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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 26, 2018, 8:49 PM CDT for Henry County, Tennessee. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 26, 2018, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2018, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Henry County, TN
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 26, 8:10 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 8:10 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 403 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 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>092-272315- 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- 403 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is an Enhanced Risk for Severe Thunderstorms across portions of northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel tonight. A slight risk to the south of the enhanced risk will cover the remainder of northeast Arkansas and much of west Tennessee. Damaging winds will be the primary severe weather threat. A heat advisory remains in effect through this evening for a large portion of the Mid South. Heat index values will remain above 105 degrees resulting in dangerous heat conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible near the Tennessee River on Wednesday. Afternoon heat indices likely will exceed 105 degrees over the Mid-South from Thursday through the first half of the weekend. A heat advisory remains in effect on Wednesday for the southern half of the Mid South. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight across northern portions of the Mid South. JLH
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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 7:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Lake, Obion, Weakley | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 44 min |
| Jun 27, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 3:16 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | MEG | Chester, Dyer, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood and 5 more | 4 days |
| Jun 26, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin | 37 min |
Nearby
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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.