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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Memphis, TN

December 13, 20226 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 13, 2022, 11:16 PM CST for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 29 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
Dec 13, 2022, 11:16 PM CST (05:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 13, 2022, 11:45 PM CST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 236 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2022-12-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 50 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 00:00Z on 2022-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 307 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
50 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
505 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
307 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
433 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Dec 13, 10:48 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 10:48 PM CST, 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 11:34 AM CST, 11 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1134 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-141945-
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-
1134 AM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Flood Watch has been issued for areas mainly south of I-40
tonight through Wednesday evening for areas mainly south of I-40
and east of I-55 in North Mississippi as 2 to 4 inches of rain
with locally higher amounts are expected. Saturated soils
combined with heavy rainfall will lead to widespread urban and
small stream flooding and scattered flash flooding. The highest
rainfall totals are expected over northeast Mississippi.

A few strong to severe storms are possible across portions of
Eastern Arkansas and Northwest Mississippi tonight. Gusty winds
are the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Heavy rain will continue on Wednesday. Saturated soils combined
with heavy rainfall will lead to widespread urban and small stream
flooding and scattered flash flooding. The highest rainfall
totals are expected over northeast Mississippi.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 10:02 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1002 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

MSZ011-012-020-021-140430-
Tallahatchie MS-Panola MS-Yalobusha MS-Quitman MS-
1002 PM CST Tue Dec 13 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Yalobusha, northern Tallahatchie, southern Quitman and southwestern
Panola Counties through 1030 PM CST...

At 1001 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Vance, or 14 miles northwest of Charleston, moving northeast at 50
mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea 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...
Batesville, George Payne State Park, Tutwiler, Marks, Lambert,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Enid, Vance, Courtland, Mims, Denton,
Mikoma, Stover, Longstreet, Asa, Locke Station and Waverly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3386 9044 3416 9043 3443 8999 3414 8981
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 234DEG 44KT 3410 9029

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

SMW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 8:56 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto4 hr
Dec 13, 10:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPanola28 min
Dec 13, 10:40 PM CSTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha35 min
Dec 13, 11:42 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha3 hr
Dec 14, 12:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha47 min
Dec 14, 1:20 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha5 hr
Dec 14, 1:33 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPontotoc27 min
Dec 14, 2:23 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGLee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union4 hr
Dec 13, 8:59 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead, Greene4 hr

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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.