Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2005, 3:04 AM CDT for Randolph County, Arkansas. 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 outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2005, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2005, 3:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Randolph County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 971 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS54 KMEG 220804 SVRMEG ARC121-220845- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0192.050822T0804Z-050822T0845Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 304 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS * UNTIL 345 AM CDT * AT 258 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ATTICA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF POCAHONTAS...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MAYNARD AND BIGGERS. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3649 9113 3631 9114 3627 9076 3650 9078 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KMEG 220825 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 325 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005 ARC121-220845- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-050822T0845Z/ RANDOLPH AR- 325 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 345 AM CDT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY... AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MAYNARD...OR ABOUT 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF POCAHONTAS... MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIGGERS. .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. LAT...LON 3649 9113 3621 9115 3616 9080 3650 9078 $$
000 WWUS54 KMEG 220846 SVSMEG SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 346 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005 ARC121-220856- /O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-050822T0845Z/ RANDOLPH AR- 346 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY EXPIRED AT 345 AM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED IN THE WARNED AREA. LAT...LON 3649 9113 3621 9115 3616 9080 3650 9078 $$
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 Aug 22, 2:25 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 2:25 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
225 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005
.DISCUSSION...
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
MIDSOUTH TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S
TO NEAR 100 DEGREES ALONG WITH HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL MAKE THE
SWELTER FACTOR UP NEAR 111 DEGREES AT SOME LOCATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON.
ENOUGH HEATING AND MOISTURE WILL EXIST FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
COVERAGE WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT.
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 7PM FOR EAST-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.
MO...NONE.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 7PM FOR ALL OF NORTH
MISSISSIPPI.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 7PM FOR THE SHELBY...
FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...MCNAIRY...AND HARDIN COUNTIES.Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 7:11 PM CDT, 7 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 711 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-221100- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 711 PM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... A HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MID-SOUTH WITH HEAT INDICES REACHING 105 TO 110 DEGREES. THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREAS. IF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7PM MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MID-SOUTH...INCLUDING AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. HEAT INDICES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WILL ONCE AGAIN RANGE BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DEGREES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE FOLLOW HEAT RELATED SAFETY TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE DANGERS OF HEAT. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ONCE AGAIN BECOME UNSTABLE AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD AGAIN BECOME SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 33 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.