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Flash Flood Warning 83, NWS Memphis, TN

June 14, 2009Cross County, Poinsett County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2009, 5:13 AM CDT for Cross County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
Jun 14, 2009, 5:13 AM CDT (10:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2009, 8:15 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cross County, AR, Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 14, 7:27 AM CDTFLASH FLOOD4 S Wynne, ARWATER CROSSING THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 350 AND HIGHWAY 1.
Jun 14, 7:30 AM CDTFLASH FLOODTrumann, ARSEVERAL STREETS IN TOWN FLOODED

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 134 minutes after it went out.

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 nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 00:00Z on 2009-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2328 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2009-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WGUS54 KMEG 141013
FFWMEG
ARC037-111-141315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.FF.W.0083.090614T1013Z-090614T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
513 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

* UNTIL 815 AM CDT

* AT 513 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE 1 
  TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  INCLUDE WALDENBURG...WEINER AND GREENFIELD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3571 9104 3570 9029 3545 9029 3544 9050
      3516 9051 3516 9104

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WGUS74 KMEG 141249
FFSMEG

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
747 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

ARC037-111-141315-
/O.CON.KMEG.FF.W.0083.000000T0000Z-090614T1315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CROSS AR-POINSETT AR-
747 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR
POINSETT AND CROSS COUNTIES...

AT 747 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WARNED AREA. OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN 
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. CROSS COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE 
REPORTED THAT WATER WAS BEGINNING TO COVER THE ROADWAY NEAR THE 
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 350 AND 1 NEAR WYNNE AT 730 AM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TYRONZA...TRUMANN...MARKED TREE...LEPANTO AND HARRISBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE
USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

.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 3571 9104 3570 9029 3545 9029 3544 9050
      3516 9051 3516 9104

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 14, 3:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
329 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS
EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
DEVELOPING ALONG A BOUNDARY ARCING FROM TULSA TO HARRISON TO
BRINKLEY. A DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS POSITIONED OVER NORTH MS.

NEEDLESS TO SAY...VERY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL OCCUR OVER THE MID SOUTH
THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS
WILL TREK ACROSS ARKANSAS THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFFECT WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. EVENTUALLY THESE STORMS WILL
DISSIPATE AND ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMPLEX COULD COME ACROSS WITH A PUNCH.
THESE STORMS ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THEY WILL MOVE INTO AN AXIS OF VERY UNSTABLE AIR
WILL THAT WILL BISECT THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST
MODELS INDICATE CAPES NEAR 2500 J/KG AND LI/S FROM -6 TO -10. KEPT
RAIN CHANCES SLIGHTLY ABOVE GUIDANCE AS THE REGION REMAINS ALONG THE
PERIPHERY OF THE MID LEVEL RIDGE THAT WILL STEER THEM INTO THE AREA
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...ONGOING CONVECTION FROM THE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE OUT BY
EARLY EVENING. REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD AFFECT
MAINLY AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AS THE FRONT MOVES
SLOWLY NORTH.

MONDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH. THIS WILL
COINCIDE WITH HIGHER POPS FARTHER NORTH. MUCH THE SAME CAN BE
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES SLOWLY DIMINISHING. SLIGHT
RISKS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE FRONT WHERE
THE BEST INSTABILITY RESIDES THROUGH TUESDAY. AC

LONG RANGE...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
00Z ECMWF/GFS IN LARGE DISAGREEMENT FOR FRIDAY AND BEYOND WITH
RESPECT TO THE HANDLING OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS/LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE 18Z/00Z GFS BRINGS A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRIDAY
WHILE THE 18Z/00Z ECMWF KEEPS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN PLACE
ACROSS THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY AND THEN
BRINGING A FRONT THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. AS A
RESULT...LEANED LONG RANGE FORECAST TOWARDS THE ECMWF WHICH TENDS
TO OUTPERFORM THE GFS...ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE LATE SPRING/SUMMER
MONTHS.

