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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Memphis, TN

March 28, 20216 counties in Mississippi

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 1:00 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGWater Valley, MSSEVERAL 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 894 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:50 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGTunica40 min
Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto21 min
Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica11 min
Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman48 min
Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma40 min
Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Quitman, Tunica53 min
Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Tunica31 min
Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica52 min
Mar 27, 10:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica40 min
Mar 27, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman52 min
Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate44 min
Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall36 min
Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Mar 27, 10:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah49 min
Mar 27, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah51 min
Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica4 hr
Mar 27, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more42 min
Mar 27, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Tallahatchie49 min
Mar 27, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn51 min
Mar 27, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Tippah17 min
Mar 28, 12:12 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo33 min
Mar 28, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more43 min
Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more3 hr
Mar 28, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more49 min
Mar 28, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more46 min
Mar 28, 1:03 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union27 min
Mar 28, 1:10 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha28 min
Mar 28, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and 1 more39 min
Mar 28, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc43 min
Mar 28, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo46 min
Mar 28, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Monroe25 min
Mar 28, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe23 min
Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe42 min
Mar 28, 7:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union26 hr
Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGCoahoma, Tunica24 hr

Nearby

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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.