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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

May 3, 2021Chester County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2021, 3:35 AM CDT for Chester County, Tennessee. It was in force for 40 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: May 3, 2021, 3:35 AM CDT (08:35 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

County Chester County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 May 3, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 3:40 PM CDT, 11 hours 55 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
340 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-032245-
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-
340 PM CDT Sun May 2 2021

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe storms will be possible this evening and
overnight across much of north Mississippi and portions of East
Arkansas. Damaging wind, large hail and tornadoes are possible.
See website for additional details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Mid
South Monday night into Tuesday. Damaging wind, very large hail
and tornadoes are possible. The highest threat for tornadoes will
be Monday night. See website for additional details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and Monday night.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 1:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 2:36 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 3:02 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 3:06 AM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 3:35 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw	48 min
May 2, 8:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Calhoun, Chickasaw, Pontotoc	46 min
May 2, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MEG	Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc	47 min
May 2, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threat	MEG	Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo	52 min
May 2, 10:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MEG	Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo	38 min
May 3, 12:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Lafayette	33 min
May 3, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tippah	37 min
May 3, 12:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Tunica	27 min
May 3, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Pontotoc	26 min
May 3, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	DeSoto	29 min
May 3, 1:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall, Tate	45 min
May 3, 2:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	30 min
May 3, 2:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Marshall	24 min
May 3, 5:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	110 min
May 3, 12:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Clay	25 min
May 3, 12:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	37 min
May 3, 12:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	29 min
May 3, 1:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	29 min
May 3, 1:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Monroe	30 min
May 3, 3:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Chester, Hardeman	24 min
May 3, 4:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Haywood	27 min
May 3, 4:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	McNairy	32 min
May 3, 5:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy	3 hr
May 3, 7:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Haywood, Madison, Tipton	119 min
May 3, 7:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Decatur, Henderson, Madison	2 hr
May 3, 8:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Hardeman	24 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2021 Every special weather statement in 2021

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.