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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:26 PM CST for 11 counties in Tennessee; 14 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:26 PM CST (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 5:53 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 25 counties
Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS, Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:52 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Arlington, TN | THREE POWER POLES BENT 45 DEGREES. WINDS ESTIMATED 50 TO 60MPH NEAR HIGHWAY 70 AND AIRLINE RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
171 WWUS74 KMEG 012126 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 326 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM NEAR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THIS EVENING AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ001>006-008-009-012>017-TNZ049-050-052>055-088>092-020530- /O.NEW.KMEG.HW.W.0001.110201T2126Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS- PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... IUKA...BOONEVILLE...BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO... COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 326 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS THE COLD FRONT GOES THROUGH AND WINDS GUST TO 60 MPH. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007- 010-011-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048-051-020530- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- TUNICA-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE- CROCKETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...AMORY... ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON 326 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO REACH 50 OR 55 MPH AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH. TUNICA GUSTED TO 53 MPH AT 255 PM AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN CRITTENDEN COUNTY AT 305 PM. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
700 WWUS74 KMEG 012216 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 416 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM NEAR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THIS EVENING AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ001-008-012-TNZ049-088-020615- /O.CAN.KMEG.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ DESOTO-TATE-PANOLA-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...BATESVILLE... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 416 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MSZ002>006-009-013>017-TNZ050-052>055-089>092-020615- /O.CON.KMEG.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-LAFAYETTE- UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-HAYWOOD-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON- DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 416 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS BECOMING WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS THE COLD FRONT GOES THROUGH AND WINDS GUST TO 60 MPH. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ007- 010-011-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048-051-020615- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- TUNICA-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW- MONROE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE- CROCKETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...AMORY... ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON 416 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BORGHOFF
442 WWUS74 KMEG 012353 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 553 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM NEAR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THIS EVENING AND INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. MSZ002>006-009-013>017-TNZ050-052>055-089>092-021100- /O.CAN.KMEG.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-PRENTISS-LAFAYETTE- UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-HAYWOOD-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON- DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...IUKA...BOONEVILLE...OXFORD... NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 553 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048-049-051-088-021100- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA- CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON- CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-CROCKETT-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...AMORY...ABERDEEN... UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT... MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 553 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND SUBSIDE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KRM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 10:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 27 min |
| Feb 1, 3:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tishomingo | 30 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Mississippi, 2011High Wind Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.