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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

May 15, 2018Carroll County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2018, 8:13 PM CDT for Carroll County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 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: May 15, 2018, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2018, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Carroll County, TN

The radar

The Paducah radar (KPAH), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 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 May 15, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 4:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
404 PM CDT Tue May 15 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>092-162315-
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-
404 PM CDT Tue May 15 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

An isolated strong to perhaps severe thunderstorm is possible
late this afternoon into early evening across the Mid-South.
Damaging winds along with localized heavy rainfall are the threats
if a thunderstorm develops and reaches severe limits.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 15, 6:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 7:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 7:47 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 7:48 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
748 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2018

MSZ008-012-160115-
Panola MS-Tate MS-
748 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR...

North central Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...

At 748 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Senatobia, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in north central Panola and Tate Counties should monitor this
storm closely.

LAT...LON 3462 9007 3477 8988 3477 8976 3473 8972
      3469 8972 3469 8968 3467 8967 3460 8967
      3447 8994
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 233DEG 15KT 3460 8994

Special weather statement, May 15, 8:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
813 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2018

TNZ021-160145-
Carroll TN-
813 PM CDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR...

Central Carroll County in northwestern Tennessee...

At 813 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located 9 miles northwest of
Parkers Crossroads, or 9 miles southwest of Huntingdon, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.

People in central Carroll County should monitor this storm closely.

LAT...LON 3588 8823 3582 8838 3583 8856 3591 8864
      3609 8843
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 233DEG 8KT 3589 8850

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll	28 min
May 15, 10:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MEG	Carroll	3 hr
May 16, 1:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Decatur, Henderson	2 hr
May 16, 10:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Decatur, Henderson	3 hr
May 16, 1:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	25 min
May 16, 1:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake	35 min
May 16, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	27 min
May 16, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	29 min
May 16, 2:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Shelby	26 min
May 16, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer	25 min
May 16, 2:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester, Hardeman, McNairy	48 min
May 16, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake, Obion	28 min
May 16, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	24 min
May 16, 3:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lake	44 min
May 16, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	McNairy	36 min
May 16, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	28 min
May 16, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	33 min
May 16, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	43 min
May 15, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate	23 min
May 15, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate	27 min
May 15, 8:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tate	31 min
May 15, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	34 min
May 16, 12:27 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss	2 hr
May 16, 7:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss	112 min
May 16, 1:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	34 min
May 16, 1:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	37 min
May 16, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto, Tate, Tunica	50 min
May 16, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	27 min
May 16, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Alcorn, Tippah	31 min
May 16, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	24 min
May 16, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah	51 min
May 16, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Panola, Quitman	38 min
May 16, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Prentiss	46 min
May 16, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lee	29 min
May 16, 4:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Union	49 min
May 16, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Lee, Pontotoc, Union	46 min
May 16, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	27 min
May 16, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Calhoun	28 min
May 16, 4:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Crittenden, St. Francis	14 min
May 16, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Mississippi	48 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.