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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Memphis, TN

April 24, 20107 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2010, 6:24 AM CDT for 7 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 51 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
Apr 24, 2010, 6:24 AM CDT (11:24 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2010, 7:15 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 6:00 AM CDTTornado Watch PDSSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 89 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2010-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 325 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2010-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 239 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
325 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
179 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.7

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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 Apr 24, 4:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 4:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 6:06 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
606 AM CDT SAT APR 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>092-251000-
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-
606 AM CDT SAT APR 24 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 SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH
OR GREATER...LARGE HAIL...AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM AS HEAVY RAINFALL OF
1 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN LOCALIZED LOCATIONS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT 7 AM THROUGH 10 PM AS WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY TODAY...GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...EVEN
AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN
ACTIVATED AND WILL BE NECESSARY THROUGH 4 PM TODAY.

MBS/CJC

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:15 AM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
215 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

MSZ001-002-TNZ049-050-088-089-240800-
DE SOTO MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN-
215 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR...

  NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES EAST OF BRIGHTON TO 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF OLIVE BRANCH AT 215 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN DESOTO...FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...MARSHALL...SHELBY AND TIPTON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...BROWNSVILLE...
COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...COVINGTON...GERMANTOWN AND OLIVE BRANCH...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 2:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
248 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

TNZ020-021-050>054-089-090-240830-
CROCKETT TN-CARROLL TN-FAYETTE TN-GIBSON TN-HENDERSON TN-HAYWOOD TN-
MADISON TN-CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-
248 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR...

  SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALAMO TO
12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOMERVILLE AT 248 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...FAYETTE...GIBSON...
HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD...HENDERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR BOLIVAR...BROWNSVILLE...CHICKASAW STATE FOREST...
CHICKASAW STATE PARK...HUMBOLDT...JACKSON...MILAN AND T O FULLER
STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:20 AM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
320 AM CDT SAT APR 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>092-241700-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...AMORY...BARTLETT...
BATESVILLE...BLYTHEVILLE...BOLIVAR...BOONEVILLE...
CARUTHERSVILLE...CLARKSDALE...COLLIERVILLE...CORINTH...
COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN...
HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...IUKA...JACKSON...
JONESBORO...KENNETT...LEXINGTON...MARTIN...MEMPHIS...MILAN...
MILLINGTON...NEW ALBANY...OLIVE BRANCH...OXFORD...PARAGOULD...
PARIS...SAVANNAH...SOMERVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA...TUPELO...
UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS...WYNNE
320 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED TODAY...

A WARM...MOIST...AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE
MIDSOUTH. THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY HIGH WIND
SHEAR WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. NOT TO MENTION...
A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK FROM EAST TEXAS TO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER...PERHAPS OVER
80 MPH IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ARE EXPECTED TO THE BIGGEST HAZARD.
STRONG LONG LIVED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AM
AND 4 PM. MOST SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG A FAST
MOVING SQUALL LINE. SUPERCELLS WITHIN THIS LINE AND AHEAD OF THIS
LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF A
CLARKSDALE TO BOONEVILLE MISSISSIPPI LINE TODAY. THIS
AREA...INCLUDING THE TUPELO AREA...HAS THE HIGHEST CHANCE
FOR EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REST OF THE MIDSOUTH AND FORECAST AREA TODAY.

FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH.

GUSTY WINDS...GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...EVEN
AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH.

RESIDENTS OF THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WEATHER RADIO...THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO
PURCHASE ONE. IN ADDITION...YOU SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES...KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WATCH AND A
WARNING...AND BE READY TO PUT YOUR SAFETY PLANS INTO ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY...GO TO:

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS/?N=PREPAREDNESS (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NOAA WEATHER RADIO...GO TO:

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS/?N=ALLHAZARDSRADIO (ALL LOWERCASE)

MBS
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 3:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
328 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

TNZ020-021-052>054-240915-
CARROLL TN-GIBSON TN-HENDERSON TN-MADISON TN-CHESTER TN-
328 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR...

  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  MADISON 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 SOUTH OF ATWOOD TO 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERCER AT 328 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

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

PEOPLE IN CARROLL...CHESTER...GIBSON...HENDERSON AND MADISON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...
LEXINGTON...MILAN...NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST AND NATCHEZ TRACE
STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BEECH LAKE...PIN OAK LAKE AND PINE LAKE.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 6:20 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
620 AM CDT SAT APR 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>092-242100-
ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-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-
620 AM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT UNFOLDING ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH TODAY...

