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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Memphis, TN

June 12, 2021Mississippi County, Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 6:59 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Arkansas. It was in force for 46 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, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mississippi County, AR

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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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

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The text

As transmitted.

148 
WUUS54 KMEG 122359
SVRMEG
ARC093-130045-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0160.210612T2359Z-210613T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 659 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dell, or 7
  miles southeast of Manila, moving south at 15 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, Osceola, Gosnell, Manila, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser,
  Dyess, Dell, Burdette, Marie, Little River, Etowah, Victoria, Three
  Way, Dearman, West Ridge, Eastview, Lennie and Driver.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3594 8990 3575 8992 3573 8996 3569 8996
      3566 8993 3561 8993 3559 8996 3555 8994
      3554 8994 3554 8996 3556 8999 3555 9004
      3558 9029 3569 9029 3600 9017 3600 9012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 010DEG 15KT 3579 9010 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
898 
WWUS54 KMEG 130020
SVSMEG

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

ARC093-130045-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-210613T0045Z/
Mississippi AR-
720 PM CDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY...

At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Keiser, moving
south at 15 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, Osceola, Gosnell, Manila, Luxora, Wilson, Keiser, Dyess,
Dell, Burdette, Marie, Little River, Etowah, Victoria, Three Way,
Dearman, West Ridge, Eastview, Lennie and Driver.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3594 8990 3575 8992 3573 8996 3569 8996
      3566 8993 3561 8993 3559 8996 3555 8994
      3554 8994 3554 8996 3556 8999 3555 9004
      3558 9029 3569 9029 3600 9017 3600 9012
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 013DEG 14KT 3571 9013 

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, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCraighead, Mississippi32 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.