Alert archive / Mississippi / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2012, 4:15 PM CDT for Chickasaw County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Jul 1, 2012, 4:15 PM CDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Chickasaw County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 981 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Jul 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 3:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
314 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012
.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE IN PATTERN OVER UPCOMING WEEK. BROAD UPPER RIDGE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE CWA. LOOKING
AT THE LATEST KNQA RADAR IMAGES...THREE TINY SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. A LITTLE MORE CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED SOUTH
OF THE CWA. AT THIS POINT COVERAGE IS NOT ENOUGH TO INCLUDE POPS
IN FORECAST. DON/T THINK CHANCES WILL BE ANY BETTER OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS THUS WILL MENTION ISOLATED STORMS THROUGH THIS
EVENING IN CASE ACTIVITY PUSHES NORTHWARD INTO THE CWA OR A FEW
MORE STORMS DEVELOP. WILL ALSO MENTION ISOLATED COVERAGE ON
TUESDAY DUE TO A WEAK VORT MAX MOVING THROUGH BUT OTHERWISE WILL
LEAVE MENTION OF STORMS OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE
PERIOD.
BY END OF THE WEEK...THE RIDGE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. THE 12Z GFS WANTS TO BRING A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT INTO THE
AREA NEXT WEEKEND. THE 00Z ECMWF KEEPS THIS FEATURE NORTH OF THE
CWA. FOR NOW WILL KEEP FORECAST AS IS IN REGARDS TO RAIN CHANCES.
HIGHS MAY MODERATE SOME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT EXPECT AS
THE RIDGE STARTS BUILDING BACK OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...READINGS
WILL START TO GO BACK ABOVE 100 DEGREES ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. DON/T EXPECT TO SEE
MUCH CHANGE IN LOWS WITH READINGS MAINLY IN THE MID 70S TO THE
LOWER 80S.
KRM
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAF CYCLE
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. ISOLD TSRA MAY
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS
NORTH MS...BUT CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE
TAFS. SW-W WINDS 7-10 KTS TODAY...5 KTS OR LESS TONIGHT.
SJM
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 79 98 78 98 / 10 10 10 10
MKL 72 98 70 98 / 10 10 10 10
JBR 78 99 76 99 / 10 10 10 10
TUP 77 100 75 99 / 10 10 10 10
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-LEE AR-MISSISSIPPI-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-RANDOLPH-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALCORN-BENTON MS-
CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-
MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA.
TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CARROLL-CHESTER-
CROCKETT-DECATUR-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-
HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-MADISON-MCNAIRY-
OBION-SHELBY-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 4:48 AM CDT, 11 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 448 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 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>092-021200- 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- 448 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY. A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON CAPABLE OF STRONG WIND GUSTS...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST INTENSE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD BACK OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 BEYOND MIDWEEK. HIGHS MAY TOP OFF SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE 100 AGAIN WITH HEAT INDICES ABOVE 105 DEGREES. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE MID SOUTH AT TIMES THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. BORGHOFF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:15 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 415 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 MSZ023-012145- CHICKASAW MS- 415 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR... CENTRAL CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON AT 415 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CHICKASAW COUNTY...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HOUSTON... SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3373 8908 3390 8913 3397 8898 3381 8893 TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 160DEG 2KT 3386 8902
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 33 min |
| Jul 1, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 32 min |
| Jul 1, 6:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 20 min |
| Jul 1, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 29 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.