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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at May 25, 2011, 3:30 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 3:30 AM CDT (08:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 27 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, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:31 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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 2033 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352 WWUS74 KMEG 250830 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 330 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MIDSOUTH TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-252115- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0019.110525T1400Z-110526T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-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...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 330 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH * TIMING: BETWEEN 9 AM CDT AND 7PM CDT * IMPACTS: GUSTS OF 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES...WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS DURING THIS TIME. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL. 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
3 follow-up statements
523 WWUS74 KMEG 251825 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 125 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A TRAILING COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-260000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-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...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 125 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH * TIMING: THROUGH 7PM CDT * IMPACTS: GUSTS OF 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES...WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS DURING THIS TIME. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL. 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. && $$
346 WWUS74 KMEG 252237 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 537 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE MIDSOUTH THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A TRAILING COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-260000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-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...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 537 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 7PM CDT. * IMPACTS: GUSTS OF 40 MPH OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES...WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLES TRAVELING IN EAST OR WEST DIRECTIONS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS DURING THIS TIME. WATER CONDITIONS ON LARGER LAKES AND RIVERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH AS WELL. 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. && $$
083 WWUS74 KMEG 252358 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 658 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-260100- /O.EXP.KMEG.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110526T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAKE-OBION- DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...UNION CITY...DYERSBURG... COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON 658 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 49 min |
| May 25, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 47 min |
| May 25, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 39 min |
| May 25, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| May 25, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 42 min |
| May 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 35 min |
| May 25, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Randolph | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 49 min |
| May 25, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Randolph | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 33 min |
| May 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 46 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 38 min |
| May 25, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 45 min |
| May 25, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 38 min |
| May 25, 5:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, St. Francis | 51 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 47 min |
| May 25, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 30 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2011Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2011Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2011Every wind advisory 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.