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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Memphis, TN

June 28, 201111 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri

NWS Memphis, TN issued this high wind warning at Jun 28, 2011, 8:10 AM CDT for 11 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri. It was in force for 58 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
Jun 28, 2011, 8:10 AM CDT (13:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2011, 9:08 AM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN

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, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:12 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 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2011-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2921 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2011-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2921 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1168 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

743 
WWUS74 KMEG 281310
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
810 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-MOZ113-115-281500-
/O.NEW.KMEG.HW.W.0003.110628T1310Z-110628T1500Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-
CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE
810 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WELL BEHIND THE LINE OF
  THUNDERSTORMS. 

* TIMING...FROM NOW UNTIL 9 OR 10 AM.

* IMPACTS...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH...BUT THE
  DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AFTER THE
  LINE OF STORMS PUSHES THROUGH. TREES AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IN
  ADDITION TO SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
2 follow-up statements
374 
WWUS74 KMEG 281340
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
840 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-026-281445-
/O.CAN.KMEG.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110628T1500Z/
RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO
840 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINSIHED...THUS THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

$$

ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-MOZ113-115-281500-
/O.CON.KMEG.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110628T1500Z/
POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DUNKLIN-
PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE
840 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WELL BEHIND THE LINE OF
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* TIMING...FROM NOW UNTIL 10 AM.

* IMPACTS...THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH...BUT THE 
  DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AFTER 
  THE LINE OF STORMS PUSHES THROUGH. TREES AND POWER LINE DAMAGE 
  IN ADDITION TO SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BORGHOFF
443 
WWUS74 KMEG 281408
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
908 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-MOZ113-115-281515-
/O.CAN.KMEG.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110628T1500Z/
POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-DUNKLIN-
PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...
WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE
908 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS BEHIND THE EXTENSIVE LINE OF STORMS APPEAR TO BE WEAKENING
AS THE LINE ELONGATES...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS
CANCELLED.

$$

BORGHOFF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 5:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLawrence, Randolph44 min
Jun 28, 6:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph48 min
Jun 28, 6:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett29 min
Jun 28, 6:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lawrence, Poinsett23 min
Jun 28, 7:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett47 min
Jun 28, 7:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis29 min
Jun 28, 7:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett46 min
Jun 28, 7:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis42 min
Jun 28, 8:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPhillips32 min
Jun 28, 8:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi48 min
Jun 28, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, Lee, St. Francis45 min
Jun 28, 8:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPhillips29 min

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Arkansas, 2011High Wind Warnings in Missouri, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.