Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT for Craighead County, Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. 3 reports 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
- May 6, 2021, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Craighead County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Dunklin County, MO
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jonesboro, AR | LARGE TREE DOWN IN JONESBORO |
| May 6, 2:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Blytheville, AR | TREES DOWN AROUND TOWN, FENCE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREE. |
| May 6, 3:00 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Lepanto, AR |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 12:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
648
WUUS54 KMEG 061917
SVRMEG
ARC031-093-111-MOC069-062000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0126.210506T1917Z-210506T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
217 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
Eastern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Southwestern Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 217 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cardwell to 6 miles west of Jonesboro, moving
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Blytheville, Osceola, Trumann, Gosnell, Manila, Marked
Tree, Bono, Lake City, Leachville, Lepanto, Bay, Brookland,
Monette, Caraway, Luxora, Tyronza, Keiser, Cardwell and
Hornersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3588 9096 3588 9087 3597 9085 3597 9039
3607 9033 3608 9032 3609 9032 3614 9024
3591 8980 3576 8990 3573 8996 3569 8996
3544 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 317DEG 40KT 3604 9036 3580 9079
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
158
WWUS54 KMEG 061935
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
235 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
ARC031-093-111-MOC069-062000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210506T2000Z/
Craighead AR-Poinsett AR-Mississippi AR-Dunklin MO-
235 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR CRAIGHEAD...EASTERN POINSETT...MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH CENTRAL
DUNKLIN COUNTIES...
At 235 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Gosnell to near Greenfield, moving southeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Blytheville, Osceola, Trumann, Gosnell, Manila, Marked
Tree, Lake City, Leachville, Lepanto, Bay, Brookland, Monette,
Caraway, Luxora, Keiser, Hornersville, Arbyrd, Dyess and Dell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3585 9092 3597 9039 3610 9016 3591 8980
3576 8990 3573 8996 3569 8996 3549 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 302DEG 44KT 3596 8998 3572 9064
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ463
WWUS54 KMEG 061948
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
248 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
MOC069-061958-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210506T2000Z/
Dunklin MO-
248 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DUNKLIN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...southeastern Missouri...and western Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3574 9078 3590 9020 3600 8997 3591 8980
3576 8990 3573 8996 3569 8996 3549 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 317DEG 40KT 3586 8987 3562 9053
$$
ARC031-093-111-062000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0126.000000T0000Z-210506T2000Z/
Craighead AR-Poinsett AR-Mississippi AR-
248 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAIGHEAD...EASTERN POINSETT AND NORTHWESTERN
MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES...
At 248 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Blytheville to near Trumann, moving southeast at
45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jonesboro, Blytheville, Osceola, Trumann, Gosnell, Manila, Marked
Tree, Lake City, Lepanto, Bay, Caraway, Luxora, Keiser, Dyess, Dell,
Burdette, Little River, Etowah, Black Oak and Victoria.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3574 9078 3590 9020 3600 8997 3591 8980
3576 8990 3573 8996 3569 8996 3549 9046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 317DEG 40KT 3586 8987 3562 9053
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 32 min |
| May 6, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Greene | 47 min |
| May 6, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Clay | 27 min |
| May 6, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| May 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 26 min |
| May 6, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 23 min |
| May 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pemiscot | 28 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.