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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 359, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT for Lauderdale County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 60 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 26, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2009, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
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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 26, 2:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 2:58 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 313 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 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>092-271100- 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- 313 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 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 CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS MORNING... OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND WEST TENNESSEE. BY MIDMORNING... THE SLIGHT RISK WILL SHIFT TO AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MIDWEEK PERIODS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY...SOUTH OF A WALNUT RIDGE ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE LINE. PWB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 12:16 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 141 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ARZ018-026-028-260730- CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-GREENE AR- 141 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER BROOKLAND AT 141 AM CDT...MOVING EAST 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 CRAIGHEAD...GREENE AND MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BROOKLAND...LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE AND MONETTE... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, Jul 26, 2:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
224 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM FLASH FLOOD CARUTHERSVILLE 36.18N 89.67W
07/26/2009 PEMISCOT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINOR ROAD FLOODING
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RJOLocal storm report, Jul 26, 2:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
259 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM FLASH FLOOD CARUTHERSVILLE 36.18N 89.67W
07/26/2009 PEMISCOT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINOR ROAD FLOODING
0255 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S CARUTHERSVILLE 36.15N 89.67W
07/26/2009 PEMISCOT MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES.
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RJOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 5:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 56 min |
| Jul 26, 6:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Marshall | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tate | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 40 min |
| Jul 26, 6:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jul 26, 7:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall | 93 min |
| Jul 26, 7:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tallahatchie | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 8:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 2:03 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 53 min |
| Jul 26, 2:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Madison, Weakley | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Jul 26, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 4:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll | 22 min |
| Jul 26, 4:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson | 78 min |
| Jul 26, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 4:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 4 hr |
| Jul 26, 4:53 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 4:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 6:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 12:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 49 min |
| Jul 26, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 2:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 2:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 2:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 64 min |
| Jul 26, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene, Mississippi | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 2:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 3:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 90 min |
| Jul 26, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 26 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2009Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arkansas, 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.