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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Memphis, TN

July 13, 20094 counties in Mississippi; Hardeman County, Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2009, 2:27 AM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi; Hardeman County, Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 63 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 13, 2009, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2009, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12, 6:41 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 6:41 PM CDT, 7 hours 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 4:48 AM CDT, 21 hours 39 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 2:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah	68 min
Jul 13, 2:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall	46 min
Jul 13, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	63 min
Jul 13, 3:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	114 min
Jul 13, 4:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo	57 min
Jul 13, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union	57 min
Jul 13, 4:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	3 hr
Jul 13, 4:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	63 min
Jul 13, 5:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union	4 hr
Jul 13, 5:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc	66 min
Jul 13, 5:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	4 hr
Jul 13, 5:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union	3 hr
Jul 13, 7:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union	30 min
Jul 13, 9:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	63 min
Jul 13, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Panola, Tate, Tunica	61 min
Jul 13, 10:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	60 min
Jul 13, 11:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha	42 min
Jul 13, 11:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	44 min
Jul 12, 8:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Henry, Weakley	78 min
Jul 12, 9:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Decatur	3 hr
Jul 12, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur	41 min
Jul 12, 10:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Henderson	43 min
Jul 13, 1:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	38 min
Jul 13, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale	52 min
Jul 13, 1:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	44 min
Jul 13, 2:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton	65 min
Jul 13, 4:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	57 min
Jul 13, 9:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Jul 13, 7:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett	59 min
Jul 13, 8:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett	61 min
Jul 13, 8:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett	2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2009 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2009 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.