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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Sep 6, 2012, 10:13 PM CDT for Lafayette County, Panola County, Tate 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
- Sep 6, 2012, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2012, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Tate County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 3100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
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 Sep 6, 9:34 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 9:34 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 600 PM CDT THU SEP 6 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>092-071130- 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- 600 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING... NORTHEAST OF A JONESBORO ARKANSAS TO JACKSON TENNESSEE LINE. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL DAMAGING STRAIT LIGHT WINDS...WITH A SECONDARY THREAT LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND NORTHWEST TENNESSEE. ADDITIONAL SPOTTER ACTIVATIONS MAY BE NEEDED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PWB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 6, 8:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
821 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012
MSZ001-002-TNZ088-089-070145-
MARSHALL MS-DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN-
821 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF MILLINGTON AT 820 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT
35 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
PEOPLE IN DESOTO...FAYETTE...MARSHALL AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING
LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN...
MEEMAN SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...
OLIVE BRANCH AND SOUTHAVEN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3537 9008 3539 8964 3538 8963 3539 8961
3540 8951 3494 8941 3490 8999 3536 9009
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 353DEG 30KT 3529 8983Special weather statement, Sep 6, 8:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 844 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ARZ036-MSZ001-002-TNZ088-089-070215- CRITTENDEN AR-MARSHALL MS-DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN- 844 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR... EAST CENTRAL CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... WESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED OVER BARTLETT AT 844 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...FAYETTE...MARSHALL AND SHELBY COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE... CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN...HERNANDO...HORN LAKE...MARION...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...OLIVE BRANCH...SOUTHAVEN...T O FULLER STATE PARK AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES BRANDYWINE LAKE...CORONEE LAKE AND LAKE MCKELLAR. && LAT...LON 3483 8936 3483 9010 3531 9024 3535 8951 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 345DEG 9KT 3518 8986
Special weather statement, Sep 6, 8:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 846 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ARZ036-048-049-MSZ001-007-008-TNZ088-070215- CRITTENDEN AR-LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-DE SOTO MS- SHELBY TN- 846 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... EASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... WESTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL WAS LOCATED OVER HORSESHOE LAKE AT 847 PM CDT. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...LEE...SHELBY...ST. FRANCIS...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HERNANDO...HUGHES AND WEST MEMPHIS...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR... ROBCO LAKE AND WAPANOCCA LAKE. && LAT...LON 3478 8996 3460 9031 3496 9079 3524 9023 TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 179DEG 1KT 3489 9030
Special weather statement, Sep 6, 9:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 911 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ARZ036-048-049-MSZ001-002-007-008-TNZ088-089-070245- CRITTENDEN AR-LEE AR-ST. FRANCIS AR-TUNICA MS-TATE MS-MARSHALL MS- DE SOTO MS-SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN- 911 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR... SOUTHERN CRITTENDEN COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS... DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHWESTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN TUNICA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 4 MILES SOUTH OF EADS TO 3 MILES NORTH OF BRICKEYS AT 911 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN CRITTENDEN...DESOTO...FAYETTE...LEE...MARSHALL...SHELBY... ST. FRANCIS...TATE AND TUNICA COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA...GERMANTOWN...HERNANDO...HORN LAKE... HUGHES...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...OLIVE BRANCH...SOUTHAVEN AND T O FULLER STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES HORN LAKE...HORSESHOE LAKE...LAKE MCKELLAR AND ROBCO LAKE. && LAT...LON 3483 8937 3462 9044 3501 9074 3527 8953 TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 325DEG 13KT 3513 8965 3489 9057
Special weather statement, Sep 6, 9:46 PM CDT, 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 31 min |
| Sep 6, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 90 min |
| Sep 6, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 31 min |
| Sep 6, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 61 min |
| Sep 6, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 31 min |
| Sep 6, 9:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tate | 29 min |
| Sep 6, 9:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 99 min |
| Sep 7, 3:22 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 33 min |
| Sep 6, 8:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 24 min |
| Sep 7, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lawrence | 89 min |
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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.