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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 168, NWS Memphis, TN
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 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 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
&&
JPMLocal 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.
&&
MRMLocal storm report, Jun 7, 5:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 5:21 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 4:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Madison | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison | 21 min |
| Jun 7, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 51 min |
| Jun 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Weakley | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry, Weakley | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardin, McNairy | 16 min |
| Jun 7, 5:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 26 min |
| Jun 7, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 52 min |
| Jun 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 62 min |
| Jun 7, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Weakley | 42 min |
| Jun 7, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson | 36 min |
| Jun 7, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 6:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 6:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 19 min |
| Jun 7, 3:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 45 min |
| Jun 7, 4:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 51 min |
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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.