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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Memphis, TN

May 17, 2025Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Yalobusha County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2025, 2:48 AM CDT for Calhoun County, Chickasaw County, Yalobusha County, 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2025, 2:48 AM CDT (07:48 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2025, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS

The radar

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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

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 17, 12:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 12:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 16, 11:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1132 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1112 PM     Hail             Mckenzie                36.14N 88.51W
05/16/2025  E1.00 Inch       Carroll            TN   Public

            Report of quarter size hail in McKenzie.

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CMA

Local storm report, May 16, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1159 PM CDT Fri May 16 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1051 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 SE Greenfield         36.11N 88.74W
05/16/2025                   Weakley            TN   Public

            Report of trees down along Shades Bridge
            Road.

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CMA

Local storm report, May 17, 2:31 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 2:36 AM CDT, 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 2:39 AM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 17, 2:41 AM CDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lake, Obion, Weakley	43 min
May 16, 9:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Henry, Weakley	40 min
May 16, 9:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake, Obion	28 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
May 16, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	63 min
May 16, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica	66 min
May 16, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie	63 min
May 17, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	45 min
May 17, 1:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 2 more	44 min
May 17, 1:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Union	53 min
May 17, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie, Yalobusha	48 min
May 17, 3:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	15 min
May 16, 7:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	36 min
May 16, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	33 min
May 16, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	45 min
May 16, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	47 min
May 16, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MEG	Clay, Greene	50 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.