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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

April 30, 2011Randolph County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2011, 7:10 PM CDT for Randolph County, Arkansas. It was in force for 35 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 30, 2011, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2011, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Randolph County, AR

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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: 1745 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 281 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.2
Supercell composite: 14.0

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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 30, 7:01 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 7:01 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 4:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 5:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 5:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:12 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
612 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

MOZ115-TNZ001>003-019-302345-
PEMISCOT MO-WEAKLEY TN-LAKE TN-OBION TN-DYER TN-
612 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR...

  NORTH CENTRAL DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  NORTHWESTERN WEAKLEY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
  EAST CENTRAL PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA TO PENNY HAIL WAS LOCATED 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF CLOVERDALE AT 612 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55
MPH.

BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN DYER...LAKE...OBION...PEMISCOT AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES...
INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR REELFOOT LAKE STATE PARK AND UNION CITY...
SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
ALSO INCLUDES REELFOOT LAKE.

&&

LAT...LON 3648 8869 3612 8950 3614 8963 3637 8956
      3636 8954 3639 8953 3651 8923 3650 8907
      3651 8871
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 240DEG 49KT 3633 8931

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 6:46 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
646 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

ARZ008-009-017-018-010030-
CLAY AR-RANDOLPH AR-GREENE AR-LAWRENCE AR-
646 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR...

  WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
  RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND WINDS TO 45 MPH
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF STRAWBERRY AT 646 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN CLAY...GREENE...LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR BLACK ROCK...CORNING...HOXIE...LAKE CHARLES STATE
PARK...POCAHONTAS AND WALNUT RIDGE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3594 9136 3623 9136 3625 9133 3625 9127
      3629 9127 3650 9096 3650 9072 3643 9056
      3619 9057 3589 9115 3589 9135 3592 9137
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 238DEG 46KT 3601 9135

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 7:10 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
710 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

ARZ008-010045-
RANDOLPH AR-
710 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DALTON AT 710 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.

PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3650 9141 3650 9095 3649 9095 3629 9126
      3632 9127 3633 9129 3637 9129 3639 9132
      3641 9132 3642 9135 3646 9137 3649 9142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 238DEG 43KT 3637 9130

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 1, 4:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Tunica	9 hr
May 1, 8:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Tate, Tunica	26 hr
May 1, 2:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Tunica	43 min
May 1, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto	46 min
May 1, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	DeSoto	41 min
May 1, 1:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	25 min
May 1, 2:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Gibson, Haywood	32 min
May 1, 2:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	31 min
May 1, 3:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crockett, Haywood	26 min
May 1, 3:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	49 min
May 1, 3:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Gibson	27 min
May 1, 3:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	28 min
May 1, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	24 min
May 1, 7:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	28 min
May 1, 8:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	46 min
May 1, 9:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood, Tipton	50 min
May 1, 10:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Shelby	62 hr
May 1, 10:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	62 hr
May 1, 11:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale	51 min
May 1, 11:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	23 min
May 1, 11:29 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake and 3 more	6 hr
May 1, 11:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lauderdale	49 min
May 1, 12:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Shelby, Tipton	12 hr
May 1, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale	49 min
May 1, 2:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Shelby	60 min
May 1, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Obion	29 min
May 1, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton	51 min
May 1, 2:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton	48 min
May 1, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton	52 min
May 1, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale and 2 more	53 min
May 1, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Obion, Weakley	38 min
May 1, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	34 min
May 1, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and 1 more	49 min
May 1, 3:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 8 more	3 hr
May 1, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	50 min
May 1, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton	49 min
May 1, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison	33 min
Apr 30, 7:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	38 min
Apr 30, 7:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Greene	38 min
Apr 30, 8:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	27 min
Apr 30, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Greene	50 min
Apr 30, 10:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Randolph	37 min
Apr 30, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	25 min
Apr 30, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead	44 min
May 1, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	44 min
May 1, 12:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	33 min
May 1, 1:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Cross	25 min
May 1, 2:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	29 min
May 1, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	28 min
May 1, 6:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee, St. Francis	34 min
May 1, 7:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden	33 min
May 1, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee	48 min
May 1, 10:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee, St. Francis	45 min
May 1, 10:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Crittenden, St. Francis	53 min
May 1, 10:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Cross, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi and 2 more	9 hr
May 1, 11:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett	40 min
May 1, 12:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Craighead	40 min
May 1, 12:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Cross, Poinsett	50 min
May 1, 1:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Cross, Lee, St. Francis	49 min
May 1, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	42 min
May 1, 1:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis	6 hr
May 1, 2:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	49 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Arkansas, 2011 Every special weather statement 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.