Alert archive / Arkansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2012, 3:44 AM CST for 5 counties in Arkansas; Dunklin County, Pemiscot County, Missouri; Lake County, Tennessee. It took effect at Feb 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2012, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2012, 7:24 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Randolph County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Lake County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
419 WWUS44 KMEG 130944 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEARING DOWN ON THE MIDSOUTH... .INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING WITH VERY DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE. AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MOISTEN THIS AFTERNOON...PRECIPITATION WILL WORK ITS WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE...GRADUALLY OVERCOMING THE DRY AIR. AS IT DOES SO...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND SUPPORT SNOW AND SLEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. WARMER MID LEVEL AIR WILL THEN BEGIN TO WORK NORTH THIS EVENING WITH A TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-132200- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.120213T1800Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WS.W.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF JONESBORO OVER LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO DRIZZLE OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ MOZ113-115-TNZ001-132200- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WS.W.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO DRIZZLE OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ ARZ027-035-132200- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.120213T1800Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ POINSETT-CROSS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...WYNNE 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ARZ028-132200- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ MISSISSIPPI- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLYTHEVILLE 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TNZ002>004-019>021-048>051-132200- /O.UPG.KMEG.WS.A.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0300Z/ OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ARZ036-048-049-132200- /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET...AND SOME RAIN WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ052>055-088>092-132200- /O.NEW.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0300Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-MADISON- CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR... SAVANNAH 344 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...SNOW...SLEET...AND SOME RAIN WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF
4 follow-up statements
736 WWUS44 KMEG 131321 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 721 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEARING DOWN ON THE MIDSOUTH... .INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING WITH VERY DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE. AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MOISTEN THIS AFTERNOON... PRECIPITATION WILL WORK ITS WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE...GRADUALLY OVERCOMING THE DRY AIR. AS IT DOES SO...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND SUPPORT SNOW AND SLEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. WARMER MID LEVEL AIR WILL THEN BEGIN TO WORK NORTH THIS EVENING WITH A TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-132200- /O.CON.KMEG.WS.W.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 721 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF JONESBORO OVER LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO DRIZZLE OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-132200- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T1900Z-120214T0300Z/ POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE... WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 721 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ002>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-132200- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T2200Z-120214T0300Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-OBION-WEAKLEY- HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 721 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES NORTH OF I-40 AND UP TO AN INCH SOUTH OF I-40. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BORGHOFF
907 WWUS44 KMEG 131551 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 951 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEARING DOWN ON THE MIDSOUTH... .INCREASING MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING WITH VERY DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE. AS THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MOISTEN THIS AFTERNOON... PRECIPITATION WILL WORK ITS WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE...GRADUALLY OVERCOMING THE DRY AIR. AS IT DOES SO...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AND SUPPORT SNOW AND SLEET BY THE AFTERNOON. WARMER MID LEVEL AIR WILL THEN BEGIN TO WORK NORTH THIS EVENING WITH A TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-140000- /O.EXT.KMEG.WS.W.0001.120213T1800Z-120214T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 951 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF JONESBORO OVER LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO DRIZZLE OR POSSIBLY FREEZING DRIZZLE BY 9 OR 10 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-140000- /O.EXT.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T1800Z-120214T0300Z/ POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE... WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 951 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ002>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-140000- /O.EXT.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.120213T2100Z-120214T0300Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-OBION-WEAKLEY- HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 951 AM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES NORTH OF I-40 AND UP TO AN INCH SOUTH OF I-40. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO DRIZZLE AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RRH
214 WWUS44 KMEG 132155 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 355 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH... .RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW HAS MOVED IN FROM THE WEST AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. WARM MID-LEVEL AIR WILL BEGIN WORKING ITS WAY IN THIS EVENING...LEADING TO A TRANSITION FROM MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET TO RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN LATE THIS EVENING...THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-140300- /O.CON.KMEG.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 355 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF JONESBORO OVER LAWRENCE AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET DURING THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-140300- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE... WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 355 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY AROUND 9 OR 10 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ002>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-140300- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-OBION-WEAKLEY- HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 355 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES NORTH OF I-40 AND UP TO AN INCH SOUTH OF I-40. * TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AS ROADWAYS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RRH
608 WWUS44 KMEG 140124 WSWMEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 724 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH... .SLEET...AND SNOW IS QUICKLY TRANSITIONING OVER TO RAIN ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND SLIGHTLY WARMER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-140230- /O.CAN.KMEG.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE 724 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WARMER AIR IS FILTERING IN ALOFT RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF WINTER PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. $$ ARZ027-028-035-036-048-049-140230- /O.CAN.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI-CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE... WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY 724 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WARMER AIR IS FILTERING IN ALOFT RESULTING IN A CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF WINTER PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MSZ001>005-007-008-TNZ002>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-140300- /O.CON.KMEG.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120214T0300Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TUNICA-TATE-OBION-WEAKLEY- HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY- HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...CORINTH... TUNICA...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON... BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON... SOMERVILLE...BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 724 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BY AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 12, 11:36 PM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 11:36 PM CST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1136 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012
.UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 855 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012/
DISCUSSION...02Z SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A 1030 MB RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS IS RESULTING IN
CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES AS OF
8 PM CST.
00Z KLZK UPPER AIR SOUNDING THIS EVENING SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF LOW AND MID LEVEL DRY AIR PRESENT THIS EVENING. LATEST
00Z WRF AND 18Z WRF/GFS SHORT TERM MODELS INDICATE ISENTROPIC
ASCENT /LIFT/ WILL BEGIN ARRIVING LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO THE DAY MONDAY. HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE UNTIL MID TO LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO MOISTEN UP SUFFICIENTLY TO
PRODUCE PRECIPITATION THAT REACHES THE GROUND. SNOW...AND SLEET
REMAIN THE MOST LIKELY WINTRY PRECIPITATION TYPES TO OCCUR THUS
FAR...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-40 FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY EVENING. STILL AWAITING THE 00Z GFS TO ARRIVE BEFORE
CONSIDERING ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT FORECAST/WINTER WEATHER
PRECIPITATION TYPES AND HEADLINES. WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO
TEMPERATURES AND SKY COVER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS
CLOUDS GRADUALLY BEGIN TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT.
UPDATED GRIDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
CJC
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 534 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012/
UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 430 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012/
DISCUSSION...
WINTER WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE
MIDSOUTH FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINTER WEATHER WILL BE
THE FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST DISCUSSION.
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT.
THE CLOUDS WILL NOT ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP AS MUCH AS EXPECTED
BY GUIDANCE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH.
TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO PLUMMET IN WESTERN TENNESSEE
WHERE THE CLOUDS WILL NOT MOVE IN UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT
SOUTH WINDS WILL RETURN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
FOR MONDAY...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE REGION BY
NOON. HOWEVER...IT WILL TAKE A WHILE FOR PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN
REACHING THE GROUND DUE TO DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE INITIALLY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...ALLOWING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE REGION. THE LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE...ALONG WITH THE FALLING PRECIPITATION...WILL MOISTEN THE
ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO ALLOW PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN FALLING TO THE
SURFACE. EXPECTING PRECIPITATION TO START REACHING THE GROUND IN
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS FIRST AROUND AND JUST AFTER NOON...AND THEN
POINTS EAST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MOST OF THE INITIAL
PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND RAIN TO
THE SOUTH.
WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL RESULT IN MIXED MODES OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE CHANCES FOR FREEZING
RAIN ARE LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE DUE TO INDICATIONS
OF WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE LATEST MODEL RUNS. THE WARM
AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL CAUSE A GRADUAL CHANGE-OVER IN
PRECIPITATION FROM SNOW TO A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET TO ALL
RAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40. PORTIONS OF NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI COULD END UP MISSING THE
WINTRY WEATHER COMPLETELY DUE TO SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S.
LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE MUCH WARMER THAT MONDAY NIGHT. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVE
TO THE NORTHEAST. BY WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE IN EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH FOR THURSDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY.
THIS WILL ELIMINATE ANY CHANCES OF RAIN FOR THE REST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.
RRH
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR TH NEXT 24 HOURS. AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM WILL USHER IN A CHANCE OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW TOWARD
THE END OF THE TAF CYCLE. HOWEVER A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE SO IT
WILL TAKE QUITE A WHILE FOR THE ATMOSPHERE TO MOISTEN BEFORE ANY
PRECIPITATION MAKES IT TO THE SURFACE. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL KEEP WARMER AIR FLOWING INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT FURTHER LIMITING THE CHANCE FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
WILL ONLY INCLUDE PREVAILING SN AT JBR WITH RAIN ELSEWHERE.
CIGS WILL TREND LOWER THROUGHOUT THE TAF CYCLE...LIKELY GOING MVFR
AT JBR BY 20Z...MEG BY 00Z...MKL BY 01Z AND TUP BY 02Z. IFR CIGS
MAY DEVELOP BY 06Z AT JBR...MEM AND MKL.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM 25 40 35 51 / 0 90 90 10
MKL 18 41 34 48 / 0 60 90 20
JBR 23 35 31 45 / 0 100 80 10
TUP 23 46 36 55 / 0 50 100 20
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CLAY-CRAIGHEAD-CROSS-GREENE-LAWRENCE-POINSETT-RANDOLPH.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR MISSISSIPPI.
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT.
MS...NONE.
TN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR CARROLL-CROCKETT-DYER-GIBSON-HAYWOOD-HENRY-LAKE-
LAUDERDALE-OBION-TIPTON-WEAKLEY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:03 PM CST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 403 PM CST SUN FEB 12 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>092-140015- 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- 403 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE MIDSOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH SHOULD SEE ONLY RAIN. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COUNTIES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SNOW AND SLEET REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RRH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Arkansas, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Missouri, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Every winter storm warning 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.