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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Memphis, TN

April 13, 20225 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2022, 6:52 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 53 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: Apr 13, 2022, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2022, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 13, 1:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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: 141 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -450 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 627 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.7

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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 Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:52 AM CDT, 15 hours before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
352 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-141145-
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-
352 AM CDT Wed Apr 13 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A significant severe weather outbreak is expected across the
entire Mid-South this afternoon and evening. Tornadoes, including some
potentially strong tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds
are all possible. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding will also be
possible.

A Flood Watch remains in effect for northern portions of the Mid-
South into this evening.

A Wind Advisory is in effect through tonight across the entire
Mid-South.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A few strong to perhaps severe thunderstorms may be possible
Friday night across portions of East Arkansas and North
Mississippi.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening in
support of severe weather operations.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:28 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
628 PM CDT WED APR 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JONESTOWN               34.32N 90.45W
04/13/2022                   COAHOMA            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WALL COLLAPSED, BRICK DEBRIS BLOWN 30-40
            FEET INTO STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAIN
            ST. AND CHURCH ST.

&&

KRD

Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:29 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
629 PM CDT WED APR 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE WEST HELENA       34.55N 90.64W
04/13/2022                   PHILLIPS           AR   PUBLIC

            TREES UPROOTED ON SPRINGDALE ROAD AND 9TH
            ST.

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:36 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
636 PM CDT WED APR 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0505 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE LEXA              34.56N 90.73W
04/13/2022                   PHILLIPS           AR   PUBLIC

            POWERLINES DOWN ON LATOUR ROAD.

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:41 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:44 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 6:52 PM CDT, 0 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
Apr 13, 9:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	28 hr
Apr 13, 10:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	28 hr
Apr 13, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	44 min
Apr 13, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	40 min
Apr 13, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	52 min
Apr 13, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	41 min
Apr 13, 4:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Tunica	4 hr
Apr 13, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	47 min
Apr 13, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman	51 min
Apr 13, 5:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman	37 min
Apr 13, 5:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	44 min
Apr 13, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	47 min
Apr 13, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more	43 min
Apr 13, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tippah	42 min
Apr 13, 5:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto	3 hr
Apr 13, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	39 min
Apr 13, 6:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate and 1 more	3 hr
Apr 13, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Tippah	52 min
Apr 13, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo	41 min
Apr 13, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union and 1 more	39 min
Apr 13, 6:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Prentiss and 2 more	3 hr
Apr 13, 10:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	20 hr
Apr 13, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Lake, Obion	21 min
Apr 13, 3:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Obion	23 min
Apr 13, 3:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	25 min
Apr 13, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Dyer, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton	49 min
Apr 13, 3:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	50 min
Apr 13, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Obion, Weakley	25 min
Apr 13, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	10 min
Apr 13, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Apr 13, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley	52 min
Apr 13, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	45 min
Apr 13, 4:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby, Tipton	51 min
Apr 13, 4:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson and 1 more	51 min
Apr 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	4 hr
Apr 13, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	33 min
Apr 13, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton	51 min
Apr 13, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	44 min
Apr 13, 5:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	2 hr
Apr 13, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Henderson, Henry	38 min
Apr 13, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood and 1 more	47 min
Apr 13, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby	52 min
Apr 13, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin and 3 more	64 min
Apr 13, 6:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Madison	3 hr
Apr 13, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead, Greene	27 min
Apr 13, 1:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	St. Francis	36 min
Apr 13, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Greene	29 min
Apr 13, 2:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	32 min
Apr 13, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett	36 min
Apr 13, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	33 min
Apr 13, 2:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett	24 min
Apr 13, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Lee, Phillips, St. Francis	44 min
Apr 13, 3:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis	3 hr
Apr 13, 6:03 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lee	3 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.