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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Apr 8, 2021, 3:54 AM CDT for Itawamba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 36 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 8, 2021, 3:54 AM CDT (08:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2021, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Itawamba County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 696 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 8, 3:19 AM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:19 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 1215 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-081100- 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- 1215 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible overnight. The primary hazard will be damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Friday Night into Saturday across the Mid-South. Damaging winds and tornadoes will be the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur which may lead to flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Friday night into Saturday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 11:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1140 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 MSZ016-017-023-024-080515- Itawamba MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS- 1140 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR... Southern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi... Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... At 1140 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40 mph was located over Okolona, moving east at 50 mph. People in southern Itawamba...Monroe...southern Lee and northeastern Chickasaw Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3383 8877 3418 8882 3431 8817 3385 8824 TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 254DEG 44KT 3401 8870 SGW
Local storm report, Apr 8, 2:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
228 AM CDT THU APR 08 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW PARAGOULD 36.07N 90.52W
04/07/2021 GREENE AR SOCIAL MEDIA
A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
REYNOLDS RD AND COUNTRY CLUB RD.
&&
MJSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 2:41 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
MSZ022-023-080815-
Calhoun MS-Chickasaw MS-
241 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 315 AM CDT
FOR...
Southeastern Calhoun County in northeastern Mississippi...
Central Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 241 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40 mph
was located 8 miles north of Clarkson, or 14 miles west of
Montpelier, moving northeast at 50 mph.
Dangerous cloud to ground lightning is also expected with this
thunderstorm.
People in southeastern Calhoun and central Chickasaw Counties should
monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3380 8930 3407 8883 3381 8881 3381 8893
3375 8893 3375 8903 3374 8904 3374 8919
3372 8919 3372 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 241DEG 44KT 3375 8920
MJSpecial weather statement, Apr 8, 2:59 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 259 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 MSZ015-016-023-024-080830- Pontotoc MS-Monroe MS-Lee MS-Chickasaw MS- 259 AM CDT Thu Apr 8 2021 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR... Southeastern Pontotoc County in northeastern Mississippi... Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi... Southern Lee County in northeastern Mississippi... Northeastern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi... At 258 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40 mph was located 7 miles south of Troy, or 7 miles northwest of Okolona, moving northeast at 50 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in southeastern Pontotoc...northwestern Monroe...southern Lee and northeastern Chickasaw Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3410 8903 3438 8854 3405 8855 3394 8900 TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 240DEG 42KT 3406 8887 MJ
Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:31 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | DeSoto | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Marshall | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Coahoma, Tunica | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 8:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 91 min |
| Apr 7, 9:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun, Pontotoc | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pontotoc | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 10:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Calhoun | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 11:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 11:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 35 min |
| Apr 8, 2:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chickasaw | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Lee | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 3:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc | 3 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Monroe | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 3:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Itawamba | 49 min |
| Apr 8, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 5 days |
| Apr 8, 11:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Monroe | 71 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:08 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Lowndes, Monroe | 6 days |
| Apr 7, 7:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Lauderdale, Tipton | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 8:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Dyer, Haywood, Lauderdale, Tipton | 108 min |
| Apr 7, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Clay, Greene | 25 min |
| Apr 7, 9:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Craighead | 30 min |
| Apr 7, 8:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Dunklin | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Dunklin, Pemiscot | 31 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.