Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 12:57 AM CST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 48 min. 3 reports 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
- Dec 11, 2021, 12:57 AM CST (06:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 1:45 AM CST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carroll County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1:20 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Se Fairview, TN | TREE DOWN ON FENCE IN OAKFIELD, AS WELL AS SIDING BLOWN OFF OF PARTS OF THE HOUSE. |
| Dec 11, 1:32 AM CST | TORNADO | 2 Wnw Beech Bluff, TN | EF-1 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR BEECH BLUFF AND RANGER ROADS IN EASTERN MADISON COUNTY AND ENDED NEAR LURAY AND HURON ROADS IN WESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY. PATH LENGTH WAS 7.2 MILES. |
| Dec 11, 1:35 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Beech Bluff, TN | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON FOWLER ROAD. CAR WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.
985
WUUS54 KMEG 110657
SVRMEG
TNC017-033-047-053-069-075-113-110745-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0210.211211T0657Z-211211T0745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1257 AM CST Sat Dec 11 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...
Northeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Carroll County in western Tennessee...
Eastern Haywood County in western Tennessee...
Madison County in western Tennessee...
* Until 145 AM CST.
* At 1257 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hillville,
or near Brownsville, moving northeast at 55 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, Atwood, Hillville, Bemis, Belle Eagle, Holly Grove,
Adair, Dancyville, Cloverport, Mercer, Carroll, Medina and Gadsden.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for western
Tennessee.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 8861 3550 8867 3543 8881 3531 8933
3566 8930 3605 8869 3584 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0657Z 239DEG 47KT 3553 8918
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJ2 follow-up statements
268
WWUS54 KMEG 110719
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
119 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
TNC017-033-047-053-069-075-113-110745-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-211211T0745Z/
Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-Carroll TN-Haywood TN-
Madison TN-
119 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...NORTHEASTERN
FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN
HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES...
At 119 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairview, or
near Jackson, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Humboldt, Milan, Fairview, Three Way, Atwood, Hillville,
Bemis, Adair, Cloverport, Mercer, Carroll, Medina, Gadsden, Gibson,
Medon, Neely, Pinson, Huntersville and Westover.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3559 8861 3550 8867 3543 8881 3531 8933
3557 8922 3577 8898 3604 8869 3584 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 238DEG 51KT 3572 8880
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
SMW148
WWUS54 KMEG 110743
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
143 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
TNC017-033-047-053-069-075-113-110753-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-211211T0745Z/
Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-Carroll TN-Haywood TN-
Madison TN-
143 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...
SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD AND MADISON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 145 AM CST...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CST for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3559 8861 3550 8867 3543 8881 3531 8933
3557 8922 3577 8898 3604 8869 3584 8860
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 239DEG 47KT 3588 8848
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 7:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale | 47 min |
| 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, 9:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 9:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Tipton | 50 min |
| Dec 10, 9:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 38 min |
| Dec 10, 10:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale | 44 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, 11:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 15 min |
| Dec 10, 11:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 9 min |
| Dec 10, 11:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Henry | 27 min |
| Dec 10, 11:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lauderdale, Obion, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Dec 10, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 42 min |
| Dec 10, 11:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 34 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, 12:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 30 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, 12:59 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, 6:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry and 4 more | 5 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.