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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2017, 7:08 PM CDT for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2017, 7:08 PM CDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KBYH), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 595 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.6
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jul 4, 7:03 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 7:03 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 211 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 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>092-052115- 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- 211 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms along and west of the Mississippi River this afternoon into tonight. Damaging winds will be the primary threat for any thunderstorms that reach severe limits. Heavy rainfall will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms across the entire Mid-South on Wednesday. Damaging winds will be the primary threat for any thunderstorms that reach severe limits. Heavy rainfall will also be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed occasionally today through Wednesday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 517 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017 ARZ028-036-TNZ049-088-042300- Mississippi AR-Crittenden AR-Tipton TN-Shelby TN- 517 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR... Southwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Northeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Southwestern Tipton County in western Tennessee... North central Shelby County in western Tennessee... At 516 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, moving northeast at 15 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in southwestern Mississippi...northeastern Crittenden... southwestern Tipton and north central Shelby Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3518 9000 3540 9029 3565 9011 3547 8981 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 215DEG 15KT 3531 9007
Local storm report, Jul 4, 6:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 4:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Madison | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 5:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 5:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 10:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 10:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Haywood | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 11:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 11:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Obion | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 11:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Gibson | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 11:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 11:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Gibson | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tate | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 8:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 35 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2017Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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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.