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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 12:56 AM CDT for 8 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 49 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, 12:56 AM CDT (05:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Itawamba County, MS, Lee County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Union County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:54 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, 12:58 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Pineflat, MS | A FEW TREES DOWN AT GOAT ISLAND RECREATIONAL AREA. |
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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.
340
WUUS54 KMEG 280556
SVRMEG
MSC003-009-057-081-117-139-141-145-280645-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0056.210328T0556Z-210328T0645Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1256 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Union County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi...
Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
Prentiss County in northeastern Mississippi...
Alcorn County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 1256 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sandy
Springs, or 7 miles north of Fulton, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Corinth, Booneville, New Albany, Ripley, Baldwyn, Iuka, J P Coleman
State Park, Tishomingo State Park, Saltillo, Guntown, Belmont,
Mantachie, Burnsville, Blue Mountain, Jumpertown, Glen, Tishomingo,
Theo, New Harmony and Pratts Friendship.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi...and western Tennessee.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3433 8818 3437 8893 3438 8893 3439 8916
3472 8914 3500 8859 3500 8820 3492 8815
3489 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 296DEG 38KT 3437 8842
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
521
WWUS54 KMEG 280632
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
132 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
MSC009-057-081-139-145-280642-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210328T0645Z/
Union MS-Itawamba MS-Lee MS-Tippah MS-Benton MS-
132 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR UNION...NORTHERN ITAWAMBA...
NORTHERN LEE...TIPPAH AND SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3457 8815 3453 8862 3477 8858 3492 8848
3500 8820 3492 8815 3489 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 296DEG 38KT 3420 8800
$$
MSC003-117-141-280645-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210328T0645Z/
Tishomingo MS-Prentiss MS-Alcorn MS-
132 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT
FOR TISHOMINGO...EASTERN PRENTISS AND SOUTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES...
At 132 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weston, or near
Hamilton, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Corinth, Booneville, Iuka, J P Coleman State Park, Tishomingo State
Park, Burnsville, Glen, Tishomingo, Thrashers, Hinkle, Burton,
Midway, Wheeler, Leedy, Farmington, Rienzi, Paden, Oldham, Doskie and
Thrasher.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8815 3453 8862 3477 8858 3492 8848
3500 8820 3492 8815 3489 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0632Z 296DEG 38KT 3420 8800
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$340
WWUS54 KMEG 280640
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
140 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
MSC003-117-141-280650-
/O.EXP.KMEG.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210328T0645Z/
Tishomingo MS-Prentiss MS-Alcorn MS-
140 AM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TISHOMINGO...EASTERN PRENTISS
AND SOUTHEASTERN ALCORN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Memphis.
LAT...LON 3457 8815 3453 8862 3477 8858 3492 8848
3500 8820 3492 8815 3489 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 296DEG 38KT 3416 8791
$$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, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | 48 min |
| Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 12:59 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.