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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 8, 2014, 5:10 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 8, 2014, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2014, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Itawamba County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 WUUS54 KMEG 082210 SVRMEG MSC057-082245- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0324.141008T2210Z-141008T2245Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 510 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL ITAWAMBA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 52 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW...OR 9 MILES WEST OF RIPLEY. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FULTON. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BAY SPRINGS LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .SEND YOUR STORM REPORTS TO US ON TWITTER USING AT NWSMEMPHIS...POST TO OUR NWS MEMPHIS FACEBOOK PAGE...OR SEND A REPORT ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER DOT GOV SLANT MEMPHIS AND CLICK ON SUBMIT STORM REPORT. && LAT...LON 3424 8817 3422 8840 3440 8842 3444 8816 TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 180DEG 0KT 3477 8909 $$
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 8, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 3:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 311 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT A CLUSTER OF STORMS IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI SHOWED A WEAKENING TREND EARLY...BUT INTENSIFIED SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. THE CLUSTER COULD PRODUCE SOME SEVERE WEATHER AS IT PROGRESSES TO THE EAST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE/SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS WILL BE NORTH OF A STALLED FRONT DRAPED FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. THE FRONT WILL WOBBLE TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY...WITH SPOTTY PRECIPITATION REMAINING IN THE FORECAST. IT WILL NOT FEEL MUCH LIKE FALL...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY... AND THIS WILL PUSH THE FRONT BACK TO THE SOUTH. COOLER AIR WILL BE FOUND BEHIND THE FRONT...AND THIS WILL NUDGE INTO MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE END...A STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT/BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL SET UP ACROSS THE FRONT TO END THE PERIOD...WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE POOLING AROUND THE FRONT. SOME OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SIMON FROM THE PACIFIC. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CLOUDS...AND LIKELY CHANCES FOR RAIN. && .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS SHAPING UP FOR THE LAST PART OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE. IN THIS SET UP...DEEP LAYER SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL PROVIDE AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. MEANWHILE...A QUASISTATIONARY FRONT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY...AND WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR A FEW ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS BOUNDARY WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY IN THE WORK WEEK AS A SURFACE LOWS DEVELOPS IN RESPONSE THE DEEPENING H500 TROUGH. THE SURFACE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AND TRACK ALONG THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW RAPIDLY BEHIND IT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM BEGINS TO TILT NEGATIVELY. GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...AND WINDS ENERGY...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...AS WELL AS SOME FLASH FLOODING. HOWEVER...IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT THERE IS SOME TIMING DIFFERENCE IN THE LONG TERM MODELS THAT COULD EFFECT THE EXACT LOCATION AND MODE OF SEVERE WEATHER. DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN BY MID WEEK TO ROUND OUT THE END OF THE FORECAST. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 4:34 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 434 PM CDT WED OCT 8 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>092-091200- 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- 434 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TRACKING THROUGH NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANY SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SPOTTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FRONT WILL WOBBLE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SURROUNDING THE FRONT...MOISTURE WILL BECOME ABUNDANT...WITH BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. EARLY NEXT WEEK...A STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A NEW COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...AND MORE WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 8, 2:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
227 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014
ARZ058-MSZ001-007-008-010>012-081950-
COAHOMA MS-DE SOTO MS-PANOLA MS-PHILLIPS AR-QUITMAN MS-TATE MS-TUNICA
MS-
227 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN PHILLIPS...NORTHERN
COAHOMA...SOUTHERN DESOTO...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA...NORTHERN QUITMAN...
WESTERN TATE AND EASTERN TUNICA COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...
AT 227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PRICHARD TO 5 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SLEDGE TO 2 MILES NORTH OF SHERARD...AND MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SENATOBIA... STRAYHORN... SLEDGE...
PRICHARD... PLEASANT GROVE... PHILLIPP...
LITTLE TEXAS... KINGS... JONESTOWN...
HOLLYWOOD... DARLING... CRENSHAW...
COLDWATER... ARKABUTLA... FALCON...
COAHOMA...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3479 8988 3449 8996 3422 9049 3426 9081
3446 9039 3480 9031
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 266DEG 22KT 3472 9022 3447 9027
3425 9071
LZK/55Special weather statement, Oct 8, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 244 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014 MSZ002-007-008-010>012-082010- COAHOMA MS-MARSHALL MS-PANOLA MS-QUITMAN MS-TATE MS-TUNICA MS- 244 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN COAHOMA...WESTERN MARSHALL...NORTHWESTERN PANOLA...NORTHERN QUITMAN...SOUTHEASTERN TATE AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TUNICA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 244 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES WEST OF BARR TO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARKSDALE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SENATOBIA... SLEDGE... PLEASANT GROVE... JONESTOWN... DARLING... CURTIS STATION... CRENSHAW... COMO... BELEN... BARR... FALCON... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3469 8953 3421 9037 3424 9067 3469 8987 TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 267DEG 21KT 3465 8985 3425 9053 LZK/55
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 23 min |
| Oct 8, 2:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola | 26 min |
| Oct 8, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 44 min |
| Oct 8, 4:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 32 min |
| Oct 8, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Union | 24 min |
| Oct 8, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.