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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Memphis, TN

June 8, 2022Calhoun County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2022, 5:39 PM CDT for Calhoun County, Mississippi. It was in force for 28 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 8, 2022, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2022, 6:07 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Calhoun County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 114 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 191 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.7

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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 8, 2:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 8:50 AM CDT, 8 hours 49 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
850 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-091600-
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-
850 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a Slight Risk for severe storms across the Midsouth
today. Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat. Secondary
threats include large hail, flash flooding and a few short- lived
tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Strong to severe storms will possible again on Friday across
portions of Northeast Arkansas and North Mississippi. Damaging
winds will be the main threat but small hail and locally heavy
rainfall will also be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today. Additional activation is
possible on Friday. 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 8, 11:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1145 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 2022

MSZ004-009-014-081715-
Tippah MS-Union MS-Prentiss MS-
1145 AM CDT Wed Jun 8 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Union,
southeastern Tippah and western Prentiss Counties through 1215 PM
CDT...

At 1145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Keownville, or 9 miles southeast of Ripley, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Booneville, Baldwyn, Jumpertown, Keownville, Wheeler, Dumas, Rienzi,
Graham, Jericho, Blackland, Gaston, Molino, Clarysville, Geeville,
Locum and Frankstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 8894 3468 8898 3476 8864 3476 8853
      3452 8848
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 260DEG 25KT 3460 8888

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Local storm report, Jun 8, 12:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:26 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
Jun 7, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie	37 min
Jun 7, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	37 min
Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw, Pontotoc	28 min
Jun 8, 8:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	47 min
Jun 8, 9:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	29 min
Jun 8, 11:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Prentiss	30 min
Jun 8, 11:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union	22 min
Jun 8, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tallahatchie	35 min
Jun 8, 5:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	34 min
Jun 8, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	33 min
Jun 8, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee	29 min
Jun 8, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	27 min
Jun 8, 8:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee, St. Francis	34 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Mississippi, 2022 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2022

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.