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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Memphis, TN

June 25, 20235 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2023, 8:41 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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 25, 2023, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2023, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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 25, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2535 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2023-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2535 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
10.5

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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 25, 8:31 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 8:31 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
720 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0719 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Bartlett                35.22N 89.84W
06/25/2023                   Shelby             TN   NWS Employee

            Numerous trees down across north Bartlett.

&&
Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:25 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
725 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0712 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Lakeland          35.22N 89.74W
06/25/2023                   Shelby             TN   Public

            Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or
            snapped; Roof blown off.

&&

SWB
Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:45 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
745 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0742 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 NNW Moscow            35.11N 89.42W
06/25/2023                   Fayette            TN   Public

            Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or
            snapped; Roof blown off.

&&

SWB
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:02 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
802 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

MOZ113-260115-
Dunklin MO-
802 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Dunklin
County through 815 PM CDT...

At 802 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Malden, moving east at 15 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...
Malden, Campbell, Clarkton, Glennonville, Brian, Valley Ridge, Baird,
Providence, McGuires, Morris State Park, Wilhelmina and Townley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
eastern Arkansas...and southeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3663 8996 3655 8995 3644 8996 3647 9014
      3648 9014 3648 9016 3650 9016 3650 9022
      3654 9021 3655 9019 3657 9018 3659 9019
      3661 9016 3661 9017 3662 9015 3663 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 283DEG 12KT 3657 9005

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

CJC
Local storm report, Jun 25, 8:09 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
809 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023

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

0740 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Clarksdale              34.20N 90.58W
06/25/2023                   Coahoma            MS   Trained Spotter

            Numerous large trees down in Clarksdale.

&&

CJC
Local storm report, Jun 25, 8:32 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCoahoma, Tunica51 min
Jun 25, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGAlcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, Union40 min
Jun 25, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more67 min
Jun 25, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie48 min
Jun 25, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall24 min
Jun 25, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more49 min
Jun 25, 8:16 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Marshall14 min
Jun 25, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more34 min
Jun 25, 9:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe36 min
Jun 25, 9:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw, Lee35 min
Jun 25, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe26 min
Jun 25, 8:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy, Madison26 min

Nearby

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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.