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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

August 4, 2019Chickasaw County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2019, 4:49 PM CDT for Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2019, 4:49 PM CDT (21:49 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2019, 5:15 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Chickasaw County, MS

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 3:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 3:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
225 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

MSZ011-012-042015-
Panola MS-Quitman MS-
225 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR...

Western Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 225 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Sledge, or 14 miles
northwest of Batesville, moving south at 5 mph.

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

People in western Panola and northeastern Quitman Counties should
monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3451 9027 3451 9006 3424 9000 3424 9032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 358DEG 6KT 3442 9017

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
228 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

ARZ036-MSZ001-TNZ088-042015-
Crittenden AR-DeSoto MS-Shelby TN-
228 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR...

South central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southwestern Shelby County in western Tennessee...

At 228 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Edmondson, or 7
miles west of T O Fuller State Park. This storm was nearly
stationary.

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

People in south central Crittenden...northwestern DeSoto and
southwestern Shelby Counties should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3511 9034 3511 9012 3491 9007 3491 9040
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 001DEG 3KT 3505 9024

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
310 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

MSZ020-042100-
Tallahatchie MS-
310 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 400 PM CDT
FOR...

Southeastern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 310 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Paynes, or 12 miles
south of Charleston, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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

People in southeastern Tallahatchie County should monitor this storm
closely.

LAT...LON 3388 9022 3395 8999 3388 8992 3382 8993
      3382 8998 3381 8998 3381 9014 3374 9014
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 320DEG 7KT 3382 9007

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:14 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:49 PM CDT, 0 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
Aug 4, 1:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	2 hr
Aug 4, 2:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto	87 min
Aug 4, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Quitman	50 min
Aug 4, 2:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	2 hr
Aug 4, 3:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	50 min
Aug 4, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	31 min
Aug 4, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	26 min
Aug 4, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	34 min
Aug 4, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	28 min
Aug 4, 6:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc	2 hr
Aug 4, 1:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	47 min
Aug 4, 6:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	McNairy	36 min
Aug 4, 1:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	St. Francis	114 min
Aug 4, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	47 min
Aug 4, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	46 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.