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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Memphis, TN

July 15, 2009Decatur County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2009, 8:09 PM CDT for Decatur County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 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 15, 2009, 8:09 PM CDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Decatur County, TN

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 15, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

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 15, 8:02 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 8:02 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 7:39 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:20 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
720 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
07/15/2009                   CLAY               AR   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS RANDOLPH AND
            CLAY COUNTIES

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     E MAYNARD               36.42N 90.90W
07/15/2009                   RANDOLPH           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON ROAD AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 328 AND 166

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
07/15/2009                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN. LIGHT ROOF DAMAGE ACROSS TOWN.
            ONE AWNING DESTROYED.

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK GROVE HEIGHTS       36.13N 90.52W
07/15/2009                   GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

            TOPS OF TREES GETTING SNAPPED OFF

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0608 PM     HAIL             6 N POCAHONTAS          36.35N 90.97W
07/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0625 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOSNELL                 35.96N 89.97W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLYTHEVILLE             35.93N 89.92W
07/15/2009                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN CITY

0638 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 SW TROY              36.24N 89.29W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:31 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
731 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

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

0525 PM     TSTM WND GST     MAYNARD                 36.42N 90.90W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     E MAYNARD               36.42N 90.90W
07/15/2009                   RANDOLPH           AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON ROAD AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 328 AND 166

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORNING                 36.41N 90.59W
07/15/2009                   CLAY               AR   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS RANDOLPH AND
            CLAY COUNTIES

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAK GROVE HEIGHTS       36.13N 90.52W
07/15/2009                   GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

            TOPS OF TREES GETTING SNAPPED OFF

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
07/15/2009                   DUNKLIN            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN. LIGHT ROOF DAMAGE ACROSS TOWN.
            ONE AWNING DESTROYED.

0600 PM     TSTM WND GST     KENNETT                 36.24N 90.05W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

0608 PM     HAIL             6 N POCAHONTAS          36.35N 90.97W
07/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       RANDOLPH           AR   PUBLIC

0625 PM     TSTM WND GST     GOSNELL                 35.96N 89.97W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH.

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BLYTHEVILLE             35.93N 89.92W
07/15/2009                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN CITY

0638 PM     TSTM WND GST     10 SW TROY              36.24N 89.29W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0700 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W HALLS               35.87N 89.44W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       LAUDERDALE         TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:39 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 7:46 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:01 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:09 PM CDT, 0 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 15, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Tippah	50 min
Jul 16, 3:32 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc and 5 more	6 hr
Jul 16, 7:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Tate	3 hr
Jul 16, 8:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tunica	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate and 2 more	39 min
Jul 16, 8:35 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Union	108 min
Jul 16, 8:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Tishomingo	99 min
Jul 16, 9:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union	42 min
Jul 15, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley	45 min
Jul 15, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale	58 min
Jul 15, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale	23 min
Jul 15, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	34 min
Jul 15, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	33 min
Jul 15, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll	15 min
Jul 15, 7:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	55 min
Jul 15, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	51 min
Jul 15, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison	43 min
Jul 15, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur	48 min
Jul 15, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	59 min
Jul 15, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	23 min
Jul 15, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	65 min
Jul 15, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	45 min
Jul 16, 1:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	62 min
Jul 16, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	39 min
Jul 16, 4:06 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	6 hr
Jul 16, 4:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	5 hr
Jul 16, 4:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Tipton	5 hr
Jul 16, 5:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	5 hr
Jul 16, 6:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	4 hr
Jul 16, 7:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman	2 hr
Jul 16, 8:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Crockett, Haywood	93 min
Jul 16, 1:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Mississippi	31 min
Jul 16, 3:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Mississippi	19 min
Jul 16, 4:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Clay, Greene, Mississippi	3 hr

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