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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2012, 7:33 AM CDT for Tate County, Mississippi. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 4, 2012, 7:33 AM CDT (12:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Tate County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 315 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
- 1413 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Jun 4, 7:10 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 7:10 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 437 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-051145- 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- 437 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 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 SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 TODAY...INCLUDING EASTERN ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISK TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT AS ANOTHER ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT FOR FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS STORMS PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH. JLH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:46 AM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
446 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
ARZ036-MSZ001>003-007-008-012-TNZ088-041015-
CRITTENDEN AR-BENTON MS-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-MARSHALL MS-
DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN-
446 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS...
WEST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEASTERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTH CENTRAL SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND
WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM OLIVE BRANCH TO 3 MILES EAST
OF ROBINSONVILLE AT 446 AM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN BENTON...CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...MARSHALL...PANOLA...
SHELBY...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
HERNANDO...HOLLY SPRINGS...HORN LAKE...OLIVE BRANCH...SENATOBIA...
SOUTHAVEN AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES HORN LAKE...
LAKE MCKELLAR AND ROBCO LAKE.
&&
LAT...LON 3488 9044 3487 9043 3484 9043 3483 9041
3489 9041 3508 8980 3474 8925 3451 8983
3483 9046 3487 9049
TIME...MOT...LOC 0946Z 300DEG 45KT 3494 8980 3479 9024Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
514 AM CDT MON JUN 04 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 AM LIGHTNING WALNUT 34.95N 88.90W
06/04/2012 TIPPAH MS TRAINED SPOTTER
A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE VICINITY OF WALNUT
WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE AT THE RESIDENCE. THIS
REPORT RECEIVED FROM A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN THE
AREA.
&&
JLHLocal storm report, Jun 4, 5:40 AM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 609 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 MSZ012-013-021-022-041145- YALOBUSHA MS-PANOLA MS-LAFAYETTE MS-CALHOUN MS- 609 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR... NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EAST CENTRAL PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURGESS AT 609 AM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...LAFAYETTE...PANOLA AND YALOBUSHA COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES SARDIS LAKE. && LAT...LON 3430 8926 3408 8934 3427 8994 3441 8979 TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 287DEG 30KT 3430 8972
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| Jun 4, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 4:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 4:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 5:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 6:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Yalobusha | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 7:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 14 min |
| Jun 3, 7:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 8:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | McNairy | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 13 min |
| Jun 3, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 9:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin | 68 min |
| Jun 3, 9:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 9:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 3 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 3:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 52 min |
| Jun 4, 3:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 10:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 10:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 83 min |
| Jun 3, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence | 55 min |
| Jun 3, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 59 min |
| Jun 3, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 66 min |
| Jun 3, 7:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 3:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett, St. Francis | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 6:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | St. Francis | 36 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.