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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Memphis, TN

March 9, 2017Obion County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 9, 2017, 8:52 PM CST for Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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 9, 2017, 8:52 PM CST (02:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 9, 2017, 9:15 PM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Obion County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 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.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 9, 6:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 445 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 583 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 312 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

809 
WUUS54 KMEG 100252
SVRMEG
TNC131-100315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0053.170310T0252Z-170310T0315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
852 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Obion County in western Tennessee...

* Until 915 PM CST

* At 852 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from near Cayce to Cloverdale, moving southeast at 70 
  mph. Brief tornadoes are possible within the fast moving line of 
  storms.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Union City, Troy, Kenton, Obion, Clayton, Cloverdale, Trimble,
  Hornbeak, Woodland Mills, Rives, Mason Hall, Cat Corner, Glass,
  Shaffner, Roneys Store, Elbridge, Mc Cutchen Heights, Jacksonville,
  Fremont and Sharps Ferry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 8895 3620 8896 3621 8943 3651 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0252Z 302DEG 73KT 3651 8910 3621 8932 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

1 follow-up statement

695 
WWUS54 KMEG 100315
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
915 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

TNC131-100324-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-170310T0315Z/
Obion TN-
915 PM CST THU MAR 9 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OBION COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM CST...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until midnight CST for
western and west Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3650 8895 3620 8896 3621 8943 3651 8925
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 302DEG 73KT 3628 8865 3598 8887 

$$

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 Mar 9, 5:33 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:33 PM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
533 PM CST Thu Mar 9 2017

.UPDATE...
Updated to add 00Z Aviation Discussion.

&&
.DISCUSSION... /issued Issued by National Weather Service Little
Rock AR/

SHORT TERM...Tonight Through Saturday Night

The main concern for the short term period will be the possibility
of strong to severe storms this evening, and then the chances for
some wintry precipitation on Saturday morning and again Saturday
evening/night.

First up, the storms tonight. A cold front across eastern Kansas
through central Missouri. Guidance points to the development of an
MCS in southwestern Missouri, and pushes it southeast through
northern and northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee through the
evening hours through around or shortly after midnight. By 2-3am it
appears storms will be south of the forecast area so this will be a
quick hitting bout of storms. While some threat of tornadoes does
exist in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas, the main threats
for our forecast area will be the possibility of damaging winds.
Expect these storms to roll through the Memphis metro area between
10pm-Midnight.

Regarding the wintry weather on Sat morning and then again Sat night
into Sun morning, it appears likely that at least some wintry
precipitation will be seen. Saturday morning will be mainly near
the Missouri and Kentucky state lines, well north of the metro.
The limiting factor there will be the actual presence of
precipitation. Decent dry/cold air maintenance in northeast
surface flow will allow for conditions prime for wet bulb
processes to hold temperatures down to around the freezing mark
for a few hours after daybreak. The most likely precip type would
be sleet. However, models are very limited in the amount of
precipitation they're producing so this doesn't appear to be much
of a worry. It may be more of a situation where there's some
light returns on radar but nothing reaches the ground. The bigger
concern is Saturday night into Sunday morning. A more significant
swath of precipitation should occur in temperatures sufficient for
wintry precipitation, and expect to see around an inch of snow
fall across northeast Arkansas, western Tennessee, and northern
Mississippi. Have foregone the issuance of any headlines at this
time because this is still a couple of days out, and minor changes
in temperature forecasts could result in noticeably different
precipitation types. But it is definitely worth keeping an eye on,
as it would affect a broad area. &&

LONG TERM...Sunday Through Thursday

Dry and colder conditions will start off the period as wintry
precip comes to an end early Sun morning. Sfc high pressure will
settle over the Mid-South to close out the weekend. Highs on Sun
will be in the 40s and 50s. Many locations along and N of the I-40
corridor will likely see sub-freezing temps by Mon morning.

The airmass will briefly modify on Mon ahead of a quick moving
storm sys. Small rain chcs were mentioned over mainly the north
half of the FA Mon and Mon evening. Rain amounts are expected to
be light due to the lack of significant moisture return.

Models are at odds regarding several additional weak weather
systems passing across the area towards the middle of the week.
Included rain chances for Thursday, as the associated system looks
to at least have ample moisture/lift. Temperatures will be warming
by the end of the period, so no concerns for any additional winter
weather.

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z TAFs

Cluster of showers and thunderstorms over Southern Missouri
expected to develop into a convective complex and drop SSE into
the Lower Mississippi Valley this evening affecting JBR between
10/03Z-05Z, MEM and MKL between 10/04Z-07Z, and TUP between 10
/05Z-08Z. MVFR/IFR conditions possible within thunderstorms. S
winds will veer NW and become gusty with passage of convective
complex and gradually veer N/NE with passage of cold front Friday
morning. Winds expected to gradually lighten by Friday afternoon.

