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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

March 19, 2018Coahoma County, Mississippi

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2018-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2018-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 280 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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, Mar 18, 11:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
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 9013
Special 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 9098

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 2:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton47 min
Mar 19, 3:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHaywood50 min
Mar 19, 4:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGHardeman, McNairy44 min
Mar 19, 12:10 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGDyer, Lake, Lauderdale37 hr
Mar 19, 12:10 PM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGShelby3 days
Mar 19, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGYalobusha52 min
Mar 19, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGChickasaw44 min
Mar 19, 8:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTunica33 min
Mar 19, 9:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica32 min
Mar 19, 9:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate36 min
Mar 19, 10:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Marshall33 min
Mar 19, 10:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Tippah37 min
Mar 19, 11:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah51 min
Mar 19, 11:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo30 min
Mar 19, 3:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Prentiss, Tippah, Union53 min
Mar 19, 4:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLee, Prentiss, Union27 min
Mar 19, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Prentiss, Tishomingo52 min
Mar 19, 4:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPrentiss, Tishomingo33 min
Mar 19, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee67 min
Mar 19, 4:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGTishomingo19 min
Mar 19, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee48 min
Mar 19, 8:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Phillips26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Mississippi, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018

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.