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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2019, 4:11 PM CDT for 8 counties in Tennessee; Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 49 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 23, 2019, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2019, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 2440 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 8.4
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, 4:06 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 4:06 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 406 PM CDT Sun Jun 23 2019 .DISCUSSION...GOES-16 Water Vapor Satellite and regional WSR-88D radar trends indicate a Mesoscale Convective System moving over portions of Arkansas, Southeast Missouri and the Missouri Bootheel this afternoon. A line of showers and thunderstorms with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms just ahead of the line extend from the Missouri Bootheel back into East Central Arkansas. As of 3 PM CDT, temperatures across the Mid-South are in the lower 90s where rain free conditions are still occurring, and 70s where showers and thunderstorms have already occurred this afternoon. Short term convective trends are the primary concern in this afternoon's forecast issuance. The aforementioned line of showers and thunderstorms with a cold pool will continue to push across portions of the Mid-South into this evening. Surface based CAPE values in excess of 3000 J/kg and 0-6 km Bulk Shear values approaching 35 kts will support a potential for damaging winds as the primary severe weather threat. Hail is not as much of a concern as wind as freezing levels remain quite high. Precipitable water values around 2 inches will also support localized heavy rainfall, especially with training thunderstorms. Models indicate the potential for showers and thunderstorms will continue across the Mid-South this week with another shortwave trough moving across the area on Tuesday and a warm, moist, and unstable airmass remaining in place across the Lower Mississippi Valley. Overall shear is expected to remain weak with pulse type thunderstorms being the most probable convective mode in a high CAPE, low shear environment. In this scenario, the best shower and thunderstorm chances would typically occur during the afternoon- early/mid evening hours. Overall temperatures this week will remain nearly similar over the next 7 days with highs in the 80s to approaching 90 degrees and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. CJC && .AVIATION... /18z TAFs/ Isolated thunderstorms are developing across the Mid-South early this afternoon with a more organized line of storms moving out of the Ozarks. This complex of storms is expected to march southeast across the CWA during the late afternoon and early evening hours, resulting in thunderstorms on station and gusty outflow winds. Additional convection is possible overnight, although confidence is lower on the timing/extent of this second wave. Low clouds are expected to develop late tonight and continue into Monday morning with generally dry weather tomorrow after morning precipitation moves east. MJ && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Memphis TN 410 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>092-242315- 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- 410 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 Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through this evening across the Mid-South. Damaging winds will be the main threat if any thunderstorms reach severe limits. Localized heavy rainfall is also possible with the thunderstorms. .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.
In the hours before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
401 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0343 PM TSTM WND DMG CARDWELL 36.05N 90.29W
06/23/2019 DUNKLIN MO SOCIAL MEDIA
POWERLINE DOWN ON HWY IN CARDWELL MO, LIGHTING GRASS ON
FIRE.
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SGWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tippah | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 6:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 16 min |
| Jun 23, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 31 min |
| Jun 23, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Obion, Weakley | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Henderson, Henry, Madison | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 5:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Weakley | 113 min |
| Jun 23, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Henry and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Decatur, Henderson | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 2:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 37 min |
| Jun 23, 2:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay, Greene | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 3:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 13 min |
| Jun 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 45 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.