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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Memphis, TN

June 7, 20148 counties in Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2014, 6:13 PM CDT for 8 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2014, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Madison County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 2:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

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 Jun 7, 3:13 PM CDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:13 PM CDT, 3 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 2:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
255 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-082200-
ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-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-
255 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
MID SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREATS TO THE
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND A
FEW TORNADOES. TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...THE THREATS WILL
REMAIN DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHEAST
ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE...AND FAR
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL
MAY OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY ACROSS
NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY THREATS SHOULD REMAIN DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE
STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO THE CONTINUED THREAT FOR SEVERE
STORMS AND FLOODING. STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY WIND
DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL...TORNADOES...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.

JAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 3:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
337 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TORNADO          2 SW CLAYTON            36.45N 89.28W
06/07/2014                   OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR CLAYTON MOVING TOWARDS UNION CITY

&&

JPM
Local storm report, Jun 7, 4:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
411 PM CDT SAT JUN 07 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TORNADO          2 SW CLAYTON            36.45N 89.28W
06/07/2014                   OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR CLAYTON MOVING TOWARDS UNION CITY

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     UNION CITY              36.42N 89.05W
06/07/2014                   OBION              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0403 PM     TSTM WND GST     WALNUT RIDGE            36.07N 90.96W
06/07/2014  E0.00 MPH        LAWRENCE           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL
            REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 63.

0405 PM     HAIL             S UNION CITY            36.42N 89.05W
06/07/2014  M1.75 INCH       OBION              TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL STARTED AS QUARTER SIZED THEN RAPIDLY INCREASED TO
            GOLFBALL SIZE.

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MRM
Local storm report, Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 7, 5:42 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 5:21 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more4 hr
Jun 7, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLake, Obion37 min
Jun 7, 3:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLake, Obion34 min
Jun 7, 3:53 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGObion, Weakley37 min
Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHenry50 min
Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll50 min
Jun 7, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Madison28 min
Jun 7, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison21 min
Jun 7, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGObion, Weakley33 min
Jun 7, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGibson, Obion, Weakley46 min
Jun 7, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley51 min
Jun 7, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison48 min
Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman, McNairy46 min
Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Weakley31 min
Jun 7, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley44 min
Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur, Henderson43 min
Jun 7, 5:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, Hardin, McNairy16 min
Jun 7, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur, Henderson26 min
Jun 7, 5:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion52 min
Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton47 min
Jun 7, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy62 min
Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy59 min
Jun 7, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson, Weakley42 min
Jun 7, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton39 min
Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCarroll, Gibson36 min
Jun 7, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman, McNairy35 min
Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCarroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley3 hr
Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDecatur, Hardin3 hr
Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby45 min
Jun 7, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton44 min
Jun 7, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy and 1 more47 min
Jun 7, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more39 min
Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton28 min
Jun 7, 6:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo3 hr
Jun 7, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo33 min
Jun 7, 6:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGTishomingo19 min
Jun 7, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLawrence, Randolph45 min
Jun 7, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph53 min
Jun 7, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi44 min
Jun 7, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.