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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 356, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2025, 12:35 AM CDT for Chickasaw County, Itawamba County, Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 8, 2025, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2025, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 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, Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2351 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1047 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.8
- Supercell composite
- 22.9
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 Jun 8, 12:34 AM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 12:34 AM CDT, 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:38 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
838 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
ARZ049-058-MSZ007-080215-
Phillips AR-Lee AR-Tunica MS-
838 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LEE...NORTHEASTERN
PHILLIPS AND SOUTHWESTERN TUNICA COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT...
At 838 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lexa, or near Marvell, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Tunica, Lexa, Rondo,
Dubbs, North Tunica, Dundee, Lagrange, Gerlach Mill, Quarles, Austin,
Wycamp, Latour, Vineyard, Helena Crossing, Cypress Corner, Poplar
Grove, Huma, and Maud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 9035 3448 9033 3449 9050 3453 9057
3449 9059 3450 9089 3468 9091
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 266DEG 35KT 3460 9082
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
AEHSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 8:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
853 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
ARZ035-036-048-049-MSZ001-007-TNZ088-080230-
St. Francis AR-Cross AR-Lee AR-Crittenden AR-Tunica MS-DeSoto MS-
Shelby TN-
853 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LEE...ST.
FRANCIS...CENTRAL CRITTENDEN...SOUTHEASTERN CROSS...NORTHWESTERN
DESOTO...NORTHERN TUNICA AND SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 930
PM CDT...
At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Madison, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Southaven, West Memphis, Horn Lake, Forrest City, Hernando, Marion,
Marianna, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, T O Fuller State Park, Memphis,
Walls, Caldwell, Crawfordsville, Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, Widener,
Sunset, and Anthonyville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 9091 3510 9089 3528 9010 3486 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 259DEG 36KT 3497 9071
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
AEHSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 9:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
902 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
ARZ049-058-080230-
Phillips AR-Lee AR-
902 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN LEE AND NORTHERN
PHILLIPS COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM CDT...
At 902 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Palmer, or 11 miles northwest of Marvell, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Marianna, Marvell, Helena-West Helena, Lexa, Rondo, Aubrey, Lagrange,
Jeffersonville, Poplar Grove, Huma, Big Creek Corner, Quarles,
Barton, Wycamp, Latour, Kindall, Turkey Scratch, Vineyard,
Thomasville, and Spring Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
eastern Arkansas.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 9105 3479 9067 3452 9064 3453 9105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 264DEG 31KT 3463 9109
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
AEHSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 9:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
916 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
MSZ002-013-080245-
Lafayette MS-Marshall MS-
916 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHERN
MARSHALL COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...
At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Harmontown, or 10 miles north of Holly Springs National Forest,
moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Harmontown, Bethlehem, Laws Hill, Cambridge, Abbeville, Malone, Keel,
Blackwater, Teckville, Spraggins, Cornersville, and Burt.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
northwestern Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3451 8969 3467 8958 3456 8925 3447 8925
3431 8932
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 294DEG 22KT 3451 8959
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SchlessigerSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 10:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 9:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 36 min |
| Jun 7, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 53 min |
| Jun 7, 7:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 50 min |
| Jun 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 8:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 23 min |
| Jun 7, 9:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 9:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union | 20 min |
| Jun 7, 10:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola | 44 min |
| Jun 7, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica | 40 min |
| Jun 7, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 10:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Quitman | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Jun 7, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc | 43 min |
| Jun 7, 11:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 12:39 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 12:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 1:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Yalobusha | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 3:11 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 9:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 28 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.