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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Memphis, TN

June 12, 2021Craighead County, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT for Craighead County, Mississippi County, Arkansas; Dunklin County, Missouri. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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
Jun 12, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Craighead County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Dunklin County, MO

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 12, 7:00 PM CDTHAIL 1Manila, ARQUARTER SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF BIG LAKE.

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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1690 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1690 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-2.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS54 KMEG 122328
SVRMEG
ARC031-093-MOC069-130000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0159.210612T2328Z-210613T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
628 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
  Northwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
  South central Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dell, or near
  Manila, moving southwest at 5 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...
  Blytheville, Gosnell, Manila, Leachville, Monette, Hornersville,
  Dell, Burdette, Little River, Etowah, Victoria, Jolliff Store,
  Delfore, Calumet, Dearman, Eastview, Lennie, Vail, Big Lake and
  Hightower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 9009 3587 8986 3565 9018 3587 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 043DEG 5KT 3593 9007 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
275 
WWUS54 KMEG 122349
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
649 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

ARC031-093-MOC069-130000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210613T0000Z/
Craighead AR-Mississippi AR-Dunklin MO-
649 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CRAIGHEAD...NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH
CENTRAL DUNKLIN COUNTIES...

At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Manila, moving
southwest at 5 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...
Blytheville, Gosnell, Manila, Leachville, Monette, Hornersville,
Dell, Burdette, Little River, Etowah, Victoria, Jolliff Store,
Delfore, Calumet, Dearman, Eastview, Lennie, Vail, Big Lake and
Hightower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3608 9009 3587 8986 3565 9018 3587 9039
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 043DEG 5KT 3591 9010 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi23 min
Jun 12, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi46 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.