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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2008, 4:14 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 1, 2008, 4:14 PM CDT (21:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2008, 4:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Coahoma County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1962 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 743 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.1
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
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 Jun 1, 3:57 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:57 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:27 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 327 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 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>092-021100- 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- 327 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE TIME OF GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN 300 PM AND 900 PM. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH BECOME SEVERE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY WILL SEE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...PRIMARILY ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE...ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. FRIDAY WILL ALSO SEE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MOSTLY LIKELY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. PWB/CJC
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 303 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 TNZ053>055-092-012030- DECATUR TN-HENDERSON TN-CHESTER TN-HARDIN TN- 303 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... EAST CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SARDIS AT 303 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 29 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 CHESTER...DECATUR...HARDIN AND HENDERSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 MSZ007-012045- TUNICA MS- 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... CENTRAL TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF TUNICA AT 313 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 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 TUNICA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 MSZ013-012045- LAFAYETTE MS- 314 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER BURGESS AT 314 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 21 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 COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:15 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ARZ058-012045- PHILLIPS AR- 315 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARVELL AT 315 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 21 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 PHILLIPS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARVELL AND WEST HELENA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:35 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 335 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 TNZ020-051-012100- CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN- 335 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHERN CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF EATON AT 335 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CROCKETT AND GIBSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUMBOLDT AND TRENTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 3:43 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 343 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 TNZ088-089-012115- FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN- 343 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EAST CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF ARLINGTON AT 343 PM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 12:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 21 min |
| Jun 1, 12:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 12:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Hardin | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 4:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 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.