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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2012, 11:34 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 11:34 PM CST (05:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 24 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, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 602 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 423 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 469 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
330 WWUS74 KMEG 170534 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1134 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ048-049-088-171345- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.120117T0600Z-120117T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...COVINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 1134 PM CST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TILL AROUND 9 AM * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CAN MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CONDITION MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
196 WWUS74 KMEG 171006 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 406 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ048-049-088-171500- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1500Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...COVINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 406 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 9 AM CST. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
976 WWUS74 KMEG 171442 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 842 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ048-049-088-171800- /O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120117T1800Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...COVINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 842 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 12 PM CST. * IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ JAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 9:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Pemiscot | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 11:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 32 min |
| Jan 17, 11:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah | 50 min |
| Jan 17, 11:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tippah | 37 min |
| Jan 17, 12:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 18 min |
| Jan 17, 12:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Marshall | 20 min |
| Jan 17, 1:03 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 27 min |
| Jan 17, 1:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 24 min |
| Jan 17, 4:48 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Itawamba | 42 min |
| Jan 17, 10:45 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 11:34 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 41 min |
| Jan 17, 12:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman | 34 min |
Nearby
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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.