Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | N New Albany, MS | QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL ON HWY 15 JUST NORTH OF NEW ALBANY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 439 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309
WUUS54 KMEG 270030
SVRMEG
MSC009-071-093-139-145-270130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0049.110327T0030Z-110327T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
730 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
UNION COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
* AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ETTA...OR 11 MILES WEST OF NEW ALBANY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
ALBANY...RIPLEY AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR SARDIS LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.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 3449 8878 3440 8878 3440 8881 3438 8882
3445 8971 3456 8971 3457 8966 3470 8966
3477 8874 3475 8873 3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 273DEG 29KT 3454 8916
$$3 follow-up statements
128
WWUS54 KMEG 270049
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
749 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
MSC009-071-093-139-145-270130-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110327T0130Z/
TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-MARSHALL MS-UNION MS-LAFAYETTE MS-
749 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE...UNION...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHERN
BENTON AND SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTIES...
AT 749 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PUMPKIN CENTER...OR NEAR NEW ALBANY...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLUE
SPRINGS...DUMAS...HICKORY FLAT...MYRTLE...NEW ALBANY...POTTS CAMP...
RIPLEY...BURT...CORNERSVILLE...WAITES...LAKE CENTER...SPRING HILL...
BETHEL AND WINBORN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8878 3440 8878 3440 8881 3438 8883
3447 8942 3472 8941 3477 8874 3476 8873
3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 273DEG 29KT 3453 8897
$$927
WWUS54 KMEG 270110
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
810 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
MSC071-093-270120-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110327T0130Z/
MARSHALL MS-LAFAYETTE MS-
810 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 810 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3449 8878 3441 8878 3447 8923 3465 8921
3468 8873 3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 273DEG 29KT 3452 8876
$$
MSC009-139-145-270130-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110327T0130Z/
TIPPAH MS-BENTON MS-UNION MS-
810 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR UNION...SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON AND SOUTHERN TIPPAH COUNTIES...
AT 810 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JERICHO...OR 9 MILES WEST OF BALDWYN...MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUMAS...
HICKORY FLAT...MYRTLE...NEW ALBANY...COTTON PLANT...CLARYSVILLE...
GRAHAM...LOCUM...MOLINO...CONCORD...SMALCO...PUMPKIN CENTER...SHARI
AND GLENFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8878 3441 8878 3447 8923 3465 8921
3468 8873 3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 273DEG 29KT 3452 8876
$$119
WWUS54 KMEG 270119
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
819 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
MSC009-270127-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110327T0130Z/
BENTON MS-
819 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 817 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3449 8878 3441 8878 3444 8898 3467 8892
3468 8873 3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 273DEG 29KT 3452 8869
$$
MSC139-145-270130-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110327T0130Z/
TIPPAH MS-UNION MS-
819 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTIES...
AT 817 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JERICHO...OR 6
MILES WEST OF BALDWYN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE PUBLIC HAS
REPORTED HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL JUST NORTH OF NEW ALBANY IN UNION
COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DUMAS...
CLARYSVILLE...GRAHAM...LOCUM...MOLINO...UNION HILL...BAKER...
WALLERVILLE...FAIRFIELD...ELLISTOWN...BRANYAN...ALPINE...JERICHO AND
PARKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8878 3441 8878 3444 8898 3467 8892
3468 8873 3450 8873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 273DEG 29KT 3452 8869
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah and 1 more | 91 min |
| Mar 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 61 min |
| Mar 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 44 min |
| Mar 26, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 53 min |
| Mar 26, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 11:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 35 min |
| Mar 27, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tishomingo | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:30 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 4 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.