Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 20, 2011, 12:32 AM CDT for Benton County, Marshall County, Mississippi; 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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
- Apr 20, 2011, 12:32 AM CDT (05:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2011, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Chester County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 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 severe thunderstorm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 10:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 1605 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
972 WUUS54 KMEG 200532 SVRMEG MSC009-093-TNC023-047-069-109-200615- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0151.110420T0532Z-110420T0615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1232 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1233 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLAYDEN... OR 14 MILES NORTH OF HOLLY SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR... SELMER...CHICKASAW STATE FOREST AND T O FULLER STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A STORM SHELTER OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. .THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. .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 3485 8948 3510 8962 3542 8873 3512 8855 TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 245DEG 44KT 3500 8936 $$
1 follow-up statement
411 WWUS54 KMEG 200553 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1253 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 MSC009-093-TNC047-200603- /O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110420T0615Z/ BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-FAYETTE TN- 1253 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE...NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL AND NORTHERN BENTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 1253 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA ...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3500 8919 3525 8919 3542 8873 3512 8855 TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 245DEG 44KT 3510 8909 $$ TNC023-069-109-200615- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-110420T0615Z/ CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-MCNAIRY TN- 1253 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MCNAIRY...HARDEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES... AT 1253 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND JUNCTION...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR... GRAND JUNCTION...HICKORY VALLEY...HORNSBY...MIDDLETON...SAULSBURY... SELMER...ROSE CREEK...HICKORY CORNERS...ROBERTSON...WOODVILLE... SHANDY...PINE TOP AND MIDDLEBURG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A STORM SHELTER OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. .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 3500 8919 3525 8919 3542 8873 3512 8855 TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 245DEG 44KT 3510 8909 $$
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 19, 6:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
630 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011/
DISCUSSION...
..SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT...
SHORT-TERM (TONIGHT-THURSDAY)...
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE OVER SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EAST TOWARDS ST. LOUIS
WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW ACROSS
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE WARM SECTOR AIRMASS
COVERING MUCH OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN ADVANCE OF THE
COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STRONGLY UNSTABLE...BUT CONDITIONAL DUE TO
THE PRESENCE OF A LOW LEVEL CAPPING INVERSION BASED AROUND 5KFT AS
OBSERVED ON THE 18Z SPECIAL LZK SOUNDING. THIS INVERSION WILL
CONTINUE TO INHIBIT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER MUCH OF THE WARM
SECTOR THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE MID SOUTH.
A WELL DEFINED MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH POSITIONED OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...EXPECT COOLER MID LEVEL
TEMPERATURES/HEIGHT FALLS TO BEGIN OVERSPREADING THE WESTERN EDGE
OF THE LOW LEVEL WARM SECTOR AIRMASS. THIS SHOULD AID IN
DESTABILIZATION ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES EAST THIS
EVENING. ISOLATED SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO ERUPT
ALONG THE FRONT OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS OF 20Z...AND
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
BOUNDARY AS IT MOVES EAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS TO THE
ARKLATEX REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON. AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TAKES
ON AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVE TILT THIS EVENING...THERE IS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR PRE-FRONTAL ISOLATED SUPERCELLS TO DEVELOP WHICH MAY
MOVE NORTHEAST AND IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL BETWEEN 00-02Z. CONFIDENCE IN WHETHER THE
CAPPING INVERSION CAN WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY TO SUPPORT PREFRONTAL
ISOLATED SUPERCELLS IS STILL LOWER THAN PREFERRED. MOST OF THE
MESOSCALE MODELS AND TO A DEGREE THE GFS SHOWS THIS POTENTIAL. IF
THESE STORMS CAN DEVELOP...THEY COULD POSE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR
TORNADOES AND POTENTIALLY VERY LARGE HAIL. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL
FOR THIS OCCURRENCE WILL REMAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS/MISSOURI
BOOTHEEL.
