Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT for Itawamba County, Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 17, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Itawamba County, MS, Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
616
WUUS54 KMEG 172328
SVRMEG
MSC057-095-180015-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0024.210317T2328Z-210318T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
628 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
North central Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Evergreen, or
8 miles north of Amory, moving northeast at 35 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...
Amory, Fulton, Smithville, Tremont, New Salem, Evergreen, Clay,
Abney, Eastman, Cardsville, Turon, Tilden, Bigbee, Bounds
Crossroads, Jacinto and Cadamy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 700 PM CDT
for northeastern Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3411 8820 3399 8851 3409 8856 3409 8854
3418 8854 3441 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 239DEG 30KT 3411 8849
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
976
WWUS54 KMEG 172353
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
653 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC095-180002-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210318T0015Z/
Monroe MS-
653 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3411 8820 3409 8826 3409 8834 3428 8838
3441 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 239DEG 30KT 3422 8828
$$
MSC057-180015-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210318T0015Z/
Itawamba MS-
653 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY...
At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tremont, or 7
miles southeast of Fulton, moving northeast at 35 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...
Fulton, Tremont, New Salem, Clay, Eastman, Turon, Tilden, Bounds
Crossroads and Cadamy.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3411 8820 3409 8826 3409 8834 3428 8838
3441 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 239DEG 30KT 3422 8828
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$493
WWUS54 KMEG 180011
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
711 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC057-180021-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210318T0015Z/
Itawamba MS-
711 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ITAWAMBA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3411 8820 3409 8826 3409 8834 3428 8838
3441 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 239DEG 30KT 3430 8812
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 5:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Panola, Tate | 20 min |
| Mar 17, 6:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tunica | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Marshall | 14 min |
| Mar 17, 7:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 8:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 27 min |
| Mar 17, 4:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union | 28 min |
| Mar 17, 4:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 5 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 4:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Union | 49 min |
| Mar 17, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc | 20 min |
| Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Yalobusha | 42 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.