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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Memphis, TN

August 13, 2019Poinsett County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2019, 5:35 PM CDT for Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 24 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
Aug 13, 2019, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2019, 5:59 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 3:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-142230-
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-
326 PM CDT Tue Aug 13 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect across the entire Mid-
South through 8 PM CDT this evening for heat index values of 110
to 116 degrees.

There is a slight risk for severe thunderstorms across most of
West Tennessee, and a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms
across the remainder of the Mid-South, mainly late this afternoon
into this evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat for
any thunderstorms that reach severe limits. Localized heavy
rainfall will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon into this
evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPoinsett44 min
Aug 13, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross43 min
Aug 13, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.