Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2021, 6:25 PM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, MS, Chickasaw County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Monroe County, MS, Pontotoc County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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, 6:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Smithville, MS | TREE SNAPPED AT BASE. MORE TREES DOWN IN BIGBEE NEARBY. |
| May 6, 6:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | New Hamilton, MS | LARGE OAK SNAPPED. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.
342
WUUS54 KMEG 062325
SVRMEG
MSC013-017-057-081-095-115-070015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0129.210506T2325Z-210507T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
625 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
Eastern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 624 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Bruce to near Detroit, moving
south at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Amory, Aberdeen, Houston, Okolona, Calhoun City, Shannon, Vardaman,
Derma, Smithville, Prairie, Pyland, New Salem, New Wren, Trebloc,
Houlka, Nettleton, New Houlka, Algoma, Hatley and Woodland.
A 60 mph wind gust was reported at the Tupelo Airport at 547 pm.
There have been multiple reports of wind damage across Northeast
Mississippi with these storms.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3367 8849 3368 8872 3381 8872 3381 8893
3375 8893 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8932 3416 8933 3415 8819
3375 8825 3374 8833 3372 8833 3368 8837
3369 8839 3367 8842 3367 8846 3365 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 351DEG 31KT 3403 8924 3402 8823
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJM2 follow-up statements
298
WWUS54 KMEG 062355
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
655 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
MSC057-081-115-070004-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210507T0015Z/
Pontotoc MS-Itawamba MS-Lee MS-
655 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PONTOTOC...SOUTHERN
ITAWAMBA AND SOUTHERN LEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3367 8849 3368 8872 3381 8872 3381 8893
3375 8893 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8932 3405 8933 3406 8821
3375 8825 3374 8833 3372 8833 3368 8837
3369 8839 3367 8842 3367 8846 3365 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 351DEG 31KT 3379 8919 3378 8819
$$
MSC013-017-095-070015-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210507T0015Z/
Chickasaw MS-Calhoun MS-Monroe MS-
655 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR CHICKASAW...SOUTHEASTERN CALHOUN AND MONROE COUNTIES...
At 654 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Vardaman to Bedford, moving south at
35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Amory, Aberdeen, Houston, Okolona, Calhoun City, Vardaman, Derma,
Prairie, Pyland, New Wren, Trebloc, Houlka, New Houlka, Hatley,
Woodland, Gattman, Quincy, Thorn, Egypt and Reid.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3367 8849 3368 8872 3381 8872 3381 8893
3375 8893 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8932 3405 8933 3406 8821
3375 8825 3374 8833 3372 8833 3368 8837
3369 8839 3367 8842 3367 8846 3365 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 351DEG 31KT 3379 8919 3378 8819
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJM683
WWUS54 KMEG 070013
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
713 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
MSC013-017-095-070022-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210507T0015Z/
Chickasaw MS-Calhoun MS-Monroe MS-
713 PM CDT Thu May 6 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHICKASAW...SOUTHEASTERN
CALHOUN AND MONROE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3367 8849 3368 8872 3381 8872 3381 8893
3375 8893 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8932 3405 8933 3406 8821
3375 8825 3374 8833 3372 8833 3368 8837
3369 8839 3367 8842 3367 8846 3365 8851
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 351DEG 31KT 3365 8916 3364 8816
$$
SJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 32 min |
| May 6, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 36 min |
| May 6, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 32 min |
| May 6, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union | 25 min |
| May 6, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc | 27 min |
| May 6, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 5 more | 66 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.