Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 608, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2011, 1:49 PM CDT for Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee; Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 26, 2011, 1:49 PM CDT (18:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2011, 2:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2:26 PM CDT | HAIL 0.5 | 10 W Cherokee, MS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2937 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -84 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 WUUS54 KMEG 261849 SVRMEG MSC003-141-TNC071-109-261930- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0608.110626T1849Z-110626T1930Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 149 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 230 PM CDT * AT 149 PM 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 7 MILES WEST OF SHILOH...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SELMER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH AND IUKA. 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 3476 8811 3476 8846 3510 8862 3519 8837 TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 337DEG 24KT 3507 8847 $$
2 follow-up statements
694 WWUS54 KMEG 261905 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 205 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 TNC071-109-261915- /O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-110626T1930Z/ HARDIN TN-MCNAIRY TN- 205 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 205 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3476 8811 3476 8846 3500 8858 3501 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 337DEG 24KT 3497 8842 $$ MSC003-141-261930- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-110626T1930Z/ ALCORN MS-TISHOMINGO MS- 205 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN TISHOMINGO AND EASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES... AT 205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KENDRICK...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORINTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH... IUKA...KENDRICK...FARMINGTON...STRICKLAND...JOBES...DOSKIE...HOLTS SPUR...WALKER SIDING...HAZARD SWITCH...BLYTHE CROSSING AND OLDHAM. 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. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3476 8811 3476 8846 3500 8858 3501 8826 TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 337DEG 24KT 3497 8842 $$
216 WWUS54 KMEG 261922 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 222 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 MSC003-261932- /O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-110626T1930Z/ ALCORN MS- 222 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 222 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. LAT...LON 3476 8811 3477 8835 3483 8828 3490 8820 TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 297DEG 26KT 3475 8816 $$ MSC141-261930- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0608.000000T0000Z-110626T1930Z/ TISHOMINGO MS- 222 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY... AT 222 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WAS LOCATED NEAR BLYTHE CROSSING...OR NEAR IUKA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IUKA...HOLTS SPUR...HAZARD SWITCH...BLYTHE CROSSING AND OLDHAM. 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. .A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALERT AREA. && LAT...LON 3476 8811 3477 8835 3483 8828 3490 8820 TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 297DEG 26KT 3475 8816 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 11:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Madison | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 11:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 12:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 1:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | McNairy | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 1:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.