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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Memphis, TN

May 30, 2018Tate County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2018, 7:58 PM CDT for Tate County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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
May 30, 2018, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2018, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Tate County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 259 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2018-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1349 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2018-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1349 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.5

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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 May 30, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 6:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 3:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
305 PM CDT Wed May 30 2018

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-312215-
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-
305 PM CDT Wed May 30 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over portions of
northwest Tennessee and the Missouri bootheel. The main threat
from these storms will be damaging winds and large hail.

Hot and humid conditions are expected by the end of the week with
heat indices potentially exceeding 100 degrees Friday and
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed on Thursday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 2:58 PM CDT, 5 hours before
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Special weather statement, May 30, 3:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
300 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

TNZ004-022-302045-
Benton TN-Henry TN-
300 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR...

Northeastern Benton County in Middle Tennessee...
Northeastern Henry County in northwestern Tennessee...

At 300 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Springville, or 7
miles southwest of Paris Landing State Park, moving east at 25 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in northeastern Benton and northeastern Henry Counties should
monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3622 8819 3640 8825 3648 8806 3647 8805
      3644 8806 3640 8802 3637 8800 3634 8797
      3631 8795 3626 8794
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 253DEG 21KT 3634 8813
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
315 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

MSZ013-021-022-302100-
Lafayette MS-Calhoun MS-Yalobusha MS-
315 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR...

Southeastern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 315 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Coffeeville, or 14
miles south of Water Valley, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in southeastern Lafayette...northern Calhoun and southeastern
Yalobusha Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3403 8980 3420 8943 3417 8925 3408 8924
      3407 8922 3395 8919 3387 8958 3387 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 239DEG 15KT 3396 8967
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
318 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

MSZ012-013-021-302100-
Lafayette MS-Panola MS-Yalobusha MS-
318 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR...

Southwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southeastern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 318 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near George Payne State
Park, moving east at 25 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in southwestern Lafayette...southeastern Panola and northern
Yalobusha Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3406 8991 3423 8994 3433 8953 3416 8950
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 261DEG 21KT 3416 8984
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
321 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

MSZ016-017-302100-
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
321 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR...

Western Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Central Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...

At 321 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Tupelo, moving east
at 25 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in western Itawamba and central Lee Counties should monitor
this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3415 8877 3437 8881 3446 8836 3416 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 261DEG 21KT 3425 8871
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 5:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGRandolph51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.