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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Memphis, TN

July 30, 20094 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 30, 2009, 5:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2009, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)
Expired: Jul 30, 2009, 6:04 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Tate County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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
Jul 30, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr
Jul 30, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 18 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: 906 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 462 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 2.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMEG 302226
TORMEG
MSC033-093-107-137-302315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0059.090730T2226Z-090730T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
526 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTH CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 526 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  SENATOBIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
  INCLUDE COLDWATER...BARR AND INDEPENDENCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY 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 3487 8971 3461 8955 3448 9012 3464 9013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 239DEG 31KT 3458 9003

$$

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KMEG 302237
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
537 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

MSC107-302246-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090730T2315Z/
PANOLA MS-
537 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

AT 536 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA 
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3457 9000 3471 9000 3487 8971 3461 8955
      3457 8974
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 239DEG 31KT 3473 8983

$$

MSC033-093-137-302315-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090730T2315Z/
DESOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-
537 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
TATE...WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTIES...

AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LURLINE...OR 10 
MILES NORTHEAST OF SENATOBIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. 

A WEAKER ROTATION WAS ALSO LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF SENATOBIA... 
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
INCLUDE AIKEN...TYRO...BETT...NEW GARDEN...WYATTE...COCKRUM...
ROCKHILL...WAKEFIELD...CHULAHOMA AND WATSON.

LAT...LON 3457 9000 3471 9000 3487 8971 3461 8955
      3457 8974
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 239DEG 31KT 3473 8983

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMEG 302258
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
558 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

MSC033-302308-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090730T2315Z/
DESOTO MS-
558 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

AT 558 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA 
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. 
THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3463 8969 3466 8974 3474 8975 3480 8967
      3468 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 244DEG 33KT 3468 8967

$$

MSC093-137-302315-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090730T2315Z/
MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-
558 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TATE AND WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTIES...

AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE ROTATION...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
INCLUDE WATSON.

LAT...LON 3463 8969 3466 8974 3474 8975 3480 8967
      3468 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 244DEG 33KT 3468 8967

$$

000 
WWUS54 KMEG 302304
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
604 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

MSC093-137-302314-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-090730T2315Z/
MARSHALL MS-TATE MS-
604 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TATE AND WEST CENTRAL
MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 604 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 
ROTATINO WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF 
THE AREA. THE STORMS NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR 
PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING IS CANCELLED.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA.

LAT...LON 3463 8969 3466 8974 3474 8975 3480 8967
      3468 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 244DEG 33KT 3471 8961

$$

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 Jul 30, 3:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 3:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
339 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.DISCUSSION...
COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING
FLASH FLOODING AND POSSIBLE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS ACROSS
NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO. FEEL
PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT MOST AREAS WILL SEE RAINFALL AFTER 00Z SO
HAVE CONTINUED WITH CATEGORICAL POPS FOR TONIGHT. SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY SITUATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT AND MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE
AREA BY MORNING ENDING THE HEAVY RAINFALL CHANCES. A FEW SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE PRESENT ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
WEST TENNESSEE EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE BELOW
NORMAL ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S EXPECTED.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
GIVING WAY TO DRY CONDITIONS. BUT ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STILL OVER THE REGION.
AS A RESULT...ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE
EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...SATURDAY NIGHT...AND SUNDAY. ONCE
AGAIN...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY WILL BE BRIEFLY DRY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL GLANCE THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING AN INCREASE
IN RAIN CHANCES FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER THIS TIME...RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT WITH LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH EXPECTED.
BY MIDWEEK...THE GFS ADVERTISES THAT THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA BRINGING
MUCH DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE MIDSOUTH. IF THIS PANS
OUT...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND NORMAL IN THE LOWER 90S. HOWEVER...THE
ECMWF CONTINUES AN ACTIVE AND WET PATTERN NEXT WEEK SO WILL NEED
TO SEE FUTURE MODEL RUNS TO SEE HOW THIS TIME PERIOD WILL PLAY
OUT.

KNS

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS

LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX WAS MAKING ITS WAY EASTWARD THROUGH AR
AT 18Z. LIGHTNING COVERAGE HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT LIMITED... AND HAVE
KEPT PREVAILING THUNDER TO A MINIMUM. BEST LIKELIHOOD FOR THUNDER
AND VSBY RESTRICTIONS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE 21Z TO 00Z TIME
FRAME... SLIGHTLY EARLIER AT KJBR.

IFR CIGS LIKELY BY 06Z...BEHIND THE EXITING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE
TROF. THESE CIGS SHOULD KEEP VSBY FROM FALLING TOO LOW...BUT WILL
HAVE TO WATCH FOR BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS LATE THIS EVENING.

PWB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  70  86  72  86 / 100  10  10  50
MKL  69  85  64  87 / 100  10  10  40
JBR  67  85  65  86 / 100  10  10  50
TUP  72  84  70  86 / 100  20  10  50

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
     CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
     PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.

