL 8 W WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.32W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH CRITTENDEN AR PUBLIC
0140 PM HAIL 3 ENE SIMSBORO 35.04N 90.34W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0143 PM TSTM WND GST EDMONDSON 35.10N 90.31W
04/22/2008 E60.00 MPH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL 5 ESE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.11N 89.97W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
RJOSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 2:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 239 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 MSZ010-011-222100- COAHOMA MS-QUITMAN MS- 239 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 14 MILES NORTH OF SLEDGE TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRIARS POINT AT 239 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN COAHOMA AND QUITMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CLARKSDALE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Local storm report, Apr 22, 2:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
242 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN
1150 AM HAIL BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1232 PM HAIL BLYTHEVILLE 35.93N 89.92W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 PM HAIL WYNNE 35.23N 90.79W
04/22/2008 E0.75 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 PM HAIL 8 W WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.32W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH CRITTENDEN AR PUBLIC
0140 PM HAIL 3 ENE SIMSBORO 35.04N 90.34W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0143 PM TSTM WND GST EDMONDSON 35.10N 90.31W
04/22/2008 E60.00 MPH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL 5 ESE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.11N 89.97W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0230 PM HAIL TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W
04/22/2008 E0.75 INCH TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
RJOLocal storm report, Apr 22, 3:27 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
327 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1150 AM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN
1150 AM HAIL BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
1232 PM HAIL BLYTHEVILLE 35.93N 89.92W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 PM HAIL WYNNE 35.23N 90.79W
04/22/2008 E0.75 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 PM HAIL 8 W WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.32W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH CRITTENDEN AR PUBLIC
0140 PM HAIL 3 ENE SIMSBORO 35.04N 90.34W
04/22/2008 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0143 PM TSTM WND GST EDMONDSON 35.10N 90.31W
04/22/2008 E60.00 MPH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0225 PM HAIL 5 ESE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.11N 89.97W
04/22/2008 E0.88 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0230 PM HAIL TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W
04/22/2008 E0.75 INCH TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0320 PM HAIL DARLING 34.35N 90.27W
04/22/2008 E1.25 INCH QUITMAN MS POST OFFICE
&&
RJOSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 3:29 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 329 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 MSZ002-013-222145- MARSHALL MS-LAFAYETTE MS- 329 PM CDT TUE APR 22 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER HARMONTOWN AT 329 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 67 min |
| Apr 22, 2:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tate | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 56 min |
| Apr 22, 3:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Quitman, Tallahatchie | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 11:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 33 min |
| Apr 22, 11:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 62 min |
| Apr 22, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 61 min |
| Apr 22, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 46 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.