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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 296, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2023, 12:42 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 6, 2023, 12:42 PM CDT (17:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2023, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 2351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
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 Aug 6, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 12:40 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 6, 9:14 AM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
914 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0516 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Somerville 35.26N 89.35W
08/05/2023 Fayette TN Emergency Mngr
Several utility poles were snapped along
Highway 76 just north of town. Large were
downed as well.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Aug 6, 9:21 AM CDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
921 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 WNW Bolivar 35.27N 89.01W
08/05/2023 Hardeman TN Public
Power lines and a large tree down along
Highway 64.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Aug 6, 9:27 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
927 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSW Medon 35.45N 88.87W
08/05/2023 Madison TN Public
Several trees down along Highway 18 near
Medon.
&&
MJSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 11:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1111 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
MSZ020-021-061645-
Tallahatchie MS-Yalobusha MS-
1111 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Yalobusha
and northeastern Tallahatchie Counties through 1145 AM CDT...
At 1111 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Scobey, or 11 miles east of Charleston, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch 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...
Water Valley, Charleston, Coffeeville, Velma, Scobey, Oakland,
Bryant, Gums and Tillatoba.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3388 8977 3390 8977 3390 8992 3389 8993
3390 9002 3407 9006 3414 8963 3387 8960
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 265DEG 24KT 3396 8987
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
MJSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 11:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1135 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
MSZ021-022-061700-
Calhoun MS-Yalobusha MS-
1135 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Yalobusha and northwestern Calhoun Counties through NOON CDT...
At 1135 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Velma, or 12 miles southeast of Water Valley,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Bruce, Pittsboro, Banner, Velma, Spearman, Benwood, Pine Valley,
Ellard, Shepherd, Skuna, Tyson, Gums and Sarepta.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3409 8966 3416 8932 3416 8929 3392 8926
3390 8963
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 259DEG 24KT 3400 8955
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MJSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 11:58 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1158 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
MSZ015-022-023-061730-
Pontotoc MS-Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
1158 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Chickasaw, northern Calhoun and southwestern Pontotoc Counties
through 1230 PM CDT...
At 1158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bruce, or 18 miles northwest of Houston, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Pontotoc, Bruce, Banner, Houlka, Randolph, New Houlka, Algoma, Robbs,
Chiwapa, Reid, Ellard, Pannell, Thelma, Shepherd, Matthews, Sarepta
and Wallfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 8945 3409 8948 3425 8894 3399 8890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1658Z 262DEG 29KT 3406 8926
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 12:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 12:26 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 11:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 11:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 11:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 1:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.