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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Memphis, TN

June 14, 2023Clay County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 2023, 7:03 PM CDT for Clay County, Arkansas. It was in force for 42 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 14, 2023, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2023, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Clay County, AR

The radar

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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 14, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 2:08 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Memphis TN
345 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

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

0940 AM     Hail             Golden                  34.49N 88.19W
06/14/2023  M1.25 inch       Tishomingo         MS   Public

            Half dollar size hail reported in Golden.

1000 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 NNE Sumner            33.98N 90.37W
06/14/2023                   Tallahatchie       MS   911 Call Center

            Multiple trees down on Jenkins Road near
            town of Sumner. Time is radar estimated.

1213 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Tremont                 34.23N 88.26W
06/14/2023                   Itawamba           MS   Broadcast Media

            Large trees down. Time estimated by radar.

0926 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 SE Bobo               34.09N 90.63W
06/14/2023                   Coahoma            MS   Public

            Powerlines down near the intersection of Fava and Palmer
            roads and Reinhart Road and New Africa Road. Time is
            radar estimated.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
557 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

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

1012 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Sumner                  33.97N 90.37W
06/14/2023                   Tallahatchie       MS   Emergency Mngr

            Power poles taken down in the city limits of
            Sumner, a tree uprooted, and a mobile home
            lost its tin roof in the Sumner area. Time
            is radar estimated.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
558 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

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

1015 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 N Webb                33.97N 90.35W
06/14/2023                   Tallahatchie       MS   Emergency Mngr

            A home in between Webb and Sumner had damage
            to their pickup truck as large branches and
            debris fell on the vehicle.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 14, 5:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
559 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

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

1018 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 E Webb                33.95N 90.28W
06/14/2023                   Tallahatchie       MS   Emergency Mngr

            A vacant mobile home damaged by winds and
            debris.

&&
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:58 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
658 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

ARZ009-150030-
Clay AR-
658 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Clay County
through 730 PM CDT...

At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Corning, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel 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...
Piggott, Corning, Pollard, McDougal, Crockett, Twin Oaks, Palatka and
Hickoria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9023 3635 9022 3639 9069 3650 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 268DEG 17KT 3648 9061

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

SJM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMarshall47 min
Jun 15, 1:29 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGMarshall102 min
Jun 15, 1:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo35 min
Jun 15, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo34 min
Jun 15, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee26 min
Jun 15, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe37 min
Jun 14, 8:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette35 min
Jun 15, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton33 min
Jun 15, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardin31 min
Jun 15, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll29 min
Jun 14, 7:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay42 min
Jun 14, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Greene39 min
Jun 14, 8:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGClay, Greene46 min
Jun 14, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGGreene, Mississippi28 min
Jun 14, 9:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene36 min
Jun 14, 9:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene28 min
Jun 14, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene25 min
Jun 14, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi21 min
Jun 15, 9:32 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead118 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.