Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 8:39 PM CDT for Mississippi County, Arkansas; Lauderdale County, Tipton County, Tennessee. It was in force for 34 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, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 9:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mississippi County, AR, Lauderdale County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
611
WUUS54 KMEG 280139
SVRMEG
ARC093-TNC097-167-280230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0040.210328T0139Z-210328T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
839 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas...
Tipton County in western Tennessee...
Southern Lauderdale County in western Tennessee...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wilson,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Covington, Ripley, Wilson, Fort Pillow State Park, Munford,
Brighton, Fulton, Dixonville, Ft Pillow, Atoka, Henning, Gilt Edge,
Burlison, Garland, Egypt, Evadale, Quito, Golden Lake, Luckett and
Beaver.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas...and western Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3572 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947 3560 8947
3558 8950 3556 8948 3555 8948 3555 8947
3554 8947 3539 9002 3540 9004 3539 9007
3556 9011 3581 8957
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 244DEG 27KT 3551 8998
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRM2 follow-up statements
978
WWUS54 KMEG 280202
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
902 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC093-280212-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210328T0230Z/
Mississippi AR-
902 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3572 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947 3560 8947
3558 8950 3557 8948 3555 8948 3554 8947
3553 8949 3543 8988 3555 8989 3561 8992
3563 8986 3566 8985 3566 8987 3565 8991
3581 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 244DEG 32KT 3560 8975
$$
TNC097-167-280230-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210328T0230Z/
Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
902 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN TIPTON AND SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ft Pillow, or
near Covington, 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...
Covington, Ripley, Fort Pillow State Park, Munford, Brighton, Fulton,
Ft Pillow, Atoka, Henning, Gilt Edge, Burlison, Garland, Egypt,
Luckett, Beaver, Rialto, Orysa, Bride, Durhamville and Gift.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3572 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947 3560 8947
3558 8950 3557 8948 3555 8948 3554 8947
3553 8949 3543 8988 3555 8989 3561 8992
3563 8986 3566 8985 3566 8987 3565 8991
3581 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 244DEG 32KT 3560 8975
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
KRM539
WWUS54 KMEG 280213
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
913 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC097-167-280223-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-210328T0230Z/
Tipton TN-Lauderdale TN-
913 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN TIPTON AND SOUTHERN
LAUDERDALE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3572 8944 3569 8945 3568 8947 3560 8947
3558 8950 3557 8948 3555 8948 3554 8947
3553 8949 3543 8988 3555 8989 3561 8992
3563 8986 3566 8985 3566 8987 3565 8991
3581 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 244DEG 27KT 3564 8966
$$
KRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 7:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Lee, St. Francis | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Crittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden, St. Francis | 11 min |
| Mar 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Phillips | 25 min |
| Mar 27, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Phillips | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Phillips | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Phillips | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lauderdale | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Haywood | 23 min |
| Mar 27, 7:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 40 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, 8:18 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, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Decatur | 23 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, 9:20 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, 9:58 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.