Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2021, 5:06 PM CDT for Obion County, Weakley County, Tennessee. It was in force for 54 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2021, 5:06 PM CDT (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Obion County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Union City, TN | BRANCHES GREATER THAN A FOOT IN DIAMETER TORN FROM TREES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 845 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
949
WUUS54 KMEG 282206
SVRMEG
TNC131-183-282300-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0100.210428T2206Z-210428T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
506 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Weakley County in western Tennessee...
Eastern Obion County in western Tennessee...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Troy, or 8
miles southwest of Union City, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Union City, Fulton, South Fulton, Troy, Obion, Clayton, Woodland
Mills, Rives, Walnut Log, Old Fremont, Gibbs, Moffatt, Ruthville,
Shaffner, Wolverine, Terrell, McConnell, McCutchen Heights, Fremont
and Crystal.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 8863 3627 8920 3650 8934 3651 8930
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 233DEG 26KT 3634 8915
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRM3 follow-up statements
203 WWUS54 KMEG 282224 SVSMEG Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 524 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TNC131-183-282300- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210428T2300Z/ Weakley TN-Obion TN- 524 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WEAKLEY AND NORTHEASTERN OBION COUNTIES... At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Union City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Union City, Fulton, South Fulton, Troy, Woodland Mills, Rives, Old Fremont, Gibbs, Moffatt, Ruthville, Shaffner, Wolverine, Terrell, McConnell, McCutchen Heights, Crystal and Dukedom. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3628 8917 3640 8917 3651 8923 3650 8863 TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 240DEG 24KT 3641 8896 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ MJ
558 WWUS54 KMEG 282241 SVSMEG Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 541 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TNC131-183-282300- /O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210428T2300Z/ Weakley TN-Obion TN- 541 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN WEAKLEY AND NORTHEASTERN OBION COUNTIES... At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South Fulton, or near Fulton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Fulton, South Fulton, Shaffner, Ruthville, Terrell and McConnell. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3635 8900 3643 8898 3650 8889 3650 8863 TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 245DEG 29KT 3647 8880 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ MJ
412
WWUS54 KMEG 282253
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
553 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
TNC131-282303-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210428T2300Z/
Obion TN-
553 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN OBION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3650 8863 3645 8874 3643 8882 3648 8882
3649 8883 3650 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 251DEG 23KT 3648 8871
$$
TNC183-282300-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-210428T2300Z/
Weakley TN-
553 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WEAKLEY COUNTY...
At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Latham, or 9
miles east of Fulton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ruthville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3650 8863 3645 8874 3643 8882 3648 8882
3649 8883 3650 8883
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 251DEG 23KT 3648 8871
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Obion | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 5:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.