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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 229, NWS Memphis, TN

July 2, 2023Marshall County, Mississippi; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2023, 11:23 PM CDT for Marshall County, Mississippi; Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 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 2, 2023, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2023, 11:49 PM CDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 9:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 8:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 9:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 2, 10:31 PM CDT, 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 11:11 PM CDT, 12 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 2, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	17 min
Jul 3, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	23 min
Jul 3, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	30 min
Jul 3, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall	26 min
Jul 3, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba	27 min
Jul 3, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba	37 min
Jul 3, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo	24 min
Jul 3, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe	46 min
Jul 3, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo	18 min
Jul 3, 3:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	37 min
Jul 3, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	29 min
Jul 3, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	37 min
Jul 3, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tishomingo	20 min
Jul 3, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Prentiss	30 min
Jul 3, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	28 min
Jul 3, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	36 min
Jul 3, 5:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	35 min
Jul 3, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	29 min
Jul 3, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	26 min
Jul 3, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	26 min
Jul 3, 6:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola	28 min
Jul 3, 6:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Lafayette, Panola	117 min
Jul 3, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola	24 min
Jul 2, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	26 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Carroll	23 min
Jul 2, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	33 min
Jul 2, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood, Tipton	29 min
Jul 2, 8:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	28 min
Jul 2, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	42 min
Jul 2, 8:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette	8 min
Jul 2, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	34 min
Jul 2, 11:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	59 min
Jul 2, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette	23 min
Jul 3, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	48 min
Jul 3, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Fayette	34 min
Jul 3, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Phillips	36 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.