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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2019, 2:30 AM CDT for Chickasaw County, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 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 24, 2019, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2019, 2:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1181 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -262 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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, 11:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 11:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Memphis TN 935 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2019 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-250445- 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-Lee AR-Lee MS- Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot- Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis- Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley- Yalobusha- 935 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight A couple of strong thunderstorms are possible through late evening across northeast Mississippi. Damaging winds will be the main threat if any thunderstorms reach severe limits. Localized heavy rainfall is also possible across the rest of the Mid-South. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed into this evening in support of severe weather operations. AC3
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
MSZ015-022-023-240745-
Pontotoc MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 245 AM CDT
FOR...
Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Western Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 138 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Pittsboro, or 16
miles west of Houston, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in Pontotoc...Calhoun and western Chickasaw Counties should
monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3416 8924 3437 8924 3436 8883 3407 8883
3375 8901 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0638Z 221DEG 33KT 3391 8929Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:10 AM CDT, 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
210 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
MSZ004>006-009-014-016-240815-
Tippah MS-Tishomingo MS-Union MS-Lee MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS-
210 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR...
Eastern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 210 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located 7 miles northeast of
Keownville, or 11 miles northwest of Baldwyn, moving northeast at 40
mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in eastern Tippah...northwestern Tishomingo...eastern Union...
northern Lee...Alcorn and Prentiss Counties should monitor this storm
closely.
LAT...LON 3447 8854 3437 8855 3438 8902 3499 8880
3499 8820 3494 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 221DEG 36KT 3460 8880Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:15 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
MSZ015>017-023-024-240800-
Itawamba MS-Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS-
215 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2019
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR...
West central Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 215 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Trace State Park,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in west central Itawamba...eastern Pontotoc...northwestern
Monroe...Lee and Chickasaw Counties should monitor this storm
closely.
LAT...LON 3374 8918 3381 8915 3381 8914 3384 8914
3436 8891 3437 8845 3374 8870 3374 8872
3381 8872 3381 8893 3375 8893 3375 8903
3374 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 0715Z 221DEG 36KT 3428 8893The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 10:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 11:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 12:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Tippah, Union | 64 min |
| Jun 24, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 67 min |
| Jun 24, 2:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss | 65 min |
| Jun 24, 2:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee | 45 min |
| Jun 24, 2:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:46 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Pontotoc, Union | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 3:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 39 min |
| Jun 24, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 4:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 4:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 116 min |
| Jun 24, 4:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 5:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 8:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 25 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 13 days |
| Jun 23, 11:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 6:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | McNairy | 49 min |
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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.