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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Memphis, TN

May 24, 2008DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2008, 3:57 PM CDT for DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2008, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2008, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 4:25 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 606 N Independence, MSALLEN ROAD AND HWY 305 IN SOUTHEAST DESOTO COUNTY.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 23 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2008-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2279 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2008-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2279 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
511 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KMEG 242057
SVRMEG
MSC033-093-242145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0252.080524T2057Z-080524T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
357 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVE BRANCH...
  AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  LEWISBURG...BYHALIA...MT PLEASANT...RED BANKS...SLAYDEN AND
  MARIANNA.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3460 8957 3467 8967 3470 8967 3469 8970
      3471 8973 3478 8973 3478 8984 3491 9005
      3500 8997 3501 8965 3495 8936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 305DEG 26KT 3493 8988

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KMEG 242130
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

MSC033-242140-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-080524T2145Z/
DESOTO MS-
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

AT 430 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
AREA...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3460 8957 3467 8967 3470 8967 3469 8970
      3471 8973 3500 8972 3501 8965 3495 8936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 305DEG 26KT 3479 8964

$$

MSC093-242145-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-080524T2145Z/
MARSHALL MS-
430 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY...

AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RED
BANKS...OR 12 MILES WEST OF HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SLAYDEN
AND MARIANNA.

.IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 3460 8957 3467 8967 3470 8967 3469 8970
      3471 8973 3500 8972 3501 8965 3495 8936
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 305DEG 26KT 3479 8964

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTallahatchie37 min
May 24, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall40 min
May 24, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPanola, Tate40 min
May 24, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGQuitman, Tunica39 min
May 24, 4:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Pontotoc, Union20 min
May 24, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Panola46 min
May 24, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe25 min
May 24, 5:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette26 min
May 24, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc34 min
May 24, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw50 min
May 24, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun51 min
May 24, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun22 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.