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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at May 3, 2021, 1:01 PM CDT for Monroe County, Mississippi. It was in force for 29 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, 1:01 PM CDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Monroe County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.7
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
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 May 3, 12:58 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 12:58 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 425 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-041130- 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- 425 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Mid South late tonight. Damaging wind, very large hail and tornadoes are possible. See website for additional details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Strong to severe thunderstorm threat will continue into Tuesday. Damaging wind, large hail and tornadoes are possible. See website for additional details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed late tonight and Tuesday. 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, May 3, 8:21 AM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 821 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 TNZ089-090-031345- Hardeman TN-Fayette TN- 821 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 845 AM CDT FOR... Central Hardeman County in western Tennessee... Northeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee... At 821 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40 mph was located near Somerville, or 15 miles west of Bolivar, moving east at 20 mph. Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are also possible with this thunderstorm. People in central Hardeman and northeastern Fayette Counties should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3522 8939 3540 8935 3538 8886 3511 8892 TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 279DEG 18KT 3530 8929
Special weather statement, May 3, 12:05 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Memphis TN 1205 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021 MSZ024-031730- Monroe MS- 1205 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR... Southwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi... At 1204 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds in excess of 30 mph was located over Pala Alto, or 8 miles northwest of West Point, moving east at 20 mph. Very heavy rain is also possible with this thunderstorm. People in southwestern Monroe County should monitor this storm closely. LAT...LON 3379 8872 3384 8858 3368 8854 3368 8872 TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 256DEG 16KT 3366 8879
Special weather statement, May 3, 12:23 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1223 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
MSZ023-024-031800-
Monroe MS-Chickasaw MS-
1223 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 100 PM CDT
FOR...
Northwestern Monroe County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Chickasaw County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 1223 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds in excess of
30 mph was located near Okolona, moving east at 15 mph.
Very heavy rain is also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in northwestern Monroe and northeastern Chickasaw Counties
should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3403 8882 3409 8865 3409 8847 3388 8841
3386 8877
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 256DEG 15KT 3397 8871Special weather statement, May 3, 12:31 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| 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 | MEG | Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo | 52 min |
| May 2, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | 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, 1:30 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, 3:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Chester | 40 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 Mississippi, 2021Every 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.