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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Memphis, TN

July 15, 2009Alcorn County, Tippah County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2009, 10:10 PM CDT for Alcorn County, Tippah County, Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2009, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tippah County, MS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 15, 6:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 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, 9:49 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 9:49 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
949 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

.UPDATE...

BELIEVE MOST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED FOR TONIGHT. WILL
MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE REDEVELOPMENT NEAR OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...ROUGHLY
NEAR A HARRISBURG AR TO MEMPHIS TO BOONEVILLE MS LINE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

MCS/BOWING LINE NEAR THE TN RIVER HAS BEEN WEAKENING OVER THE PAST
HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS IT
MOVES SOUTH INTO A WEAKLY SHEARED...0-6 KM SHEAR LESS THAN 25
KTS...AND MORE CAPPED ENVIRONMENT. CANNOT RULE OUT ONE OR TWO SEVERE
STORMS OVER THE NEXT HOUR NEAR CORINTH MS. THINK WATCH EXPIRATION
TIME AT 11 PM CDT APPEARS REASONABLE.

LATER TONIGHT...BELIEVE ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS WILL
DEVELOP JUST NORTH OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARY...NEAR THE LINE MENTIONED
IN THE TOP PARAGRAPH ABOVE. CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS THE AIRMASS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE WITH
MUCAPES 3000 TO 4000 J/KG ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY. NOT
SURE IF ANOTHER MCS WILL DEVELOP OR NOT...BUT THINK THIS REMAINS
UNLIKELY WITH FAIRLY WEAK LOW LEVEL JET FORECAST...850 MB WINDS
LESS THAN 25 KTS. SMALL MCS OVER NE OKLAHOMA MAY INTENSIFY AND
MOVE EAST AND APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. WILL MONITOR.

REGARDING THE FORECAST...WILL UPDATE TO LOWER RAIN CHANCES NORTH
OF THE LINE MENTIONED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH ABOVE. WILL KEEP
MENTION OF A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT NEAR
AND SOUTH OF THE LINE MENTIONED ABOVE IN HWO.

MBS

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 802 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009/

UPDATE...

SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE...MAINLY
EAST OF A DRESDEN TO BROWNSVILLE LINE.

DISCUSSION...

CURRENT BOWING LINE/MCS CONTINUES TO RACE ACROSS NW TN WITH
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THIS LINE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SEVERE WEATHER TO AREAS NEAR THE TN RIVER
THROUGH 10 OR 11 PM CDT. WILL CONTINUE TO SCALE BACK SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH THROUGH THE EVENING.

ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS/STORMS WILL
PROBABLY DEVELOP JUST NORTH OF CURRENT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEAR A
HARRISBURG AR TO MEMPHIS TO SAVANNAH TN LINE LATER TONIGHT...
PROBABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT CDT AS THE AIR WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE NEAR
THE BOUNDARY WITH MUCAPES 3000-4000 J/KG. SOME OF THESE MAY BE STRONG
TO SEVERE AS WELL WITH GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY RAINFALL. CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER MCS TO
DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT...BUT THIS APPEARS UNLIKELY WITH LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING AND WEAKER 0-6 KM SHEAR.

SOUTH OF A HELENA AR TO FULTON MS SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY DRY AND
WARM TONIGHT.

HAVE ALLOWED HEAT ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE.

MBS

PREV DISCUSSION...

/ISSUED 343 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009/

STRONG UPPER RIDGING ENTRENCHED OVER THE MIDSOUTH HAS KEPT
CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT TO A MINIMUM ACROSS THE AREA. THIS HAS ALLOWED
HEAT INDICES TO EXCEED 105 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT DEVIATED MUCH FROM THIS POINT
YESTERDAY BUT A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER HAS KEPT DEWPOINTS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 70S AREA WIDE...THUS EXTENDING THE HEAT ADVISORY ACROSS A
GOOD PORTION OF THE MIDSOUTH. THE PROBABILITY OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND POSSIBLE RECORD LOW
TEMPERATURES ACROSS RURAL MIDSOUTH AREAS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY ARE
THE MAIN CONCERNS OF THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.

TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...STRONG H5 RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WILL
SLOWLY BREAK DOWN THROUGH THE EVENING PLACING THE MIDSOUTH UNDER
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH FRIDAY. A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
WILL BECOME EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT AND AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH
THROUGH THURSDAY. LATEST WRF DEPICTS A COMPLEX OF STORMS PUSHING
INTO THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. WITH A CONTINUED MOIST AND UNSTABLE
BOUNDARY LAYER...A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THE MAIN THREATS. A COLD
FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE AREA FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE PUSHING ITS WAY SOUTH
OF THE REGION.

SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA BY SATURDAY
MORNING AS A STRONG UPPER TROF TRANSLATES INTO THE DEEP SOUTH
POOLING IN A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS INTO THE MIDSOUTH. THIS DRY AND
UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS SHOULD STAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BRINGING POSSIBLE RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS RURAL PORTIONS OF
THE MIDSOUTH. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT GET OUT OF THE MID 80S
AREA WIDE ALL WEEKEND.

MONDAY THROUGH MIDWEEK...TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE BACK TO
NEAR SEASONAL NORMS BY MIDWEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
SLIDES EAST ALLOWING A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW. THE
MIDSOUTH SHOULD STILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THIS PERIOD. THE 12Z
ECMWF TRIES TO DEVELOP A STRONG MID/UPPER SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED
SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING AND PUSHES THE
SYSTEM ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GFS WAS NOT AS
BULLISH WITH THIS SYSTEM SO DECIDED TO LEAVE MENTION OUT AT THIS
TIME. SUBSEQUENT MODEL RUNS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

CCD

&&

.AVIATION...

00Z TAF CYCLE

EXPECT A BREAK IN CONVECTION DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS. AN MCS IS
FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER SW MO AND SHOULD MOVE INTO CWA AFTER 12Z.
BEST TIMING FOR KJBR WILL BE BTWN 14-18Z...FOR KMEM AND KMKL
16-20Z...AND FOR KTUP 19-23Z. TEMPORARILY LOW CIGS AROUND 1500 FT
AND LOW VSBYS AROUND 3SM ARE EXPECTED WITH THE TSRA. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 6 KTS OVER NEXT 24 HOURS. DIRECTION WILL BE
FROM THE SSW OR SW SWITCHING TO THE NW AFTER 18Z.

KRM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  77  90  75  88 /  50  60  40  40
MKL  71  87  70  87 / 100  70  40  40
JBR  72  89  71  88 /  40  60  50  20
TUP  75  90  74  87 /  20  50  40  50

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&
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Local storm report, Jul 15, 9:22 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
922 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     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

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
07/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES SNAPPED OFF ON PROPERTY

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 DMG     MERCER                  35.48N 89.03W
07/15/2009                   MADISON            TN   PUBLIC

            FOUR TREES DOWN ON PROPERTY

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

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNW PARSONS           35.72N 88.16W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIBLE HILL
            RD AND BOHAMMON HILL RD

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NE PARSONS            35.74N 88.02W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR BOHANNA RD SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN
            OF SUGAR TREE.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIPLEY                  35.75N 89.53W
07/15/2009                   LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DWON IN CITY

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENNING                 35.67N 89.58W
07/15/2009                   LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FOUR TREES DOWN IN TOWN

0727 PM     TSTM WND GST     GADSDEN                 35.78N 88.98W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0727 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 35.78N 88.98W
07/15/2009                   CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON PROPERTY

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARSONS                 35.65N 88.12W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN. POWER ALSO OUT.

0756 PM     TSTM WND GST     HUNTINGDON              36.01N 88.41W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       CARROLL            TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEDINA                  35.80N 88.77W
07/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES AND MULTIPLE ROADS BLOCKED
            IN TOWN.

0800 PM     HAIL             HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009  M0.88 INCH       CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND ACROSS CHESTER COUNTY

0825 PM     TSTM WND GST     WHITEVILLE              35.33N 89.15W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N PARSONS             35.70N 88.12W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEOPLE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE AND A PERSON TRAPPED IN THEIR
            HOUSE FROM FLASH FLOODING.

