Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2018, 6:22 AM CDT for Chickasaw County, Lee County, Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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
- Jun 23, 2018, 6:22 AM CDT (11:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2018, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:25 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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 1160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 10.2
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 Jun 23, 4:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 4:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 3:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 317 AM CDT Sat Jun 23 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>092-241030- 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- 317 AM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today over all the Midsouth. The primary severe weather threat will be damaging winds, with a secondary threat of large hail. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday There is a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms over northwest Tennessee Sunday and Sunday night. Damaging winds and large hail will be possible. Afternoon heat indices may reach or exceed 105 degrees much of next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. PWB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:25 AM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 525 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018 MSZ013>015-021-022-231115- Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-Union MS-Calhoun MS-Yalobusha MS- 525 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR... Southern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... Western Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Southwestern Union County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi... At 525 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Paris, or 7 miles east of Water Valley, moving east at 35 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in southern Lafayette...western Pontotoc...southwestern Union...northwestern Calhoun and northeastern Yalobusha Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3408 8956 3425 8963 3445 8908 3416 8898 TIME...MOT...LOC 1025Z 251DEG 32KT 3420 8951
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:27 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 527 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018 MSZ015>017-023-024-231115- Itawamba MS-Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS- 527 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 615 AM CDT FOR... Southwestern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi... Southeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... At 527 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Troy, or 10 miles south of Trace State Park, moving east at 30 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in southwestern Itawamba...southeastern Pontotoc... northwestern Monroe...southern Lee and northeastern Chickasaw Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3401 8901 3422 8898 3426 8835 3393 8835 TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 271DEG 28KT 3411 8890
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:14 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
614 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018
MSZ015>017-023-024-231200-
Itawamba MS-Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS-
614 AM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 700 AM CDT
FOR...
Southwestern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 613 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing dime size hail and
winds at least 45 mph was located 7 miles south of Troy, or 8 miles
northwest of Okolona, moving east at 50 mph.
Very heavy rain will occur with this thunderstorm.
People in southwestern Itawamba...southeastern Pontotoc...Monroe...
southern Lee and northeastern Chickasaw Counties should monitor this
storm closely.
LAT...LON 3400 8900 3419 8893 3407 8821 3375 8825
3374 8832
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 291DEG 44KT 3406 8888The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 8:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 9:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 55 min |
| Jun 23, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 7:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 9:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 6:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 52 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.