Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2009, 4:05 AM CDT for DeSoto County, Marshall County, Tate County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Jul 5, 2009, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2009, 4:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tate County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 15 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
- 1875 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1194 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
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 Jul 5, 3:08 AM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:08 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 3:09 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 309 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 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>092-061015- 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- 309 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 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 WEATHER FOR EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS... SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED THIS MORNING AND MAY BE NEEDED THE REST OF TODAY. OKULSKI
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:51 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1251 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 TNZ055-050615- DECATUR TN- 1251 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF DECATURVILLE AT 1252 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DECATUR COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 1:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 138 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 TNZ049-050-089-050715- FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN- 138 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF DANCYVILLE AT 139 AM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HAYWOOD AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BROWNSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT.
Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
239 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG HALLS 35.87N 89.40W
07/04/2009 LAUDERDALE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
LAUDERDALE COUNTY.
0755 PM HAIL 8 SW TRENTON 35.89N 89.04W
07/04/2009 E0.88 INCH GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0814 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 SW JACKSON 35.54N 88.94W
07/04/2009 MADISON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES.
1200 AM FLASH FLOOD GREENFIELD 36.16N 88.80W
07/05/2009 WEAKLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
PERSON EVACUATED FROM HOME ALONG JEFFERSON STREET WITH
WAIST DEEP WATER NEARING HOME. WATER ALSO COVERING WEST
MAIN STREET.
&&
JLHSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 2:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 247 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 MSZ001-007-008-012-050830- DE SOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS- 247 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... SOUTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBINSONVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF DUBBS AT 246 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AT 235 AM CDT...WINDS GUSTED TO 44 MPH AT THE TUNICA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN TUNICA COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...PANOLA...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HERNANDO AND SENATOBIA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES ARKABUTLA LAKE.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:14 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 MSZ002-003-TNZ089-050845- BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN- 314 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MT PLEASANT AT 314 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN BENTON...FAYETTE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:44 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 344 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 MSZ001-007-008-050915- DE SOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS- 344 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED FROM WALLS TO 5 MILES WEST OF LITTLE TEXAS AT 344 AM CDT... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DESOTO...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HERNANDO...HORN LAKE...OLIVE BRANCH...SENATOBIA AND SOUTHAVEN... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES ARKABUTLA LAKE...BEAVERDAM LAKE AND HORN LAKE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 92 min |
| Jul 5, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 8:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 7:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 10:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Weakley | 4 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson | 49 min |
| Jul 5, 12:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henderson, Madison | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 1:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 2:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 3:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 113 min |
| Jul 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Cross | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.