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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 1:45 AM CDT for DeSoto County, Marshall County, Tate County, Mississippi. It was in force for 45 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 3, 2021, 1:45 AM CDT (06:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Tate County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
412
WUUS54 KMEG 030645
SVRMEG
MSC033-093-137-030730-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0102.210503T0645Z-210503T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
145 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Tate County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 230 AM CDT.
* At 145 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hernando,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Holly Springs,
Byhalia, Mt Pleasant, Phillipp, Lewisburg, Red Banks, Slayden,
Piperton, Coal Oil Corner, Cayce, Cockrum, Frees Corners, Watson,
Cedarview, Bright and Nesbit.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 9005 3500 8967 3499 8935 3488 8935
3478 8937 3471 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0645Z 257DEG 40KT 3486 8993
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
779
WWUS54 KMEG 030701
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
201 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
MSC033-093-137-030730-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210503T0730Z/
DeSoto MS-Marshall MS-Tate MS-
201 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM CDT
FOR EASTERN DESOTO...NORTHERN MARSHALL AND NORTHERN TATE COUNTIES...
At 200 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lewisburg, or
near Olive Branch, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Southaven, Olive Branch, Hernando, Holly Springs, Byhalia, Mt
Pleasant, Lewisburg, Red Banks, Slayden, Piperton, Coal Oil Corner,
Cayce, Cockrum, Watson, Cedarview, Bright, Nesbit, Handy Corner,
Taska and Robinson Gin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8967 3499 8935 3488 8935 3478 8937
3471 9016 3485 9005 3499 8987
TIME...MOT...LOC 0700Z 258DEG 28KT 3488 8980
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 48 min |
| May 2, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 46 min |
| May 2, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc | 47 min |
| May 2, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| May 2, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 38 min |
| May 3, 12:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette | 33 min |
| May 3, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tippah | 37 min |
| May 3, 12:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 27 min |
| May 3, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 26 min |
| May 3, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 29 min |
| May 3, 2:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 30 min |
| May 3, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 24 min |
| May 3, 5:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 110 min |
| May 3, 12:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 25 min |
| May 3, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 37 min |
| May 3, 12:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 29 min |
| May 3, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 29 min |
| May 3, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 30 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.