Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2010
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 24, 2010, 5:15 PM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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
- Jan 24, 2010, 5:15 PM CST (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coahoma County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 348 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 442 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 656 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 756 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
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 Jan 24, 3:54 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 3:54 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 4:23 PM CST, 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 423 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-251215- 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- 423 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MAJOR WINTER STORM BRINGING A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET...AND SNOW MAY AFFECT THE MIDSOUTH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY NORTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE STATE LINE ALTHOUGH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS ARE PROBABLE WHICH MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. THERE IS STILL MUCH UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THIS STORM...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY UPDATED TO THE LATEST FORECAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. BORGHOFF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 4:14 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 414 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ARZ036-048-MSZ001-TNZ088-242300- ST. FRANCIS AR-CRITTENDEN AR-DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN- 414 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 PM CST FOR... CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK TO 4 MILES EAST OF NEW HOME AT 414 PM CST... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...SHELBY AND ST. FRANCIS COUNTIES... INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...MARION...MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BRANDYWINE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR AND ROBCO LAKE. BORGHOFF
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 4:34 PM CST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 434 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ARZ058-MSZ010-242315- PHILLIPS AR-COAHOMA MS- 434 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 PM CST FOR... SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER WAS LOCATED FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRIARS POINT TO CRUMROD AT 434 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN COAHOMA AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR ELAINE AND WHITE RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES DESOTO LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE AND OLD TOWN LAKE. BORGHOFF
Local storm report, Jan 24, 4:43 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
443 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM HAIL WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.18W
01/24/2010 M0.75 INCH CRITTENDEN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL REPORTS OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WERE RECEIVED
FROM BOTH WEST MEMPHIS POLICE AND CRITTENDEN COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
MOVED THROUGH.
&&
JLHSpecial weather statement, Jan 24, 4:51 PM CST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 451 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ARZ049-058-MSZ007-008-010-011-242345- PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-COAHOMA MS-QUITMAN MS- 451 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR... SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... WESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORTH TUNICA TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HELENA AT 451 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN COAHOMA...LEE...PHILLIPS...QUITMAN...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HELENA...ST FRANCIS NATIONAL PARK AND WEST HELENA...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BEAVERDAM LAKE...FLOWER LAKE...MOON LAKE AND TUNICA LAKE. BORGHOFF
Special weather statement, Jan 24, 4:58 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 458 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 TNZ088-089-242345- FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN- 458 PM CST SUN JAN 24 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR... FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER WAS LOCATED FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARLINGTON TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARTLETT AT 458 PM CST...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA AND GERMANTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. BORGHOFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 5:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 22 min |
| Jan 24, 10:57 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 8 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 31 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2010Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2010
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.