CJC

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE

NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THINKING FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST. A STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS LOCATED FROM NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI INTO
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT
EXCEPT FOR SOME MVFR VSBYS IN LIGHT FOG FROM ABUT 14/09Z TO 14/13Z
AT KJBR..KMKL AND KTUP. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY DOES INDICATE SOME
LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI SO WILL PUT A TEMPO FOR
MVFR CIGS THROUGH 14/09Z AT KTUP. LATEST MODEL INFO INDICATES THAT
THE COMPLEX DEVELOPING OVER OKLAHOMA WILL MOVE ACROSS ARKANSAS
OVERNIGHT AND INTO PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH AFTER 14/09Z. THIS COMPLEX
MAY TRACK SOUTHWEST OF THE TAF SITES ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SO OPTED FOR A VCTS FOR KJBR...KMEM AND
KTUP FROM ABOUT 14/09Z TO 14/15Z. LATEST MODEL INFORMATION CONTINUES
TO DEVELOP ANOTHER COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER KANSAS OVERNIGHT
THAT MAY MOVE INTO THE MID SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MODELS CONTINUE
TO BE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE SO WILL CONTINUE THE TEMPO
FOR TSRAS AT ALL SITES AFTER ABOUT 14/21Z.

SJM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  89  74  90  73 /  60  50  30  20
MKL  89  68  86  69 /  70  70  40  30
JBR  87  69  87  71 /  80  70  40  20
TUP  90  69  91  71 /  40  40  20  10

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 3:51 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
351 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-151100-
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-
351 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
MID SOUTH. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS THAT MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS
FROM 4 AM THROUGH 8 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY
FOR ALL OF WEST TENNESSEE...NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. THE MAIN THREATS FROM
STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED TODAY AND TONIGHT AND AGAIN...
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 12:04 AM CDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1204 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

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

0210 PM     HAIL             5 N BRUCE               34.06N 89.34W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER HAIL 5 MILES NORTH OF BRUCE.

0225 PM     HAIL             BRUCE                   33.99N 89.34W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       CALHOUN            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRUCE                   33.99N 89.34W
06/12/2009                   CALHOUN            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN OVER RT 149

0245 PM     HAIL             ABERDEEN                33.83N 88.55W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0305 PM     HAIL             BATESVILLE              34.32N 89.94W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       PANOLA             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0307 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N ABERDEEN            33.92N 88.55W
06/12/2009                   MONROE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON HWY 25 S

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE BRUCE              34.04N 89.28W
06/12/2009                   CALHOUN            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DOWN AT INTERSECTION COUNTY RD 137 AND COUNTY ROAD
            141

0320 PM     HAIL             OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
06/12/2009  E0.75 INCH       LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
06/12/2009                   LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS AND SMALL TREES DOWN ON THE
            UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CAMPUS

0350 PM     HAIL             BATESVILLE              34.32N 89.94W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       PANOLA             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEXA                    34.60N 90.75W
06/12/2009                   PHILLIPS           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN

0419 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VANNDALE                35.32N 90.78W
06/12/2009                   CROSS              AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0421 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WALDENBURG              35.56N 90.93W
06/12/2009                   POINSETT           AR   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN FROM FISHER TO WEINER
            ALONG HIGHWAY 49.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TUNICA                  34.69N 90.38W
06/12/2009                   TUNICA             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HORSESHOE LAKE          34.91N 90.31W
06/12/2009                   CRITTENDEN         AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AT HORSESHOE LAKE.

0435 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEST MEMPHIS            35.15N 90.18W
06/12/2009                   CRITTENDEN         AR   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN WEST MEMPHIS.

0435 PM     HAIL             5 S BATESVILLE          34.25N 89.94W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       PANOLA             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL JUST SOUTH OF BATESVILLE.

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N HERNANDO            34.84N 89.99W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. 70 MPH WINDS.

0437 PM     TSTM WND DMG     EUDORA                  34.83N 90.15W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN

0437 PM     HAIL             3 NW FRAYSER            35.25N 90.01W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL 2 MILES NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 51
            AND NORTH WATKINS ROAD INTERSECTION.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS    35.05N 90.05W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            STREET LIGHT KNOCKED DOWN AT SOUTH THIRD AT BROOKS ROAD
            AND PEEBLES ROAD.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS        35.13N 90.05W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            *** 1 INJ *** GLASS STORE FRONTS SHATTERED ALONG SOUTH
            MAIN STREET. CAR WINDOWS BROKEN NEAR THE AMTRACK STATION.
            SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A TREE FELL ON A PERSON NEAR
            THE PYRAMID.

