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Special Weather Statement, NWS Memphis, TN

October 15, 2021Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT for Hardin County, McNairy County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 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 15, 2021, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired: Oct 15, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties Hardin County, TN, McNairy County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 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: 519 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.6

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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 Oct 15, 8:01 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 8:01 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 15, 4:15 AM CDT, 15 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
415 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-161115-
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-
415 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 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 storms are possible today across much of the
Mid-South. The most likely time frame for strong to severe storms
will be during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The
most likely threat will be damaging winds although conditions are
also favorable for tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

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 15, 5:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
539 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TNZ022-152315-
Benton TN-
539 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Benton
County through 615 PM CDT...

At 539 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Camden, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Camden and Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
western Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3613 8792 3603 8800 3600 8800 3598 8802
      3597 8802 3596 8809 3613 8814 3620 8794
      3616 8792
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 255DEG 31KT 3607 8803

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
543 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

ARZ036-TNZ049-050-088-089-152330-
Crittenden AR-Tipton TN-Fayette TN-Shelby TN-Haywood TN-
543 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Crittenden, Tipton, northwestern Fayette, southwestern Haywood and
northeastern Shelby Counties through 630 PM CDT...

At 543 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Millington, Covington, Meeman Shelby Forest State Park, Memphis,
Arlington, Munford, Brighton, Dixonville, Tipton, Atoka, Mason,
Gallaway, Stanton, Braden, Barretville, Egypt, Belmont, Griffin
Corner, Quito and Woodstock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
eastern Arkansas...and western Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3543 9007 3539 9005 3539 9004 3541 9005
      3544 9003 3560 8953 3558 8950 3560 8947
      3561 8947 3563 8941 3537 8931 3522 9011
      3540 9017
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 253DEG 40KT 3534 9006

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Local storm report, Oct 15, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
606 PM CDT FRI OCT 15 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0603 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 SW HUGHES             34.91N  90.53W
10/15/2021                   LEE                AR   SOCIAL MEDIA

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
            334 AND US-79.

&&

CJC

Local storm report, Oct 15, 6:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
611 PM CDT FRI OCT 15 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0552 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     4 SW HUGHES             34.91N  90.53W
10/15/2021                   LEE                AR   SOCIAL MEDIA

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE
            334 AND US-79.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

CJC

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
656 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

MSZ001>003-TNZ088-089-160030-
Marshall MS-DeSoto MS-Benton MS-Fayette TN-Shelby TN-
656 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern DeSoto,
northern Marshall, northwestern Benton, southwestern Fayette and
southeastern Shelby Counties through 730 PM CDT...

At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Olive Branch, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Collierville, Olive Branch, Memphis, Lamar, Byhalia, Mt Pleasant,
Lewisburg, Slayden, Piperton, Rossville, Moscow, Coal Oil Corner,
Cayce, Fairhaven, Cedarview, Early Grove, Handy Corner, Taska,
Capleville and Miller.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for
northwestern Mississippi...and western Tennessee. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until midnight CDT for
northeastern and northwestern Mississippi.

&&

LAT...LON 3484 8989 3502 8992 3514 8931 3487 8926
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 261DEG 41KT 3495 8982

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Oct 15, 8:03 PM 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
Oct 15, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Marshall, Tate	51 min
Oct 15, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Henderson, Madison	46 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.