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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 359, NWS Memphis, TN

July 26, 2009Lauderdale County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee; Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Arkansas

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, Jul 26, 3:13 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
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, Jul 26, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 1:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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

&&

RJO
Local 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.

&&

RJO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 5:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Jul 26, 6:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica56 min
Jul 26, 6:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPanola, Quitman, Tunica3 hr
Jul 26, 6:44 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGMarshall2 hr
Jul 26, 6:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGPanola, Quitman, Tate3 hr
Jul 26, 6:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto40 min
Jul 26, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 3 more53 min
Jul 26, 7:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall93 min
Jul 26, 7:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGPanola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha118 min
Jul 26, 8:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Tallahatchie49 min
Jul 26, 8:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTallahatchie25 min
Jul 26, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion60 min
Jul 26, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake45 min
Jul 26, 2:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion3 hr
Jul 26, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion53 min
Jul 26, 2:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLauderdale3 hr
Jul 26, 3:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton54 min
Jul 26, 3:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Madison, Weakley63 min
Jul 26, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale46 min
Jul 26, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale26 min
Jul 26, 4:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll22 min
Jul 26, 4:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson78 min
Jul 26, 4:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton68 min
Jul 26, 4:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton4 hr
Jul 26, 4:53 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCarroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more58 min
Jul 26, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton65 min
Jul 26, 6:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby, Tipton48 min
Jul 26, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene35 min
Jul 26, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay49 min
Jul 26, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene48 min
Jul 26, 2:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi43 min
Jul 26, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene45 min
Jul 26, 2:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGreene, Lawrence, Randolph38 min
Jul 26, 2:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi64 min
Jul 26, 2:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGreene, Mississippi43 min
Jul 26, 2:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence65 min
Jul 26, 3:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence90 min
Jul 26, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett26 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.