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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2008, 8:52 AM CDT for Dyer County, Lake County, Obion County, Tennessee. It was in force for 38 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
- Mar 27, 2008, 8:52 AM CDT (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2008, 9:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Obion County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 405 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Mar 27, 3:14 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:14 AM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 314 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 .DISCUSSION... ...WET PATTERN SHAPING UP FOR UPCOMING WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI TODAY. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE FOCUS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. EXPECT MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE CWA MUCH LIKE TODAY SINCE THERE IS STRONG CAP OVER THE MIDSOUTH. HOWEVER WILL KEEP A 20 POP GOING ALONG MISSOURI/KENTUCKY BORDER IN CASE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTH INTO THE CWA. THIS WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT. FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...FRONT WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF CWA FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT ON SATURDAY. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MIDSOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S AND LOWS IN THE 40S TO THE MID 50S. BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD PUTTING THE MIDSOUTH BACK INTO THE WARM SECTOR. EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS DURING THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S FOR HIGHS AND 50S AND 60S FOR LOWS. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD AND BECOME STALLED. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG FRONT AND TRAVEL NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONT. THIS WOULD BRING HEAVY RAIN TO AREAS ALONG FRONT. FRONT WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO SAG SOUTH ON TUESDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER ON WHERE THE FRONT WILL STALL. CURRENTLY LATEST GFS SHOWS FRONT STALLING OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS/MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. IF THIS SCENARIO PLAYS OUT IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR ONGOING RIVER PROBLEMS ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS. SCENARIO WOULD BE HEAVIEST QPF OVER THIS AREA WHICH WOULD AGGRAVATE FLOODING. STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY THUS STAY TUNED TO LATEST FORECASTS INTO THIS WEEKEND ON HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING POTENTIAL. TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 76 62 67 48 / 10 20 60 50 MKL 75 60 66 43 / 10 30 70 40 JBR 73 57 62 41 / 20 50 60 30 TUP 77 58 75 55 / 0 10 50 60 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR PHILLIPS. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && KRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 3:30 PM CDT, 17 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 330 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-271200- ALCORN-BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-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- 330 PM CDT WED MAR 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT MANY RIVERS OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. SOME RIVERS HAVE HAVE CRESTED...BUT FLOODING WILL STILL OCCUR IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS ADJACENT TO RIVERS. CONSULT THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVER FORECASTS AND RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LIKELY SEE RIVERS NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...PARTICULARLY OVER THE EASTERN ARKANSAS DELTA...WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL LIKELY AGGRAVATE ON-GOING FLOODING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SJM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 5:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 543 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ARZ008-017-018-271130- RANDOLPH AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR- 543 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... WESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED OVER BLACK ROCK AT 543 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN GREENE...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLACK ROCK...HOXIE...POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 620 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ARZ009-271200- CLAY AR- 620 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF KNOBEL AT 620 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM IS INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORNING...PIGGOTT AND RECTOR...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 7:01 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 701 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ARZ009-271245- CLAY AR- 701 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORNING AT 701 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CORNING...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 7:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 718 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 MOZ113-271315- DUNKLIN MO- 718 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR... NORTHEASTERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF CAMPBELL AT 718 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED. PEOPLE IN DUNKLIN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CAMPBELL...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT.
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 8:33 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 51 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.