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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2023, 2:24 PM CDT for Henry County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 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
- May 7, 2023, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2023, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Henry County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 May 7, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 2:12 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
212 PM CDT Sun May 7 2023
TNZ002>004-071945-
Weakley TN-Obion TN-Henry TN-
212 PM CDT Sun May 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Weakley,
southeastern Obion and northwestern Henry Counties through 245 PM
CDT...
At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Martin, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Martin, Dresden, Gleason, Sharon, Cottage Grove, Latham,
Palmersville, Routon, Matheny Grove, Sandhill, Ore Springs, Sidonia,
Hyndsver, Mount Pelia, Jones Mill, Como, Ralston, Mill Creek, Osage
and Brundige.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3623 8835 3619 8893 3622 8896 3620 8896
3620 8898 3636 8902 3650 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 260DEG 27KT 3629 8891
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
ARSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 32 min |
| May 7, 2:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 33 min |
| May 7, 3:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry | 40 min |
| May 7, 4:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry | 26 min |
| May 7, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry | 39 min |
| May 7, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry | 26 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.