Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Mississippi County, Poinsett County, Arkansas; Lauderdale County, Shelby County, Tipton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 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 6, 2021, 3:03 PM CDT (20:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 79 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.
406
WUUS54 KMEG 062003
SVRMEG
ARC035-093-111-TNC097-157-167-062045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0127.210506T2003Z-210506T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
303 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
Southwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Northeastern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Central Tipton County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Lauderdale County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Shelby County in western Tennessee...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 303 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dyess, or
near Lepanto, moving southeast at 40 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...
Millington, Covington, Osceola, Lepanto, Wilson, Tyronza, Keiser,
Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Fort Pillow State Park, Munford,
Brighton, Joiner, Dyess, Gilmore, Bassett, Marie, Fulton,
Dixonville, Tipton and Atoka.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3558 9041 3571 9024 3570 8997 3560 8963
3528 8988 3526 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 310DEG 35KT 3557 9028
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
824
WWUS54 KMEG 062020
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
320 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
ARC035-093-111-TNC097-157-167-062045-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-210506T2045Z/
Poinsett AR-Mississippi AR-Crittenden AR-Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
Shelby TN-
320 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN POINSETT...SOUTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEASTERN
CRITTENDEN...CENTRAL TIPTON...SOUTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND
NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...
At 319 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Joiner, or 8
miles south of Wilson, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Millington, Covington, Wilson, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park,
Munford, Brighton, Joiner, Dyess, Gilmore, Bassett, Marie,
Dixonville, Tipton, Atoka, Turrell, Gilt Edge, Burlison, Garland,
Birdsong and Dimple.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3557 9040 3565 9008 3556 8966 3528 8988
3526 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 308DEG 37KT 3546 9009
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 43 min |
| May 6, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 26 min |
| May 6, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lake, Obion | 23 min |
| May 6, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 28 min |
| May 6, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 37 min |
| May 6, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 36 min |
| May 6, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 30 min |
| May 6, 3:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll | 37 min |
| May 6, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, McNairy | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 32 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 36 min |
| May 6, 5:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 32 min |
Nearby
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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.