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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 308, NWS Memphis, TN

June 20, 2008Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2008, 7:13 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2008, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Mississippi County, AR

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 20, 3:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 3:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
321 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

.DISCUSSION...

A SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. THE SHORTWAVE WILL HELP PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE CWA. BEST CHANCES TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACKSON
TENNESSEE AND TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. BY SATURDAY...BEST CHANCES WILL
SHIFT TO JUST NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE
REST OF THE CWA STAYS DRY ON SATURDAY AS THE NAM IS HINTING AT
THIS SOLUTION WITH THE LATEST RUN. HOWEVER GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUES
TO SHOW CHANCES FOR RAIN. FOR NOW...WILL GO DRY ACROSS NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. WILL PUT 20 POPS IN THE MEM TO
MKL CORRIDOR AND 30 POPS ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S WITH HIGHS ON SATURDAY IN THE MID 80S.

SATURDAY NIGHT...DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE REGION AS
WINDS TURN TO THE NORTH. LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.

SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IN COMBINATION WITH A
FRONT WILL SINK INTO THE MIDSOUTH FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
SHORTWAVE AND FRONT. WILL GO WITH 20 POPS.

BY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...SFC HIGH PRESSURE AND AN UPPER
RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY
WITH TEMPERATURES CREEPING INTO THE LOWER 90S FOR HIGHS. LOWS WILL BE IN
THE 60S INTO THE LOWER 70S.

THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST...EXPECT DIURNAL CONVECTION
THUS WILL OR CONTINUE 20 POPS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S WITH
LOWS IN THE 60S INTO THE LOWER 70S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  69  85  66  89 /  30  20  10  10
MKL  64  83  59  88 /  40  20  10  20
JBR  66  84  63  88 /  20  10  10  20
TUP  67  83  65  88 /  50  30  10  10

&&

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

KRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:13 AM CDT, 15 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
413 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 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>092-211100-
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-
413 AM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

JCL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 6:30 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
630 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

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

0630 PM     HAIL             KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
06/20/2008  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN KENNETT.

&&

JKT
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:37 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
637 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

ARZ027-210015-
POINSETT AR-
637 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2008

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

  SOUTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50
MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER WALDENBURG AT 637 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 13 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 POINSETT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HARRISBURG...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT.
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:48 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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