Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2012, 10:20 PM CDT for Benton County, Tippah County, Mississippi; 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min. 3 reports 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 3, 2012, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2012, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Benton County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Chester County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bolivar, TN | A FEW TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Bolivar, TN | 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN BOLIVAR. |
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Bolivar, TN | HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS REPORTED IN BOLIVAR. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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 3, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2116 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WUUS54 KMEG 040320 SVRMEG MSC009-139-TNC023-047-069-109-113-040400- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0239.120604T0320Z-120604T0400Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1020 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... NORTH CENTRAL TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... WEST CENTRAL MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... * UNTIL 1100 PM CDT * AT 1020 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CLOVERPORT TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAGRANGE OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHICKASAW STATE FOREST TO 18 MILES WEST OF BOLIVAR AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR... CHICKASAW STATE PARK AND CHICKASAW STATE FOREST. 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 3528 8860 3487 8903 3513 8940 3551 8897 TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 309DEG 27KT 3544 8898 3518 8928 $$
2 follow-up statements
107
WWUS54 KMEG 040334
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1034 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
TNC047-040344-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/
FAYETTE TN-
1034 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 1034 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3487 8903 3499 8920 3532 8918 3551 8897
3528 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 309DEG 27KT 3534 8885 3508 8915
$$
MSC009-139-TNC023-069-109-113-040400-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/
BENTON MS-TIPPAH MS-CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-MCNAIRY TN-MADISON TN-
1034 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...WEST CENTRAL MCNAIRY...HARDEMAN...
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER...NORTH CENTRAL TIPPAH AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON
COUNTIES...
AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHICKASAW STATE FOREST TO GRAND
JUNCTION...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHICKASAW STATE FOREST TO
15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOLIVAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
GRAND JUNCTION...HICKORY VALLEY...HORNSBY...MIDDLETON...SAULSBURY...
TOONE...ROSE CREEK...HICKORY CORNERS...ROBERTSON...WOODVILLE...
UPTONVILLE...TEAGUE AND SHANDY.
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 3487 8903 3499 8920 3532 8918 3551 8897
3528 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 309DEG 27KT 3534 8885 3508 8915
$$405
WWUS54 KMEG 040343
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1043 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
TNC113-040353-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/
MADISON TN-
1043 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 1043 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3487 8903 3499 8920 3516 8919 3543 8886
3528 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 309DEG 27KT 3530 8878 3504 8909
$$
MSC009-139-TNC023-069-109-040400-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/
BENTON MS-TIPPAH MS-CHESTER TN-HARDEMAN TN-MCNAIRY TN-
1043 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL MCNAIRY...HARDEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER...NORTH
CENTRAL TIPPAH AND NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...
AT 1043 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PINE TOP TO SAULSBURY...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHICKASAW STATE FOREST TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BOLIVAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BOLIVAR...
GRAND JUNCTION...HICKORY VALLEY...HORNSBY...MIDDLETON...SAULSBURY...
ROSE CREEK...HICKORY CORNERS...ROBERTSON...WOODVILLE...SHANDY...PINE
TOP...MIDDLEBURG AND LISBON.
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 3487 8903 3499 8920 3516 8919 3543 8886
3528 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 309DEG 27KT 3530 8878 3504 8909
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Yalobusha | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 14 min |
| Jun 3, 7:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 13 min |
| Jun 3, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 68 min |
| Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 10:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 83 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.