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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Memphis, TN

March 15, 2025Phillips County, Arkansas; 8 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2025, 6:48 AM CDT for Phillips County, Arkansas; 8 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2025, 6:48 AM CDT (11:48 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2025, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:52 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 15, 5:58 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 74 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2025-03-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1678 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2025-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 331 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1678 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
465 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.0
Supercell composite
21.1

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The text

As transmitted.

233 
WUUS54 KMEG 151148
SVRMEG
ARC107-MSC027-033-071-107-119-135-137-143-151230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0021.250315T1148Z-250315T1230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
648 AM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Phillips County in eastern Arkansas...
  West central Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
  South central DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Southern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Western Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Northern Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
  Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 730 AM CDT.

* At 647 AM CDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms were located near 
  Batesville, moving northeast at 60 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Rena Lara, Askew, Belen, Rudyard, Moon, Savage, Senatobia,
  Westover, Falcon, Como, Clarksdale, Strayhorn, Prichard, Jonestown,
  Dubbs, Lurand, Albin, Dooley, Longstreet, and Clayton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM CDT for northwestern
Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3470 9036 3478 9008 3440 8959 3416 8985
      3416 8993 3410 8993 3404 8999 3381 9045
      3399 9045 3399 9066 3412 9066 3412 9091
      3416 9097
TIME...MOT...LOC 1147Z 236DEG 53KT 3438 9001 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

CAD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 11:18 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGClay, Greene42 min
Mar 14, 11:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatMEGCraighead, Poinsett46 min
Mar 14, 11:55 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGClay50 min
Mar 15, 12:00 AM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatMEGClay, Craighead, Greene45 min
Mar 15, 12:08 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Poinsett52 min
Mar 15, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis39 min
Mar 15, 12:42 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGClay, Greene48 min
Mar 15, 12:54 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCraighead, Greene, Mississippi51 min
Mar 15, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, Lee, St. Francis49 min
Mar 15, 5:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis20 min
Mar 15, 7:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPhillips49 min
Mar 15, 7:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Phillips54 min
Mar 15, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis44 min
Mar 15, 8:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Phillips40 min
Mar 15, 8:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Mississippi49 min
Mar 15, 9:04 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCrittenden3 hr
Mar 14, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTate, Tunica38 min
Mar 14, 8:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe5 days
Mar 14, 8:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe4 days
Mar 14, 8:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLowndes, Monroe5 days
Mar 15, 12:24 AM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha66 min
Mar 15, 1:23 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc52 min
Mar 15, 2:10 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe50 min
Mar 15, 2:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc, Yalobusha118 min
Mar 15, 2:59 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGItawamba16 min
Mar 15, 3:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc111 min
Mar 15, 4:17 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc43 min
Mar 15, 6:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate44 min
Mar 15, 6:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn23 min
Mar 15, 6:40 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate50 min
Mar 15, 7:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah52 min
Mar 15, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate52 min
Mar 15, 8:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Mar 15, 8:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate3 hr
Mar 15, 8:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall52 min
Mar 15, 10:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPanola, Quitman, Tallahatchie45 min
Mar 15, 10:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha44 min
Mar 15, 10:34 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGLafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha41 min
Mar 15, 10:37 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Marshall3 hr
Mar 15, 11:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Tippah and 2 more47 min
Mar 15, 12:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Yalobusha41 min
Mar 15, 12:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc52 min
Mar 15, 12:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc51 min
Mar 15, 12:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc and 3 more3 hr
Mar 15, 12:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica23 hr
Mar 15, 12:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo49 min
Mar 15, 12:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union16 min
Mar 15, 1:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more5 hr
Mar 15, 1:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo39 min
Mar 15, 1:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc41 min
Mar 15, 1:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGItawamba, Monroe41 min
Mar 15, 1:32 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc12 min
Mar 15, 1:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tippah3 hr
Mar 15, 1:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe39 min
Mar 15, 1:53 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Prentiss, Tishomingo5 hr
Mar 15, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc50 min
Mar 15, 2:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Monroe31 min
Mar 15, 3:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo25 min
Mar 15, 3:43 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGCalhoun47 hr
Mar 15, 3:46 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLee17 hr
Mar 15, 4:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe48 min
Mar 15, 5:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChickasaw, Monroe102 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.