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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Memphis, TN

May 16, 2025Pemiscot County, Missouri; Lake County, Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2025, 8:32 PM CDT for Pemiscot County, Missouri; Lake County, Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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: May 16, 2025, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2025, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 6:51 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 182 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: 2679 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 222 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.7
Supercell composite: 19.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

122 
WUUS54 KMEG 170132
SVRMEG
MOC155-TNC095-131-183-170215-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0252.250517T0132Z-250517T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
832 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri...
  Northern Weakley County in west Tennessee...
  Obion County in west Tennessee...
  Lake County in west Tennessee...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 831 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cayce to near Reelfoot Lake State Park to near
  Wardell, moving east at 40 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...
  Tiptonville, South Fulton, Latham, Shaffner, Terrell, Pascola,
  Jacksonville, Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge, Peach Orchard,
  Madie, Spout Springs, Moffatt, Homestown, Clayton, Troy, Wardell,
  Hayti Heights, Lassiter Corner, McCutchen Heights, and Gratio.

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 200 AM CDT for southeastern
Missouri...and west Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 8852 3633 8886 3624 8951 3622 8996
      3639 8996 3639 8975 3643 8973 3640 8967
      3641 8960 3634 8954 3637 8951 3644 8954
      3648 8952 3650 8954 3650 8949 3647 8949
      3646 8947 3650 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 280DEG 36KT 3657 8907 3643 8941 3635 8991 

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

$$

MJ

1 follow-up statement

211 
WWUS54 KMEG 170152
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
852 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

MOC155-TNC095-131-183-170215-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-250517T0215Z/
Pemiscot MO-Weakley TN-Obion TN-Lake TN-
852 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN PEMISCOT...NORTHERN WEAKLEY...OBION AND LAKE COUNTIES...

At 852 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Fulton to Reelfoot Lake State Park to 6 miles
west of Wardell, moving east at 40 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...
Tiptonville, South Fulton, Latham, Shaffner, Terrell, Pascola,
Jacksonville, Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge, Peach Orchard,
Madie, Spout Springs, Moffatt, Homestown, Clayton, Troy, Wardell,
Hayti Heights, Lassiter Corner, McCutchen Heights, and Gratio.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for southeastern
Missouri...and west Tennessee.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 8852 3633 8886 3624 8951 3622 8996
      3639 8996 3639 8975 3643 8973 3640 8967
      3641 8960 3634 8954 3637 8951 3644 8954
      3648 8952 3650 8954 3650 8949 3647 8949
      3646 8947 3650 8937
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 277DEG 35KT 3651 8882 3638 8942 3632 8992 

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

$$

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dunklin	33 min
May 16, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dunklin	45 min
May 16, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dunklin	47 min
May 16, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Dunklin	50 min
May 16, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dunklin, Pemiscot	28 min
May 16, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Henry, Weakley	40 min
May 16, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Henry, Obion, Weakley	38 min
May 16, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Benton, Henry	41 min
May 16, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley	45 min
May 16, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Henry	32 min
May 16, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry	30 min
May 16, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	27 min
May 16, 11:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Weakley	55 min
May 17, 12:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley	2 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.