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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 3:49 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 33 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, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 1337 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
022 WWUS74 KMEG 230949 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 349 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY... .A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND ALSO BLOW AROUND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT TIED DOWN. ADDITIONALLY...WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-TNZ001- 232100- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TIPTONVILLE 349 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 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. && $$ TVT
5 follow-up statements
378 WWUS74 KMEG 232153 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 353 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY... .A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT WITH VERY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SMALL BRANCHES AND ALSO BLOW AROUND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT TIED DOWN. ADDITIONALLY...WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-TNZ001- 241030- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.160224T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TIPTONVILLE 353 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SJM
293 WWUS74 KMEG 240959 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 359 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE WEAKENING WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS FREQUENTLY EXCEEDING 40 MPH. MSZ001-002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ002-003-019-020-048>051-088-089- 241800- /O.EXA.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- OBION-WEAKLEY-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH... HOLLY SPRINGS...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE...MARKS... BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...UNION CITY...MARTIN...DRESDEN... DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN...COVINGTON... BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND 359 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 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. && $$ ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-TNZ001- 241800- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCAHONTAS...PIGGOTT...CORNING... WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE... WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...MARIANNA...HELENA... WEST HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...TIPTONVILLE 359 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
640 WWUS74 KMEG 241618 AAA NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1018 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING...AS THE LOW PRESSURE LIFTS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MIDSOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>003-019-020-048>051-088-089-250000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- 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...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE... MARKS...BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN... COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND 1018 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 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. && $$ PWB
683 WWUS74 KMEG 241631 AAA NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1031 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING...AS THE LOW PRESSURE LIFTS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MIDSOUTH. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>003-019-020-048>051-088-089-250000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- 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...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE... MARKS...BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN... COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND 1031 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LIGHTWEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND ANY LOOSE YARD OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. WET SOILS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF A FEW DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
138 WWUS74 KMEG 242358 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 558 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 002-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001>003-019-020-048>051-088-089-250100- /O.EXP.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ RANDOLPH-CLAY-LAWRENCE-GREENE-CRAIGHEAD-POINSETT-MISSISSIPPI- CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT- DESOTO-MARSHALL-TUNICA-TATE-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-TALLAHATCHIE- LAKE-OBION-WEAKLEY-DYER-GIBSON-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-CROCKETT- SHELBY-FAYETTE- 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...TUNICA...SENATOBIA...CLARKSDALE... MARKS...BATESVILLE...CHARLESTON...TIPTONVILLE...UNION CITY... MARTIN...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...RIPLEY TN... COVINGTON...BROWNSVILLE...ALAMO...BARTLETT...GERMANTOWN... COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...OAKLAND 558 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:03 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Lawrence, Randolph | 18 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Arkansas, 2016Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2016Wind Advisories in Mississippi, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.