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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Memphis, TN

December 25, 2015DeSoto County, Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 25, 2015, 1:14 AM CST for DeSoto County, Tate County, Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 31 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: Dec 25, 2015, 1:14 AM CST (07:14 UTC)
Expired: Dec 25, 2015, 1:45 AM CST
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties DeSoto County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 18 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1617 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

869 
WUUS54 KMEG 250714
SVRMEG
MSC033-137-143-250745-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0252.151225T0714Z-151225T0745Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
114 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
  NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

* UNTIL 145 AM CST

* AT 114 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PHILLIPP...
  OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HERNANDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SOUTHAVEN...HORN LAKE...HERNANDO...ARKABUTLA...EUDORA...PHILLIPP...
  DOOLEY...TRINITY...NESBIT...FREES CORNERS...PRICHARD...WEST DAYS...
  ALDEN...ROBINSON GIN...JAGO...SAVAGE...LOST LAKE...BANKS...BRIGHT
  AND TWIN LAKES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 9023 3475 9036 3499 9003 3483 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 232DEG 31KT 3473 9023 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

2 follow-up statements

726 
WWUS54 KMEG 250728
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
128 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

MSC143-250737-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-151225T0745Z/
TUNICA MS-
128 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3469 9008 3474 9020 3485 9020 3499 9003
      3483 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 232DEG 31KT 3480 9012 

$$

MSC033-137-250745-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-151225T0745Z/
DESOTO MS-TATE MS-
128 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CST
FOR CENTRAL DESOTO AND NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTIES...

AT 127 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EUDORA...OR 7
MILES WEST OF HERNANDO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOUTHAVEN...HORN LAKE...HERNANDO...EUDORA...PHILLIPP...TRINITY...
NESBIT...FREES CORNERS...WEST DAYS...ALDEN...ROBINSON GIN...JAGO...
BRIGHT...LOVE AND MEMPHIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 3469 9008 3474 9020 3485 9020 3499 9003
      3483 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0727Z 232DEG 31KT 3480 9012 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

265 
WWUS54 KMEG 250739
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
139 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

MSC033-137-250749-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-151225T0745Z/
DESOTO MS-TATE MS-
139 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL DESOTO AND
NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CST...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 3469 9008 3474 9020 3485 9020 3499 9003
      3483 8978
TIME...MOT...LOC 0736Z 232DEG 31KT 3480 9012 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 24, 7:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	42 min
Dec 24, 8:18 PM CST	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	25 hr
Dec 24, 8:20 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tunica	28 days
Dec 24, 8:23 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	4 days
Dec 24, 8:23 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	4 days
Dec 25, 12:51 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma	24 min
Dec 25, 1:01 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	44 min
Dec 25, 1:33 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Panola, Quitman	27 min
Dec 25, 2:25 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 25, 2:32 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	3 days
Dec 25, 2:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Marshall	28 min
Dec 25, 2:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate	26 min
Dec 25, 2:42 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tate	33 min
Dec 25, 2:54 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Union	51 min
Dec 25, 3:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah	38 min
Dec 25, 3:34 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Tippah	41 min
Dec 25, 5:26 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica	3 hr
Dec 25, 7:06 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	39 min
Dec 25, 7:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Monroe	45 min
Dec 25, 8:24 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	3 hr
Dec 25, 8:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	32 min
Dec 25, 8:37 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	6 hr
Dec 25, 8:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw	48 min
Dec 25, 8:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	26 min
Dec 25, 9:07 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	53 min
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	39 hr
Dec 25, 9:36 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lowndes, Monroe	7 days
Dec 25, 9:57 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw	33 min
Dec 25, 10:32 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	3 hr
Dec 25, 10:48 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie	3 hr
Dec 25, 12:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe	3 hr
Dec 25, 1:22 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Quitman and 2 more	6 hr
Dec 25, 2:08 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	MEG	Monroe	3 hr
Dec 25, 2:13 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc	3 hr
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun	23 hr
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	5 days
Dec 25, 2:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	5 days
Dec 25, 2:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	3 hr
Dec 25, 2:41 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	24 hr
Dec 25, 4:55 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.