INDIVIDUAL SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST ALONG
THE COLD FRONT SHOULD EVENTUALLY CONGEAL INTO A QUASI-LINEAR
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM (SQUALL-LINE) WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS AS THE
SHEAR BECOMES INCREASINGLY UNIDIRECTIONAL. THIS QLCS WILL MOVE
EAST INTO A MODERATELY UNSTABLE LOW LEVEL ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE
MID SOUTH AFTER SUNSET. THE THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE
CHARACTERIZED BY SBCAPE BETWEEN 1500-2500J/KG...LI/S FROM -6C TO
-8C...AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN EXCESS OF 8.5C/KM. PLENTY OF
SHEAR SHOULD PERSIST AS WELL ACROSS THE PREFRONTAL WARM SECTOR
WITH 0-6KM BULK SHEAR VALUES IN EXCESS OF 50KTS AND 0-1KM SRH IN
EXCESS OF 300M2/S2 MAINLY FROM SPEED SHEAR. AS THE LINE OF STORMS
PROGRESSES INTO NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA EXPECT THE LOW
LEVEL INVERSION TO BE REMOVED BY A COMBINATION OF THE FRONT/MID
LEVEL COOLING/CONVECTIVELY GENERATED COLD POOL. THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD BE SEVERE AS THEY MOVE INTO THE MODERATE RISK AREA WHICH
INCLUDES NORTHEAST ARKANSAS/MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THIS EVENING AND
INTO WEST TENNESSEE LATER TONIGHT. THE KINEMATIC/THERMODYNAMIC
ENVIRONMENT SHOULD ALLOW STORMS TO REMAIN SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...SOME SIGNIFICANT/WIDESPREAD IN POTENTIAL LONG LIVED BOW
ECHOES...AND LARGE HAIL IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A SECONDARY THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.
AS THE STORMS MOVE FURTHER SOUTHEAST...THE LINE SHOULD SLOW AND
BECOME ORIENTED MORE WEST TO EAST AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT LIFTS
OUT TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL BE MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE SLIGHT
RISK AREA INCLUDING NORTH MISSISSIPPI AFTER MIDNIGHT WHERE THE
SEVERE THREAT SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND
AN INCREASING FLASH FLOOD THREAT DEVELOPING. THERE REMAINS SOME
UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO WHERE THE GREATEST FLASH FLOOD THREAT
WILL DEVELOP. THEREFORE HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR NOW...BUT ONCE AREAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED A WATCH MAY
BECOME NECESSARY. THE EVENING SHIFT WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
POTENTIAL.
THE FRONT SHOULD STALL OUT SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI ON
WEDNESDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD BECOME QUITE UNSTABLE ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THIS FRONT AS DAYTIME HEATING OCCURS. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS. CONSIDERING THE AVAILABLE
INSTABILITY THERE MAY BE AN ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THREAT...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MICROBURST DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. DUE TO
THE LACK OF WIND SHEAR...THE CONVECTION SHOULD NOT BE WELL
ORGANIZED. FURTHER NORTH...DRIER AND COOLER AIRMASS WILL ADVECT IN
AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
THE STALLED FRONT SHOULD LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A RENEWAL OF CONVECTION ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WARM AND HUMID SOUTH OF THE
FRONT AND STILL COOL TO THE NORTH. THE THREAT FOR STRONG/SEVERE
STORMS MAY OCCUR AGAIN WITH THE WARM FRONT...AND THIS THREAT WILL
BE REASSESSED IN LATER SHIFTS.
LONG-TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT-NEXT TUESDAY)...
SURFACE WARM FRONT WILL BE POSITIONED JUST NORTH OF THE MIDSOUTH BY
THURSDAY EVENING WITH MUCH OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHIFTING
NORTH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. MAINTAINED LOW CHANCES ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA WITH A DIMINISHING TREND OVERNIGHT AS CAP STRENGTHENS AND LIFT
WANES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN STEADY OR SLOWLY RISE ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS AS FRONT LIFTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
THIS WARM FRONT WILL TRANSITION INTO A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT FRIDAY
AND REMAIN PARKED FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. KEPT POPS LOW ACROSS THE
NORTH WHERE THE FRONT MAY MEANDER BACK SOUTH FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS
MEANDERING WILL BE GOVERNED BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES LEFT BEHIND FROM
MCS GROWTH AND PROPAGATION NEAR THE FRONT AND THUS QUITE DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT THIS FAR OUT. THE REST OF THE MIDSOUTH WILL REMAIN CAPPED
AND UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANTICYCLONIC FLOW...HAMPERING MUCH IF
NOT ALL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THUS...REMOVED POPS FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-40. SHOULD BE QUITE WARM
AND HUMID WITH A PERSISTENT...DEEP STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. HIGHS IN THE MID OR UPPER 80S AND LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO
LOWER 70S SEEMS PROBABLE.
