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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

March 27, 2021Chester County, Henderson County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT for Chester County, Henderson County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 7:30 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Chester County, TN, Henderson County, TN, McNairy County, TN

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 27, 6:33 AM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 6:33 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 4:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
452 AM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-281200-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-Calhoun-Carroll-Chester-Chickasaw-Clay-
Coahoma-Craighead-Crittenden-Crockett-Cross-DeSoto-Decatur-
Dunklin-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Greene-Hardeman-Hardin-Haywood-
Henderson-Henry-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lake-Lauderdale-Lee AR-Lee MS-
Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot-
Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis-
Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-
Yalobusha-
452 AM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

An Slight to Enhanced Risk of Severe storms exists for the Midsouth
Saturday and Saturday night. All modes of severe weather will be
possible. Damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding, and
tornadoes will be possible.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for a large portion of the
forecast area through Sunday morning. See website for more
details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed today through early
Sunday morning. Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and
CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 5:37 AM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 5:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:01 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 6:32 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 27, 6:41 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 7:00 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 2:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchMEGAlcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate and 4 more24 hr
Mar 27, 4:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto24 min
Mar 27, 5:13 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Tunica3 hr
Mar 27, 5:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto41 min
Mar 27, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGUnion29 min
Mar 27, 6:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Tippah43 min
Mar 27, 7:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTishomingo29 min
Mar 27, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah38 min
Mar 27, 9:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGDeSoto3 hr
Mar 27, 9:07 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah4 hr
Mar 27, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe42 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGItawamba29 min
Mar 27, 4:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton31 min
Mar 27, 5:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCarroll, Madison24 min
Mar 27, 5:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGMadison3 hr
Mar 27, 5:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGShelby40 min
Mar 27, 5:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGBenton, Carroll53 min
Mar 27, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGFayette49 min
Mar 27, 9:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, McNairy5 hr
Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGFayette, Shelby44 hr
Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGMadison4 days
Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGCrockett, Dyer, Lauderdale14 days
Mar 27, 11:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGShelby23 hr
Mar 27, 3:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTipton30 min
Mar 27, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMadison25 min
Mar 27, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Hardeman, Henderson, Madison40 min
Mar 27, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale30 min
Mar 27, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGChester, Decatur, Henderson40 min
Mar 27, 5:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGChester, Henderson, Madison3 hr
Mar 27, 5:08 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDecatur, Henderson22 min
Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLauderdale48 min
Mar 27, 6:23 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMEGLauderdale52 min
Mar 27, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross32 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCross, St. Francis44 min
Mar 27, 5:38 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis112 min
Mar 27, 5:48 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett42 min
Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCrittenden32 min
Mar 27, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGCross51 min
Mar 27, 6:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMississippi48 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.