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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 194, NWS Memphis, TN

June 5, 20206 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2020, 3:24 PM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 81 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 5, 2020, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2020, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 81 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Union County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 5, 11:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 690 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 799 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 53 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 5, 3:11 PM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:11 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 7:30 AM CDT, 7 hours 54 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
730 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-061430-
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-
730 AM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A few severe storms are possible this afternoon into early this
evening mainly across eastern Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel,
southwest Tennessee and northwest Mississippi. Damaging winds will
be the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Heat index values may reach 100 degrees Saturday afternoon.

The remnants of Cristobal are expected to track through Arkansas
Monday afternoon through Tuesday. Heavy rain and gusty winds are
possible across parts of the Mid-South. Additional impacts from
the system could include isolated tornadoes. Since potential
impacts depend on the track of this system, monitor the latest
forecast information for updates.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into early this
evening.

SJM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:01 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:03 PM CDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:04 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:19 PM CDT, 5 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
Jun 4, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto, Tate	26 min
Jun 4, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	24 min
Jun 4, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Marshall	23 min
Jun 4, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Union	34 min
Jun 4, 9:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 1 more	43 min
Jun 4, 9:19 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tunica	12 hr
Jun 4, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba, Lee	30 min
Jun 5, 12:56 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Tunica	4 days
Jun 5, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tunica	48 min
Jun 5, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 2 more	51 min
Jun 5, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica	17 min
Jun 5, 2:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Marshall	3 hr
Jun 5, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 2 more	28 min
Jun 5, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah and 1 more	38 min
Jun 5, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more	46 min
Jun 5, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie	27 min
Jun 5, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	16 min
Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Chickasaw, Monroe	62 min
Jun 4, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson	46 min
Jun 5, 6:34 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley	54 min
Jun 5, 11:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake	38 min
Jun 5, 11:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake	42 min
Jun 5, 12:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Obion	35 min
Jun 5, 12:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale	32 min
Jun 5, 12:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Obion	31 min
Jun 5, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	25 min
Jun 5, 1:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	28 min
Jun 5, 1:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	3 hr
Jun 5, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay, Greene	25 min
Jun 5, 10:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	46 min
Jun 5, 10:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	35 min
Jun 5, 11:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	26 min
Jun 5, 12:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett	41 min
Jun 5, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	St. Francis	28 min
Jun 5, 1:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Poinsett	32 min
Jun 5, 1:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	24 min
Jun 5, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee, Phillips	37 min
Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Phillips	18 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2020 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.