Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 12:27 AM CDT for 6 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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 28, 2021, 12:27 AM CDT (05:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Calhoun County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:27 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 28, 1:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Water Valley, MS | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AN OUTBUILDING. |
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, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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.
053
WUUS54 KMEG 280527
SVRMEG
MSC013-071-107-119-135-161-280615-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0055.210328T0527Z-210328T0615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1227 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi...
Yalobusha County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Tallahatchie County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southeastern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi...
Southern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi...
* Until 115 AM CDT.
* At 1227 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lambert to near Paynes to 7 miles west of Sunnyside,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State
Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Marks, Lambert, Coffeeville,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Belen, Enid, Paynes, Curtis Station,
Velma, Vance and Darling.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
and northwestern Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3370 9030 3375 9030 3377 9018 3378 9017
3381 9018 3381 9045 3397 9039 3437 9034
3440 8949 3407 8948 3381 8951 3387 8951
3387 8974 3390 8977 3390 8992 3382 8993
3381 9012 3372 9014 3374 9024 3369 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 263DEG 47KT 3418 9026 3394 9014 3372 9041
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
194
WWUS54 KMEG 280536
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1236 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
MSC013-071-107-119-135-161-280615-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210328T0615Z/
Lafayette MS-Yalobusha MS-Calhoun MS-Tallahatchie MS-Quitman MS-
Panola MS-
1236 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...YALOBUSHA...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...
TALLAHATCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN QUITMAN AND SOUTHERN PANOLA COUNTIES...
At 1236 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Crowder to near Paynes to Minter City, moving east at
55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State
Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Marks, Lambert, Coffeeville,
Crowder, Webb, Sumner, Pope, Belen, Enid, Paynes, Curtis Station,
Velma, Vance and Darling.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
and northwestern Mississippi.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a storm shelter or small
interior room.
&&
LAT...LON 3370 9030 3375 9030 3377 9018 3378 9017
3381 9018 3381 9045 3397 9039 3437 9034
3440 8949 3407 8948 3381 8951 3387 8951
3387 8974 3390 8977 3390 8992 3382 8993
3381 9012 3372 9014 3374 9024 3369 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 263DEG 47KT 3419 9014 3395 9002 3373 9029
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$705
WWUS54 KMEG 280552
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1252 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
MSC013-071-107-119-135-161-280615-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-210328T0615Z/
Lafayette MS-Yalobusha MS-Calhoun MS-Tallahatchie MS-Quitman MS-
Panola MS-
1252 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...YALOBUSHA...NORTHWESTERN CALHOUN...
TALLAHATCHIE...SOUTHEASTERN QUITMAN AND SOUTHEASTERN PANOLA
COUNTIES...
At 1251 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Pope to near Scobey to near Leflore, moving east at 55
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Oxford, Batesville, Water Valley, Charleston, George Payne State
Park, Holly Springs National Forest, Coffeeville, Webb, Sumner, Pope,
Enid, Paynes, Springdale, Burgess, Velma, Scobey, Oakland, Courtland,
Taylor and Glendora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
and northwestern Mississippi.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a storm shelter or small
interior room.
&&
LAT...LON 3370 9029 3370 9030 3375 9029 3377 9018
3378 9017 3381 9018 3381 9045 3399 9039
3423 9004 3439 8997 3440 8949 3407 8948
3384 8951 3387 8951 3390 8992 3382 8993
3381 9012 3372 9014 3374 9024 3369 9029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 263DEG 47KT 3421 8993 3397 8981 3375 9008
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Tunica | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | DeSoto | 21 min |
| Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 11 min |
| Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tunica | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 31 min |
| Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tunica | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 10:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 40 min |
| Mar 27, 10:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Benton, DeSoto, Marshall | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | DeSoto, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 11:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 4 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Tallahatchie | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 11:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tippah | 17 min |
| Mar 28, 12:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Tishomingo | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 28, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union | 27 min |
| Mar 28, 1:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha | 28 min |
| Mar 28, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and 1 more | 39 min |
| Mar 28, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 43 min |
| Mar 28, 2:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 46 min |
| Mar 28, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 3:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 23 min |
| Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 7:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lafayette, Marshall, Union | 26 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 24 hr |
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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.