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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 30, 2019, 3:06 PM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 39 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
- Nov 30, 2019, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2019, 3:45 PM CST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 726 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 238 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Nov 30, 3:06 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:06 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 4:02 AM CST, 11 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 402 AM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-011215- 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- 402 AM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 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 from mid-afternoon through mid-evening south and east of a Jonesboro, Arkansas to Dyersburg, Tennessee line. There is a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms over far northeast Arkansas, the Missouri bootheel, and far northwest Tennessee. The primary severe weather risks include damaging winds and large hail, mainly over the Slight Risk area. There is a secondary risk of short-lived tornadoes, mainly over north Mississippi. Given saturated soils from recent rainfall, sub-severe thunderstorm winds will be capable of downing trees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and early evening. PWB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 30, 1:34 PM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
134 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019
TNZ022-302000-
Benton TN-
134 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 200 PM CST
FOR...
Central Benton County in western Tennessee...
At 134 PM CST...a strong thunderstorm producing pea to dime size hail
was located near Camden, moving east at 65 mph.
People in central Benton County should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3613 8792 3611 8794 3608 8796 3606 8798
3603 8800 3600 8800 3598 8802 3596 8808
3613 8817 3622 8795 3619 8794 3616 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 250DEG 55KT 3608 8805Special weather statement, Nov 30, 1:58 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
158 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019
MSZ008-011-012-302045-
Panola MS-Tate MS-Quitman MS-
158 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 245 PM CST
FOR...
Northwestern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
Eastern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...
Central Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
At 158 PM CST...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Marks, or 16 miles
east of Clarksdale, moving northeast at 70 mph.
People in northwestern Panola...eastern Tate and central Quitman
Counties should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3411 9028 3425 9043 3426 9041 3426 9040
3427 9040 3477 8977 3477 8972 3469 8972
3469 8967 3456 8967 3455 8972 3449 8972
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 228DEG 62KT 3423 9029Local storm report, Nov 30, 2:46 PM CST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
246 PM CST SAT NOV 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM HAIL TULA 34.23N 89.37W
11/30/2019 M1.25 INCH LAFAYETTE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AROUND THE TULA AREA.
&&Local storm report, Nov 30, 2:50 PM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
250 PM CST SAT NOV 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM HAIL CURTIS STATION 34.33N 90.15W
11/30/2019 M1.00 INCH PANOLA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AROUND CURTIS STATION.
&&Local storm report, Nov 30, 2:52 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
252 PM CST SAT NOV 30 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0247 PM HAIL BATESVILLE 34.32N 89.94W
11/30/2019 E1.25 INCH PANOLA MS SOCIAL MEDIA
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AROUND BATESVILLE.
&&Local storm report, Nov 30, 3:01 PM CST, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 1:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 2:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 2:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 2:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 3:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 22 min |
| Nov 30, 4:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 4:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 5:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 9:52 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 2:52 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 30, 11:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.