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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Memphis, TN

July 1, 2023Clay County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2023, 2:22 PM CDT for Clay County, Arkansas. It was in force for 38 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: Jul 1, 2023, 2:22 PM CDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2023, 3:00 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Clay County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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
Jul 1, 12:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

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 Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 12:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:27 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 1:39 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 1, 2:02 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:09 PM CDT, 13 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
Jul 1, 3:53 AM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	39 hr
Jul 1, 8:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola	34 min
Jul 1, 8:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Panola, Quitman, Tate	33 min
Jul 1, 8:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola, Tate	24 min
Jul 1, 9:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Marshall	29 min
Jul 1, 9:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall	34 min
Jul 1, 8:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	31 min
Jul 1, 9:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett	25 min
Jul 1, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett	36 min
Jul 1, 9:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette	30 min
Jul 1, 10:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Madison	26 min
Jul 1, 10:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	36 min
Jul 1, 10:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henderson, Madison	26 min
Jul 1, 10:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	30 min
Jul 1, 10:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll, Henderson, Madison	34 min
Jul 1, 10:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	32 min
Jul 1, 10:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	25 min
Jul 1, 11:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	30 min
Jul 1, 11:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	41 min
Jul 1, 11:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester, Henderson, McNairy, Madison	36 min
Jul 1, 11:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	23 min
Jul 1, 11:24 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Haywood	36 min
Jul 1, 11:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	23 min
Jul 1, 11:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy	34 min
Jul 1, 12:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardin	29 min
Jul 1, 12:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Obion	25 min
Jul 1, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Obion, Weakley	30 min
Jul 1, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Gibson	33 min
Jul 1, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Madison	37 min
Jul 1, 4:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	32 min
Jul 1, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Henderson, Madison	48 min
Jul 1, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion	25 min
Jul 1, 12:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	51 min
Jul 1, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	38 min
Jul 1, 2:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	36 min
Jul 1, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	27 min
Jul 1, 4:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	30 min
Jul 1, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	34 min
Jul 1, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	20 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.