A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW OVER TEXAS WILL COMBINE WITH A
WARM...MOIST...AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY.
THIS UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN COMBINATION WITH VERY HIGH WIND
SHEAR WILL PRODUCE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TODAY.

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER...PERHAPS OVER
80 MPH IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS...STRONG LONG LIVED TORNADOES AND LARGE
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AM
AND 4 PM. SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF A FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE WILL
HAVE THE BEST CHANCE TO PRODUCE TORNADOES...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
STRONG AND LONG LIVED.

FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH.

GUSTY WINDS...GENERALLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...EVEN
AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TODAY FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH.

RESIDENTS OF THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD PREPARE FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND
STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A WEATHER RADIO...THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO
PURCHASE ONE. IN ADDITION...YOU SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES...KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WATCH AND A
WARNING...AND BE READY TO PUT YOUR SAFETY PLANS INTO ACTION
SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA.

&&

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY...GO TO:

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS/?N=PREPAREDNESS (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NOAA WEATHER RADIO...GO TO:

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEMPHIS/?N=ALLHAZARDSRADIO (ALL LOWERCASE)

MBS/CJC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby49 min
Apr 24, 8:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby43 min
Apr 24, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette55 min
Apr 24, 8:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby94 min
Apr 24, 8:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton39 min
Apr 24, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison47 min
Apr 24, 9:20 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, McNairy2 hr
Apr 24, 9:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy65 min
Apr 24, 9:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman, Hardin, McNairy61 min
Apr 24, 10:19 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGMcNairy41 min
Apr 24, 10:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy61 min
Apr 24, 10:46 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGHardin, McNairy108 min
Apr 24, 10:51 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy39 min
Apr 24, 11:11 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy49 min
Apr 24, 11:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin, McNairy2 hr
Apr 24, 11:32 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardin, McNairy58 min
Apr 24, 12:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby52 min
Apr 24, 12:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGHardin28 min
Apr 24, 12:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLake93 min
Apr 24, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton49 min
Apr 24, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton49 min
Apr 24, 1:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGShelby93 min
Apr 24, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake, Obion36 min
Apr 24, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 5 more55 min
Apr 24, 1:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton65 min
Apr 24, 1:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby62 min
Apr 24, 2:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDyer24 min
Apr 24, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 2 more55 min
Apr 24, 2:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Madison87 min
Apr 24, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more62 min
Apr 24, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley45 min
Apr 24, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more53 min
Apr 24, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison, Weakley106 min
Apr 24, 3:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy, Madison42 min
Apr 24, 4:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Decatur, Henderson, Henry19 min
Apr 24, 4:21 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur, Henderson39 min
Apr 24, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy49 min
Apr 23, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Tate, Tunica33 min
Apr 23, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe22 hr
Apr 23, 8:50 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe22 hr
Apr 23, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica35 min
Apr 23, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate24 min
Apr 23, 11:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGMarshall48 min
Apr 24, 6:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica46 min
Apr 24, 7:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma3 hr
Apr 24, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union36 min
Apr 24, 7:30 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie45 min
Apr 24, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more47 min
Apr 24, 7:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union41 min
Apr 24, 8:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more50 min
Apr 24, 8:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman45 min
Apr 24, 8:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo42 min
Apr 24, 8:23 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate15 min
Apr 24, 8:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Panola, Tate17 min
Apr 24, 8:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica47 min
Apr 24, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Panola, Tate23 min
Apr 24, 9:54 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Tippah, Union51 min
Apr 24, 10:58 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union47 min
Apr 24, 11:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGPontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union52 min
Apr 24, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Tate, Tunica38 min
Apr 24, 12:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLee, Prentiss, Union34 min
Apr 24, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica48 min
Apr 24, 12:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo40 min
Apr 24, 12:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe25 min
Apr 24, 2:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGMonroe41 min
Apr 24, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe14 min
Apr 24, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph50 min
Apr 24, 10:46 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, St. Francis44 min
Apr 24, 11:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, Poinsett, St. Francis44 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.