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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Memphis, TN

June 16, 2023Monroe County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2023, 5:06 PM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 39 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 16, 2023, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2023, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Monroe County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 171 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2023-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2023-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2043 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 16, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
343 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...New SYNOPSIS, DISCUSSION, AVIATION...

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 232 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

Thunderstorms will continue through the evening hours. A few
storms could be severe with heavy rain, hail and gusty winds being
the main threats. Sunday will bring a chance of severe storms to
most of the Midsouth, ahead of a low pressure trough lifting out
of the Great Plains. Large hail and damaging winds will be the
primary severe weather threats on Sunday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(This evening through next Thursday)
Issued at 232 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the evening hours.
Some storms can be severe with hail, winds, and heavy rain being
the main threats. Storms are training over the same areas so some
minor street flooding is possible. The good news is that storms
should diminish over the next 3 to 6 hours. We catch a break
Saturday as upper level ridging will limit storm chances. This
ridging will be brief, ahead of a progressive trough lifting
through the plains. We still have a Slight Risk over the Mid South
for Sunday, and we expect this area to be expanded and possibly
upgraded. The unfortunate thing is guidance still is struggling
with timing of storms on Sunday. We expect some prefrontal
convection on Sunday morning, but the more significant storms that
carry the greater chance to be severe should occur in the
afternoon and evening hours on Sunday. For early next week,
the medium range models are consistent in forming a cut-off low,
centered over middle and east TN. Scattered, mainly daytime storms
will be possible east of the MS River. To the west, an upper
level ridge will build through the plains, providing midsummer
like heat and dry conditions.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 232 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

Upstream convection over northwest and central Arkansas combined
with peak afternoon heating will be the focus for showers and
thunderstorms at TAF sites this afternoon and evening. Convective
initiation is anticipated to occur in the 19-21Z timeframe at TAF
sites and last into tonight. Instability may be weak enough to go
with prevailing VCSH for a few hours but enough elevated
instability justifies a mention of VCTS for the 4-8Z time frame
tonight. Mainly VFR conditions outside of thunderstorms and light
winds expected through the period.

CJC

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
MO...None.
MS...None.
TN...None.
&&

PUBLIC FORECAST...MJH
AVIATION...CJC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 4:41 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
500 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

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

0425 PM     Hail             1 W Independence        34.70N 89.82W
06/16/2023  E1.75 inch       Tate               MS   Public

&&

DKJ
Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
501 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

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

0435 PM     Hail             1 SSW New Hamilton      33.73N 88.45W
06/16/2023  E1.75 inch       Monroe             MS   Public

            Corrects previous hail report from 1 SSW New
            Hamilton.

&&

DKJ
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
501 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

MSZ017-024-162230-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-
501 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Itawamba and northeastern Monroe Counties through 530 PM CDT...

At 500 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Smithville, or 9 miles east of Amory, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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...
Smithville, Gattman, Splunge, Parham, Sipsey Fork and Turon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3387 8823 3398 8839 3409 8842 3416 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 327DEG 10KT 3404 8832

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

MJ
Local storm report, Jun 16, 5:02 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
502 PM CDT Fri Jun 16 2023

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

0501 PM     Hail             6 NE Aberdeen           33.89N 88.48W
06/16/2023  E1.75 inch       Monroe             MS   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reports golf ball size hail
            on light rock road.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTippah36 min
Jun 16, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMarshall29 min
Jun 16, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPrentiss26 min
Jun 16, 3:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPrentiss38 min
Jun 16, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss41 min
Jun 16, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto33 min
Jun 16, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGUnion41 min
Jun 16, 3:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall3 hr
Jun 16, 3:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Prentiss50 min
Jun 16, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe29 min
Jun 16, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate23 min
Jun 16, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Tippah, Union49 min
Jun 16, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw31 min
Jun 16, 4:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGItawamba, Lee, Union3 hr
Jun 16, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGDeSoto, Tate34 min
Jun 16, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe45 min
Jun 16, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Monroe42 min
Jun 16, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Tate23 min
Jun 16, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union41 min
Jun 16, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe49 min
Jun 16, 5:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe29 min
Jun 16, 5:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto, Marshall, Tate113 min
Jun 16, 5:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 1 more3 hr
Jun 16, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw, Monroe31 min
Jun 16, 1:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby, Tipton33 min
Jun 16, 2:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby36 min
Jun 16, 2:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGFayette, Shelby3 hr
Jun 16, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby24 min
Jun 16, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett25 min
Jun 16, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi30 min
Jun 16, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.