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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 304, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 3, 2014, 12:08 AM CDT for Hardeman County, Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee; 8 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 67 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
- Oct 3, 2014, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2014, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 10:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2607 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 13.2
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 Oct 2, 11:47 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 11:47 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 2, 10:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1025 PM CDT THU OCT 2 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>092-040530- 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- 1025 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TONIGHT...A SQUALL LINE WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT AND LARGE HAIL BEING A SECONDARY THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR ALL OF THE MIDSOUTH. THE LINE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST. NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE MEMPHIS AREA...WILL BE AFFECTED BETWEEN 10 PM CST TO 2 AM CST. EASTERN PARTS OF WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH 5 AM CST. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE SLIGHT RISK AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED TONIGHT. ZDM
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 2, 9:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
955 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0946 PM TSTM WND GST CALDWELL 35.08N 90.82W
10/02/2014 E58.00 MPH ST. FRANCIS AR TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTING TO 58 MPH IN CALDWELL.
&&
MRMLocal storm report, Oct 2, 10:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1020 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SE HORN LAKE 34.93N 90.00W
10/02/2014 M63.00 MPH DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST OF 63 MPH RECORDED.
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE HORN LAKE 34.93N 90.00W
10/02/2014 DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN NESBIT AREA. CHURCH ROAD BLOCKED
WITH NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS. PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO FALLING.
0351 PM HAIL SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 90.00W
10/02/2014 M1.00 INCH DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED HEAVY DOWNPOUR WITH QUARTER SIZED HAIL.
0357 PM TSTM WND GST SE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.05W
10/02/2014 M61.00 MPH SHELBY TN ASOS
WIND GUST TO 61 MPH REPORTED AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT.
0413 PM HAIL S BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W
10/02/2014 E1.75 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED LARGE HAIL APPROXIMATELY GOLF BALL SIZED
AROUND THE AREA OF I-40 AND SUMMER AVENUE.
0415 PM HAIL 2 S BARTLETT 35.19N 89.84W
10/02/2014 E0.75 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZED HAIL I-40 AND WHITTEN ROAD.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MEMPHIS 35.00N 90.14W
10/02/2014 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
POLICE DEPT ON THE SCENE WITH UTILITY LINES DOWN ACROSS
CENTRAL AVENUE AT BELVEDERE BLVD. EAST AND WESTBOUND
LANES BLOCKED.
0420 PM HAIL BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W
10/02/2014 E1.00 INCH SHELBY TN PUBLIC
NEAR STAGE ROAD AND HWY 70.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N MEMPHIS 35.00N 90.14W
10/02/2014 SHELBY TN PUBLIC
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON MENDENHALL AND POPLAR.
0420 PM HAIL BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W
10/02/2014 E1.00 INCH SHELBY TN PUBLIC
NEAR BARTLETT BLVD AND ELMORE ROAD.
0433 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W
10/02/2014 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON HOUSE AND ON POWER LINES IN THE EAST
ACRES COMMUNITY OF MILLINGTON NORTH OF NAVAL BASE.
0434 PM HAIL MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W
10/02/2014 E1.00 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0443 PM TSTM WND GST EARLE 35.27N 90.46W
10/02/2014 E0.00 MPH CRITTENDEN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH BUFFETING POLICE OFFICERS CAR IN
EARLE.
0443 PM HAIL EARLE 35.27N 90.46W
10/02/2014 E1.75 INCH CRITTENDEN AR PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL.
0444 PM HAIL PARKIN 35.26N 90.55W
10/02/2014 E0.88 INCH CROSS AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED NICKEL SIZE HAIL. SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0444 PM HAIL EARLE 35.27N 90.46W
10/02/2014 E1.75 INCH CRITTENDEN AR PUBLIC
WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 65 MPH.
0457 PM HAIL EARLE 35.27N 90.46W
10/02/2014 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE INCH HAIL IN EARLE.
0946 PM TSTM WND GST CALDWELL 35.08N 90.82W
10/02/2014 E58.00 MPH ST. FRANCIS AR TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTING TO 58 MPH IN CALDWELL.
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISBURG 35.56N 90.72W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR BROADCAST MEDIA
A FREDS DISCOUNT STORE AND A LAW FIRM HAD ROOF DAMAGE AND
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.
1009 PM TORNADO 1 S LAKE CITY 35.80N 90.45W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POSSIBLE TORNADO SPOTTED SOUTH OF LAKE CITY MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST.
1018 PM TSTM WND DMG SE JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER POLES AND TREES DOWN NEAR US HIGHWAY 63 AND NESTLE
ROAD.
