Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2021, 2:26 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Lee County, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. It was in force for 34 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2021, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2:28 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne Verona, MS | VIDEO OF A WEAK TORNADO NEAR HIGHWAY 45 AND HIGHWAY 278. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jun 8, 2:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Verona, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN PALMETTO AND VERONA AREAS AND A LARGE TREE DOWN ON HOUSE IN VERONA. |
| Jun 8, 2:42 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 3 E Tupelo, MS | FUNNEL CLOUD PASSED OVER HIGHWAY 22 NEAR AUBURN ROAD. FUNNEL DROPPED HALFWAY TO GROUND. |
| Jun 8, 2:43 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ne Verona, MS | A 53 FOOT TRAILER WAS FLIPPED OVER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND US 278 NORTHEAST OF VERONNA. |
| Jun 8, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Verona, MS | AT HIGHWAY 45 AND PONTOTOC PKWY LARGE DRAINAGE PIPES THROWN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND A FENCE KNOCKED DOWN AROUND A BUSINESS IN VERONA. |
| Jun 8, 2:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 E Tupelo, MS | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN MOOREVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
323
WUUS54 KMEG 081926
SVRMEG
MSC057-081-115-082000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0155.210608T1926Z-210608T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
226 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northwestern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 226 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trace State
Park, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Tupelo, Verona, Trace State Park, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo,
Guntown, Plantersville, Mantachie, Pratts Friendship, Furrs,
Sherman, Abney, Endville, Mooreville, Eggville, Ballardsville,
Kirkville, Flowerdale, Beech Springs and Skyline.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8888 3436 8894 3437 8892 3436 8883
3439 8882 3439 8879 3441 8879 3449 8854
3447 8854 3447 8849 3421 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 256DEG 17KT 3430 8883
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SGW2 follow-up statements
957
WWUS54 KMEG 081947
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
247 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC115-081956-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Pontotoc MS-
247 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PONTOTOC COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3417 8872 3441 8879 3449 8854 3447 8854
3447 8849 3421 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 256DEG 17KT 3432 8872
$$
MSC057-081-082000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
247 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA AND CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES...
At 246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saltillo, or
near Tupelo, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Tupelo, Verona, Tombigbee State Park, Saltillo, Guntown,
Plantersville, Mantachie, Pratts Friendship, Beech Springs, Skyline,
Abney, Chapelville, Mooreville, Eggville, Ballardsville, Birmingham,
Kirkville, Frog Island, Unity and Indian Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3417 8872 3441 8879 3449 8854 3447 8854
3447 8849 3421 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 256DEG 17KT 3432 8872
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SGW564
WWUS54 KMEG 081952
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
252 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
MSC057-081-082002-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210608T2000Z/
Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
252 PM CDT Tue Jun 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ITAWAMBA AND
CENTRAL LEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3417 8872 3441 8879 3449 8854 3447 8854
3447 8849 3421 8842
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 256DEG 17KT 3433 8869
$$
SGWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica | 21 min |
| Jun 7, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tunica | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 26 min |
| Jun 8, 1:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 46 min |
| Jun 8, 2:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 4:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more | 4 days |
| Jun 8, 5:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 9:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:37 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Union | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 5 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 61 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 3 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 1:02 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 8 days |
| Jun 8, 1:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 24 min |
| Jun 8, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 1:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 2:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 9 days |
| Jun 8, 2:54 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 7 days |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:55 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Tallahatchie | 29 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 46 hr |
| Jun 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 3:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc | 31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.