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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2012, 2:33 PM CDT for Alcorn 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
- Jul 8, 2012, 2:33 PM CDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Alcorn County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1410 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 8, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 12:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:36 AM CDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 436 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 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>092-091145- 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- 436 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS. MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THUNDERSTORMS...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO OCCUR TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. PLEASE REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE TO INCLUDE DOWNED TREES...POWERLINES...AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR ANY QUARTER SIZE HAIL OR LARGER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS. JLH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
103 PM CDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG CHARLESTON 34.01N 90.06W
07/07/2012 TALLAHATCHIE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 2 INJ *** SEVERAL DOWNED TREES AND HOMES DAMAGED... 1
HOME DESTROYED... 2 MINOR INJURIES... LEFT 70 PERCENT OF
CHARLESTON WITHOUT POWER... TIME ESTIMATED
&&
JPMSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 1:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
121 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
MSZ004-009-081900-
TIPPAH MS-PRENTISS MS-
121 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN TIPPAH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5
MILES EAST OF DUMAS AT 121 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN PRENTISS AND TIPPAH COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM
CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 8888 3476 8871 3463 8868 3460 8873
3460 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 165DEG 5KT 3464 8875Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
MSZ016-081915-
LEE MS-
122 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR...
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4
MILES SOUTHEAST OF SALTILLO AT 123 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN LEE COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3445 8873 3450 8855 3430 8855 3423 8862
3434 8878
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 219DEG 9KT 3436 8863Special weather statement, Jul 8, 1:52 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
152 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
MSZ005-009-081915-
PRENTISS MS-ALCORN MS-
152 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN PRENTISS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED
OVER JUMPERTOWN AT 153 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN ALCORN AND PRENTISS COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
BOONEVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 8846 3460 8867 3471 8873 3476 8872
3476 8875 3477 8876 3479 8876 3485 8872
3488 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 236DEG 8KT 3469 8865Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:11 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 211 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ARZ008-081945- RANDOLPH AR- 211 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR... NORTHWESTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER DALTON AT 211 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3650 9133 3650 9105 3638 9105 3634 9127 TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 104DEG 6KT 3642 9113
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:33 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
233 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
MSZ005-TNZ091-082000-
ALCORN MS-MCNAIRY TN-
233 PM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEASTERN MCNAIRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5
MILES NORTHWEST OF CORINTH AT 233 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN ALCORN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
CORINTH...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3502 8870 3516 8862 3514 8841 3495 8837
3487 8847
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 216DEG 4KT 3500 8857The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 9:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 1:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 1:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Prentiss | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 19 min |
| Jul 7, 8:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 4:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 2:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Randolph | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 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.