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^--Note: In the Vertical View, Greens-motion toward you, Reds-motion into screen In the Plan View, Greens-motion toward radar, Reds-motion away from radar.

Here's the JUNE WINNER that occurred in southern Yazoo County on the afternoon of the 15th only 30 miles northwest of the radar. This storm was a relatively rare Supercell for this time of year and followed on the heels of severe thunderstorms that crossed north Mississippi about 12 hours earlier. The VILS exceeded 75 kg/m*m as 55dBz returns reached 45,000 feet while most of the stronger tilted rotation remained above 15,000 feet(as seen in the 6-panel Base Velocity View below). While the circulation was quite broad in this storm, one of our big challenges continues to be making the determination of if/when these circulations will spin down to the ground. Numerous reports of golfball-sized hail along with downed large tree limbs came into our office from this storm. Cross Section of Reflectivity(left), and a Plan View of Composite Reflectivity(right) at 448pm CDT. A Vertical Cross Section of Base Velocity(taken perpendicular to the radar beam across the storm). And 6-panel plan view of lowest 6 sweeps of Base Velocity(rings are rotational couplet indicators).

A Cell and Mesocyclone Table View of Intensities