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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Memphis, TN

June 28, 20186 counties in Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2018, 10:13 PM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 62 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2018, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2018, 11:15 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mississippi County, AR, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 28, 10:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Blytheville, ARLARGE TREE UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH FRANKLIN AND EAST MOULTRIE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 28, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 28, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 94 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2018-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2733 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2018-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
2733 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1855 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

352 
WUUS54 KMEG 290313
SVRMEG
ARC093-TNC033-045-069-075-097-167-290415-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0252.180629T0313Z-180629T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1013 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
  Tipton County in southwestern Tennessee...
  Southwestern Crockett County in northwestern Tennessee...
  Southwestern Dyer County in northwestern Tennessee...
  Northwestern Hardeman County in southwestern Tennessee...
  Lauderdale County in southwestern Tennessee...
  Haywood County in southwestern Tennessee...

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1012 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Heloise, or 12 miles northwest of Ripley, moving southwest at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Blytheville, Brownsville, Covington, Ripley, Osceola, Gosnell,
  Manila, Leachville, Caraway, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Fort Pillow
  State Park, Munford, Brighton, Bells, Halls, Joiner, Dyess and
  Dell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 8934 3569 8907 3539 8907 3540 9005
      3542 9017 3543 9015 3544 9029 3599 9029
      3600 8973
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 046DEG 39KT 3590 8966 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion and 1 more54 min
Jun 28, 9:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley49 min
Jun 28, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lake, Obion68 min
Jun 28, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Henry, Obion, Weakley33 min
Jun 28, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson and 4 more65 min
Jun 28, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion59 min
Jun 28, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCarroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman and 4 more48 min
Jun 28, 10:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Shelby55 min
Jun 28, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHaywood, Lauderdale, Tipton50 min
Jun 28, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy47 min
Jun 28, 11:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Shelby54 min
Jun 29, 12:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Shelby51 min
Jun 29, 3:54 AM CDTExcessive Heat WarningMEGDyer, Lake, Obion64 hr
Jun 28, 10:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay, Greene, Randolph45 min
Jun 28, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph60 min
Jun 28, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph66 min
Jun 28, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett, Randolph51 min
Jun 28, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross, St. Francis64 min
Jun 29, 12:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis65 min
Jun 29, 12:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Phillips, St. Francis51 min
Jun 29, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Phillips64 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.