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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 12:22 PM CST for Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee; Alcorn County, Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. 6 reports 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
- Jan 10, 2008, 12:22 PM CST (18:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2008, 1:00 PM CST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 12:29 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Acton, TN | BARN ROOF REMOVED...TREES DOWN |
| Jan 10, 12:29 PM CST | HAIL 0.88 | Acton, TN | |
| Jan 10, 12:35 PM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 W Corinth, MS | |
| Jan 10, 12:35 PM CST | HAIL 2.75 | 2 W Corinth, MS | |
| Jan 10, 12:45 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | Michie, TN | |
| Jan 10, 12:45 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Michie, TN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 7:46 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMEG 101822
TORMEG
MSC003-TNC071-109-101900-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.080110T1822Z-080110T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1222 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* AT 1222 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CORINTH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ACTON...SHILOH...PICKWICK DAM...ADAMSVILLE...CRUMP...SAVANNAH AND
OLIVE HILL.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
.IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.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 3537 8805 3514 8799 3500 8826 3501 8835
3494 8836 3483 8855 3497 8870 3537 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 229DEG 52KT 3496 8854
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMEG 101832
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1229 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC003-TNC071-109-101900-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080110T1900Z/
ALCORN MS-HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
1229 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY...HARDIN AND NORTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES...
AT 1229 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ACTON...OR JUST
NORTH OF CORINTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. RADAR CURRENTLY
INDICATES VERY STRONG ROTATION AND A TORNADO IS LIKELY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MICHIE...STANTONVILLE...SHILOH...PICKWICK DAM...ADAMSVILLE...CRUMP...
SAVANNAH AND OLIVE HILL.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
80 MPH.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3537 8805 3514 8799 3500 8826 3501 8835
3494 8836 3489 8850 3498 8866 3537 8826
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 229DEG 52KT 3502 8844
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 101849
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1247 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
MSC003-TNC109-101857-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080110T1900Z/
ALCORN MS-MCNAIRY TN-
1247 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY AND NORTHEASTERN
ALCORN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 1247 PM CST...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 TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3514 8799 3500 8827 3501 8838 3512 8838
3514 8837 3523 8837 3537 8826 3537 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 229DEG 52KT 3513 8826
$$
TNC071-101900-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080110T1900Z/
HARDIN TN-
1247 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR HARDIN
COUNTY...
AT 1235 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS AND
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AS THIS STORM MOVED JUST NORTH OF CORINTH IN
ALCORN COUNTY. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHILOH...OR ABOUT 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CRUMP
AND OLIVE HILL.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE PRODUCING
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
80 MPH.
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
LAT...LON 3514 8799 3500 8827 3501 8838 3512 8838
3514 8837 3523 8837 3537 8826 3537 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 229DEG 52KT 3513 8826
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jan 10, 11:40 AM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 11:40 AM CST, 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1140 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 .DISCUSSION... ON-GOING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH IS THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM. BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE JUST CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. UPDATED THE GRIDS AND ZONES TO EXPAND THE TORNADO WATCH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF WESTERN TENNESSEE. GREATEST SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST...LOWERED MAX TEMPS AND POP CHANCES ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND UPDATED HOURLY TEMPS BASED ON CURRENT OBS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 513 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008/ DISCUSSION...09Z SURFACE ANALYSIS THIS MORNING PLACES A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. INFRARED SATELLITE ALREADY SHOWING ELEVATED CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS DEVELOPING IN RESPONSE TO ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND AN 850 LOW LEVEL JET TRANSPORTING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE MID SOUTH. TEMPERATURES SO FAR RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S NEAR WALNUT RIDGE TO AROUND 60 DEGREES NEAR COLUMBUS MS. MAIN CONCERN IN THIS FORECAST PACKAGE IS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...A WARM FRONT JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL MOVE NORTH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS A SURFACE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. STEEP 700-500 MB MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 7 C/KM...FAVORABLE UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDS ALOFT AS INDICATED BY UPPER AIR PROFILERS AND UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND MOST UNSTABLE CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 1000 J/KG SUGGEST THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS MAINLY FROM DECATURVILLE TENNESSEE TO COFFEEVILLE MISSISSIPPI COULD BECOME SEVERE TODAY WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. THINK MOST LIKELY MODE OF CONVECTION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A SQUALL LINE. 0-1 KM STORM HELICITIES APPROACHING 400 M2/S2...BACKING SURFACE WINDS AND 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES APPROACHING 60 KTS SUGGESTS A TORNADIC THREAT /MINI-SUPERCELL TYPE/ CANNOT BE RULED OUT EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST INTO EASTERN TENNESSEE AND INTO ALABAMA. KEPT LINGERING POPS IN TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE