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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT for Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri; 12 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2012, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Randolph County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
733 WWUS74 KMEG 140905 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 405 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS COMBINED WITH HIGHS PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL RESULT A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-142100- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0015.120414T1500Z-120415T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 405 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SJM
2 follow-up statements
580 WWUS74 KMEG 142015 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS COMBINED WITH HIGHS PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL RESULT A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH... ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-142115- /O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/ CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS- LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...KENNETT... CARUTHERSVILLE 315 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA INTO TONIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-150000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD 315 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
076 WWUS74 KMEG 150005 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 705 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER THE PLAINS COMBINED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL RESULT A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH...ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 55 BY MID MORNING SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED THEREAFTER. ARZ008-009-017-018-151000- /O.EXP.KMEG.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0016.120415T1400Z-120416T0500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD 705 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ARZ026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008-010>012- 020-021-TNZ001-048-049-088-151000- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0016.120415T1400Z-120416T0500Z/ CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS- LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA- QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON- SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...HELENA...KENNETT... CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE... BATESVILLE...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 705 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS WILL BE PRONE TO BLOW AROUND AND TRAVEL WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BORGHOFF
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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.