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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Memphis, TN

May 28, 2010Marshall County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2010, 10:22 PM CDT for Marshall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 33 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
May 28, 2010, 10:22 PM CDT (03:22 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2010, 10:55 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Marshall County, MS

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 May 28, 9:49 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 9:49 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 7:41 AM CDT, 14 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
741 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 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>092-291345-
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-
741 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY
SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL WITH SLOW MOVING STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND
POSSIBLY EVEN INTO NEXT WEEK. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL AGAIN BE
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY BE
NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED SKYWARN
ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

JLH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 6:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
614 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

TNZ052-282345-
MADISON TN-
614 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR...

  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER BEMIS AT 615 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 15 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR JACKSON...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 28, 7:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
706 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

MSZ003-TNZ089-090-290030-
BENTON MS-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-
706 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR...

  NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
  SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER LAGRANGE AT 707 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH
AT 15 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN BENTON...FAYETTE AND HARDEMAN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS
STORM CLOSELY.
Special weather statement, May 28, 8:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
805 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

MSZ004-290130-
TIPPAH MS-
805 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR...

  SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF RIPLEY AT 806 PM CDT...
MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN TIPPAH COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR RIPLEY...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
Local storm report, May 28, 8:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
812 PM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010

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

0730 PM     HAIL             1 E GRAND JUNCTION      35.05N 89.17W
05/28/2010  E0.75 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   PUBLIC

0730 PM     HAIL             1 NNE GRAND JUNCTION    35.06N 89.18W
05/28/2010  E1.00 INCH       HARDEMAN           TN   PUBLIC

0734 PM     HAIL             1 NW SALTILLO           35.39N 88.22W
05/28/2010  E0.75 INCH       HARDIN             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TLSJR
Special weather statement, May 28, 9:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 28, 9:42 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy48 min
May 28, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman22 min
May 28, 7:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDecatur2 hr
May 28, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMcNairy48 min
May 29, 10:33 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGLauderdale, Tipton72 hr
May 29, 10:37 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale45 hr
May 28, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTishomingo42 min
May 28, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc42 min
May 28, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Monroe45 min
May 28, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.