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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Jun 4, 2008, 3:19 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jun 4, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2008, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2008, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 25 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 1516 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1449 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMEG 040819 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 319 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-041630- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0021.080604T1400Z-080605T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 319 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...AS THEY MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KRM
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMEG 041115 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 615 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-042100- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0021.080604T1400Z-080605T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 615 AM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL... EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...AS THEY MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ KRM
000 WWUS74 KMEG 042005 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 305 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH... ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010-011-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-050000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080605T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG...COVINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 305 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL... EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...AS THEY MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ SJM
Nearby
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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.