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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Memphis, TN

June 6, 2022Benton County, Carroll County, Decatur County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2022, 10:49 PM CDT for Benton County, Carroll County, Decatur County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 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 6, 2022, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 6, 2022, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Decatur County, TN

The radar

The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 500 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1213 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.7

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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 6, 10:23 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 10:23 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 6:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
642 PM CDT Mon Jun 6 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-080145-
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-
642 PM CDT Mon Jun 6 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a slight risk for severe weather across portions of the
the Mid-South this evening. Damaging winds will be the primary
threat, but there is also a potential for marginally severe hail,
locally heavy rainfall, and a few tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Strong to severe storms will be possible across all of the Mid-
South Tuesday and Wednesday. Damaging winds will be the main
hazard but small hail and locally heavy rainfall will be possible
as well.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
Additional activation is possible Tuesday and Wednesday. Please
relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS
while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 8:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 9:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 6, 10:04 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 10:04 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 10:16 PM CDT, 33 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 7, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tippah	30 min
Jun 7, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Tippah	44 min
Jun 6, 7:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lauderdale	29 min
Jun 6, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Madison	26 min
Jun 6, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll	48 min
Jun 6, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	48 min
Jun 6, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll	50 min
Jun 6, 10:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood, Madison	26 min
Jun 6, 10:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	29 min
Jun 7, 2:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	4 hr
Jun 7, 3:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Dyer	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	22 min
Jun 7, 4:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	35 min
Jun 7, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henderson	34 min
Jun 7, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Lee, Poinsett, St. Francis	44 min
Jun 7, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Poinsett, St. Francis	35 min
Jun 7, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Greene	29 min
Jun 7, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	31 min
Jun 7, 4:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Greene	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Greene	27 min
Jun 7, 5:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Greene	116 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.