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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2021, 11:21 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 54 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 27, 2021, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Henderson County, TN, McNairy County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:20 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 438 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
773
WUUS54 KMEG 280421
SVRMEG
TNC023-039-071-077-109-280515-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0147.210528T0421Z-210528T0515Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1121 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Henderson County in western Tennessee...
Northeastern McNairy County in western Tennessee...
Northern Hardin County in western Tennessee...
East central Chester County in western Tennessee...
Southern Decatur County in western Tennessee...
* Until 1215 AM CDT.
* At 1121 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Morris
Chapel, or 10 miles northwest of Savannah, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Savannah, Adamsville, Decaturville, Sardis, Reagan, Jacks Creek,
Olive Hill, Morris Chapel, Montgomery, Crump, Scotts Hill,
Saltillo, Milledgeville, Enville, Good Hope, Right, Phillips,
Haney, Old Lawton and Hinkle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8799 3539 8803 3537 8803 3535 8800
3533 8802 3530 8802 3529 8798 3520 8798
3521 8854 3547 8855 3560 8803 3552 8797
3549 8798 3547 8803 3546 8804 3543 8803
3541 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 262DEG 31KT 3532 8839
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
449
WWUS54 KMEG 280439
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1139 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
TNC023-109-280449-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210528T0515Z/
McNairy TN-Chester TN-
1139 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCNAIRY AND EAST
CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3539 8799 3539 8803 3537 8803 3535 8800
3533 8802 3530 8802 3529 8798 3520 8798
3521 8837 3538 8836 3541 8835 3541 8836
3552 8837 3560 8803 3552 8797 3549 8798
3546 8804 3543 8803 3541 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 262DEG 31KT 3534 8820
$$
TNC039-071-077-280515-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210528T0515Z/
Henderson TN-Hardin TN-Decatur TN-
1139 PM CDT Thu May 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON...NORTHERN HARDIN AND SOUTHERN DECATUR
COUNTIES...
At 1139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Savannah, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Savannah, Adamsville, Decaturville, Sardis, Reagan, Olive Hill,
Morris Chapel, Montgomery, Crump, Scotts Hill, Saltillo,
Milledgeville, Right, Phillips, Haney, Hinkle, Pleasant Grove, Red
Walnut, Olivehill and Cerro Gordo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8799 3539 8803 3537 8803 3535 8800
3533 8802 3530 8802 3529 8798 3520 8798
3521 8837 3538 8836 3541 8835 3541 8836
3552 8837 3560 8803 3552 8797 3549 8798
3546 8804 3543 8803 3541 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 262DEG 31KT 3534 8820
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ459
WWUS54 KMEG 280511
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1211 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
TNC039-071-077-280520-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210528T0515Z/
Henderson TN-Hardin TN-Decatur TN-
1211 AM CDT Fri May 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HENDERSON...
NORTHERN HARDIN AND SOUTHERN DECATUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 AM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3539 8799 3539 8803 3537 8803 3535 8800
3533 8802 3530 8802 3529 8798 3520 8798
3521 8837 3538 8836 3541 8835 3541 8836
3552 8837 3560 8803 3552 8797 3549 8798
3546 8804 3543 8803 3541 8797
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 262DEG 31KT 3538 8788
$$
SWBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Gibson, Weakley | 50 min |
| May 27, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 46 min |
| May 27, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 51 min |
| May 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 25 min |
| May 27, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 32 min |
| May 27, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Henry | 60 min |
| May 27, 9:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood, Madison | 27 min |
| May 27, 9:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 33 min |
| May 27, 9:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 30 min |
| May 27, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison | 47 min |
| May 27, 10:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 29 min |
| May 27, 10:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester | 31 min |
| May 27, 11:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 45 min |
| May 28, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 44 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.