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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Dec 20, 2012, 5:10 AM CST for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 35 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
- Dec 20, 2012, 5:10 AM CST (11:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 5:45 AM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -260 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 803 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 529 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 617 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 Dec 20, 5:09 AM CST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 5:09 AM CST, 1 minute before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 339 AM CST THU DEC 20 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>092-211145- 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- 339 AM CST THU DEC 20 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 OF SEVERE WEATHER SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS...BOLIVAR TENNESSEE...TO COFFEEVILLE MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 7AM THIS MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. A FEW STRONG STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE ABOVE LINE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE MIDSOUTH THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH 7AM THIS MORNING. JAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 4:26 AM CST, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 426 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 MSZ002-TNZ049-050-088-089-201100- MARSHALL MS-SHELBY TN-FAYETTE TN-HAYWOOD TN-TIPTON TN- 426 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 500 AM CST FOR... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WAS LOCATED FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF ARLINGTON TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS AT 427 AM CST...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN FAYETTE...HAYWOOD...MARSHALL...SHELBY AND TIPTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BARTLETT...COLLIERVILLE...CORDOVA AND GERMANTOWN...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3499 8937 3500 8993 3541 8981 3541 8919 TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 270DEG 33KT 3545 8966 3501 8985
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 4:31 AM CST, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 431 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 MSZ001>003-008-012-013-201115- BENTON MS-TATE MS-PANOLA MS-MARSHALL MS-LAFAYETTE MS-DE SOTO MS- 431 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR... WESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... EASTERN TATE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF OLIVE BRANCH TO 7 MILES EAST OF COMO AT 431 AM CST...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PEOPLE IN BENTON...DESOTO...LAFAYETTE...MARSHALL...PANOLA AND TATE COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS...OLIVE BRANCH AND WALL DOXEY STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY. && LAT...LON 3446 8926 3446 8997 3500 8986 3499 8916 TIME...MOT...LOC 1031Z 271DEG 45KT 3500 8964 3450 8974
Special weather statement, Dec 20, 4:32 AM CST, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
432 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSZ012-013-020>022-201115-
YALOBUSHA MS-TALLAHATCHIE MS-PANOLA MS-LAFAYETTE MS-CALHOUN MS-
432 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR...
WESTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
LAFAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EASTERN PANOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
EASTERN TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
YALOBUSHA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 45 MPH WAS
LOCATED FROM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JOHN W KYLE STATE PARK TO 3 MILES
EAST OF PAYNES AT 433 AM CST...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...LAFAYETTE...PANOLA...TALLAHATCHIE AND YALOBUSHA
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...GEORGE
PAYNE STATE PARK...HOLLY SPRINGS NATIONAL FOREST...JOHN W KYLE STATE
PARK...OXFORD AND WATER VALLEY...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT ALSO INCLUDES SARDIS LAKE.
&&
LAT...LON 3447 8994 3447 8925 3372 8949 3373 8952
3386 8952 3386 8977 3389 8978 3389 8992
3382 8993 3380 9013 3373 9013 3372 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 1033Z 268DEG 35KT 3439 8980 3391 8999Special weather statement, Dec 20, 4:52 AM CST, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
452 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
MSZ003-TNZ050-052-053-089-090-201130-
BENTON MS-CHESTER TN-FAYETTE TN-HARDEMAN TN-HAYWOOD TN-MADISON TN-
452 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 530 AM CST FOR...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS
LOCATED FROM DANCYVILLE TO 11 MILES WEST OF LAGRANGE AT 452 AM CST...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
PEOPLE IN BENTON...CHESTER...FAYETTE...HARDEMAN...HAYWOOD AND MADISON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BOLIVAR...CHICKASAW STATE FOREST
AND CHICKASAW STATE PARK...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8885 3499 8935 3500 8949 3543 8932
3543 8872
TIME...MOT...LOC 1052Z 269DEG 50KT 3541 8924 3500 8937Special weather statement, Dec 20, 4:58 AM CST, 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
458 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
TNZ020-021-050>054-090-201145-
CARROLL TN-CHESTER TN-CROCKETT TN-GIBSON TN-HARDEMAN TN-HAYWOOD TN-
HENDERSON TN-MADISON TN-
458 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 545 AM CST FOR...
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
SOUTHERN GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
EASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING WINDS AT LEAST 40 MPH WAS
LOCATED FROM 4 MILES WEST OF BRADFORD TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DANCYVILLE AT 458 AM CST...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
PEOPLE IN CARROLL...CHESTER...CROCKETT...GIBSON...HARDEMAN...
HAYWOOD...HENDERSON AND MADISON COUNTIES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR
CHICKASAW STATE PARK...HENDERSON...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...JACKSON...
LEXINGTON...MILAN AND TRENTON...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM CLOSELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8853 3540 8933 3608 8899 3608 8873
3607 8870 3607 8866 3608 8865 3608 8820
3602 8820
TIME...MOT...LOC 1058Z 271DEG 44KT 3606 8883 3540 8918Special weather statement, Dec 20, 5:10 AM CST, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 30 min |
| Dec 20, 3:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 45 min |
| Dec 20, 3:47 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica | 28 min |
| Dec 20, 3:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman and 4 more | 41 min |
| Dec 20, 4:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 42 min |
| Dec 20, 4:31 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 44 min |
| Dec 20, 4:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Yalobusha | 43 min |
| Dec 20, 5:12 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 33 min |
| Dec 20, 5:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 45 min |
| Dec 20, 5:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 57 min |
| Dec 20, 3:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake | 47 min |
| Dec 20, 3:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Dec 20, 4:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 37 min |
| Dec 20, 4:20 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 40 min |
| Dec 20, 4:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 34 min |
| Dec 20, 4:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 38 min |
| Dec 20, 4:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Gibson, Madison | 47 min |
| Dec 20, 5:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | McNairy | 46 min |
| Dec 20, 1:36 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 39 min |
| Dec 20, 2:04 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 41 min |
| Dec 20, 2:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 27 min |
| Dec 20, 2:37 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 23 min |
| Dec 20, 2:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 49 min |
| Dec 20, 2:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 40 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.