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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 19, 2018, 3:23 AM CDT for Coahoma 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
- Mar 19, 2018, 3:23 AM CDT (08:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 4:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Coahoma County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Mar 18, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 1110 PM CDT Sun Mar 18 2018 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-200615- 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- 1110 PM CDT Sun Mar 18 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight A couple strong storms are possible tonight, mainly west of the Mississippi River. The primary hazards will be strong winds and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Strong to severe storms will be possible Monday late morning through the afternoon, mainly along and east of the Mississippi River. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary hazards with a secondary threat of isolated tornadoes. A frost is possible both Wednesday and Thursday mornings across portions of the Mid-South. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested on Monday. JAB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 2:43 AM CDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
243 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
ARZ028-TNZ048-049-190830-
Mississippi AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
243 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR...
Southwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Tipton County in southwestern Tennessee...
Southern Lauderdale County in southwestern Tennessee...
At 243 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Bassett, or near
Wilson, moving east at 40 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in southwestern Mississippi...Tipton and southern Lauderdale
Counties should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3578 8951 3561 8947 3560 8947 3558 8950
3558 8949 3556 8948 3555 8948 3555 8947
3551 8947 3542 9016 3543 9015 3544 9020
3560 9024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 257DEG 36KT 3553 9013Special weather statement, Mar 19, 3:23 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
323 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
MSZ010-011-020-190915-
Coahoma MS-Tallahatchie MS-Quitman MS-
323 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 415 AM CDT
FOR...
Southern Coahoma County in northwestern Mississippi...
West central Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southwestern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
At 323 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Crumrod, or 11
miles southeast of White River National Wildlife Refuge, moving east
at 40 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in southern Coahoma...west central Tallahatchie and
southwestern Quitman Counties should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3387 9045 3399 9045 3399 9066 3412 9066
3412 9095 3413 9096 3414 9096 3413 9035
3386 9038
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 275DEG 33KT 3405 9098The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 3:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 50 min |
| Mar 19, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 12:10 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale | 37 hr |
| Mar 19, 12:10 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 3 days |
| Mar 19, 4:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Yalobusha | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 44 min |
| Mar 19, 8:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tunica | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 9:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate | 36 min |
| Mar 19, 10:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 10:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Tippah | 37 min |
| Mar 19, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 11:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 3:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union | 53 min |
| Mar 19, 4:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Union | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 4:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Prentiss, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Mar 19, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 67 min |
| Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tishomingo | 19 min |
| Mar 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee | 48 min |
| Mar 19, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 26 min |
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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.