Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 5:36 PM CDT for Benton County, Marshall County, Mississippi; Fayette County, Hardeman County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 5:36 PM CDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Benton County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 5:42 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | Williston, TN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
610
WUUS54 KMEG 092236
SVRMEG
MSC009-093-TNC047-069-092315-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0081.210409T2236Z-210409T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
536 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northwestern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
Fayette County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Michigan City, or 18 miles north of Holly Springs, moving
northeast at 35 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...
Bolivar, Whiteville, Somerville, Lagrange, Michigan City, Warren,
Macon, Oakland, Moscow, Williston, Grand Junction, La Grange,
Hickory Valley, Saulsbury, Taylor Chapel, Hebron, Pattersonville,
Van Buren, Fayette Corners and Laconia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 8883 3490 8940 3513 8958 3540 8930
3540 8919 3543 8918 3543 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 244DEG 29KT 3503 8936
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJM1 follow-up statement
449
WWUS54 KMEG 092251 RRA
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
551 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
MSC009-093-092301-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210409T2315Z/
Marshall MS-Benton MS-
551 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL AND
NORTHWESTERN BENTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
northeastern Mississippi...and western Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3516 8883 3499 8920 3499 8933 3519 8952
3540 8930 3540 8919 3543 8918 3543 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 244DEG 29KT 3508 8922
$$
TNC047-069-092315-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0081.000000T0000Z-210409T2315Z/
Fayette TN-Hardeman TN-
551 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHWESTERN HARDEMAN COUNTIES...
At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lagrange, or 17
miles southwest of Bolivar, moving northeast at 35 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...
Bolivar, Whiteville, Somerville, Lagrange, Warren, Macon, Oakland,
Moscow, Williston, Grand Junction, La Grange, Hickory Valley,
Saulsbury, Taylor Chapel, Hebron, Pattersonville, Van Buren, Fayette
Corners, Laconia and Cedar Chapel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3516 8883 3499 8920 3499 8933 3519 8952
3540 8930 3540 8919 3543 8918 3543 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 244DEG 29KT 3508 8922
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Union | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Tippah, Union | 38 min |
| Apr 9, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Lee, Tippah, Union | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Pontotoc, Union | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Yalobusha | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Fayette | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dyer | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Lake, Obion | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Haywood, Lauderdale, Madison, Tipton | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Fayette, Hardeman, Haywood, Madison | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dyer, Gibson, Obion, Weakley | 29 min |
| Apr 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Chester, Hardeman, McNairy, Madison | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 15 min |
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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.