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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2013, 3:00 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 56 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, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Lee County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Panola County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Union County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 784 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 508 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 586 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.0
- Supercell composite
- 11.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545 WWUS74 KMEG 300900 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 300 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST... .STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MIDSOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-310000- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.130130T1500Z-130131T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 300 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST. PEAK WINDS FROM NOON THROUGH 3 PM. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. DRIVING CAN BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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
016 WWUS74 KMEG 300903 AAA NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 303 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST... .STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL BEHIND AN EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MIDSOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-301715- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.130130T1500Z-130131T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 303 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...9 AM THROUGH 6 PM CST. PEAK WINDS FROM NOON THROUGH 3 PM. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. DRIVING CAN BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
178 WWUS74 KMEG 301705 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1105 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-310000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD- CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE- HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO... HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY... HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT... GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE... BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH 1105 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM CST. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO BEING BLOWN AROUND AND DAMAGED. DRIVING CAN BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ TLSJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 9:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 65 min |
| Jan 29, 10:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 25 min |
| Jan 29, 10:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Jan 29, 10:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lake | 3 hr |
| Jan 29, 10:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 59 min |
| Jan 29, 10:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 55 min |
| Jan 29, 10:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 57 min |
| Jan 29, 10:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 11:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jan 29, 11:43 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale, Obion, Shelby and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Lauderdale, Obion, Weakley | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 12:13 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jan 30, 12:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 12:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Weakley | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 12:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:56 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy, Madison | 64 min |
| Jan 30, 1:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 30 min |
| Jan 30, 1:10 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Madison | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:33 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 27 min |
| Jan 30, 1:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 25 min |
| Jan 30, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 2:01 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 2:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 51 min |
| Jan 30, 2:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 15 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:55 AM CST | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Hardin | 50 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Obion, Weakley | 14 hr |
| Jan 29, 8:09 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 36 min |
| Jan 29, 8:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Mississippi, Randolph | 38 min |
| Jan 29, 8:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Greene, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jan 29, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Jan 29, 9:09 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 36 min |
| Jan 29, 9:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 63 min |
| Jan 29, 9:17 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Lee, St. Francis | 58 min |
| Jan 29, 9:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 46 min |
| Jan 29, 7:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 25 min |
| Jan 29, 8:06 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Quitman, Tallahatchie | 24 min |
| Jan 29, 11:07 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate, Tunica | 38 min |
| Jan 29, 11:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 25 min |
| Jan 29, 11:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tate | 40 min |
| Jan 29, 11:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 36 min |
| Jan 30, 12:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 37 min |
| Jan 30, 12:31 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Yalobusha | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:31 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 1:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Marshall, Pontotoc, Union and 1 more | 34 min |
| Jan 30, 2:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and 1 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 3:14 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw, Monroe | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 4:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Monroe | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 10:16 AM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 20 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 17 hr |
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.