Alert archive / Arkansas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 204, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 10, 2021, 11:25 PM CST for Crittenden County, Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas; Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Mississippi. It was in force for 9 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, 11:25 PM CST (05:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 11:34 PM CST
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Lee County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, DeSoto County, MS, Shelby County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:27 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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 36 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.
369
WUUS54 KMEG 110525
SVRMEG
ARC035-077-123-MSC033-TNC157-110615-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0204.211211T0525Z-211211T0615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1125 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Lee County in eastern Arkansas...
Eastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas...
Central Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Northern DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi...
Central Shelby County in western Tennessee...
* Until 1215 AM CST.
* At 1124 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Home, or
7 miles west of Hughes, moving northeast 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...
Bartlett, Southaven, Germantown, Olive Branch, West Memphis, Horn
Lake, Hernando, Marion, Millington, Hughes, T O Fuller State Park,
Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis, Walls, Crawfordsville,
Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, Sunset, Anthonyville and Jericho.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for eastern
Arkansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CST for
eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and western Tennessee.
&&
LAT...LON 3540 9003 3539 8995 3492 8973 3484 9019
3486 9020 3486 9030 3485 9032 3486 9034
3483 9042 3488 9044 3489 9047 3488 9048
3486 9048 3483 9046 3479 9048 3479 9051
3480 9052 3479 9054 3508 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0524Z 243DEG 54KT 3495 9060
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
SMW1 follow-up statement
391
WWUS54 KMEG 110534
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1134 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
ARC035-077-123-MSC033-TNC157-110544-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0204.000000T0000Z-211211T0615Z/
Lee AR-St. Francis AR-Crittenden AR-DeSoto MS-Shelby TN-
1134 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEE...EASTERN ST.
FRANCIS...CENTRAL CRITTENDEN...NORTHERN DESOTO AND CENTRAL SHELBY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for eastern
Arkansas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 500 AM CST for
eastern Arkansas...northwestern Mississippi...and western Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3540 9003 3539 8995 3492 8973 3484 9019
3486 9020 3486 9030 3485 9032 3486 9034
3483 9042 3488 9044 3489 9047 3488 9048
3486 9048 3483 9046 3479 9048 3479 9051
3480 9052 3479 9054 3508 9064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 243DEG 54KT 3502 9043
$$
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, 10:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Dec 10, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 15 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 10, 8:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 41 min |
| Dec 10, 8:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lake, Obion | 30 min |
| Dec 10, 10:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 10:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Obion | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 10:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 46 min |
| Dec 10, 11:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 27 min |
| Dec 11, 12:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby | 22 min |
| Dec 11, 12:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Henry | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 12:35 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 4 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:36 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood | 24 min |
| Dec 11, 12:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Henry, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:57 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood and 1 more | 48 min |
| Dec 11, 12:59 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Shelby | 31 min |
| Dec 11, 1:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman and 2 more | 65 min |
| Dec 11, 1:30 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 30 min |
| Dec 11, 1:32 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Henderson, Madison | 28 min |
| Dec 11, 1:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 25 min |
| Dec 11, 2:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, McNairy | 34 min |
| Dec 11, 2:51 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 2 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:03 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Hardeman, McNairy | 42 min |
| Dec 11, 3:19 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 24 min |
| Dec 11, 3:30 AM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin, McNairy | 21 min |
| Dec 11, 4:07 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 23 min |
| Dec 11, 4:32 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Hardin | 28 min |
| 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, 2:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 50 min |
| 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, 4:21 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 |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.