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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Memphis, TN

June 22, 2019Lee County, Pontotoc County, Union County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2019, 5:45 PM CDT for Lee County, Pontotoc County, Union County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 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 22, 2019, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2019, 6:11 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lee County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Union County, MS

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 110 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 12:00Z on 2019-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2335 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2019-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -113 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
2335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-160 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 22, 2:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 2:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
220 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

.DISCUSSION...
Storms are scattering across the region this afternoon.  High
cape/low shear environment with many of the storms pulsing.  The
limping along complex over MO/KY is slowly entering our area.  There
is concern that as this complex churns south into a favorable
environment that more widespread damaging winds could occur through
this evening.

Models are consistent with a change in the pattern beginning Sunday
night as a cold front approaches the area in association with a
fairly vigorous, for late June, shortwave moving through the Central
US. Thunderstorms are expected regionwide as this front moves
through the area beginning Sunday night through Monday. The best
forcing with this system is farther north, however with the
airmass in place there is plenty of instability, so expect strong
to severe thunderstorms with damaging wind as the main threat.

Thereafter, precipitation will be hit and miss and generally
diurnally driven as temperatures cool to a bit below average.
Although a surface ridge is evident through much of next week the
upper flow has relatively low heights which contribute to favorable
lapse rates rates for late day convection as the core of the upper
ridge remains over the intermountain west.

Belles

&&

.AVIATION...
/18z TAFs/

Scattered convection is developing along/south of I-40 this
afternoon and additional develop is expected farther north along a
remnant outflow boundary. Thus, VCTS was included at all terminals
this afternoon and may need to be extended a bit into the evening
as a convective complex over MO moves to the southeast. Generally
VFR conditions are anticipated outside of convection with
southwest winds at 8-14 kts, gusting near 20 kts at times.
Additional storms may be an issue Sunday afternoon, but confidence
is low pending the evolution of this afternoon's convection. Also
wouldn't be surprised to see some brief MVFR ceilings Sunday
morning as daytime heating commences.

MJ

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Cross-Lee AR-
     Phillips-St. Francis.

MO...None.
MS...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Coahoma-Quitman-
     Tallahatchie-Tunica.

TN...None.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 3:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
315 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-231215-
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-
315 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat Advisory for portions of the Mid-South, mainly south and west
of Memphis until 7 pm.

An area north and east of a line from Paragould, Arkansas, to
Tupelo, Mississippi, will have a slight risk for severe weather into
tonight. Damaging Wind is the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Sunday may have strong to severe storms, mainly west of the
Mississippi River.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

TLSJr/JEB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:06 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
506 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

TNZ088-089-222245-
Fayette TN-Shelby TN-
506 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR...

West central Fayette County in western Tennessee...
East central Shelby County in western Tennessee...

At 506 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing dime size hail and
winds to 50 mph was located over Lakeland, or near Bartlett, moving
east at 15 mph.

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

People in west central Fayette and east central Shelby Counties
should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3513 8984 3525 8987 3534 8960 3510 8958
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 252DEG 12KT 3522 8976
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 5:07 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
507 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

MSZ005-006-222245-
Tishomingo MS-Alcorn MS-
507 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR...

Central Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...

At 507 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger was located over Leedy, or 9 miles west of Iuka, moving east
at 10 mph.

People in central Tishomingo and southeastern Alcorn Counties should
monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3471 8812 3467 8813 3473 8833 3474 8833
      3474 8835 3476 8835 3476 8843 3489 8842
      3492 8816 3491 8814 3490 8811
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 271DEG 8KT 3482 8836

SGW
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto36 min
Jun 22, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw43 min
Jun 22, 12:36 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Yalobusha90 min
Jun 22, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw45 min
Jun 22, 4:29 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica15 hr
Jun 22, 11:48 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGDeSoto16 days
Jun 22, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPrentiss25 min
Jun 22, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall34 min
Jun 22, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion36 min
Jun 22, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union25 min
Jun 22, 3:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Pontotoc33 min
Jun 22, 3:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe47 min
Jun 22, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion46 min
Jun 22, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall28 min
Jun 22, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe47 min
Jun 22, 4:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLafayette, Marshall117 min
Jun 22, 4:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Tippah40 min
Jun 22, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette23 min
Jun 22, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTate29 min
Jun 22, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo38 min
Jun 22, 5:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGLafayette2 hr
Jun 22, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union34 min
Jun 22, 5:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn41 min
Jun 22, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo43 min
Jun 21, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton40 min
Jun 21, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison37 min
Jun 21, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale34 min
Jun 21, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Shelby, Tipton17 min
Jun 21, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more30 min
Jun 21, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, McNairy42 min
Jun 21, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby23 min
Jun 21, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin33 min
Jun 21, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette32 min
Jun 21, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin44 min
Jun 22, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenry, Obion, Weakley46 min
Jun 22, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton35 min
Jun 22, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenderson27 min
Jun 22, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMadison33 min
Jun 22, 4:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHaywood39 min
Jun 22, 4:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMcNairy48 min
Jun 22, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale30 min
Jun 22, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby39 min
Jun 22, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton30 min
Jun 22, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison49 min
Jun 22, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton30 min
Jun 22, 5:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChester, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, McNairy, Madison116 min
Jun 22, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman21 min
Jun 22, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMcNairy43 min
Jun 22, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton36 min
Jun 22, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin, McNairy15 min
Jun 22, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby23 min
Jun 22, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby18 min
Jun 22, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay30 min
Jun 22, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCraighead, Mississippi, Poinsett29 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.