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S ADAMSVILLE          35.19N 88.39W
07/15/2009                   MCNAIRY            TN   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF MOUNT
            VINSON

&&

JAB
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 10:01 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1001 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

MSZ003>005-009-160345-
ALCORN MS-TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-PRENTISS MS-
1001 PM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

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

  WESTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50
MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF THEO AT 1002 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE
ANTICIPATED.

PEOPLE IN ALCORN...BENTON...PRENTISS AND TIPPAH COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, Jul 15, 10:03 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1003 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     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

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TRENTON            35.94N 88.90W
07/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES SNAPPED OFF ON PROPERTY

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 DMG     MERCER                  35.48N 89.03W
07/15/2009                   MADISON            TN   PUBLIC

            FOUR TREES DOWN ON PROPERTY

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

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNW PARSONS           35.72N 88.16W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIBLE HILL
            RD AND BOHAMMON HILL RD

0710 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 NE PARSONS            35.74N 88.02W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR BOHANNA RD SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN
            OF SUGAR TREE.

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RIPLEY                  35.75N 89.53W
07/15/2009                   LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DWON IN CITY

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENNING                 35.67N 89.58W
07/15/2009                   LAUDERDALE         TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FOUR TREES DOWN IN TOWN

0725 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DYER                    36.07N 88.99W
07/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. POSSIBLE ROOF BLOWN OFF OF
            HILLS TRUCKING COMPANY.

0727 PM     TSTM WND GST     GADSDEN                 35.78N 88.98W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0727 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 35.78N 88.98W
07/15/2009                   CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON PROPERTY

0740 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PARSONS                 35.65N 88.12W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE CITY

0755 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN. POWER ALSO OUT.

0756 PM     TSTM WND GST     HUNTINGDON              36.01N 88.41W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       CARROLL            TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0800 PM     HAIL             HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009  M0.88 INCH       CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEDINA                  35.80N 88.77W
07/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER LINES DOWN

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES AND MULTIPLE ROADS BLOCKED
            IN TOWN.

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
07/15/2009                   CHESTER            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN AND ACROSS CHESTER COUNTY

0825 PM     TSTM WND GST     WHITEVILLE              35.33N 89.15W
07/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0830 PM     FLASH FLOOD      3 N PARSONS             35.70N 88.12W
07/15/2009                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEOPLE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE AND A PERSON TRAPPED IN THEIR
            HOUSE FROM FLASH FLOODING.

0835 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S ADAMSVILLE          35.19N 88.39W
07/15/2009                   MCNAIRY            TN   PUBLIC

            TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE COMMUNITY OF MOUNT
            VINSON

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SAVANNAH                35.22N 88.24W
07/15/2009                   HARDIN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS HARDIN COUNTY

&&

JAB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 3:32 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc and 5 more6 hr
Jul 16, 7:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate3 hr
Jul 16, 8:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tunica2 hr
Jul 16, 8:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate and 2 more39 min
Jul 16, 8:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, Union108 min
Jul 16, 8:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGTishomingo99 min
Jul 16, 9:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union42 min
Jul 15, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley45 min
Jul 15, 7:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale58 min
Jul 15, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Haywood, Lauderdale23 min
Jul 15, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton34 min
Jul 15, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton33 min
Jul 15, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll15 min
Jul 15, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison55 min
Jul 15, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley51 min
Jul 15, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison43 min
Jul 15, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur48 min
Jul 15, 8:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison59 min
Jul 15, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur51 min
Jul 15, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy23 min
Jul 15, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy65 min
Jul 15, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy45 min
Jul 16, 1:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton62 min
Jul 16, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale39 min
Jul 16, 4:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLauderdale6 hr
Jul 16, 4:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLauderdale5 hr
Jul 16, 4:56 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGTipton5 hr
Jul 16, 5:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby5 hr
Jul 16, 6:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby4 hr
Jul 16, 7:52 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more2 hr
Jul 16, 8:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGFayette, Hardeman2 hr
Jul 16, 8:48 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCrockett, Haywood93 min
Jul 16, 1:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi31 min
Jul 16, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi19 min
Jul 16, 4:10 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGClay, Greene, Mississippi3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.