Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 1, 2012, 7:26 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 64 min. 4 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
- Feb 1, 2012, 7:26 PM CST (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2012, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 7:46 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | N Aberdeen, MS | ROOF DAMAGE TO A STORE ALONG HWY 145 NORTH IN ABERDEEN. |
| Feb 1, 7:55 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Amory, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH OF BECKER |
| Feb 1, 8:05 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Sw Quincy, MS | POWER LINES DOWN BETWEEN ATHENS AND QUINCY. |
| Feb 1, 8:12 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Splunge, MS | DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR STORAGE BUILDINGS ON SIPSEY-DETROIT ROAD A MILE AND A HALF WEST OF THE ALABAMA STATE BORDER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085
WUUS54 KMEG 020126
SVRMEG
MSC017-057-081-095-020230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0048.120202T0126Z-120202T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
726 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
* UNTIL 830 PM CST
* AT 726 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF
60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF PLANTERSVILLE TO 15 MILES WEST OF PRAIRIE...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TUPELO TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
HOUSTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ABERDEEN...
AMORY...FULTON...OKOLONA AND TOMBIGBEE STATE PARK.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS 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 3375 8824 3374 8832 3372 8832 3368 8837
3366 8843 3365 8851 3368 8851 3367 8872
3380 8872 3381 8881 3437 8866 3437 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 270DEG 33KT 3432 8872 3372 8887
$$2 follow-up statements
725
WWUS54 KMEG 020202
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
802 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
MSC017-081-020211-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120202T0230Z/
LEE MS-CHICKASAW MS-
802 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHICKASAW AND
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 801 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3372 8832 3368 8837 3368 8839 3366 8847
3366 8851 3368 8851 3367 8872 3409 8857
3409 8854 3416 8854 3416 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 270DEG 33KT 3432 8833 3372 8848
$$
MSC057-095-020230-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120202T0230Z/
MONROE MS-ITAWAMBA MS-
802 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CST
FOR SOUTHERN ITAWAMBA AND MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 801 PM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF
CARDSVILLE TO BINFORD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FULTON TO 8
MILES SOUTH OF ABERDEEN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. MONROE COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ROOF DAMAGE TO A STORE ALONG
HIGHWAY 145 NORTH IN ABERDEEN.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ABERDEEN...
AMORY...HATLEY...CARDSVILLE...TURON...WREN...BIGBEE...PARHAM...
SPLUNGE...QUINCY...WISE GAP...GREENWOOD SPRINGS...ATHENS AND BECKER.
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 3372 8832 3368 8837 3368 8839 3366 8847
3366 8851 3368 8851 3367 8872 3409 8857
3409 8854 3416 8854 3416 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 270DEG 33KT 3432 8833 3372 8848
$$377
WWUS54 KMEG 020231
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
831 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
MSC057-095-020241-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120202T0230Z/
MONROE MS-ITAWAMBA MS-
831 PM CST WED FEB 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ITAWAMBA AND MONROE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
AT 831 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3372 8832 3368 8837 3368 8839 3366 8847
3366 8851 3368 8851 3367 8872 3409 8857
3409 8854 3416 8854 3416 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 270DEG 33KT 3432 8832 3372 8847
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 6:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 47 min |
| Feb 1, 6:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 55 min |
| Feb 2, 3:34 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, Itawamba and 15 more | 5 hr |
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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.