MO...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.

MS...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR COAHOMA-DESOTO-
     QUITMAN-TATE-TUNICA.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
     CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-MARSHALL-MONROE-
     PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-TALLAHATCHIE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-
     UNION-YALOBUSHA.

TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR DYER-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-
     OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
     CROCKETT-DECATUR-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-
     HENDERSON-HENRY-MADISON-MCNAIRY-WEAKLEY.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 3:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
355 PM CDT THU JUL 30 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>092-312300-
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-
355 PM CDT THU JUL 30 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

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MIDSOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE. DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS...HOWEVER...AND
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH THROUGH
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CONTINUE TO CREATE AN
ELEVATED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT ORGANIZED WIDESPREAD SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO PARIS TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

KNS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
353 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

ARZ028-TNZ048-049-302130-
MISSISSIPPI AR-LAUDERDALE TN-TIPTON TN-
353 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

  SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 4
MILES SOUTH OF WILSON AT 353 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN LAUDERDALE...MISSISSIPPI AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR FORT PILLOW STATE PARK AND WILSON...SHOULD MONITOR
THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES THE
CHUTE.

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
405 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

ARZ036-MSZ001-007-008-302130-
CRITTENDEN AR-DE SOTO MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-
405 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

  SOUTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  WESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WAS LOCATED 3
MILES WEST OF PHILLIPP AT 405 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES
ARKABUTLA LAKE AND HORSESHOE LAKE.

.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT
AREA.

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:46 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
446 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS   35.09N 90.10W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            18 WHEELER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT RIVERPORT ROAD AND PAUL
            LOWRY DR.

0432 PM     TORNADO          4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS    35.13N 89.98W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR I-240 AND SOUTH PARKWAY. ALSO
            LIMBS ON EXPRESSWAY.

&&

TLSJR

Local storm report, Jul 30, 4:56 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
456 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS   35.09N 90.10W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            18 WHEELER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT RIVERPORT ROAD AND PAUL
            LOWRY DR.

0432 PM     TORNADO          4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS    35.13N 89.98W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR I-240 AND SOUTH PARKWAY. ALSO
            LIMBS ON EXPRESSWAY.

0451 PM     TORNADO          5 SW LAKELAND           35.19N 89.79W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            TORNADO ON GROUND JUST SOUTH OF I-40 ON GERMANTOWN
            PARKWAY. DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND RESTAURANT.

&&

TLSJR

Local storm report, Jul 30, 5:22 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
522 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

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

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SW DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS   35.09N 90.10W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            18 WHEELER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT RIVERPORT ROAD AND PAUL
            LOWRY DR.

0432 PM     TORNADO          4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS    35.13N 89.98W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR I-240 AND SOUTH PARKWAY. ALSO
            LIMBS ON EXPRESSWAY.

0451 PM     TORNADO          5 SW LAKELAND           35.19N 89.79W
07/30/2009                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            TORNADO ON GROUND JUST SOUTH OF I-40 ON GERMANTOWN
            PARKWAY. DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND RESTAURANT.

0500 PM     TORNADO          4 SE OLIVE BRANCH       34.91N 89.78W
07/30/2009                   DESOTO             MS   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BRIEF TOUCHDOWN 1 MILE SOUTH OF FAIRHAVEN MISSISSIPPI.
            ALSO POWER POLES DOWN.

0501 PM     TORNADO          2 SSE OLIVE BRANCH      34.93N 89.82W
07/30/2009                   DESOTO             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO SOUTH OF RTE 78 NEAR HIGHWAY 305. CARS
            OVERTURNED.

0502 PM     TORNADO          2 SE OLIVE BRANCH       34.93N 89.80W
07/30/2009                   DESOTO             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR HACKS CROSS ROAD AND RTE 78.

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 N HERNANDO            34.84N 89.99W
07/30/2009                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FLOODING AT GOODMAN AND GREENBROOK ROAD.

&&

TLSJR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 30, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 4 more	3 hr
Jul 30, 3:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	2 hr
Jul 30, 3:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma	61 min
Jul 30, 3:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma	54 min
Jul 30, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	57 min
Jul 30, 4:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto	40 min
Jul 30, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	50 min
Jul 30, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma	45 min
Jul 30, 4:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	114 min
Jul 30, 4:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall	51 min
Jul 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate	3 hr
Jul 30, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha	50 min
Jul 30, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 2 more	46 min
Jul 30, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Tippah and 1 more	57 min
Jul 30, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Union	64 min
Jul 30, 6:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Tippah	3 hr
Jul 30, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and 1 more	59 min
Jul 30, 6:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 4 more	89 min

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Tornado Warnings in Mississippi, 2009 Every tornado warning in 2009 Tornadoes 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.