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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Memphis, TN

June 15, 2009Crockett County, Haywood County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2009, 3:27 PM CDT for Crockett County, Haywood County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2009, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Crockett County, TN, Haywood County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 15, 3:30 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Bells, TN	SPOTTED NEAR HIGHWAY 412 AROUND BELLE MEADE ROAD
Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 E Bells, TN	POSSIBLE TORNADO. OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED AND TREE DOWN ON HOME.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 27 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 15, 10:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 15, 2:48 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 3093 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 9.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KMEG 152027
TORMEG
TNC033-075-152100-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0045.090615T2027Z-090615T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
327 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 327 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BELLE EAGLE...OR 9
  MILES NORTH OF BROWNSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  INCLUDE HOLLY GROVE...BELLS AND ALAMO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A STORM SHELTER. IF NO
STORM SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE
BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 8903 3569 8906 3569 8907 3564 8907
      3567 8931 3583 8923
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 275DEG 6KT 3573 8922

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 15, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1240 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

.UPDATE...
UPDATE FOR 18Z TAF DISCUSSION.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1032 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009/

UPDATE...

ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IN STORE FOR THE MID-SOUTH WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. UPDATED TO MAKE A FEW MINOR
CHANGES BUT EARLIER FORECAST STILL ON TRACK.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WAS CENTERED ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF THIS MORNING WITH THE MID-SOUTH ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF
THIS RIDGE. UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS WERE SLOWLY INCREASING WHICH WILL
MAY HELP TO SUPPRESS CONVECTION A LITTLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EAST-CENTRAL AR AND NORTHWEST MS. LOCATIONS SUCH AS CLARKSDALE MS
WILL HAVE THE LEAST CHANCE FOR RAIN. OTHERWISE...A VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH SEVERAL FEATURES TO CAUSE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. SURFACE BASED CAPES ARE
FORECAST TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 J/KG WITH LIFTED
INCITES AROUND MINUS 9 ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON. SATELLITE SHOWS AN MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE VORTEX FROM
EARLIER CONVECTION LOCATED OVER EASTERN AR. THIS FEATURE WILL MOVE
INTO NORTHEAST AR...THE MO BOOTHEEL...AND WEST TN THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...A SURFACE BOUNDARY STRETCHED FROM NORTHEAST AR ACROSS
SOUTHWEST TN THIS MORNING. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD
AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. MEANWHILE...CONVECTION HAS ALREADY FIRED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST TN WHICH IS MOVING TO THE
EAST-NORTHEAST. THINK THESE FEATURES WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH...A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN
THREATS.

JCL

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 346 AM CDT MON JUN 15 2009/

SHORT RANGE...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT

A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS EARLY
THIS MORNING...MOVING INTO WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL. A STATIONARY FRONT WAS DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI
TO SOUTHWESTERN KENTUCKY. SOUTH OF THE FRONT TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM
THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S AND DEWPOINTS FROM THE MID 60S TO LOWER
70S. WINDS WERE GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST-CENTRAL MISSOURI SHOWING SIGNS OF
INCREASING OVER THE PAST HOUR. A DEVELOPING MCV OVER CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA IS TREKKING EASTWARD. THE STORMS/DISTURBANCE MENTIONED
ABOVE WILL RIDE ALONG THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF THE
MID LEVEL HIGH CENTERED OVER SOUTH TEXAS. THUS STEERING FLOW WOULD
BRING THESE FEATURES INTO OUR AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS
INDICATE BEST INSTABILITY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
FRONT. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS AGREE THAT CAPES IN EXCESS OF 3500
J/KG AND LI/S OF AT LEAST -6 C WILL OCCUR BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER
THE MID SOUTH. THUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF QUARTERS.

BY TONIGHT...THE MID LEVEL HIGH BUILDS A LITTLE FARTHER EAST. THIS
SHOULD AID IN PUSHING ACTIVITY FARTHER NORTH. THUS HIGHER RAIN
CHANCES WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY OVER THIS AREA.

BY WEDNESDAY...THE MID LEVEL HIGH SHOULD BUILD A LITTLE FARTHER
NORTH HELPING TO SQUASH RAIN CHANCES OVER THE AREA. HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK.

AC

LONG RANGE...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 00Z
ECMWF/GFS MODEL RUN OVERALL IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING BRINGING VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND MAINLY
DRY WEATHER TO THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LONG RANGE
MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND CONTINUED SLIGHT TO LOW END CHANCE
POPS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. BEHIND THE FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RE- ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE PERIOD.

CJC

AVIATION...

