Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 4:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min. 6 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
- Mar 27, 2021, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Jacks Creek, TN | SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN BETWEEN JACKS CREEK AND HENDERSON. |
| Mar 27, 4:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Lexington, TN | HOUSE PARTIALLY DESTROYED AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN HWY 22 SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON NEAR COMMUNITY OF MIDDLEFORK. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 4:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sw Lexington, TN | HOUSE PARTIALLY DESTROYED AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN HWY 22 SOUTHWEST OF LEXINGTON. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Mar 27, 4:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | Lexington, TN | 5 STRUCTURES WITH MAJOR DAMAGE AND 3 WITH MINOR DAMAGES. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 27, 4:43 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 S Lexington, TN | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN THE PINE LAKE AREA. |
| Mar 27, 4:50 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jacks Creek, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 22A AND MIDDLEFORK ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
826
WUUS54 KMEG 272105
SVRMEG
TNC023-069-077-113-272145-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0033.210327T2105Z-210327T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
405 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Henderson County in western Tennessee...
North central Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southern Madison County in western Tennessee...
Central Chester County in western Tennessee...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 405 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mercer, or 7
miles northwest of Chickasaw State Forest, 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, Lexington, Henderson, Natchez Trace State Forest,
Chickasaw State Park, Sardis, Bemis, Reagan, Blue Goose, Jacks
Creek, Parkers Crossroads, Mifflin, Bargerton, Wildersville, Scotts
Hill, Medon, Pinson, Cedar Grove, Beech Bluff and Madison Hall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3537 8898 3547 8903 3567 8876 3582 8846
3574 8826 3546 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 246DEG 47KT 3546 8892
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRM1 follow-up statement
920
WWUS54 KMEG 272119
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
419 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC069-272128-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210327T2145Z/
Hardeman TN-
419 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARDEMAN COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3542 8883 3555 8892 3567 8876 3582 8846
3574 8826 3546 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 250DEG 41KT 3550 8875
$$
TNC023-077-113-272145-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210327T2145Z/
Henderson TN-Madison TN-Chester TN-
419 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR HENDERSON...SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTIES...
At 418 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Henderson,
moving east at 50 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, Lexington, Henderson, Natchez Trace State Forest, Sardis,
Bemis, Reagan, Blue Goose, Jacks Creek, Parkers Crossroads, Mifflin,
Bargerton, Wildersville, Scotts Hill, Medon, Pinson, Cedar Grove,
Beech Bluff, Madison Hall and Rock Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3542 8883 3555 8892 3567 8876 3582 8846
3574 8826 3546 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 250DEG 41KT 3550 8875
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Carroll, Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 5:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Benton, Carroll | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester, Henderson, McNairy | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 7:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Decatur, Hardin, Henderson | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Fayette, Haywood, Shelby, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 5 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 44 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Madison | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale | 14 days |
| Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tipton | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Madison | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 4:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 5:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur, Henderson | 22 min |
| Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.