&&
MRMLocal storm report, Oct 2, 10:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1047 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0946 PM TSTM WND GST CALDWELL 35.08N 90.82W
10/02/2014 E58.00 MPH ST. FRANCIS AR TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTING TO 58 MPH IN CALDWELL.
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISBURG 35.56N 90.72W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR BROADCAST MEDIA
A FREDS DISCOUNT STORE AND A LAW FIRM HAD ROOF DAMAGE AND
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.
1005 PM TSTM WND DMG TRUMANN 35.67N 90.52W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1009 PM TORNADO 1 S LAKE CITY 35.80N 90.45W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POSSIBLE TORNADO SPOTTED SOUTH OF LAKE CITY MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST.
1018 PM TSTM WND DMG SE JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER POLES AND TREES DOWN NEAR US HIGHWAY 63 AND NESTLE
ROAD.
1039 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 W SENATOBIA 34.62N 90.20W
10/02/2014 TATE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES SNAPPED AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 4 13
MILES WEST OF SENATOBIA.
1040 PM TORNADO S STEELE 36.08N 89.85W
10/02/2014 PEMISCOT MO EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR MILE MARKER 6 ON I-55
JUST SOUTH OF STEELE.
&&
MRMLocal storm report, Oct 2, 10:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1059 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0957 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD 35.68N 90.72W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR PUBLIC
WIDESPREAD TREES UPROOTED AND ROOF DAMAGE. ESTIMATED WIND
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
&&
ZDMLocal storm report, Oct 2, 11:11 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1111 PM CDT THU OCT 02 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0946 PM TSTM WND GST CALDWELL 35.08N 90.82W
10/02/2014 E58.00 MPH ST. FRANCIS AR TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WINDS GUSTING TO 58 MPH IN CALDWELL.
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG HARRISBURG 35.56N 90.72W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR BROADCAST MEDIA
A FREDS DISCOUNT STORE AND A LAW FIRM HAD ROOF DAMAGE AND
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.
0957 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENFIELD 35.68N 90.72W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR PUBLIC
WIDESPREAD TREES UPROOTED AND ROOF DAMAGE. ESTIMATED WIND
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
1005 PM TSTM WND DMG TRUMANN 35.67N 90.52W
10/02/2014 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
1009 PM TORNADO 1 S LAKE CITY 35.80N 90.45W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POSSIBLE TORNADO SPOTTED SOUTH OF LAKE CITY MOVING EAST
NORTHEAST.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W LAKE CITY 35.82N 90.48W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
SEMI TRUCK FULL OF CHICKEN PARTS BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 18
AND HIGHWAY 69.
1018 PM TSTM WND DMG SE JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
10/02/2014 CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER POLES AND TREES DOWN NEAR US HIGHWAY 63 AND NESTLE
ROAD.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG STRAYHORN 34.63N 90.15W
10/02/2014 TATE MS BROADCAST MEDIA
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE TO STRAYHORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
1039 PM TSTM WND DMG 13 W SENATOBIA 34.62N 90.20W
10/02/2014 TATE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES SNAPPED AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 4 13
MILES WEST OF SENATOBIA.
1040 PM TORNADO S STEELE 36.08N 89.85W
10/02/2014 PEMISCOT MO EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR MILE MARKER 6 ON I-55
JUST SOUTH OF STEELE.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 W SENATOBIA 34.62N 90.11W
10/02/2014 TATE MS PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
&&
MRMSpecial weather statement, Oct 3, 12:02 AM CDT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 47 min |
| Oct 2, 10:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 40 min |
| Oct 2, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 35 min |
| Oct 2, 10:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 46 min |
| Oct 2, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Obion and 2 more | 41 min |
| Oct 2, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 38 min |
| Oct 2, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 52 min |
| Oct 2, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Oct 2, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 23 min |
| Oct 2, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 5 more | 45 min |
| Oct 2, 11:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 25 min |
| Oct 2, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman | 47 min |
| Oct 2, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley | 40 min |
| Oct 3, 12:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 3 more | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 40 min |
| Oct 2, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 34 min |
| Oct 2, 9:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tunica | 44 min |
| Oct 2, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more | 43 min |
| Oct 2, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 42 min |
| Oct 2, 11:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall | 32 min |
| Oct 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe | 63 min |
| Oct 3, 12:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Oct 2, 9:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Poinsett | 37 min |
| Oct 2, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett and 1 more | 36 min |
| Oct 2, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 27 min |
| Oct 2, 10:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.