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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Memphis, TN

May 6, 20216 counties in Mississippi

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 6, 6:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGSmithville, MSTREE SNAPPED AT BASE. MORE TREES DOWN IN BIGBEE NEARBY.
May 6, 6:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGNew Hamilton, MSLARGE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 12:00Z on 2021-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 47 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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
 
$$

SJM
2 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
 
$$

SJM
683 
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 

$$

SJM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto32 min
May 6, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn36 min
May 6, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah32 min
May 6, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union25 min
May 6, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLafayette, Panola, Pontotoc27 min
May 6, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Monroe and 5 more66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.