Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2016, 4:21 PM CDT for Alcorn County, Tishomingo County, Mississippi; Hardin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Hardin County, TN
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 866 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 556 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
818
WUUS54 KMEG 312121
SVRMEG
MSC003-141-TNC071-312200-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0039.160331T2121Z-160331T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
421 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHERN TISHOMINGO COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN WEST TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 421 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
BURNSVILLE...OR 7 MILES WEST OF IUKA...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CORINTH...IUKA...J P COLEMAN STATE PARK...BURNSVILLE...GLEN...
PINEFLAT...LEEDY...FARMINGTON...GUYS...RIENZI...HAZARD SWITCH...
BACON SPRINGS...JOBES...KENDRICK...RED SULPHUR SPRINGS...HOLTS
SPUR...STRICKLAND...DOSKIE...BLYTHE CROSSING AND OLDHAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A STORM SHELTER
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3500 8801 3500 8820 3492 8816 3489 8810
3473 8812 3475 8835 3476 8835 3476 8854
3500 8855 3500 8838 3501 8838 3502 8798
3501 8799
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 268DEG 40KT 3484 8832
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
455
WWUS54 KMEG 312130
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
430 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC003-312140-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160331T2200Z/
ALCORN MS-
430 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3501 8799 3500 8801 3500 8820 3492 8816
3489 8810 3473 8812 3475 8835 3476 8835
3476 8836 3500 8836 3500 8838 3501 8838
3502 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 268DEG 40KT 3484 8819
$$
MSC141-TNC071-312200-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160331T2200Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-HARDIN TN-
430 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN TISHOMINGO AND SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTIES...
AT 430 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER IUKA...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
IUKA...J P COLEMAN STATE PARK...BURNSVILLE...PINEFLAT...HAZARD
SWITCH...BACON SPRINGS...RED SULPHUR SPRINGS...HOLTS SPUR...DOSKIE...
BLYTHE CROSSING...OLDHAM...WINN SPRINGS...WALKER SIDING AND DAMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A STORM SHELTER
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3501 8799 3500 8801 3500 8820 3492 8816
3489 8810 3473 8812 3475 8835 3476 8835
3476 8836 3500 8836 3500 8838 3501 8838
3502 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 268DEG 40KT 3484 8819
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$512
WWUS54 KMEG 312157
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
457 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
MSC141-TNC071-312206-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160331T2200Z/
TISHOMINGO MS-HARDIN TN-
457 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN TISHOMINGO AND
SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3501 8799 3500 8801 3500 8820 3492 8816
3489 8810 3473 8812 3475 8835 3476 8835
3476 8836 3500 8836 3500 8838 3501 8838
3502 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 268DEG 40KT 3484 8819
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 46 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 1:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 4:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 4:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:02 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 21 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 23 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 5:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 61 min |
| Mar 31, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 38 min |
| Mar 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 27 min |
| Mar 30, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 51 min |
| Mar 30, 9:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 8 days |
| Mar 30, 10:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 12:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Fayette, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion and 2 more | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 6:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 14 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale | 34 min |
| Mar 31, 12:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake, Obion | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 12:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 1:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 1:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 1:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 2:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 2:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion | 4 days |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Dyer | 67 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 45 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 3:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 3:06 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Haywood, Madison | 114 min |
| Mar 31, 3:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 3:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 3:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 66 min |
| Mar 31, 4:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 5:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.