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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Memphis, TN
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.
- 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
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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</html>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
SMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 8:56 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola | 28 min |
| Dec 13, 10:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 35 min |
| Dec 13, 11:42 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 12:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 47 min |
| Dec 14, 1:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 5 hr |
| Dec 14, 1:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 27 min |
| Dec 14, 2:23 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 8:59 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 4 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.