0440 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 W SENATOBIA          34.62N 90.15W
06/12/2009  M58.00 MPH       TATE               MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDE SPREAD TREE DAMAGE

0441 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HORN LAKE               34.96N 90.04W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. ESTIMATED WINDS OF 70 MPH.

0446 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAVEN               34.97N 90.00W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TREES DOWN ON CARS.

0450 PM     HAIL             OLIVE BRANCH            34.95N 89.83W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

0450 PM     HAIL             LYON                    34.22N 90.54W
06/12/2009  E1.00 INCH       COAHOMA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW BARTLETT           35.17N 89.89W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            SEMI TRUCKS OVERTURNED AND MATURE TREES DOWN AT
            INTERSTATE 240 AND JACKSON AVENUE.

0450 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SOUTHAVEN               34.97N 90.00W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            50-60MPH AT CHURCH AND BRADLEY

0450 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S OLIVE BRANCH        34.94N 89.83W
06/12/2009  E70.00 MPH       DESOTO             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

0451 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OLIVE BRANCH            34.95N 89.83W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0452 PM     HAIL             4 S OLIVE BRANCH        34.90N 89.83W
06/12/2009  E0.88 INCH       DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL HAIL AT HIGHWAY 305 AND ROBERTSON ROAD.

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STRAYHORN               34.63N 90.15W
06/12/2009                   TATE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES, POWER LINES DOWN

0455 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE GERMANTOWN         35.08N 89.78W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            RAILROAD CROSSING ARM WRAPPED AROUND POLE AT HACKS CROSS
            ROAD AND POPLAR PIKE.

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW GERMANTOWN         35.14N 89.85W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AT SYCAMORE VIEW ROAD AND INTERSTATE 240.
            TREES DOWN ON HOUSES.

0458 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E INDEPENDENCE        34.70N 89.73W
06/12/2009                   TATE               MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A GARAGE WAS DESTROYED ON WALL HILL ROAD IN TATE COUNTY.

0458 PM     HAIL             BATESVILLE              34.32N 89.94W
06/12/2009  E1.75 INCH       PANOLA             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLF BALL HAIL IN BATESVILLE.

0458 PM     TORNADO          1 SW OLIVE BRANCH       34.94N 89.84W
06/12/2009  F2               DESOTO             MS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 1 INJ *** THE TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT THE TRUCK
            WEIGHING SCALES ON HIGHWAY 78. THE TORNADO HAD A NON
            CONTINUOUS TRACK TO THE EAST..NORTHEAST FOR 2.9
            MILES...ENDING A FEW HUNDRED YARDS EAST OF HACKS CROSS
            ROAD. IT IS ESTIMATED THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS ABOUT 75
            YARDS...WHILE THE MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 120 MPH.
            THERE IS WIDESPREAD DAMAGE ACROSS OLIVE BRANCH...WITH
            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN...SOME WHICH HAVE
            FALLEN ON HOUSES. NUMEROUS HOMES HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ROOF OR
            SHINGLE DAMAGE.

0459 PM     TSTM WND GST     OLIVE BRANCH            34.95N 89.83W
06/12/2009  M78.00 MPH       DESOTO             MS   PUBLIC

            DAVIS UNIT AT OLIVE BRANCH CITY PARK

0500 PM     TORNADO          BAY                     35.74N 90.56W
06/12/2009  F0               CRAIGHEAD          AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A FIELD JUST SOUTHWEST OF
            BAY ARKANSAS THEN LIFTED AND TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN IN
            ANOTHER FIELD EAST OF TOWN.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE OLIVE BRANCH       34.98N 89.80W
06/12/2009                   DESOTO             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N GERMANTOWN          35.16N 89.79W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES KNOCKED DOWN AT DEXTER ROAD AND GERMANTOWN ROAD.

0500 PM     HAIL             3 ESE GERMANTOWN        35.07N 89.74W
06/12/2009  E0.88 INCH       SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NICKEL HAIL AT FOREST HILL-IRENE ROAD AND POPLAR AVENUE.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MARKS                   34.25N 90.27W
06/12/2009                   QUITMAN            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MARKS.