CJC

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
MO...None.
MS...None.
TN...None.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 3:30 PM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
330 PM CST Thu Mar 9 2017

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-102330-
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-
330 PM CST Thu Mar 9 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Severe storms are possible across the Mid-South tonight,
especially across Northeast Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel and
West Tennessee. The primary threats will be damaging winds and
large hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is the potential for accumulating winter precipitation
across northern portions of the Mid South including Eastern
Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, and West Tennessee for late
Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.

Freezing temperatures are anticipated over a large portion of the
Midsouth each night from Saturday night through Tuesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed across the Midsouth tonight.

SJM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:23 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
723 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0716 PM     HAIL             AMORY                   33.99N 88.48W
03/09/2017  E1.75 INCH       MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FOR 2 MINUTES IN THE TOWN OF AMORY.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:43 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
743 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0635 PM     HAIL             SMITHVILLE              36.08N 91.30W
03/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL BETWEEN NEW SALEM AND SMITHVILLE.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:49 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
749 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
03/09/2017  M64.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   AWOS

            ANEMOMETER AT MALDEN AIRPORT REPORTED A MEASURED WIND
            GUST OF 64 MILES AN HOUR.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Mar 9, 7:52 PM CST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
752 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     HAIL             2 ESE TREMONT           34.22N 88.22W
03/09/2017  M1.00 INCH       ITAWAMBA           MS   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0635 PM     HAIL             SMITHVILLE              34.07N 88.40W
03/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL BETWEEN NEW SALEM AND SMITHVILLE.

0716 PM     HAIL             AMORY                   33.99N 88.48W
03/09/2017  E1.75 INCH       MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FOR 2 MINUTES IN THE TOWN OF AMORY.

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
03/09/2017  M64.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   AWOS

            ANEMOMETER AT MALDEN AIRPORT REPORTED A MEASURED WIND
            GUST OF 64 MILES AN HOUR.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Mar 9, 8:18 PM CST, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
818 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 PM     HAIL             CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
03/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONE INCH HAIL IN CLARKTON.

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
03/09/2017  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

&&

MRM

Local storm report, Mar 9, 8:48 PM CST, 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
848 PM CST THU MAR 09 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 PM     HAIL             2 ESE TREMONT           34.22N 88.22W
03/09/2017  M1.00 INCH       ITAWAMBA           MS   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0635 PM     HAIL             SMITHVILLE              34.07N 88.40W
03/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE INCH HAIL BETWEEN NEW SALEM AND SMITHVILLE.

0716 PM     HAIL             AMORY                   33.99N 88.48W
03/09/2017  E1.75 INCH       MONROE             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FOR 2 MINUTES IN THE TOWN OF AMORY.

0745 PM     TSTM WND GST     MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
03/09/2017  M64.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   AWOS

            ANEMOMETER AT MALDEN AIRPORT REPORTED A MEASURED WIND
            GUST OF 64 MILES AN HOUR.

0810 PM     HAIL             CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
03/09/2017  E1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ONE INCH HAIL IN CLARKTON.

0810 PM     TSTM WND GST     CLARKTON                36.45N 89.97W
03/09/2017  E60.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

0830 PM     HAIL             MALDEN                  36.58N 89.98W
03/09/2017  M1.00 INCH       DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE INCH HAIL IN MALDEN.

0830 PM     TSTM WND GST     N MALDEN                36.58N 89.98W
03/09/2017  E65.00 MPH       DUNKLIN            MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH AT THE AIR
            BASE NORTH OF MALDEN.

&&

MRM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 9, 8:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	45 min
Mar 9, 8:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake	41 min
Mar 9, 8:45 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson, Obion, Weakley	45 min
Mar 9, 9:10 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry	50 min
Mar 9, 9:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison, Weakley	61 min
Mar 9, 9:32 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson, Madison	43 min
Mar 9, 9:37 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton	38 min
Mar 9, 9:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henderson	34 min
Mar 9, 10:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur	45 min
Mar 9, 10:06 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson	24 min
Mar 9, 10:07 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Henderson	21 min
Mar 9, 10:16 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	44 min
Mar 9, 10:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Decatur	26 min
Mar 9, 10:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	41 min
Mar 9, 10:41 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Chester, Crockett, Haywood, Henderson, Madison	3 hr
Mar 9, 11:19 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	26 min
Mar 9, 11:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	34 min
Mar 9, 11:46 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	44 min
Mar 10, 3:30 AM CST	Frost Advisory	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Lauderdale, McNairy and 2 more	25 hr
Mar 10, 3:30 AM CST	Freeze Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 7 more	25 hr
Mar 10, 5:43 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	6 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.