Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2012, 3:36 AM CST for Craighead County, Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 3:36 AM CST (09:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 4:30 AM CST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Craighead County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:46 AM CST | HAIL 1 | Bay, AR | PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507 WUUS54 KMEG 220936 SVRMEG ARC031-093-111-MOC069-221030- /O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0049.120222T0936Z-120222T1030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 336 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN POINSETT COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHERN DUNKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 430 AM CST * AT 336 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF GREENFIELD...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARRISBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY... CARAWAY...GOSNELL...HARRISBURG...JONESBORO...LAKE CITY... LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...MONETTE...TRUMANN...RIVES...COTTON PLANT AND EUROPA. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... .STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5. && LAT...LON 3576 9091 3611 9002 3576 8988 3551 9083 TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 251DEG 55KT 3570 9078 $$
3 follow-up statements
421
WWUS54 KMEG 220946
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
346 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
ARC031-093-111-MOC069-221030-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120222T1030Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR-DUNKLIN MO-
346 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNKLIN...NORTHEASTERN POINSETT...NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
AT 346 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARY...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF JONESBORO...MOVING
EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BAY...BLACK
OAK...CARAWAY...GOSNELL...HARRISBURG...LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...
LUXORA...MANILA...MONETTE...THREE WAY...TRUMANN...VICTORIA AND LACHE
LAKE.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 9002 3576 8988 3554 9071 3555 9072
3578 9073
TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 251DEG 55KT 3575 9060
$$960
WWUS54 KMEG 220957
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
357 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
ARC031-093-111-MOC069-221030-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120222T1030Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-MISSISSIPPI AR-POINSETT AR-DUNKLIN MO-
357 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNKLIN...NORTHEASTERN POINSETT...NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES...
AT 357 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BUNNEY...OR NEAR CARAWAY...
MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLACK OAK...
CARAWAY...GOSNELL...LAKE CITY...LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...
MONETTE...THREE WAY...VICTORIA...LACHE LAKE...ELM GROVE...SOUTHLAND
AND LUNSFORD.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 9002 3576 8988 3561 9046 3569 9049
3585 9050
TIME...MOT...LOC 0957Z 255DEG 57KT 3573 9038
$$375
WWUS54 KMEG 221009
SVSMEG
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
409 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
ARC031-111-MOC069-221018-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120222T1030Z/
CRAIGHEAD AR-POINSETT AR-DUNKLIN MO-
409 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DUNKLIN...
NORTHEASTERN POINSETT AND EASTERN CRAIGHEAD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
AT 408 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA
AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3576 8988 3566 9027 3566 9028 3593 9028
3600 8999 3600 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 256DEG 60KT 3578 9013
$$
ARC093-221030-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-120222T1030Z/
MISSISSIPPI AR-
409 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CST
FOR NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY...
AT 408 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LENNIE...OR 8 MILES EAST OF CARAWAY...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GOSNELL...
LEACHVILLE...LUXORA...MANILA...THREE WAY...VICTORIA...CARMI...
WHISP...WALTERS...VAIL...MILLIGAN RIDGE...JOLLIFF STORE...MANDALAY
AND ETOWAH.
THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES AREAS NEAR BIG LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.
&&
LAT...LON 3576 8988 3566 9027 3566 9028 3593 9028
3600 8999 3600 8998
TIME...MOT...LOC 1008Z 256DEG 60KT 3578 9013
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Poinsett | 42 min |
| Feb 22, 4:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 62 min |
| Feb 22, 4:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pemiscot | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.