Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 7:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 40 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 27, 2021, 7:35 PM CDT (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crockett County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1261 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted.
737
WUUS54 KMEG 280035
SVRMEG
TNC033-053-075-113-280115-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0036.210328T0035Z-210328T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
735 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 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...
Eastern Haywood County in western Tennessee...
Central Madison County in western Tennessee...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brownsville,
moving northeast at 45 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, Fairview, Alamo, Bells, Three Way,
Holly Grove, Adair, Carroll, Medina, Gadsden, Gibson, Quincy,
Gibson Wells, Allens, Huntersville, Westover, Jones and Gilmore.
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 3546 8922 3556 8934 3591 8906 3587 8874
3564 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 231DEG 40KT 3554 8920
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ3 follow-up statements
862
WWUS54 KMEG 280053
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
753 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC033-053-075-113-280115-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210328T0115Z/
Crockett TN-Gibson TN-Haywood TN-Madison TN-
753 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT...SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON...EAST CENTRAL
HAYWOOD AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES...
At 753 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Adair, or 8
miles west of Jackson, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Humboldt, Fairview, Bells, Three Way, Holly Grove, Adair,
Carroll, Medina, Gadsden, Gibson, Huntersville, Westover, Gilmore,
Mason Grove, Sitka, Leighton, Coxville, Fruitvale and Youngs
Crossing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3549 8914 3558 8919 3590 8898 3587 8874
3564 8869
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 229DEG 44KT 3568 8898
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ778
WWUS54 KMEG 280107
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
807 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC033-075-280116-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210328T0115Z/
Crockett TN-Haywood TN-
807 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CROCKETT AND EAST
CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTIES 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 3586 8885 3587 8874 3564 8869 3553 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 250DEG 33KT 3568 8883
$$
TNC053-113-280115-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210328T0115Z/
Gibson TN-Madison TN-
807 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES...
At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jackson, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Humboldt, Fairview, Three Way, Carroll, Medina, Youngs
Crossing, West, Huntersville, Westover, Windy City, Gilmore, Sitka,
Goat City and Oakfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3586 8885 3587 8874 3564 8869 3553 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 250DEG 33KT 3568 8883
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ502
WWUS54 KMEG 280113
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
813 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC053-113-280123-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210328T0115Z/
Gibson TN-Madison TN-
813 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GIBSON AND
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3586 8885 3587 8874 3564 8869 3553 8903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 231DEG 40KT 3573 8876
$$
MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 7:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lauderdale | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Shelby | 21 min |
| Mar 27, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Henderson | 41 min |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Shelby, Tipton | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 8:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henderson, Madison | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 8:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Shelby | 11 min |
| Mar 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 8:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 8:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Decatur | 19 min |
| Mar 27, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Henderson, Madison | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 9:02 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Madison | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, Decatur, Henderson | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison, Shelby, Tipton | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Carroll, Gibson, Henry, Weakley | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby, Tipton | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman and 3 more | 47 min |
| Mar 27, 10:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Henderson | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Decatur, Perry | 11 days |
| Mar 27, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Haywood, Madison, Tipton | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Lauderdale, Shelby, Tipton | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison | 29 min |
| Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Shelby | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, McNairy, Madison | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy | 14 min |
| Mar 27, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Decatur, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | McNairy | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Hardin | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart | 10 days |
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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.