Alert archive / Arkansas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2017, 12:15 AM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2017, 12:15 AM CST (06:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2017, 6:31 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 27 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, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:17 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 208 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 509 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
The text
As transmitted.
940 WWUS74 KMEG 070615 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 1215 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...Strong gradient winds across the Delta Overnight... .Strong southerly winds are expected overnight ahead of an approaching cold front. These winds will be outside of any passing thunderstorms west of a Union City Tennessee to a Charleston Mississippi line. Behind the front winds will veer west and diminish below advisory criteria. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001- 007-008-010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-071300- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0003.170307T0615Z-170307T1300Z/ Randolph-Clay-Lawrence-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi- Cross-Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot- DeSoto-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-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, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 1215 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 AM CST this morning. * WINDS...south winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 50 mph. * TIMING...current through 8 am CST. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles on east to west roads may find difficulty driving. Loose outdoor items will be vulnerable to the wind. 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. $$ JAB
2 follow-up statements
416 WWUS74 KMEG 071056 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 456 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...Strong gradient winds across the Delta Overnight... .Strong southerly winds are expected early this morning across the Southwest Delta counties ahead of an approaching cold front. Behind the front winds will veer west and diminish below advisory criteria. ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048- 071200- /O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170307T1300Z/ Randolph-Clay-Lawrence-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi- Cross-Dunklin-Pemiscot-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale- Including the cities of Pocahontas, Piggott, Corning, Walnut Ridge, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, Kennett, Caruthersville, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, and Ripley TN 456 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Memphis has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ049-088-071300- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170307T1300Z/ Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma- Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Tipton-Shelby- Including the cities of West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Southaven, Olive Branch, Tunica, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 456 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...south winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 50 mph. * TIMING...current through 8 am CST. * IMPACTS...High profile vehicles on east to west roads may find difficulty driving. Loose outdoor items will be vulnerable to the wind. 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. $$ JAB
410 WWUS74 KMEG 071231 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 631 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...The threat for strong gradient winds in the southwest delta counties has diminished. .The strongest gradient ahead of an approaching cold front has weakened and shifted out of the Delta counties. Therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001-007-008-010>012-020-TNZ049-088-071345- /O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170307T1300Z/ Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma- Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Tipton-Shelby- Including the cities of West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Southaven, Olive Branch, Tunica, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 631 AM CST Tue Mar 7 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Memphis has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$ JAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2:11 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Randolph | 49 min |
| Mar 7, 2:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lawrence, Randolph | 41 min |
| Mar 7, 3:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 38 min |
| Mar 7, 12:17 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 28 min |
| Mar 7, 3:42 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lake | 48 min |
| Mar 7, 4:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 48 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.