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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 5:48 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Cross County, Poinsett County, Arkansas. It was in force for 42 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2021, 5:48 PM CDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Poinsett County, AR
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 5:53 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wynne, AR | HIGHWAY 1 AND VANNDALE POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 27, 6:12 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Nw Parkin, AR | RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO NW OF PARKIN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 853 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
184
WFUS54 KMEG 272248
TORMEG
ARC035-037-111-272330-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.210327T2248Z-210327T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
548 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas...
Northwestern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
Central Cross County in eastern Arkansas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 548 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Vanndale, or near Wynne,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Wynne, Parkin, Cherry Valley, Vanndale, Togo, Birdeye, River Front,
Fitzgerald Crossing, Wittsburg, Stewart, Colton, Twist, McDonald,
McElroy, Mersman, Fair Field, Bay Village, Coldwater, Levesque and
Monterey.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3515 9082 3530 9096 3553 9065 3535 9042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 230DEG 19KT 3528 9082
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KRM2 follow-up statements
196
WWUS54 KMEG 272316
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
616 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC111-272325-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210327T2330Z/
Poinsett AR-
616 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL POINSETT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas.
LAT...LON 3544 9059 3544 9055 3535 9042 3520 9072
3541 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 255DEG 21KT 3533 9064
$$
ARC035-037-272330-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210327T2330Z/
Crittenden AR-Cross AR-
616 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND EASTERN CROSS COUNTIES...
At 615 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located near Parkin, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Parkin, Cherry Valley, Togo, Birdeye, River Front, Wittsburg, Colton,
Twist, McDonald, Coldwater, Levesque, Monterey, Princedale and Three
Forks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter or an interior room on the
lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are
outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3544 9059 3544 9055 3535 9042 3520 9072
3541 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 255DEG 21KT 3533 9064
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KRM126
WWUS54 KMEG 272329
SVSMEG
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
629 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
ARC035-037-272339-
/O.EXP.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-210327T2330Z/
Crittenden AR-Cross AR-
629 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND EASTERN CROSS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for eastern
Arkansas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Memphis.
LAT...LON 3544 9059 3544 9055 3535 9042 3520 9072
3541 9075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 230DEG 19KT 3538 9057
$$
KRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MEG | Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:13 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Cross, St. Francis | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 5:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MEG | Crittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis | 112 min |
| Mar 27, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi, Poinsett | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 6:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MEG | Mississippi | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 6:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Crittenden | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Cross | 51 min |
| Mar 27, 6:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MEG | Mississippi | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.