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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Memphis, TN

June 24, 2019Chickasaw County, Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2019-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -262 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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 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, Jun 23, 9:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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, Jun 24, 12:53 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 24, 1:38 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
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 8929
Special 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 8880
Special 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 8893

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union38 min
Jun 23, 9:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun34 min
Jun 23, 9:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw35 min
Jun 23, 9:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw31 min
Jun 23, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc41 min
Jun 23, 10:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe49 min
Jun 23, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPontotoc27 min
Jun 23, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss31 min
Jun 23, 10:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTippah46 min
Jun 23, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe36 min
Jun 23, 11:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGItawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo30 min
Jun 23, 11:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn42 min
Jun 24, 12:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Lafayette52 min
Jun 24, 1:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Tippah, Union64 min
Jun 24, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc67 min
Jun 24, 2:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Prentiss65 min
Jun 24, 2:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw, Lee45 min
Jun 24, 2:28 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha4 hr
Jun 24, 2:46 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGPontotoc, Union4 hr
Jun 24, 2:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette38 min
Jun 24, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPanola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica39 min
Jun 24, 3:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTallahatchie47 min
Jun 24, 4:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha52 min
Jun 24, 4:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha116 min
Jun 24, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette, Marshall49 min
Jun 24, 4:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha42 min
Jun 24, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun52 min
Jun 24, 5:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union52 min
Jun 24, 7:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe27 min
Jun 24, 8:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union25 hr
Jun 24, 11:14 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica13 days
Jun 23, 11:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin46 min
Jun 24, 6:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMcNairy49 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.