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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Memphis, TN

May 25, 20255 counties in Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2025, 6:59 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 46 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 25, 2025, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2025, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chickasaw County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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
May 25, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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 12:00Z on 2025-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 946 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2025-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
946 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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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 May 25, 6:19 PM CDT, 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 619 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
  • Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are still expected into Tuesday, with a potential for strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.
  • Additional rainfall totals will likely fall between 2 to 4 inches through Tuesday night.
  • Below normal temperatures will continue through the week and into the beginning of next weekend.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:19 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
619 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 619 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

- Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are still
  expected into Tuesday, with a potential for strong to severe
  thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

- Additional rainfall totals will likely fall between 2 to 4
  inches through Tuesday night.

- Below normal temperatures will continue through the week and
  into the beginning of next weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(This evening through next Saturday)
Issued at 221 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

Skies have cleared across a large portion of the Mid-South this
afternoon. A warm front continue to lift slowly north across north
Mississippi. Temperatures north of the front are in the lower 60s
to lower 70s while south of the front, reading are in the mid 70s
to mid 80s. The first round of thunderstorms has moved across the
Tennessee River into middle Tennessee with a second round of
thunderstorms approaching northeast Arkansas.

As the second area of thunderstorms continues to move east, it
will eventually encounter the warmer, more unstable air south of
the front. This could strengthen the thunderstorms and produce
severe weather. The main threat from these thunderstorms is
damaging winds but large hail and isolated tornadoes can't be
completely ruled out. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch covers the
southern half of the Mid-South until 9 PM this evening.

Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will move through
the region overnight through Tuesday afternoon. Some of thunderstorms
may be strong with gusty winds and small hail. Locally heavy
rainfall is expected with some of the thunderstorms. An
additional 2 to 4 inches of rain may fall through Tuesday
afternoon. Temperatures will remain near to below normal through
Tuesday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms may occur Wednesday through
Friday as another frontal boundary drops south into the region.
Temperatures will remain below normal through this period. High
pressure will build into the region by Saturday with dry weather
and near normal temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 619 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

Impacts to aviation to continue through the TAF period. Storms
continue to fire and move across the Midsouth this evening in two
areas: a line moving to the south across N MS and scattered
thunderstorms to the south of this line. Convection will continue
through at least 02z with -RA/-SHRA following the main line. MVFR
impacts are currently ongoing and will persist into the overnight
hours with CIGs dropping into IFR with time. Another round of
showers, and potentially storms, is likely tomorrow afternoon to
end out the forecast period.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
MO...None.
MS...None.
TN...None.
&&

PUBLIC FORECAST...ARS
AVIATION...JAB

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 5:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 25, 6:39 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
639 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

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

0500 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 WNW Blair             34.49N 88.83W
05/25/2025                   Union              MS   Trained Spotter

            Large tree and power lines down on CR 171
            near Parks Baptist Church.

&&

MJ
Local storm report, May 25, 6:41 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
641 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

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

0610 PM     Hail             Senatobia               34.62N 89.97W
05/25/2025  E0.75 Inch       Tate               MS   Public

&&

MJ
Local storm report, May 25, 6:55 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Memphis TN
655 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025

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

0640 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Crowder                 34.17N 90.14W
05/25/2025  M67 MPH          Quitman            MS   Broadcast Media

&&

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 12:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby and 1 more50 min
May 25, 12:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Hardeman, Shelby20 min
May 25, 12:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman and 3 more47 min
May 25, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson51 min
May 25, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy47 min
May 25, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton50 min
May 25, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin, McNairy56 min
May 25, 8:53 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMonroe26 hr
May 25, 10:11 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGTate, Tunica3 days
May 25, 3:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGQuitman37 min
May 25, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee53 min
May 25, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha53 min
May 25, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc, Union47 min
May 25, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba45 min
May 25, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee49 min
May 25, 5:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha42 min
May 25, 5:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGItawamba, Lee3 hr
May 25, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica50 min
May 25, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw44 min
May 25, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Coahoma, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc and 5 more57 min
May 25, 6:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGYalobusha3 hr
May 25, 10:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGClay, Craighead, Greene39 min
May 25, 11:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCraighead, Mississippi47 min
May 25, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPoinsett44 min
May 25, 3:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross, Mississippi, Poinsett39 min
May 25, 4:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead3 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.