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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Memphis, TN

July 18, 20237 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2023, 7:37 PM CDT for 7 counties in Mississippi. 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 18, 2023, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2023, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 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 18, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 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 18, 6:47 PM CDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 6:47 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 18, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 6:41 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 6:44 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:01 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:10 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 18, 7:15 PM CDT, 22 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 18, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 4 more	39 min
Jul 18, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	29 min
Jul 19, 12:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba	26 min
Jul 19, 2:26 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	MEG	Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Coahoma, DeSoto and 16 more	30 hr
Jul 19, 1:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	32 min
Jul 19, 1:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	66 min
Jul 19, 2:33 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	3 hr
Jul 19, 2:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	61 min
Jul 19, 3:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	48 min
Jul 19, 3:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Benton, Henry	49 min
Jul 19, 4:17 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Henry	4 hr
Jul 19, 4:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	13 min
Jul 19, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	15 min
Jul 19, 4:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	24 min
Jul 19, 5:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Henry	32 min
Jul 19, 5:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Henry, Weakley	2 hr
Jul 19, 5:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	28 min
Jul 19, 6:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	41 min
Jul 19, 7:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	3 hr
Jul 19, 8:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	28 min
Jul 19, 8:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	35 min
Jul 19, 9:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	3 hr
Jul 19, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Weakley	30 min
Jul 19, 10:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	3 hr
Jul 19, 11:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Henry, Weakley	68 min
Jul 19, 2:40 PM CDT	Flood Watch	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Henry, Obion, Weakley	24 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.