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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Memphis, TN

April 13, 2019Itawamba County, Lee County, Monroe County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2019, 11:48 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Lee County, Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 42 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: Apr 13, 2019, 11:48 PM CDT (04:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2019, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:11 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

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 Apr 13, 11:01 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 11:01 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 8:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
838 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

MSZ020>022-140200-
Tallahatchie MS-Calhoun MS-Yalobusha MS-
838 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR...

Northeastern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
Western Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 836 PM CDT...strong thunderstorms producing winds to 45 mph were
located near Coffeeville, or 11 miles southeast of George Payne
State Park, moving north at 30 mph.

With saturated soils, trees may be downed with 40 to 55 mph winds.

Very heavy rain will occur with these thunderstorms.

People in northeastern Tallahatchie...western Calhoun and Yalobusha
Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3387 8951 3387 8977 3390 8977 3390 8992
      3382 8993 3382 8998 3381 8998 3381 9005
      3415 8996 3415 8930 3372 8944 3372 8951
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 185DEG 25KT 3401 8976

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 9:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 13, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 13, 11:02 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1102 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

MSZ014>016-140430-
Pontotoc MS-Union MS-Lee MS-
1102 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR...

Northeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...

At 1102 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds to 50 mph was
located over Trace State Park, moving north at 40 mph.

Very heavy rain will occur with this thunderstorm.

People in northeastern Pontotoc...eastern Union and northwestern Lee
Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3423 8903 3460 8900 3459 8874 3418 8882
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 194DEG 36KT 3428 8890

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 11:25 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1125 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

MSZ004-009-014>016-140515-
Pontotoc MS-Tippah MS-Union MS-Lee MS-Prentiss MS-
1125 PM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR...

Northeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...

At 1125 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40
mph was located near Saltillo, or near Tupelo, moving northeast at
50 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in northeastern Pontotoc...southeastern Tippah...eastern
Union...Lee and Prentiss Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3447 8849 3447 8854 3435 8854 3423 8860
      3423 8887 3476 8879 3476 8835 3474 8835
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 221DEG 48KT 3435 8877

Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:32 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 13, 7:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto	4 hr
Apr 13, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Yalobusha	22 min
Apr 13, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	36 min
Apr 13, 9:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman	3 hr
Apr 13, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MEG	Chickasaw	27 min
Apr 13, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw, Pontotoc	36 min
Apr 13, 10:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Pontotoc, Union	39 min
Apr 13, 10:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	29 hr
Apr 13, 10:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Monroe	43 min
Apr 13, 10:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union	4 hr
Apr 13, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Union	28 min
Apr 13, 11:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Itawamba, Monroe	39 min
Apr 13, 11:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee, Prentiss	50 min
Apr 13, 11:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	3 hr
Apr 13, 11:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MEG	Itawamba, Tishomingo	24 min
Apr 14, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	44 min
Apr 14, 12:06 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	13 days
Apr 14, 2:25 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	22 hr
Apr 14, 2:21 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lake	37 days
Apr 14, 2:26 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	7 days
Apr 14, 3:02 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 6 more	17 hr

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.