CYCLOGENESIS WILL FORM TO THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES ON THE WESTERN END
OF THE STALLED FRONT IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
FEATURE WILL TRACK INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY.
SURFACE COLD FRONT HEADING TOWARD THE AREA WILL GIVE THE NEXT SHOT
AT HIGHER POPS IN THE MONDAY NIGHT-TUESDAY TIME FRAME.
BORGHOFF
&&
.AVIATION...
00Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THE REGION BRINGING MVFR CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES. THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL START AROUND
04Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ONCE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF REGION LOW CEILINGS WILL
REMAIN THROUGH MID-MORNING BEFORE A GRADUALLY LIFTING OF THE
CLOUDS WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY TONIGHT THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 KNOTS BEFORE SUNRISE AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND TO THE NORTHEAST BY AFTERNOON.
ARS
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 66 71 57 75 / 90 30 60 50
MKL 63 70 52 70 / 100 20 30 60
JBR 59 69 51 69 / 100 10 30 60
TUP 69 78 61 80 / 70 60 70 30
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 8:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 831 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-210345- 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- 831 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF WEST TENNESSEE. THIS AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CLARKSDALE MISSISSIPPI TO SELMER TENNESSEE TO DECATURVILLE. A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...AND THE REST OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THIS EVENING AND MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT...AND LARGE HAIL. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SECONDARY THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA...THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND STORMS TRAIN REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BECOME NECESSARY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT BECOME SEVERE. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE NEEDED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY STILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI TLSJR
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1052 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW HOXIE 35.99N 91.00W
04/19/2011 LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME AND WORKSHOP ALONG HIGHWAY 228 W.
WORKSHOP ROOF PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1104 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1041 PM TSTM WND GST HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W
04/19/2011 E75.00 MPH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN.
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W FISHER 35.49N 91.01W
04/19/2011 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TELEPHONE POLES DOWN AND CARPORT BLOWN DOWN.
&&
TLSJRLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1105 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 PM TSTM WND GST HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W
04/19/2011 E75.00 MPH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN.
&&
TLSJRLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1111 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0904 PM TSTM WND GST JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
04/19/2011 M62.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR ASOS
0913 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 N PARAGOULD 36.07N 90.51W
04/19/2011 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD LIT UP BY LIGHTNING ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES NORTH
OF PARAGOULD.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG PARAGOULD 36.06N 90.51W
04/19/2011 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN IN PARAGOULD.
0915 PM HAIL EGYPT 35.87N 90.95W
04/19/2011 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
0915 PM HAIL 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
04/19/2011 E1.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
0915 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SW JONESBORO 35.81N 90.70W
04/19/2011 E65.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
0925 PM HAIL MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/19/2011 E0.75 INCH GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL.
0945 PM HAIL TRUMANN 35.67N 90.52W
04/19/2011 E1.50 INCH POINSETT AR PUBLIC
0945 PM TSTM WND GST TRUMANN 35.67N 90.52W
04/19/2011 E70.00 MPH POINSETT AR PUBLIC
TREE DAMAGE AND SIGNS BLOWN DOWN
1000 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 4 NW LAKE CITY 35.86N 90.50W
04/19/2011 CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD WEST OF HWY 135.
1000 PM HAIL 8 SW JONESBORO 35.74N 90.79W
04/19/2011 M1.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL HAIL REPORTED
1003 PM HAIL SENATH 36.13N 90.16W
04/19/2011 E1.50 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
1 1/2 INCH HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN SENATH MISSOURI
1005 PM HAIL KENNETT 36.24N 90.05W
04/19/2011 M1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
I INCH HAIL IN KENNETT.
1005 PM HAIL 2 SW SENATH 36.11N 90.19W
04/19/2011 M1.75 INCH DUNKLIN MO EMERGENCY MNGR
1 3/4 HAIL REPORTED SAOUTHWEST OF SENATH IN DUNKIN COUNTY
1025 PM TORNADO 1 W MANILA 35.88N 90.18W
04/19/2011 MISSISSIPPI AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO JUST WEST OF MANILLA, ARKANSAS.
