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Excessive Heat Warning 4, NWS Memphis, TN

July 25, 20175 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 25, 2017, 2:25 PM CDT for 5 counties in Arkansas. It was in force for 5 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
Jul 25, 2017, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
Jul 25, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Greene County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2017-07-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1789 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2017-07-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1789 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat 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 excessive heat warning went out at Jul 25, 1:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 1:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 3:08 AM CDT, 11 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
308 AM CDT Tue Jul 25 2017

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-261015-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-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-
308 AM CDT Tue Jul 25 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees are expected along and west of
the Mississippi River today. A Heat Advisory is in effect for
this afternoon through early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees are expected along and west of
the Mississippi River for Wednesday. A Heat Advisory is in effect
for most areas along and west of the Mississippi River for
tomorrow. This advisory may need to be expanded into Thursday.

A cold front is forecast to move across the Mid-South Thursday
night into Friday, bringing a chance for a few strong to severe
thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be possible Thursday night and into Friday.

JAB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 2:06 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
206 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 2017

ARZ018-251930-
Greene AR-
206 PM CDT TUE JUL 25 2017

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR...

Southeastern Greene County in eastern Arkansas...

At 206 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Paragould, moving
southeast at 10 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in southeastern Greene County should monitor this storm
closely.

LAT...LON 3608 9032 3607 9032 3607 9033 3605 9034
      3600 9039 3597 9051 3610 9058 3618 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 334DEG 7KT 3608 9044

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 25, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGGreene24 min
Jul 25, 2:25 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMEGClay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett22 hr
Jul 25, 3:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCraighead24 min
Jul 25, 3:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead3 hr
Jul 25, 4:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCraighead3 hr

Nearby

Excessive Heat Warnings in Arkansas, 2017Every excessive heat warning in 2017

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.