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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2012, 1:28 AM CDT for Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 32 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
- Aug 17, 2012, 1:28 AM CDT (06:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2012, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Tishomingo County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:32 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
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2007 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1896 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 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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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 Aug 17, 12:34 AM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 12:34 AM CDT, 54 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 950 PM CDT THU AUG 16 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>092-172200- 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- 950 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT AS A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINES WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ON FRIDAY...MAINLY EAST OF A HOLLY SPRINGS TO COFFEEVILLE LINE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE MID SOUTH AND COMBINES WITH A WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS WITH A SECONDARY THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MIDSOUTH. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...WITH A SECONDARY THREAT OF SMALL HAIL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. SJM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
943 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
TNZ021-054-170315-
CARROLL TN-HENDERSON TN-
943 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR...
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF WILDERSVILLE AT 944 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN CARROLL AND HENDERSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
NATCHEZ TRACE STATE FOREST AND NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK...SHOULD
MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 8819 3576 8861 3593 8858 3591 8821
3585 8821 3585 8818 3569 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 278DEG 18KT 3583 8848Special weather statement, Aug 16, 9:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 949 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 MOZ115-TNZ001-002-019-170315- PEMISCOT MO-DYER TN-LAKE TN-OBION TN- 949 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR... NORTH CENTRAL DYER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWESTERN OBION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE... EAST CENTRAL PEMISCOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARUTHERSVILLE AT 949 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN DYER...LAKE...OBION AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR CARUTHERSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3632 8928 3610 8930 3615 8973 3633 8971 TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 275DEG 17KT 3624 8960
Special weather statement, Aug 16, 11:28 PM CDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1128 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
TNZ050-052-170500-
HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-
1128 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR...
CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL OR LARGER AND WINDS AT
LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE AT 1129 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
BROWNSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3543 8894 3543 8897 3549 8947 3570 8944
3564 8888
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 281DEG 19KT 3556 8932Special weather statement, Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1157 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
TNZ088-089-170530-
SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN-
1157 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR...
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING PEA SIZE HAIL WINDS TO 45 MPH WAS
LOCATED OVER CORDOVA AT 1157 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
PEOPLE IN FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS AND
MILLINGTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES CORONEE LAKE.
&&
LAT...LON 3531 9009 3539 8956 3500 8944 3509 9010
3512 9010 3513 9007 3515 9007 3516 9010
3521 9010 3521 9007 3525 9010
TIME...MOT...LOC 0457Z 285DEG 25KT 3514 8976Special weather statement, Aug 17, 12:24 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 12:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 2:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 3:39 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 23 min |
| Aug 16, 8:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Gibson | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll | 23 min |
| Aug 16, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Madison | 25 min |
| Aug 16, 9:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henderson | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 11:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 32 min |
| Aug 16, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 12:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 12:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy and 1 more | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.