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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT for Benton County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 21, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
County Benton County, MS
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 2000 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 21, 12:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 12:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Memphis TN 402 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-221100- 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- 402 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas... the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Mid-South, mainly this afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall will be the primary hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. MJ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
952 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
ARZ018-026-211515-
Greene AR-Craighead AR-
952 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
FOR...
Southwestern Greene County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Craighead County in eastern Arkansas...
At 951 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located near Minturn, or near
Hoxie, moving east at 35 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in southwestern Greene and northwestern Craighead Counties
should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3588 9087 3592 9087 3593 9086 3596 9086
3598 9084 3599 9086 3602 9084 3604 9084
3605 9083 3608 9082 3609 9080 3612 9077
3618 9060 3593 9049 3583 9101 3588 9103
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 251DEG 30KT 3595 9096Special weather statement, Jun 21, 11:28 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1128 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
MOZ113-115-TNZ001-019-211700-
Pemiscot MO-Dunklin MO-Lake TN-Dyer TN-
1128 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL NOON CDT
FOR...
Pemiscot County in southeastern Missouri...
East central Dunklin County in southeastern Missouri...
Southwestern Lake County in western Tennessee...
North central Dyer County in western Tennessee...
At 1128 AM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing winds at least 40
mph was located near Deering, or 7 miles southeast of Kennett, moving
east at 35 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in Pemiscot...east central Dunklin...southwestern Lake and
north central Dyer Counties should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3639 8959 3636 8956 3615 8947 3606 8998
3623 9005 3640 8959
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 251DEG 30KT 3618 8993Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:07 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
207 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
MSZ006-017-211930-
Itawamba MS-Tishomingo MS-
207 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR...
Northeastern Itawamba County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southern Tishomingo County in northeastern Mississippi...
At 206 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Belmont, or near
Tishomingo State Park, moving east at 30 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in northeastern Itawamba and southern Tishomingo Counties
should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3445 8816 3444 8816 3443 8833 3459 8832
3465 8813
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 256DEG 27KT 3453 8821
KRMSpecial weather statement, Jun 21, 2:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
230 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
MSZ002>004-TNZ089-090-212000-
Tippah MS-Marshall MS-Benton MS-Hardeman TN-Fayette TN-
230 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021
...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR...
Northwestern Tippah County in northeastern Mississippi...
Northeastern Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi...
Northern Benton County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southwestern Hardeman County in western Tennessee...
Southeastern Fayette County in western Tennessee...
At 229 PM CDT...a strong thunderstorm producing pea size hail or
larger and winds at least 40 mph was located over Lamar, or 12 miles
northeast of Holly Springs, moving east at 40 mph.
Very heavy rain along with continuous cloud to ground lightning are
also possible with this thunderstorm.
People in northwestern Tippah...northeastern Marshall...northern
Benton...southwestern Hardeman and southeastern Fayette Counties
should monitor this storm closely.
LAT...LON 3479 8939 3499 8944 3507 8905 3501 8890
3482 8895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 252DEG 33KT 3493 8933
KRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 12:09 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MEG | Quitman | 55 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tishomingo | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 2:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Benton | 119 min |
| Jun 21, 4:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo | 32 min |
| Jun 21, 9:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Greene | 23 min |
| Jun 21, 10:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Clay, Craighead, Greene | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Pemiscot | 32 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.