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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 9:32 PM CDT for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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, 9:32 PM CDT (02:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.
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WUUS54 KMEG 280232
SVRMEG
TNC047-069-075-113-157-167-280315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0045.210328T0232Z-210328T0315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
932 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Tipton County in western Tennessee...
Fayette County in western Tennessee...
Northwestern Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southern Haywood County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Madison County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Shelby County in western Tennessee...
* Until 1015 PM CDT.
* At 931 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northwest of Dancyville to near Olive
Branch, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Southaven, Collierville, Germantown, Olive Branch, Bolivar,
Cordova, Memphis, Lakeland, Arlington, Whiteville, Somerville,
Hillville, Lagrange, Eads, Dancyville, Cloverport, Mercer, Warren,
Macon and Oakland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northwestern
Mississippi...and western Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8925 3499 8976 3499 8995 3551 8947
3551 8916 3550 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 237DEG 35KT 3548 8940 3501 8984
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJ1 follow-up statement
517
WWUS54 KMEG 280250
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
950 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
TNC157-167-280300-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210328T0315Z/
Tipton TN-Shelby TN-
950 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TIPTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for western
Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3511 8920 3509 8964 3511 8964 3550 8941
3551 8916 3550 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 35KT 3558 8921 3511 8965
$$
TNC047-069-075-113-280315-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210328T0315Z/
Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-Haywood TN-Madison TN-
950 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHERN HAYWOOD AND
SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...
At 950 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brownsville to near Collierville, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bolivar, Whiteville, Somerville, Hillville, Dancyville, Cloverport,
Mercer, Warren, Macon, Oakland, Piperton, Stanton, Williston, Asbury,
Yum Yum, Hickory Point, Uptonville, Taylor Chapel, Shepp and Kirk.
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 3511 8920 3509 8964 3511 8964 3550 8941
3551 8916 3550 8885
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 237DEG 35KT 3558 8921 3511 8965
HAIL...<.75IN
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, 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, 9:37 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.