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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT for Shelby County, Tennessee. It was in force for 51 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 6, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 331 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
- 817 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 6, 2:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 2:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 246 PM CDT Thu Jul 6 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>092-072200- 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- 246 PM CDT Thu Jul 6 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 A few strong thunderstorms are possible across the Mid-South late this afternoon through mid evening. Gusty winds is the primary threat. Brief heavy rainfall is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday A few strong thunderstorms are possible across the Mid-South on Saturday with a weak cold front. A building upper level ridge will bring heat indices close to 105F next week. Heat advisories may be needed. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. JAB
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
305 PM CDT THU JUL 06 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0658 PM TORNADO 3 W MIDDLE FORK 35.87N 88.55W
07/05/2017 CARROLL TN NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF TORNADO OCCURRED IN SOUTHWEST CARROLL COUNTY
WEDNESDAY EVENING BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF HUNTINGDON
AND CEDAR GROVE. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED WIDESPREAD TREE
DAMAGE...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 70 FROM HIGHWAY
424 NORTH TO WATER TOWER ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THE TREE
DAMAGE...SEVERAL HOMES AND SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOMES
SUSTAINED DAMAGE...PRIMARILY TO ROOF STRUCTURES. IN ALL
APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 BUILDINGS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE
DAMAGED BY THIS TORNADO.
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jul 6, 3:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
317 PM CDT THU JUL 06 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0628 AM TORNADO 1 NW JONESBORO 35.83N 90.70W
07/03/2017 CRAIGHEAD AR NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE
SSE OF DOWNTOWN JONESBORO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PHOTOS SUPPORT A HIGHLY LOCALIZED AREA OF
DAMAGE BETWEEN CITIZEN STREET AND THE INTERSECTION OF
RAINS STREET AND E OAK AVENUE. AN APARTMENT COMPLEX
SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE AND SEVERAL WINDOWS WERE ALSO BLOWN
OUT. IN ADDITION...FENCE AND SIDING DEBRIS WERE LOFTED
AND SCATTERED ABOUT THE AREA. THIS TORNADO WAS RATED
EF-1.
&&
JOHNSONLocal storm report, Jul 6, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT THU JUL 06 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TORNADO 1 WNW NEWBERN 36.12N 89.28W
07/03/2017 DYER TN PUBLIC
VIDEO CONFIRMATION OF A BRIEF TORNADO NEAR THE COMMUNITY
OF NEWBERN. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
&&
JOHNSONSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 5:39 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 539 PM CDT THU JUL 6 2017 ARZ036-TNZ088-062330- Crittenden AR-Shelby TN- 539 PM CDT THU JUL 6 2017 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR... Northeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Central Shelby County in western Tennessee... At 539 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Marion, moving east at 25 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in northeastern Crittenden and central Shelby Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3514 9031 3534 9025 3530 8971 3504 8979 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 278DEG 22KT 3522 9015
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson, Henry | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 19 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:47 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur, Hardin | 4 days |
| Jul 6, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tallahatchie | 38 min |
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.