Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT for Chester County, Henderson County, Madison County, Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 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, 8:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | Beech Bluff, TN | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL. |
| Mar 27, 8:51 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 4 N Mifflin, TN | |
| Mar 27, 8:56 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 5 Wsw Lexington, TN | PENNY SIZED HAIL IN THE 7000 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 200. |
| Mar 27, 9:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Mifflin, TN | QUARTER SIZED HAIL BETWEEN HENDERSON AND MIFFLIN. |
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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -290 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 341 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 458 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
990
WUUS54 KMEG 280143
SVRMEG
TNC023-077-113-280230-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0041.210328T0143Z-210328T0230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
843 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Henderson County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Madison County in western Tennessee...
North central Chester County in western Tennessee...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 842 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mifflin, or 8
miles north of Henderson, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Natchez Trace State Park, Natchez Trace State Forest,
Blue Goose, Parkers Crossroads, Darden, Mifflin, Bargerton,
Wildersville, Scotts Hill, Beech Bluff, Rock Hill, Union Cross,
Juno, Maple Grove, Middle Fork, Timberlake, Hinson Springs,
Parker's Cross Roads and Huron.
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 3564 8819 3563 8819 3563 8820 3561 8819
3556 8822 3555 8822 3555 8823 3554 8824
3548 8871 3563 8873 3582 8841 3582 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 245DEG 36KT 3557 8865
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
243
WWUS54 KMEG 280201
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
901 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC113-280211-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210328T0230Z/
Madison TN-
901 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3564 8819 3563 8819 3563 8820 3561 8819
3556 8822 3555 8822 3555 8823 3554 8824
3550 8859 3567 8858 3580 8837 3582 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 247DEG 36KT 3564 8843
$$
TNC023-077-280230-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210328T0230Z/
Henderson TN-Chester TN-
901 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR HENDERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL CHESTER COUNTIES...
At 901 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lexington,
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...
Lexington, Natchez Trace State Park, Natchez Trace State Forest,
Parkers Crossroads, Darden, Mifflin, Wildersville, Scotts Hill,
Huron, Warrens Bluff, Russell Crossroads, Rock Hill, Palestine, Juno,
Sand Ridge, Middle Fork, Timberlake, Hinson Springs, Shady Hill and
Chesterfield.
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 3564 8819 3563 8819 3563 8820 3561 8819
3556 8822 3555 8822 3555 8823 3554 8824
3550 8859 3567 8858 3580 8837 3582 8818
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 247DEG 36KT 3564 8843
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 7:35 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, 8:07 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.