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Tornado Warning 121, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 6:42 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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
- May 10, 2008, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:01 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Keiser, AR | QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN KEISER. |
| May 10, 7:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Sw Osceola, AR | TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 55 SOUTHWEST OF OSCEOLA. |
| May 10, 7:06 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Osceola, AR | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR OSCEOLA. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KMEG 102343
TORMEG
ARC093-TNC097-167-110030-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0121.080510T2342Z-080511T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
643 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 643 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR THREE WAY...OR 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CARAWAY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DYESS...KEISER...DELL...MARIE...WILSON...OSCEOLA...BURDETTE...
LUXORA...FULTON...ASHPORT...MUNFORD...FT PILLOW AND BRIGHTON.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
70 MPH.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER 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.
LAT...LON 3582 8964 3542 8976 3560 9028 3587 9028
3588 9027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 281DEG 34KT 3568 9021
$$4 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KMEG 102354
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
654 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC093-TNC097-167-110030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-080511T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
654 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
AT 654 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KEISER...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARIE...WILSON...OSCEOLA...BURDETTE...LUXORA...FULTON...ASHPORT...
GILT EDGE...BURLISON...FT PILLOW...MUNFORD...GARLAND AND ATOKA.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
.IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3582 8964 3552 8973 3551 8974 3550 8974
3542 8976 3561 9023 3576 9024 3584 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 283DEG 32KT 3566 9009
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 110007
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
707 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC093-TNC097-167-110030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-080511T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
707 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
AT 707 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OSCEOLA...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LUXORA...FULTON...ASHPORT...GILT EDGE...MUNFORD...GARLAND...FT
PILLOW...BURLISON AND ATOKA.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER 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 3582 8964 3552 8973 3551 8974 3542 8976
3560 9010 3573 9015 3578 9002
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 284DEG 28KT 3566 9000
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 110024
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
724 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC093-TNC097-167-110030-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-080511T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
724 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FULTON...OR 6
MILES SOUTHEAST OF OSCEOLA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ASHPORT...GILT EDGE...GARLAND...FT PILLOW...BURLISON AND ATOKA.
.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
.HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3582 8964 3562 8971 3552 8973 3547 8976
3542 8976 3562 9005 3570 9004 3578 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 284DEG 28KT 3564 8986
$$000
WWUS54 KMEG 110032
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
733 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ARC093-TNC097-167-110043-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-080511T0030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
733 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE
AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
AT 733 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
.A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA.
LAT...LON 3582 8964 3562 8971 3552 8973 3547 8976
3542 8976 3562 9005 3570 9004 3578 9000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 284DEG 28KT 3563 8986
$$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 May 10, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 310 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...19Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A WARM FRONT FROM NEAR COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI BACK THROUGH PINE BLUFF ARKANSAS AND EXTENDING BACK TO A 999 MB SURFACE LOW IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. REGIONAL WSR-88D RADAR TRENDS SHOW SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OCCURRING ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN/NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS THUS FAR. CLOUD COVER HAS DIMINISHED A BIT AND TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP INTO THE 70S...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF I-40 THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN CONCERNS IN THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL TONIGHT AND WIND ADVISORY POTENTIAL FOR WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. TONIGHT...SPECIAL 18Z SOUNDINGS FROM KLZK AND KJAN HAVE INDICATED A SUBSTANTIAL CAPPING INVERSION LOCATED AROUND 850 MB. AS A RESULT...THE MID SOUTH HAS BEEN FREE OF ANY CONVECTION THUS FAR. HOWEVER AS THE WARM FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP RAPIDLY WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SEVERE. SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT SURFACE BASED CAPE VALUES ARE BETWEEN 2500 TO 3000 J/KG WITH LI/S AROUND -9. IN ADDITION...THE ABOVE MENTIONED CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS ALONG WITH STEEP 700-500 MB LAYER MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AT OR ABOVE 7 C/KM AND FAVORABLE WINDS ALOFT SUGGEST LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH BECOME SEVERE. IN ADDITION...0-1 KM STORM RELATIVE HELICITIES AROUND 350 M2/S2 SUGGEST A TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. AT THIS POINT THINK THAT CONVECTION WILL BE MORE DISCRETE AT THE ONSET OF CONVECTION FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH CONVECTION EVENTUALLY CONGEALING INTO A LINE LATER TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. NAM/GFS INDICATE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE ENTIRE AREA BY 12Z SUNDAY. ANOTHER AREA OF POTENTIAL CONCERN IS WIND ADVISORY POTENTIAL BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS AROUND 35 TO 40 KTS MAY MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN RESPONSE TO STRONG SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE FRONT. EVENING SHIFT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS AND ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. BEYOND SUNDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA BY LATE TUESDAY AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. LONG TERM MODELS (ECMWF/GFS) INDICATE THE FRONT MAY TEMPORARILY GET HUNG UP ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TOWARDS THE LATTER HALF OF THE PERIOD. AS A RESULT...EXPECTING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FRIDAY. CJC && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 311 PM CDT SAT MAY 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>092-111130- 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- 311 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS LIKELY ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID SOUTH. A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD INTO THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT BRINGING A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID SOUTH ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE WARM FRONT TONIGHT. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW STRONG TORNADOES. AN ADDITIONAL LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND BETWEEN 5 PM CDT AND 4 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED ON SUNDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST UP TO 40 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. SJM/CJC
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 6:14 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
614 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463.
