Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 10, 2021, 10:46 PM CST for Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas; Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 44 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
- Dec 10, 2021, 10:46 PM CST (04:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 11:30 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lee County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Tunica County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:47 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1725 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.8
- Supercell composite
- 16.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMEG 110446
SVRMEG
ARC077-123-MSC143-110530-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0202.211211T0446Z-211211T0530Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1046 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lee County in eastern Arkansas...
Eastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 1130 PM CST.
* At 1046 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dobbs
Landing, or near Clarendon, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Forrest City, Marianna, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, Widener, Moro,
Rondo, Aubrey, Haynes, Garret Grove, Brickeys, New Salem, New Home,
Lagrange, Cody, Haleside, Soudan, Round Pond and Vineyard.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains
in effect until 500 AM CST for eastern Arkansas...and northwestern
Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CST for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains
in effect until 500 AM CST for eastern Arkansas...and northwestern
Mississippi.
&&
LAT...LON 3511 9053 3469 9040 3464 9094 3465 9105
3473 9105 3474 9110 3487 9110 3487 9112
3488 9111
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 260DEG 52KT 3473 9119
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
SMW1 follow-up statement
287
WWUS54 KMEG 110514 RRA
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1114 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ARC077-123-MSC143-110530-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0202.000000T0000Z-211211T0530Z/
Lee AR-St. Francis AR-Tunica MS-
1114 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL LEE...EASTERN ST. FRANCIS AND NORTHWESTERN TUNICA
COUNTIES...
At 1114 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marianna,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Forrest City, Marianna, Hughes, Madison, Palestine, Widener, Aubrey,
Haynes, Brickeys, New Home, Jeffersonville, Cody, Kokomo, Oak Forest,
Westor, Mud Lake, Soudan, Peters, Council and Round Pond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for eastern
Arkansas...and northwestern Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3476 9042 3468 9093 3494 9095 3511 9053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0514Z 260DEG 52KT 3480 9070
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
SMWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 6:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 6:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 7:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene, Mississippi | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 8:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Greene | 34 min |
| Dec 10, 8:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, Poinsett | 40 min |
| Dec 10, 8:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 9:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Craighead, Mississippi, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 9:39 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Craighead, Cross, Poinsett | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 15 min |
| Dec 10, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 11:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Mississippi | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 11:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 12:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 43 min |
| Dec 11, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 12:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Dec 11, 12:48 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 1:43 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Phillips | 32 min |
| Dec 11, 2:12 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Lee | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 6:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi, Poinsett | 5 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Marshall | 49 min |
| Dec 11, 2:44 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 2 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto | 2 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 50 min |
| Dec 11, 3:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Tippah | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 3:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 31 min |
| Dec 11, 4:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tallahatchie and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Alcorn | 23 min |
| Dec 11, 4:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 39 min |
| Dec 11, 4:25 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 35 min |
| Dec 11, 4:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 4:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 47 min |
| Dec 11, 5:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Dec 11, 5:56 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 79 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.