18Z TAF CYCLE

CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A BOUNDARY FROM SOUTHERN
MO THROUGH NORTHEAST AR INTO WESTERN TN. THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS
BOUNDARY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR TOPS TO 50 KFT...HAIL DIAMETERS
TO 1.25 INCHES...WIND GUSTS TO 60 KTS AND IFR VSBYS DUE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. JBR AND MKL WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST CHANCE TO
EXPERIENCE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THIS
BOUNDARY...WHILE MEM COULD SEE CONVECTION DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING.
EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIMINISH AFTER 02 UTC DUE TO THE LOSS OF
DAYTIME HEATING.

OKULSKI

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  75  95  75  95 /  30  20  10  10
MKL  72  93  71  95 /  30  30  10  10
JBR  74  91  73  94 /  30  30  10  10
TUP  71  95  72  96 /  20  10  10  10

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 2:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
224 PM CDT MON JUN 15 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>092-162130-
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-
224 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
MID-SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER
IS FROM NOW UNTIL 8 PM. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF QUARTERS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ALSO...THERE IS AN
INCREASED THREAT FOR A FEW TORNADOES TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A LINE
FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS...TO BROWNSVILLE TENNESSEE...TO SAVANNAH
TENNESSEE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. THE
RISK AREA IS IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO IUKA
MISSISSIPPI LINE. THE MAIN THREATS FROM STORMS THAT DEVELOP ON
TUESDAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA
INTO THIS EVENING...AND MAY BECOME NECESSARY OVER MUCH OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE MID-SOUTH. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED
TUESDAY.

KNS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
207 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
230 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0225 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:36 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
236 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0225 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0233 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0234 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:39 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
239 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0225 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0233 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0234 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0235 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 W RECTOR              36.26N 90.40W
06/15/2009                   GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:53 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
253 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0225 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0233 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0234 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0235 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 W RECTOR              36.26N 90.40W
06/15/2009                   GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0249 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 E BLYTHEVILLE         35.93N 89.82W
06/15/2009                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0250 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 ESE RECTOR            36.24N 90.21W
06/15/2009                   CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

JAB

Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:10 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
310 PM CDT MON JUN 15 2009

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

0945 AM     HAIL             TROY                    36.34N 89.16W
06/15/2009  E0.50 INCH       OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL DIME SIZED

1045 AM     HAIL             HUMBOLDT                35.82N 88.91W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

1105 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009                   GIBSON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN IN TOWN. PEA SIZE HAIL AT POLICE STATION

1106 AM     TSTM WND GST     MILAN                   35.92N 88.75W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TRAFFIC LIGHTS OUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND
            70.

0110 PM     HAIL             1 SW TREZEVANT          36.00N 88.63W
06/15/2009  E0.88 INCH       CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            HAIL RANGED FROM PEA TO NICKEL SIZE AND LASTED TEN
            MINUTES.

0155 PM     HAIL             3 S BIGGERS             36.29N 90.81W
06/15/2009  E0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

0225 PM     HAIL             STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     STEELE                  36.08N 89.85W
06/15/2009  E60.00 MPH       PEMISCOT           MO   PUBLIC

0233 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.00 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0234 PM     HAIL             COOTER                  36.05N 89.81W
06/15/2009  M1.75 INCH       PEMISCOT           MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0235 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 W RECTOR              36.26N 90.40W
06/15/2009                   GREENE             AR   PUBLIC

0238 PM     HAIL             2 SE RECTOR             36.24N 90.27W
06/15/2009  M0.75 INCH       CLAY               AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0249 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     6 E BLYTHEVILLE         35.93N 89.82W
06/15/2009                   MISSISSIPPI        AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0250 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 ESE RECTOR            36.24N 90.21W
06/15/2009                   CLAY               AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

0308 PM     HAIL             6 S DYERSBURG           35.95N 89.38W
06/15/2009  E1.00 INCH       DYER               TN   PUBLIC

&&

JAB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 15, 9:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	37 min
Jun 15, 10:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Gibson	38 min
Jun 15, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Henry	41 min
Jun 15, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	48 min
Jun 15, 2:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale	52 min
Jun 15, 3:07 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lake	3 hr
Jun 15, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Henderson, Madison	39 min
Jun 15, 3:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Decatur	3 hr
Jun 15, 3:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Gibson	29 min
Jun 15, 3:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lake	3 hr
Jun 15, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	55 min
Jun 15, 3:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Henderson	49 min
Jun 15, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion	49 min
Jun 15, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison	61 min
Jun 15, 4:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chester, Crockett, Henderson, Madison	53 min
Jun 15, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood and 5 more	3 hr
Jun 15, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	50 min
Jun 15, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale	48 min
Jun 15, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	48 min
Jun 15, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	19 min
Jun 15, 5:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin	15 min
Jun 15, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton	47 min
Jun 15, 5:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	97 min
Jun 15, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby and 1 more	41 min
Jun 15, 5:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	87 min
Jun 15, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison	62 min
Jun 15, 6:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy and 1 more	2 hr
Jun 15, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	20 min
Jun 15, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy	62 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.