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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Memphis, TN

February 16, 2024Chester County, Decatur County, Henderson County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 2024, 3:57 PM CST for Chester County, Decatur County, Henderson County, Tennessee. 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
Feb 16, 2024, 3:57 PM CST (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Feb 16, 2024, 4:45 PM CST
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Henderson County, TN

The radar

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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 Feb 16, 3:13 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:13 PM CST, 44 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 16, 2:45 PM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
245 PM CST Fri Feb 16 2024

TNZ003-004-021-162115-
Carroll TN-Weakley TN-Henry TN-
245 PM CST Fri Feb 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WEAKLEY...NORTHERN
CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CST...

At 244 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
McKenzie, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
McKenzie, Huntingdon, Bruceton, Vale, Hollow Rock, Henry, Jarrell,
Mansfield, Hico, Hinkledale, Crowley Store, Mixie, Pillowville,
Spring Creek, Crews Store, Ephesus, and Wingo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3605 8868 3616 8870 3623 8821 3600 8822
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 267DEG 31KT 3611 8858

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

JPR
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 3:10 PM CST, 47 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 16, 3:15 PM CST, 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 16, 3:45 PM CST, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 2:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll30 min
Feb 16, 3:10 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton35 min
Feb 16, 3:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHenderson30 min
Feb 16, 5:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee29 min

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.