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BARTLETT                35.22N 89.84W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN AT YALE ROAD NEAR COVINGTON PIKE

0500 PM     TORNADO          1 S BARTLETT            35.20N 89.84W
06/12/2009  F1               SHELBY             TN   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF1 TORNADO WITH A WIDTH OF 30 YARDS AND A TRACK LENGTH
            OF 150 YARDS. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH. NUMEROUS
            TREES SNAPPED OFF ALONG WITH MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WAS
            OBSERVED.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BYHALIA                 34.86N 89.69W
06/12/2009                   MARSHALL           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE KNOCKED ON TO A HOUSE IN BYHALIA.

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PIPERTON                35.03N 89.63W
06/12/2009                   FAYETTE            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREES DOWN AT HWY 57 AND HWY 196. ESTIMATED WINDS
            OF 70 MPH

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N MILLINGTON          35.36N 89.89W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            LARGE TREE KNOCKED ON TO POWER LINE AT WILKINSVILLE ROAD
            AND CHURCH ROAD.

0506 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE BARTLETT           35.19N 89.81W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDOWS SHATTERED FROM A BUILDING WITH THE FRONT PORTION
            DESTROYED ON KIRBY-WHITTEN ROAD JUST SOUTH OF SUMMER
            AVENUE. TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. TREES ALSO DOWN ON
            MEMPHIS ARLINGTON ROAD AND HIGHWAY 70. SEVERAL DOZEN
            TREES ALSO DOWN AT SYCAMORE VIEW ROAD AND BARTLETT ROAD.
            A FRONT PORCH WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN THIS AREA.

0507 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GERMANTOWN              35.09N 89.79W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES, TREES DOWN

0508 PM     HAIL             ARLINGTON               35.28N 89.66W
06/12/2009  E1.75 INCH       SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 N OAKLAND             34.15N 89.91W
06/12/2009                   YALOBUSHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AT THE WALLACE CREEK
            CAMPGROUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ENID DAM.

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW GERMANTOWN        35.12N 89.87W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BLOWN OFF AT POPLAR/WHITE
            STATION PUBLIC LIBRARY.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHARLESTON              34.01N 90.06W
06/12/2009                   TALLAHATCHIE       MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND SEVEN STRUCTURES
            WERE DAMAGED. THE ROOF WAS TORN OFF A MOBILE HOME. MOST
            OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PANOLA COUNTY LINE AND
            PAYNES ALONG HIGHWAY 35.

0515 PM     HAIL             3 E OAKLAND             35.22N 89.46W
06/12/2009  M1.00 INCH       FAYETTE            TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            QUARTER HAIL IN OAKLAND.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARMONTOWN              34.53N 89.65W
06/12/2009                   LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN.

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAKLAND                 34.05N 89.91W
06/12/2009                   YALOBUSHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. A FEW
            SHEDS WERE DAMAGED.

0520 PM     HAIL             OAKLAND                 35.22N 89.51W
06/12/2009  E0.75 INCH       FAYETTE            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
06/12/2009                   LAFAYETTE          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            COUNTY WIDE WIND DAMAGE. NUMEROUS POWER LINES AND TREES
            DOWN. POWER OUTAGES. 2 HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED

0523 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
06/12/2009                   LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES AT THACKER LOOP. TREES DOWN AT
            THE HIGHWAY 7...HIGHWAY 9 SPLIT.

0524 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OXFORD                  34.36N 89.53W
06/12/2009                   LAFAYETTE          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STREET FLOODING AT UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WATER VALLEY            34.16N 89.63W
06/12/2009                   YALOBUSHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN.

0530 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 S BARTLETT            35.17N 89.84W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SYCAMORE VIEW AT INTERSTATE 40 FLOODED. WHITTEN AND
            DEXTER ROADS ALSO FLOODED.

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY FLAT            34.62N 89.19W
06/12/2009                   BENTON             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            18 WHEELER FLIPPED ON SIDE ON HIGHWAY 78 AT THE HICKORY
            FLAT EXIT.

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARLINGTON               35.28N 89.66W
06/12/2009                   SHELBY             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREES DOWN. POWER OUT THROUGHOUT ARLINGTON. WIND
            GUST UP TO 70 MPH.

