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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2006, 6:44 PM CDT for Clay County, Arkansas. It was in force for 43 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
- Apr 2, 2006, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2006, 7:27 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Clay County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 3:27 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 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 Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 2:03 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 203 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... INITIAL UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH AT THIS TIME. A BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (BELOW SEVERE LIMITS) ARE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. MORNING CLOUD COVER AND ADDITIONAL DEBRIS WITH THE CLUSTER HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR SHOWS THAT THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE HAS SCOURED OUT A GOOD DEAL OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE LEAVING ONLY NEAR SURFACE MOISTURE FOR THE FRONT TO WORK WITH AS IT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT. NAM APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE SITUATION WHICH INDICATE THAT RAIN CHANCES ARE REALLY LOW BECAUSE OF LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE. HOWEVER...IF A STORM OR TWO WERE TO DEVELOP THERE IS PLENTY OF SHEAR IN PLACE. ASSUMING ADDITIONAL HEATING BEHIND THE INITIAL CLUSTER...CAPES OF AROUND 1000- 1500J/KG. SO...AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN A THREAT IF CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND PROVIDE DRY AND COOLER WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK. LOW DEW POINTS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING TEMPS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS OF WEST TN AND NORTHEAST MS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IF WINDS SLACKEN OFF ENOUGH AT NIGHT. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW AN UPPER DISTURBANCE TRYING TO MOVE OVER THE RIDGE AXIS POSITIONED JUST WEST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE DUE TO THE RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY. RAIN CHANCES RISE ONCE AGAIN TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM ROLLS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SYSTEM LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO CURRENT ONE AND MAY HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && VALLE
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 2, 5:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
514 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
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ARCLocal storm report, Apr 2, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
520 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
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ARCLocal storm report, Apr 2, 6:00 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 626 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 MOZ115-030000- PEMISCOT MO- 626 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...PEMISCOT COUNTY. A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 27 MILES WEST OF DEERING AT 626 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...THIS STORM MAY ENTER INTO PEMISCOT COUNTY MISSOURI AROUND 7 PM. PEOPLE IN PEMISCOT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARUTHERSVILLE AND HAYTI...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM EXTREMELY CLOSELY. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. IF THE STORM MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT STRENGTH...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PEMISCOT COUNTY.
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Greene | 48 min |
| Apr 2, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Randolph | 12 min |
| Apr 2, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross | 14 min |
| Apr 2, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 31 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.