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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Dec 31, 2010, 7:00 PM CST for Cross County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2010, 7:00 PM CST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2010, 7:30 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties Cross County, AR, Poinsett County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Dec 31, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 521 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 255 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010/ DISCUSSION... THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH. SPECIAL 18Z UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS FROM JAN AND LIT AS WELL AS MESOSCALE ANALYSIS DEPICT SBCAPE VALUES IN THE 750-1500 J/KG RANGE WITH AN ERODING MID LEVEL CAPPING INVERSION. MID LEVEL FORCING IS THE QUESTION MARK FOR THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE REGION. A VORTICITY MAXIMA ACROSS FAR SE TX WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN LA. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY SPREAD INTO NORTHERN MS THIS EVENING. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW THE THE REST OF THE EVENT UNFOLDS. NEW YEARS DAY THROUGH TUESDAY...EXCEPT FOR A RESIDUAL CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS NEAR THE TN RIVER AND AL BORDER NEW YEARS DAY MORNING...IT WILL BE DRY WITH SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THE H5 FLOW BECOMES ZONAL BY MONDAY. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF DIVERGE ON THEIR SOLUTIONS IN THE DAY 5-7 TIME PERIOD. THE GFS PERSISTS WITH THE H5 ZONAL FLOW...WHILE THE ECMWF ROTATES A STRONG UPPER TROUGH THROUGH THE REGION. WILL KEEP THE CURRENT FORECAST OF LOW POPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. OKULSKI && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE COLD FRONT NOW LOCATED BETWEEN KMEM AND JBR WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST ACROSS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD. THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL AFFECT KMEM FIRST WITH TEMPORARY IFR CONDITIONS BETWEEN 00Z AND 02Z. STORMS WILL MARCH INTO KMKL AND KTUP BETWEEN 02Z AND 05Z. KTUP WILL CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHTER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AFTER 05Z WITH MVFR CONDITIONS...WHILE KMEM AND KMKL BECOME VFR AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. KJBR WILL HAVE VFR CONDITIONS WITH TEMPO SHOWERS FROM 01Z-04Z. CONDITIONS WON'T IMPROVE TO VFR AT KTUP UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY SWINGING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. SKIES WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS LATE IN THE PERIOD. JAB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 45 51 28 45 / 60 10 0 0 MKL 44 51 24 44 / 80 10 0 0 JBR 38 46 24 41 / 30 10 0 0 TUP 47 54 29 50 / 100 30 0 0 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 2:53 PM CST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 253 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-012300- 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- 253 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE MID SOUTH. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE THE HAZARDS. PLEASE REFER TO CURRENT WATCH AND WARNING STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...NEW YEARS DAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. OKULSKI
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 31, 5:01 PM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
559 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
ARZ049-058-010045-
PHILLIPS AR-LEE AR-
559 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR...
CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3
MILES WEST OF WATKINS CORNER AT 558 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY ALSO BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN LEE AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
MARIANNA AND MARVELL...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
.A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA.
&&
LAT...LON 3472 9102 3489 9082 3482 9052 3448 9080
3432 9098 3434 9101 3435 9100 3447 9100
3447 9104 3448 9105 3465 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 214DEG 35KT 3450 9099Special weather statement, Dec 31, 6:01 PM CST, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 601 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ARZ036-TNZ088-089-010030- CRITTENDEN AR-FAYETTE TN-SHELBY TN- 601 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR... EAST CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLIERVILLE TO 5 MILES WEST OF SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS AT 601 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN... MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES LAKE MCKELLAR. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA. && LAT...LON 3538 9006 3539 8951 3501 8963 3502 9029 TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 213DEG 59KT 3510 8966 3511 9011
Local storm report, Dec 31, 6:16 PM CST, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
616 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM HAIL 5 N WALNUT RIDGE 36.15N 90.96W
12/31/2010 E0.75 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 67 ALONG THE LAWRENCE
AND RANDOLPH COUNTY LINES.
0505 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MORO 34.79N 90.99W
12/31/2010 LEE AR STORM CHASER
REPORTED BY A STORM SPOTTER...RELAYED THROUGH THE LEE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER. FUNNEL CLOUD WAS NEAR MORO AND
MOVED NORTHEAST TOWARD HOLUBS CROSSING.
&&
RRHSpecial weather statement, Dec 31, 7:00 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 700 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ARZ027-035-010130- CROSS AR-POINSETT AR- 700 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR... CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... CENTRAL POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WYNNE AT 700 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CROSS AND POINSETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HARRISBURG AND WYNNE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. .A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA. && LAT...LON 3571 9079 3560 9036 3518 9081 3528 9101 TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 210DEG 53KT 3533 9086
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:33 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 145 days |
| Dec 31, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 145 days |
| Dec 31, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 145 days |
| Dec 31, 10:18 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:32 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe, Tishomingo | 145 days |
| Dec 31, 10:53 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 10:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee | 34 min |
| Dec 31, 11:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 26 min |
| Jan 1, 12:28 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 108 min |
| Jan 1, 1:13 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 65 min |
| Jan 1, 1:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 44 min |
| Jan 1, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 22 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 10 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:39 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 4 days |
| Dec 31, 6:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 29 min |
| Dec 31, 6:08 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 35 min |
| Dec 31, 9:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 9:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 33 min |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake | 30 min |
| Dec 31, 11:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 3 hr |
| Dec 31, 7:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 24 min |
| Dec 31, 8:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | St. Francis | 31 min |
| Dec 31, 9:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 26 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.