1041 PM TSTM WND GST WALLS 34.95N 90.13W
04/19/2011 E70.00 MPH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
ESTIMATE OF 70 MPH WINDS AND TREES BENDING TOWARD THE
GROUND.
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W FISHER 35.49N 91.01W
04/19/2011 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TELEPHONE POLES DOWN AND CARPORT BLOWN DOWN.
1045 PM TSTM WND GST HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W
04/19/2011 E75.00 MPH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN.
1050 PM HAIL BURLISON 35.56N 89.79W
04/19/2011 E1.00 INCH TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
TLSJRLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1115 PM CDT TUE APR 19 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM HAIL OLIVE BRANCH 34.95N 89.83W
04/19/2011 E1.00 INCH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN OLIVE BRANCH NEAR GOODMAN ROAD AND
HWY 305.
&&
JDSLocal storm report, Apr 20, 12:23 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1223 AM CDT WED APR 20 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1104 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SW ARLINGTON 35.26N 89.69W
04/19/2011 E70.00 MPH SHELBY TN STORM CHASER
MINOR DAMAGE TO FENCES.
1104 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N GERMANTOWN 35.13N 89.79W
04/19/2011 E70.00 MPH SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE
70 MPH WINDS AT OFFICE
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG HALLS 35.87N 89.40W
04/19/2011 LAUDERDALE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE...POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
LUADERDALE COUNTY
1110 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W OAKLAND 35.22N 89.58W
04/19/2011 E60.00 MPH FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATE OF 60 MPH WINDS. ALSO A POSSIBLE FUNNEL CLOUD
MOVING ROUGHLY ALONG INTERSTATE 40.
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.92W
04/19/2011 SHELBY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS CUBA MILLINGTON ROAD. TRAFFIC
BEING DIVERTED.
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTINGDON 36.01N 88.41W
04/19/2011 CARROLL TN PUBLIC
WIDESPREAD DAMAGE...TREES DOWN AND POWER OUT IN MUCH OF
COUNTY
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG DYERSBURG 36.04N 89.38W
04/19/2011 DYER TN PUBLIC
TREES DOWN NEAR WALMART IN CITY
1133 PM TSTM WND GST UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
04/19/2011 E74.00 MPH OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
1141 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE GERMANTOWN 35.10N 89.78W
04/19/2011 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOUSE...TRAPPING OCCUPANT.
1145 PM HAIL GREENFIELD 36.16N 88.80W
04/19/2011 E0.75 INCH WEAKLEY TN AMATEUR RADIO
1145 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW JACKSON 35.57N 88.86W
04/19/2011 M74.00 MPH MADISON TN ASOS
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W GREENFIELD 36.16N 88.82W
04/19/2011 WEAKLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO POOL AND FENCES
1152 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S BRADFORD 36.03N 88.82W
04/19/2011 GIBSON TN PUBLIC
TREE LIMBS DOWN ON CARS...WITH LOTS OF DAMAGE TO CARS
1152 PM TSTM WND GST DRESDEN 36.28N 88.69W
04/19/2011 E58.00 MPH WEAKLEY TN AMATEUR RADIO
58 MPH WIND GUST. POWER OUT IN MOST OF COUNTY.
1153 PM HAIL 1 SE HERNANDO 34.82N 89.97W
04/19/2011 E0.75 INCH DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLOW ROCK 36.03N 88.27W
04/20/2011 CARROLL TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE METAL PANEL PRESUMABLY FROM A BUILDING BLOWN BY
WINDS EXTIMATED AT 60 MPH.
&&
TLSJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 19, 11:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah, Tunica | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah, Tishomingo | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 12:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 1:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 42 min |
| Apr 20, 2:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 3:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 3:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 3:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 4:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 4:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 4:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 8:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 27 min |
| Apr 20, 10:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Yalobusha | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 11:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc | 63 min |
| Apr 20, 12:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 12:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 1:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe | 62 min |
| Apr 20, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 20 min |
| Apr 20, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 40 min |
| Apr 20, 4:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Union | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 6:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Tishomingo | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tippah and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 47 min |
| Apr 19, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 10:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lake | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 66 min |
| Apr 19, 10:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 10:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 3 more | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 11:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Shelby and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 11:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, McNairy | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry and 2 more | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 64 min |
| Apr 20, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 12:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 1:07 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 49 min |
| Apr 20, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 3:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 55 min |
| Apr 20, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 26 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.