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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

July 9, 2016DeSoto County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2016, 8:47 PM CDT for DeSoto County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 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: Jul 9, 2016, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County DeSoto County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 11 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: 94 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -139 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1651 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 9, 6:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
444 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-101030-
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-
444 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI INTO
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUNDAY...WITH
DIMINISHING COVERAGE MONDAY. STRONG GUSTY WIND IS POSSIBLE. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
407 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

MSZ024-092145-
MONROE MS-
407 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR...

MONROE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

AT 407 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER ABERDEEN...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN MONROE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3367 8849 3368 8871 3392 8869 3402 8821
      3375 8825 3375 8832 3372 8833 3369 8837
      3369 8839 3367 8842 3367 8846 3365 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 261DEG 14KT 3379 8856

JOHNSON

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 4:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
452 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

MSZ010-092215-
COAHOMA MS-
452 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR...

SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

AT 452 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED NEAR SHELBY...MOVING
EAST AT 10 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN COAHOMA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3399 9066 3412 9066 3413 9045 3399 9045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 287DEG 9KT 3402 9069

JOHNSON

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
739 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

MSZ011-100115-
QUITMAN MS-
739 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR...

SOUTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

AT 738 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER BELEN...OR 15 MILES
EAST OF CLARKSDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN QUITMAN COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3408 9036 3430 9040 3431 9028 3424 9013
      3417 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 309DEG 11KT 3425 9032

JOHNSON

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:56 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
756 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

ARZ009-MOZ113-100130-
CLAY AR-DUNKLIN MO-
756 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR...

NORTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI...

AT 756 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER POLLARD...OR NEAR
CHALK BLUFF NATURAL AREA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN CLAY AND NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTIES SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3655 8995 3653 8996 3648 8996 3630 9032
      3643 9041 3650 9032 3650 9022 3654 9021
      3655 9019 3657 9018 3659 9019 3660 9018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 112DEG 2KT 3646 9029

JOHNSON

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:23 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
823 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

MSZ001-TNZ088-100200-
DESOTO MS-SHELBY TN-
823 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR...

NORTH CENTRAL DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN WESTERN TENNESSEE...

AT 823 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHAVEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL DESOTO AND SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3508 9000 3503 8984 3490 8997 3499 9008
      3500 9009
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 299DEG 7KT 3500 8998

JOHNSON

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:47 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
847 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

MSZ001-100230-
DESOTO MS-
847 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR...

NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...

AT 846 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR
LARGER WAS LOCATED NEAR OLIVE BRANCH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

LAT...LON 3489 8999 3499 8996 3499 8972 3478 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 283DEG 14KT 3496 8989

JOHNSON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 9:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Jul 10, 12:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	McNairy	4 hr
Jul 10, 2:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Henderson, Madison	3 hr
Jul 9, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Quitman	36 min
Jul 9, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	37 min
Jul 9, 9:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall	5 hr
Jul 10, 12:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	3 hr
Jul 10, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	46 min
Jul 9, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	34 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2016 Every special weather statement in 2016

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.