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     COFFEEVILLE             33.98N 89.68W
06/12/2009                   YALOBUSHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN.

0535 PM     HAIL             3 E OAKLAND             35.22N 89.46W
06/12/2009  E0.88 INCH       FAYETTE            TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E OAKLAND             35.22N 89.46W
06/12/2009                   FAYETTE            TN   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE TOPS BROKEN OFF

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BRUCE                   33.99N 89.34W
06/12/2009                   CALHOUN            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN
            HALF OF CALHOUN COUNTY.

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW ALBANY              34.49N 89.02W
06/12/2009                   UNION              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN NEW ALBANY AND ACROSS
            UNION COUNTY.

0552 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PONTOTOC                34.25N 89.01W
06/12/2009                   PONTOTOC           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A HOUSE IN ECRU WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH TWO OTHER HOUSES
            IN PONTOTOC.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PONTOTOC                34.25N 89.01W
06/12/2009                   PONTOTOC           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE CITY OF
            PONTOTOC. A FEW PORCHES WERE ALSO DAMAGED IN PONTOTOC.
            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN THROUGHOUT
            PONTOTOC COUNTY.

0555 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DUMAS                   34.64N 88.84W
06/12/2009                   TIPPAH             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE FELL ON A HOUSE IN DUMAS. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
            KNOCKED DOWN THROUGHOUT TIPPAH COUNTY.

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORINTH                 34.94N 88.52W
06/12/2009                   ALCORN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES KNOCKED DOWN AROUND COUNTY.

0605 PM     TSTM WND GST     TUPELO                  34.26N 88.73W
06/12/2009  M82.00 MPH       LEE                MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SUSTAINED WIND OF 64.2 MPH WITH A GUST OF 82.4 MPH IN
            TUPELO.

0606 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TUPELO                  34.26N 88.73W
06/12/2009                   LEE                MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BOONEVILLE              34.66N 88.57W
06/12/2009                   PRENTISS           MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF RIPPED OFF A BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN BOONEVILLE. TREES
            FELL ON HOUSE AT NORTH LAKE STREET IN BOONEVILLE.

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAIRVIEW                34.37N 88.32W
06/12/2009                   ITAWAMBA           MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN OVER MAINLY THE
            NORTHWEST HALF OF THE COUNTY...FROM EVERGREEN TO DORSEY
            TO FAIRVIEW INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 363 AREA.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOUSTON                 33.90N 89.00W
06/12/2009                   CHICKASAW          MS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A FEW TREES KNOCKED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TISHOMINGO              34.64N 88.23W
06/12/2009                   TISHOMINGO         MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN COUNTY WISE ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHER PART OF
            THE COUNTY INCLUDING TISHOMINGO...BELMONT AND GOLDEN.

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AMORY                   33.99N 88.48W
06/12/2009                   MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SOME LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW ROADS CLOSED DUE TO
            TREES ACROSS THE ROAD. POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED IN
            PARTS OF TOWN.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HATLEY                  33.98N 88.42W
06/12/2009                   MONROE             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND
            NORTHEAST PART OF MONROE COUNTY. THE ROOF OF A BASEBALL
            DUGOUT AT THE HATLEY SCHOOL WAS BLOWN OFF.

&&

SJM
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:36 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
336 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

ARZ027-035-140900-
CROSS AR-POINSETT AR-
336 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

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

  NORTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50
MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF HICKORY RIDGE AT 336 AM 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 CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
400 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

ARZ027-035-140930-
CROSS AR-POINSETT AR-
400 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

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

  NORTHWESTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  WESTERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50
MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES WEST OF HICKORY RIDGE AT 400 AM CDT...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
HARRISBURG...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 4:52 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
452 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

ARZ027-035-141030-
CROSS AR-POINSETT AR-
452 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2009

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

  CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40
TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF WALDENBURG TO
PARKIN AT 452 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

PEOPLE IN CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
HARRISBURG...PARKIN AND TRUMANN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 5:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett52 min
Jun 14, 6:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee, St. Francis39 min
Jun 14, 6:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee, Phillips46 min
Jun 14, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden39 min

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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.