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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Oct 5, 2021, 4:17 PM CDT for Coahoma County, Mississippi; Phillips County, Arkansas. It was in force for 58 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
- Oct 5, 2021, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
Counties Phillips County, AR, Coahoma County, MS
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Oct 5, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 3:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Memphis TN 148 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-062100- 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- 148 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 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 There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon over much of north Mississippi and portions of West Tennessee south of I-40. Large hail will be the primary threat if a thunderstorm reaches severe limits. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 5, 3:47 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
347 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
ARZ049-058-MSZ007-010-052115-
Phillips AR-Lee AR-Tunica MS-Coahoma MS-
347 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Lee,
northeastern Phillips, northeastern Coahoma and central Tunica
Counties through 415 PM CDT...
At 347 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tunica, or 14 miles northeast of St Francis National Park, moving
southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Helena-West Helena, St Francis National Park, Tunica, North Tunica,
Dundee, Dubbs, Little Texas, Lula, Moon, Maud, Fox Island, Quarles,
Austin, Jeffries, Clayton, Hollywood, Roseacres, Hamlin, Rich and
Powell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3479 9039 3466 9024 3438 9045 3459 9070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 046DEG 7KT 3468 9039
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Oct 5, 4:17 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
417 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
ARZ049-058-MSZ007-010-052215-
Phillips AR-Lee AR-Tunica MS-Coahoma MS-
417 PM CDT Tue Oct 5 2021
...An area of strong thunderstorms will impact portions of
southeastern Lee, Phillips, central Coahoma and southwestern Tunica
Counties through 515 PM CDT...
At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms over St Francis National Park, moving southwest at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Marvell, Elaine, Helena-West Helena, White River National Wildlife
Refuge, St Francis National Park, Friars Point, Lexa, Dubbs, Dundee,
Watkins Corner, Kings, Sherard, Crumrod, Lake View, Coahoma, Lula,
Lagrange, Rena Lara, Gerlach Mill and Mosby Spur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Memphis.
&&
LAT...LON 3414 9108 3419 9109 3422 9106 3425 9108
3425 9106 3428 9108 3430 9107 3429 9106
3433 9106 3434 9105 3434 9100 3447 9100
3448 9106 3477 9063 3453 9029 3412 9071
3412 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 052DEG 20KT 3455 9058
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Yalobusha | 3 hr |
| Oct 5, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Tunica | 28 min |
| Oct 5, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Coahoma | 25 min |
| Oct 5, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Lee, Phillips | 34 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.