Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2023, 12:52 PM CDT for DeSoto County, Mississippi; Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 23 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 8, 2023, 12:52 PM CDT (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2023, 1:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 22 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1609 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
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 8, 10:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 10:15 AM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 11:56 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1156 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ012-013-081730-
Lafayette MS-Panola MS-
1156 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Lafayette and northeastern Panola Counties through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
John W Kyle State Park, moving east at 20 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...
John W Kyle State Park, Burgess and Hayes Crossing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 8991 3449 8984 3445 8958 3424 8967
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 285DEG 18KT 3440 8980
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 11:57 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1157 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ004-005-009-TNZ091-081730-
Tippah MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS-McNairy TN-
1157 AM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Tippah,
northwestern Prentiss, Alcorn and southwestern McNairy Counties
through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1157 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Theo, or 10 miles south of Big Hill Pond State Park, moving southeast
at 25 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...
Corinth, Booneville, Big Hill Pond State Park, Jumpertown, Glen,
Hinkle, Theo, Farmington, Walnut, Falkner, Guys, Rienzi, Kossuth,
Chalybeate, Strickland, Collinstown, Wenasoga, Biggersville, Jobes
and Gaston.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8862 3486 8896 3500 8885 3500 8879
3507 8879 3508 8878 3495 8836 3485 8836
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 307DEG 21KT 3490 8877
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SWBSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 12:13 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ016-017-024-081745-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Itawamba, southeastern Lee and north central Monroe Counties through
1245 PM CDT...
At 1213 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Evergreen, or near Tombigbee State Park, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Fulton, Smithville, New Salem, Evergreen, Nettleton, Abney,
Cardsville, Tilden, Mooreville, Ballardsville, Dorsey, Jacinto and
Richmond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3412 8866 3428 8857 3424 8830 3403 8840
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 284DEG 18KT 3420 8854
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 12:18 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1218 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ013-015-081745-
Lafayette MS-Pontotoc MS-
1218 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Lafayette and northwestern Pontotoc Counties through 1245 PM CDT...
At 1218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Denmark, or 8 miles southeast of Oxford, moving east at 25 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...
Tula, Denmark, Thaxton, Toccopola, Altus, Lafayette Springs, Delay
and Yocona.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3415 8925 3416 8927 3425 8948 3438 8943
3435 8915 3414 8922
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 287DEG 21KT 3430 8939
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 12:34 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1234 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ017-024-081800-
Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-
1234 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Itawamba
and northern Monroe Counties through 100 PM CDT...
At 1234 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Tremont to near New Salem to Amory.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Amory, Smithville, Tremont, New Salem, Clay, Hatley, Gattman, Sipsey
Fork, Becker, Quincy, Turon, Tilden, Splunge, Wise Gap, Athens,
Bigbee, Greenwood Springs, Parham and Cadamy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3394 8863 3410 8841 3431 8834 3428 8818
3378 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 289DEG 25KT 3428 8830 3410 8835 3399 8850
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SWBSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 12:41 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
MSZ001-002-TNZ088-081815-
Marshall MS-DeSoto MS-Shelby TN-
1241 PM CDT Sat Jul 8 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern DeSoto,
northwestern Marshall and south central Shelby Counties through 115
PM CDT...
At 1241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lynchburg, or over Horn Lake, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, T O Fuller State Park,
Memphis, Byhalia, Walls, Southwest Memphis, Lynchburg, Lewisburg,
Whitehaven, Cockrum, Cedarview, Bright, Nesbit, Handy Corner,
Capleville, Glover and Jago.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3508 9013 3499 8963 3477 8972 3491 9023
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 284DEG 43KT 3496 9007
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
SchlessigerThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Prentiss | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 11:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 13 min |
| Jul 8, 12:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 12:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 12:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 16 min |
| Jul 8, 12:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 12:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 12:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Prentiss | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 2:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Panola, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Haywood | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 2:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Decatur, Henderson | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Gibson, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 2:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Phillips | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 2 hr |
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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.