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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Memphis, TN

July 8, 2016Craighead County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT for Craighead County, Greene County, Lawrence County, Arkansas. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 8, 2016, 3:34 PM CDT (20:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2016, 4:15 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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
Jul 8, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 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 Jul 7, 6:14 PM CDT, 21 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 6:14 PM CDT, 21 hours 20 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 8, 1:40 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more	5 hr
Jul 8, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake	26 min
Jul 8, 5:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lake	3 hr
Jul 8, 5:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	24 min
Jul 8, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	37 min
Jul 8, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Randolph	40 min
Jul 8, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lawrence, Randolph	48 min
Jul 8, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Greene	45 min
Jul 8, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Lawrence	37 min
Jul 8, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Randolph	41 min
Jul 8, 4:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	6 hr
Jul 8, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Poinsett	32 min
Jul 8, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Randolph	51 min
Jul 8, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	32 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.