Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 15, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 49 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crockett County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 567 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
668
WUUS54 KMEG 152256
SVRMEG
TNC033-053-075-113-152345-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0189.211015T2256Z-211015T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
556 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Crockett County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Gibson County in western Tennessee...
Central Haywood County in western Tennessee...
Northern Madison County in western Tennessee...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nutbush, or 8
miles west of Brownsville, moving east at 60 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...
Jackson, Brownsville, Humboldt, Milan, Fairview, Alamo, Bells,
Three Way, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove, Adair, Carroll, Medina,
Gadsden, Allens, Huntersville, Christmasville, Westover, Jones and
Shepp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3565 8861 3547 8946 3555 8947 3555 8948
3556 8948 3558 8950 3560 8947 3568 8946
3590 8870 3579 8871 3579 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 253DEG 50KT 3560 8940
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
036
WWUS54 KMEG 152316
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
616 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
TNC033-053-075-113-152345-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-211015T2345Z/
Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Haywood TN-Madison TN-
616 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...NORTHEASTERN
HAYWOOD AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...
At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bells, or 12
miles northeast of Brownsville, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Brownsville, Humboldt, Milan, Fairview, Alamo, Bells, Three
Way, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove, Adair, Carroll, Medina, Gadsden,
Allens, Huntersville, Westover, Jones, Gilmore and Mason Grove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3550 8931 3573 8929 3590 8870 3579 8871
3579 8861 3565 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 253DEG 50KT 3568 8907
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$976
WWUS54 KMEG 152338
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
638 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
TNC075-152347-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-211015T2345Z/
Haywood TN-
638 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HAYWOOD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
western Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3565 8861 3555 8907 3563 8907 3583 8895
3590 8870 3579 8871 3579 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 253DEG 50KT 3577 8871
$$
TNC033-053-113-152345-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0189.000000T0000Z-211015T2345Z/
Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Madison TN-
638 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON AND NORTHERN MADISON
COUNTIES...
At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Fairview, or 10 miles south of Milan, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Humboldt, Milan, Fairview, Three Way, Adair, Carroll,
Medina, Gadsden, Claybrook, Youngs Crossing, West, Huntersville, Gum
Flat, Westover, Roberts, Windy City, Gilmore, Mason Grove and Sitka.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3565 8861 3555 8907 3563 8907 3583 8895
3590 8870 3579 8871 3579 8861
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 253DEG 50KT 3577 8871
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 3:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Weakley | 37 min |
| Oct 15, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry | 27 min |
| Oct 15, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| Oct 15, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 23 min |
| Oct 15, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton | 36 min |
| Oct 15, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 47 min |
| Oct 15, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 17 min |
| Oct 15, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Gibson, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 47 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.