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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

April 25, 2011Craighead County, Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Apr 25, 2011, 11:13 AM CDT for Craighead County, Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 32 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: Apr 25, 2011, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Craighead County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 131 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.8

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The text

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

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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 Apr 25, 6:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:30 AM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 9:34 AM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
934 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-261645-
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-
934 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
OVER THE ARKANSAS DELTA SOUTH OF JONESBORO... THE NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA... AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
MIDSOUTH. THE PRIMARY RISKS THROUGH TONIGHT INCLUDE DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL. THE SEVERE THREAT
WILL MAXIMIZED THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT... WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A SEVERE SQUALL LINE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FAR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND FAR NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. TONIGHT...A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH...
GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM TUPELO MISSISSIPPI TO GLENDORA
MISSISSIPPI. SEE THE LATEST FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI DELTA AS WELL
AS SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE. IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA...AN ENHANCED
RISK OF STRONG AND LONG TRACKED TORNADOES IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
TUESDAY EVENING...ALONG WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
MIDSOUTH.

ON WEDNESDAY...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDSOUTH IS
UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.
THERE MAY BE AN ENHANCED RISK OF LONG TRACKED STRONG TORNADOES...
PARTICULARLY DURING THE MORNING FOR AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.

MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BRING
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN TO THE MIDSOUTH RESULTING IN THE THREAT
FOR SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONSULT THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR DETAILS.

AREA RIVERS WILL RISE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...AND SIGNIFICANT...
POSSIBLY RECORD BREAKING RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE
MISSISSIPPI BY LATE NEXT WEEK AS RUN OFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
UPSTREAM BEGINS TO WORK ITS WAY SOUTH.

STRONG NON THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE EXITING
STORMS ON WEDNESDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PWB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:58 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 10:39 AM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 25, 10:47 AM CDT, 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1047 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

TNZ002-019-020-048-050-051-251630-
CROCKETT TN-LAUDERDALE TN-GIBSON TN-OBION TN-HAYWOOD TN-DYER TN-
1047 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR...

  CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  WESTERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  SOUTH CENTRAL OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER RIPLEY AT 1048 AM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN CROCKETT...DYER...GIBSON...HAYWOOD...LAUDERDALE AND OBION
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR DYERSBURG...RIPLEY AND TRENTON...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
ALSO INCLUDES CHISHOLM LAKE.

&&

LAT...LON 3631 8925 3608 8883 3592 8890 3579 8904
      3559 8943 3576 8970
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 214DEG 37KT 3576 8948

Special weather statement, Apr 25, 11:13 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1113 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

ARZ017-018-026>028-035-036-MOZ113-TNZ049-251645-
CROSS AR-CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-CRITTENDEN AR-POINSETT AR-
GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-DUNKLIN MO-TIPTON TN-
1113 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR...

  CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHEASTERN CROSS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
  WEST CENTRAL TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF EGYPT TO
6 MILES EAST OF CHERRY VALLEY AT 1113 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS...DUNKLIN...GREENE...
LAWRENCE...MISSISSIPPI...POINSETT AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR BAY...BONO...BROOKLAND...CARAWAY...HARRISBURG...
JONESBORO...KEISER...LAKE CITY...LAKE FRIERSON STATE PARK...
LEACHVILLE...LEPANTO...MANILA...MARKED TREE...MONETTE...OSCEOLA...
TRUMANN...TYRONZA AND WILSON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BIG LAKE.

&&

LAT...LON 3596 9109 3605 8997 3543 8996 3540 9086
      3586 9105 3588 9104 3588 9106
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 264DEG 53KT 3592 9081 3543 9056

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 10:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Coahoma	51 min
Apr 25, 11:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Coahoma, Tunica	38 min
Apr 25, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate	54 min
Apr 25, 12:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall	47 min
Apr 25, 12:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Benton, DeSoto, Marshall	45 min
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	6 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	9 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tallahatchie	9 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lafayette, Marshall, Union	4 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lee	67 hr
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	7 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	6 days
Apr 25, 10:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale	43 min
Apr 25, 11:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	49 min
Apr 25, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Tipton	66 min
Apr 25, 12:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton	51 min
Apr 25, 12:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby	49 min
Apr 25, 12:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby	46 min
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	3 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	17 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	19 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	10 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	18 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	5 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	4 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer	18 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Hardeman	8 days
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	45 hr
Apr 25, 1:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	4 days
Apr 25, 1:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman and 3 more	41 min
Apr 25, 1:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison, Weakley	49 min
Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Hardin	15 days
Apr 25, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison	46 min
Apr 25, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin and 5 more	49 min
Apr 25, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Henry, Weakley	39 min
Apr 25, 2:47 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Carroll, Henry, Weakley	43 min
Apr 24, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene, Randolph	40 min
Apr 24, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay	37 min
Apr 24, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Randolph	50 min
Apr 24, 8:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	6 hr
Apr 24, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Randolph	34 min
Apr 24, 9:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Randolph	37 min
Apr 24, 10:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett	38 min
Apr 24, 10:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay, Greene	33 min
Apr 24, 11:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay	3 hr
Apr 25, 10:12 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Randolph	3 hr
Apr 25, 3:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay	6 hr
Apr 25, 4:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Randolph	48 min
Apr 25, 4:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lawrence, Randolph	40 min
Apr 25, 4:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph	7 hr
Apr 25, 5:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Clay, Lawrence, Randolph	50 min
Apr 25, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Lawrence, Randolph	46 min

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.