&&
JKT/CCDLocal storm report, May 10, 6:16 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
616 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463. POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 635.
&&
JKT/CCDLocal storm report, May 10, 6:23 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
623 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 18 AND INDUSTRIAL ROAD IN
EAST JONESBORO.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463. POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 635.
0616 PM HAIL 2 E BAY 35.74N 90.52W
05/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 690 JUST EAST OF BAY
&&
JKT/CCDLocal storm report, May 10, 6:28 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
628 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW JONESBORO 35.80N 90.71W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN 24-36 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT WEAVER ROAD IN THE
VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 18 AND INDUSTRIAL ROAD IN
EAST JONESBORO.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463. POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 635.
0616 PM HAIL 2 E BAY 35.74N 90.52W
05/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 690 JUST EAST OF BAY
&&
JKT/CCDLocal storm report, May 10, 6:32 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
632 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW JONESBORO 35.80N 90.71W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN 24-36 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT WEAVER ROAD IN THE
VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 18 AND INDUSTRIAL ROAD IN
EAST JONESBORO.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463. POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 635.
0616 PM HAIL 2 E BAY 35.74N 90.52W
05/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 690 JUST EAST OF BAY
0630 PM HAIL CARAWAY 35.76N 90.33W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CARAWAY.
&&
JKT/CCDLocal storm report, May 10, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
638 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM HAIL BONO 35.91N 90.80W
05/10/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BONO.
0543 PM HAIL 2 NNW CASH 35.83N 90.95W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 18 AND COUNTY ROAD 160 JUST
NORTH OF CASH.
0550 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT DAN AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 63 IN
JONESBORO.
0553 PM TORNADO 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO AT GIBSON SWITCH JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
REPORTED BY JONESBORO FIRE CHIEF. DEBRIS REPORTED AT THE
SOUTH END OF JONESBORO NEAR LAWSON ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD
425.
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW JONESBORO 35.80N 90.71W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN 24-36 INCHES IN DIAMETER AT WEAVER ROAD IN THE
VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY JUST SOUTHWEST OF JONESBORO.
0603 PM TSTM WND DMG JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 18 AND INDUSTRIAL ROAD IN
EAST JONESBORO.
0606 PM HAIL 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD
463.
0606 PM TORNADO 2 W BAY 35.74N 90.59W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT HIGHWAY 158 JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 463.
0612 PM TORNADO BAY 35.74N 90.56W
05/10/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO JUST OUTSIDE OF BAY WITH DEBRIS CLOUD...2 MILES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 463. POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 635.
0616 PM HAIL 2 E BAY 35.74N 90.52W
05/10/2008 E0.88 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 690 JUST EAST OF BAY
0630 PM HAIL CARAWAY 35.76N 90.33W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CARAWAY.
0633 PM HAIL 5 S CARAWAY 35.69N 90.33W
05/10/2008 E1.00 INCH POINSETT AR PUBLIC
QUARTER HAIL IN RIVERVALE COMMUNITY
&&
JKT/CCDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 56 min |
| May 10, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 51 min |
| May 10, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 48 min |
| May 10, 6:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 36 min |
| May 10, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 31 min |
| May 10, 6:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 47 min |
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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.