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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2021, 6:10 PM CDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 9, 2021, 6:10 PM CDT (23:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chester County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Madison County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 118 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.
020
WUUS54 KMEG 092310
SVRMEG
TNC023-047-069-075-113-100000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.SV.W.0084.210409T2310Z-210410T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
610 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee...
Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Haywood County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Madison County in western Tennessee...
Southwestern Chester County in western Tennessee...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 609 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Somerville, or 12 miles west of Bolivar, moving northeast at 30
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...
Jackson, Henderson, Bolivar, Chickasaw State Forest, Chickasaw
State Park, Whiteville, Somerville, Silerton, Masseyville,
Hillville, Bemis, Dancyville, Cloverport, Mercer, Robertson,
Stanton, Toone, Hornsby, Medon and Hickory Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3530 8867 3532 8869 3526 8871 3525 8872
3525 8878 3521 8878 3506 8925 3547 8942
3565 8880 3536 8864 3533 8867 3531 8866
3531 8864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 227DEG 27KT 3522 8923
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJM2 follow-up statements
563
WWUS54 KMEG 092331
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
631 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
TNC047-092340-
/O.CAN.KMEG.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Fayette TN-
631 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
western Tennessee.
LAT...LON 3533 8867 3531 8866 3531 8864 3530 8867
3532 8869 3526 8871 3525 8872 3525 8878
3521 8879 3510 8914 3527 8919 3540 8918
3540 8923 3552 8926 3565 8880 3536 8864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 227DEG 27KT 3533 8908
$$
TNC023-069-075-113-100000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Hardeman TN-Haywood TN-Madison TN-Chester TN-
631 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR HARDEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON AND
SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES...
At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Whiteville, or
near Bolivar, moving northeast at 30 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...
Jackson, Henderson, Bolivar, Chickasaw State Forest, Chickasaw State
Park, Whiteville, Silerton, Bemis, Masseyville, Hillville,
Cloverport, Mercer, Robertson, Toone, Hornsby, Medon, Hickory Valley,
Neely, Pinson and Pine Top.
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 3533 8867 3531 8866 3531 8864 3530 8867
3532 8869 3526 8871 3525 8872 3525 8878
3521 8879 3510 8914 3527 8919 3540 8918
3540 8923 3552 8926 3565 8880 3536 8864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 227DEG 27KT 3533 8908
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJM692
WWUS54 KMEG 092339
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
639 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
TNC023-069-075-113-100000-
/O.CON.KMEG.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-210410T0000Z/
Hardeman TN-Haywood TN-Madison TN-Chester TN-
639 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN HARDEMAN...SOUTHEASTERN HAYWOOD...SOUTHWESTERN MADISON
AND SOUTHWESTERN CHESTER COUNTIES...
At 639 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cloverport, or
7 miles north of Bolivar, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Henderson, Bolivar, Chickasaw State Forest, Chickasaw State
Park, Whiteville, Silerton, Bemis, Masseyville, Cloverport, Mercer,
Robertson, Toone, Hornsby, Medon, Neely, Pinson, Pine Top, Westover
and Madison Hall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3533 8867 3531 8866 3531 8864 3530 8867
3532 8869 3526 8871 3525 8872 3525 8878
3521 8879 3513 8906 3527 8914 3539 8915
3554 8918 3565 8880 3536 8864
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 227DEG 27KT 3538 8902
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SJMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 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, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Fayette, Hardeman | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Crockett, Gibson, Haywood, Madison | 52 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.