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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2016, 3:55 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2016, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2016, 6:03 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 57 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, Benton County, TN, 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), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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 (KBYH), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
712 WWUS74 KMEG 012155 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 355 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID SOUTH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY AND HELP TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS SHOULD ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ON TUESDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-010-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-021100- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.160202T1200Z-160203T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-COAHOMA-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 355 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR TIED DOWN. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ MSZ002>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020>022-050>055- 089>092-021100- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.160202T1500Z-160203T0300Z/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE- YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL- BENTON TN-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS... CORINTH...IUKA...SENATOBIA...BOONEVILLE...MARKS...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON... OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...CAMDEN...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO... JACKSON...HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS...DECATURVILLE... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH 355 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR TIED DOWN. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JLH
3 follow-up statements
615 WWUS74 KMEG 020941 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 341 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND HELP TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS SHOULD ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-010-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-022200- /O.EXT.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.160202T1500Z-160203T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-TUNICA-COAHOMA-LAKE-OBION-DYER-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...TUNICA...CLARKSDALE...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... DYERSBURG...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON 341 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM CST. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR TIED DOWN. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ MSZ002>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ003-004-020>022-050>055- 089>092-022200- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.160202T1500Z-160203T0300Z/ MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TATE-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE- YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-WEAKLEY-HENRY-GIBSON-CARROLL- BENTON TN-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS... CORINTH...IUKA...SENATOBIA...BOONEVILLE...MARKS...BATESVILLE... OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON...CHARLESTON... WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY...HOUSTON... OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS... HUMBOLDT...MILAN...HUNTINGDON...CAMDEN...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO... JACKSON...HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS...DECATURVILLE... SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH 341 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM CST. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR TIED DOWN. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KRM
979 WWUS74 KMEG 022131 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-030300- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0300Z/ 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-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...MARKS... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON... CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY... HOUSTON...OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...CAMDEN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE... ALAMO...JACKSON...HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS... DECATURVILLE...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH 331 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM CST. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WINDS AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE OR TIED DOWN. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ JLH
436 WWUS74 KMEG 030003 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 603 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED OVER MID-SOUTH... .THE GUSTY WINDS THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWING DURING THE DAY HAVE SUBSIDED. BECAUSE OF THIS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-030115- /O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160203T0300Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE- PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS- ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE- OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-BENTON TN-LAUDERDALE- TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY- FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN... OLIVE BRANCH...HOLLY SPRINGS...ASHLAND...RIPLEY MS...CORINTH... IUKA...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...MARKS... BATESVILLE...OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...PONTOTOC...TUPELO...FULTON... CHARLESTON...WATER VALLEY...COFFEEVILLE...BRUCE...CALHOUN CITY... HOUSTON...OKOLONA...AMORY...ABERDEEN...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN... HUNTINGDON...CAMDEN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE... ALAMO...JACKSON...HENDERSON...LEXINGTON...PARSONS... DECATURVILLE...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS... MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND...BOLIVAR...SELMER...SAVANNAH 603 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
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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.