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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 216, NWS Memphis, TN

August 31, 20205 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 50 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: Aug 31, 2020, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2020, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

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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 Aug 31, 7:08 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 7:08 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 5:37 AM CDT, 13 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
537 AM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-011245-
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-
537 AM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Mid-South.
Primary risks include damaging winds.

Heavy rain and flash flooding will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Multiple rounds of heavy and rain and thunderstorms are expected
during the upcoming work week. Flooding may become a threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
310 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

MSZ006-TNZ092-312030-
Tishomingo MS-Hardin TN-
310 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR...

Northern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Hardin County in western Tennessee...

At 310 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over J P Coleman State
Park, moving east at 35 mph.

People in northern Tishomingo and southern Hardin Counties should
monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3501 8804 3501 8820 3492 8815 3489 8810
      3481 8811 3487 8837 3504 8835 3515 8804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 269DEG 29KT 3495 8821

KRF

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
341 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

TNZ004-022-312115-
Benton TN-Henry TN-
341 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2020

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR...

Northern Benton County in western Tennessee...
Henry County in western Tennessee...

At 341 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located 9 miles north of Paris,
moving east at 30 mph.

People in northern Benton and Henry Counties should monitor this
storm closely.

LAT...LON 3613 8792 3602 8800 3631 8843 3650 8838
      3650 8805 3644 8806 3631 8796 3627 8794
      3622 8795 3616 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 269DEG 28KT 3643 8825

KRF

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 6:43 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 7:12 PM CDT, 13 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 31, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee, Monroe	48 min
Aug 31, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	46 min
Sep 1, 4:59 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo	4 hr
Sep 1, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tishomingo	34 min
Sep 1, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	40 min
Sep 1, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate, Tunica	27 min
Sep 1, 9:49 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry and 4 more	41 hr
Sep 1, 11:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	24 min
Sep 1, 12:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion	2 hr
Sep 1, 12:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Gibson, Weakley	39 min
Sep 1, 12:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry, Weakley	47 min
Sep 1, 1:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	3 hr
Sep 1, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Henry	49 min
Sep 1, 2:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry	3 hr
Sep 1, 4:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Decatur	2 hr
Sep 1, 5:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lake	27 min
Sep 1, 5:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion	25 min
Sep 1, 5:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Obion	24 min
Sep 1, 8:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead	3 hr
Sep 1, 9:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Greene	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead	31 min
Sep 1, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	26 min
Sep 1, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Phillips	44 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.