FRONT WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO DEPART ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...00Z LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS THROUGH THE PERIOD. USED THE 00Z ECMWF AS A GUIDE AS OPERATIONAL GFS RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY IS IN QUESTION WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SUGGEST RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN SMALL SATURDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE RAIN FREE && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 63 39 53 36 / 100 10 0 0 MKL 61 36 48 30 / 100 20 0 0 JBR 59 36 51 33 / 70 10 0 0 TUP 68 39 54 34 / 100 30 0 0 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 10:38 AM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1038 AM CST THU JAN 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>092-111845- 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- 1038 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM SELMER TENNESSEE TO HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CORINTH AND TUPELO MISSISSIPPI. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EAST OF A MARTIN TENNESSEE TO CHARLESTON MISSISSIPPI LINE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PARIS AND JACKSON TENNESSEE SOUTHWARD TO HOLLY SPRINGS AND OXFORD MISSISSIPPI. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE IN THE RISK AREAS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF WESTERN TENNESSEE UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 10, 11:21 AM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1121 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 MSZ002-008-101745- MARSHALL MS-TATE MS- 1121 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF BYHALIA TO 4 MILES WEST OF BARR AT 1121 AM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 80 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN MARSHALL AND TATE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Local storm report, Jan 10, 11:22 AM CST, 1 hour before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1122 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 N BARTLETT 35.26N 89.84W
01/10/2008 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
HOWARD CREEK OUT OF BANK NEAR OLD BROWNSVILLE ROAD.
0845 AM HAIL 5 ESE SARDIS 34.41N 89.83W
01/10/2008 E0.75 INCH PANOLA MS CO-OP OBSERVER
0856 AM HAIL HARMONTOWN 34.53N 89.65W
01/10/2008 E0.75 INCH LAFAYETTE MS PUBLIC
1018 AM TSTM WND GST HENDERSON 35.44N 88.65W
01/10/2008 E60.00 MPH CHESTER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL
1029 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE OLIVE BRANCH 34.98N 89.80W
01/10/2008 DESOTO MS AMATEUR RADIO
FLOODING ON HACKS CROSS ROAD JUST SOUTH OF STATE LINE.
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W INDEPENDENCE 34.70N 89.84W
01/10/2008 TATE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
DELIVERY TRUCK BLOWN OFF ROAD DURING THUNDERSTORM GUST.
NO INJURIES REPORTED. NO MPH OF GUSTS GIVEN.
&&
DSVSpecial weather statement, Jan 10, 11:27 AM CST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1127 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 TNZ050-052-089-090-101800- FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-HARDEMAN TN- 1127 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES WEST OF MERCER TO 15 MILES WEST OF LAGRANGE AT 1127 AM CST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITY OF BOLIVAR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
Special weather statement, Jan 10, 11:59 AM CST, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1159 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 TNZ020-052-101830- GIBSON TN-MADISON TN- 1159 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED OVER JACKSON AT 1159 AM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN GIBSON AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JACKSON AND MILAN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY..
Special weather statement, Jan 10, 12:02 PM CST, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1202 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 MSZ013-101830- LAFAYETTE MS- 1202 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF OXFORD AT 1202 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. THIS STORM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAK ROTATION...BUT IF IT INTENSIFIES COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE A TORNADO. PLEASE STAY ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. PEOPLE IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF OXFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.
Special weather statement, Jan 10, 12:08 PM CST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1208 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 MSZ005-TNZ091-101845- ALCORN MS-MCNAIRY TN- 1208 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF THEO AT 1208 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 ALCORN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORINTH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.. .A TORNADO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 9:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette | 51 min |
| Jan 10, 9:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 116 min |
| Jan 10, 9:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 50 min |
| Jan 10, 10:24 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 36 min |
| Jan 10, 10:32 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Madison | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 10:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur | 23 min |
| Jan 10, 12:49 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 116 min |
| Jan 10, 12:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 31 min |
| Jan 10, 1:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 29 min |
| Jan 10, 1:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:02 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson | 88 min |
| Jan 10, 8:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 28 min |
| Jan 10, 8:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 47 min |
| Jan 10, 11:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 43 min |
| Jan 10, 11:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Marshall | 29 min |
| Jan 10, 12:26 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 49 min |
| Jan 10, 12:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Pontotoc, Union | 49 min |
| Jan 10, 1:04 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 41 min |
| Jan 10, 1:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 25 min |
| Jan 10, 1:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 23 min |
| Jan 10, 1:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 51 min |
| Jan 10, 1:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 41 min |
| Jan 10, 1:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 42 min |
| Jan 10, 2:12 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:17 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 118 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.