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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Memphis, TN

August 9, 20234 counties in Mississippi; Hardeman County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2023, 1:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Mississippi; Hardeman County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2023, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2023, 2:00 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Hardeman County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 9, 1:48 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Corinth, MS	Trees down throughout Corinth. Time is radar estimated.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 128 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -398 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1383 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

034 
WUUS54 KMEG 091809
SVRMEG
MSC003-009-117-139-TNC069-109-091900-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0310.230809T1809Z-230809T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
109 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northeastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Northwestern Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
  Southern Hardeman County in west Tennessee...
  Southwestern McNairy County in west Tennessee...

* Until 200 PM CDT.

* At 109 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canaan, or 19
  miles south of Bolivar, moving southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Corinth, Booneville, Big Hill Pond State Park, Jumpertown, Glen,
  Canaan, Pocahontas, Hinkle, Theo, Farmington, Walnut, Middleton,
  Falkner, Rienzi, Kossuth, Saulsbury, Chalybeate, Brody, Strickland
  and Collinstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3457 8865 3497 8924 3499 8922 3500 8920
      3501 8920 3520 8902 3489 8836 3489 8837
      3488 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 302DEG 44KT 3499 8906 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Schlessiger

2 follow-up statements

565 
WWUS54 KMEG 091827
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
127 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023

MSC003-009-117-139-TNC069-109-091900-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-230809T1900Z/
Tippah MS-Benton MS-Prentiss MS-Alcorn MS-Hardeman TN-McNairy TN-
127 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL TIPPAH...NORTHEASTERN BENTON...NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS...
ALCORN...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTIES...

At 127 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Theo, or 11 miles northeast of Ripley, moving southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Corinth, Booneville, Big Hill Pond State Park, Jumpertown, Glen,
Pocahontas, Hinkle, Theo, Farmington, Walnut, Middleton, Falkner,
Rienzi, Kossuth, Chalybeate, Strickland, Collinstown, Wenasoga,
Biggersville and Jobes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3457 8865 3493 8908 3515 8891 3489 8836
      3489 8837 3488 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 302DEG 44KT 3487 8883 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Schlessiger

500 
WWUS54 KMEG 091852
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
152 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023

MSC003-009-117-139-TNC069-109-091901-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-230809T1900Z/
Tippah MS-Benton MS-Prentiss MS-Alcorn MS-Hardeman TN-McNairy TN-
152 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TIPPAH...NORTHEASTERN
BENTON...NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS...ALCORN...SOUTHEASTERN HARDEMAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN MCNAIRY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
northeastern Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3457 8865 3493 8908 3515 8891 3489 8836
      3489 8837 3488 8837
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 302DEG 44KT 3472 8853 

$$

Schlessiger

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 11:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	38 min
Aug 9, 12:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Marshall	29 min
Aug 9, 12:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	28 min
Aug 9, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Tishomingo	17 min
Aug 9, 1:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Tishomingo	39 min
Aug 9, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tishomingo	17 min
Aug 9, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Itawamba	27 min
Aug 9, 10:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	24 min
Aug 9, 10:58 AM CDT	Flood Watch	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more	20 hr
Aug 9, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	32 min
Aug 9, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	13 min
Aug 9, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tipton	34 min
Aug 9, 12:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby	3 hr
Aug 9, 12:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	68 min
Aug 9, 12:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Fayette	105 min
Aug 9, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Decatur, Hardin, McNairy	46 min
Aug 9, 6:31 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.