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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Memphis, TN

March 27, 2021Crittenden County, Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas; Tunica County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 27, 2021, 7:50 PM CDT for Crittenden County, Lee County, St. Francis County, Arkansas; Tunica County, Mississippi. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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, 7:50 PM CDT (00:50 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Crittenden County, AR, Lee County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Tunica County, MS

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 27, 8:00 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Marianna, ARGOLFBALL SIZED HAIL NEAR MARIANNA.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 1:51 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 50 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 894 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
894 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1261 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
8.7

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The text

As transmitted.

707 
WFUS54 KMEG 280050
TORMEG
ARC035-077-123-MSC143-280130-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0019.210328T0050Z-210328T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Memphis TN
750 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Lee County in eastern Arkansas...
  Southeastern St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas...
  Southwestern Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas...
  Northern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi...

* Until 830 PM CDT.
    
* At 749 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
  producing a tornado was located near Marianna, moving northeast at
  35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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...
  Marianna, Hughes, Horseshoe Lake, Rondo, Aubrey, Haynes, Pinckney,
  Brickeys, Robinsonville, Lagrange, Jeffersonville, Cody, Clack,
  Kokomo, Oak Forest, Westor, Haleside, Commerce, Mud Lake and
  Soudan.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3481 9095 3503 9050 3498 9030 3492 9024
      3490 9026 3487 9031 3486 9030 3486 9026
      3478 9028 3464 9080 3464 9085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 244DEG 31KT 3473 9080 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

KRM
2 follow-up statements
280 
WWUS54 KMEG 280056
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
756 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARC035-077-123-MSC143-280130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210328T0130Z/
Lee AR-St. Francis AR-Crittenden AR-Tunica MS-
756 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LEE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND NORTHERN
TUNICA COUNTIES...
    
At 755 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Marianna, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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...
Marianna, Hughes, Horseshoe Lake, Rondo, Aubrey, Haynes, Pinckney,
Brickeys, Robinsonville, Lagrange, Jeffersonville, Cody, Clack,
Kokomo, Oak Forest, Westor, Haleside, Commerce, Mud Lake and Soudan.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3481 9095 3503 9050 3498 9030 3492 9024
      3490 9026 3487 9031 3486 9030 3486 9026
      3478 9028 3464 9080 3464 9085
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 244DEG 31KT 3476 9074 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

KRM
078 
WWUS54 KMEG 280109 RRA
SVSMEG

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
809 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ARC035-077-123-MSC143-280130-
/O.CON.KMEG.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210328T0130Z/
Lee AR-St. Francis AR-Crittenden AR-Tunica MS-
809 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
LEE...SOUTHEASTERN ST. FRANCIS...SOUTHWESTERN CRITTENDEN AND NORTHERN
TUNICA COUNTIES...
    
At 809 PM CDT, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm
producing a tornado was located over Brickeys, or 10 miles southwest
of Hughes, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Hughes, Horseshoe Lake, Pinckney, Brickeys, Robinsonville, Cody,
Clack, Kokomo, Haleside, Commerce, Mud Lake, Soudan, Peters, Council,
Bruins, Beck, North Hughes, Diamond Woods, Ball Point and Whitehall.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3490 9076 3503 9050 3498 9030 3492 9024
      3490 9026 3487 9031 3486 9030 3486 9026
      3478 9028 3468 9063 3474 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 244DEG 34KT 3482 9058 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

KRM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Memphis, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:03 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett42 min
Mar 27, 7:08 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCross, St. Francis52 min
Mar 27, 7:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Mississippi, Poinsett, St. Francis3 hr
Mar 27, 7:17 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGLee, Phillips43 min
Mar 27, 7:39 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, Cross, Poinsett51 min
Mar 27, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCrittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett38 min
Mar 27, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden, St. Francis11 min
Mar 27, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMississippi34 min
Mar 27, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGPhillips25 min
Mar 27, 9:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCrittenden3 hr
Mar 27, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPhillips48 min
Mar 27, 9:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPhillips40 min
Mar 27, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPhillips53 min
Mar 27, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPhillips31 min
Mar 27, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCrittenden52 min
Mar 27, 11:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGPhillips4 hr
Mar 28, 11:45 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryMEGLee, Phillips24 hr
Mar 27, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto21 min
Mar 27, 10:05 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tate, Tunica40 min
Mar 27, 10:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Panola, Quitman52 min
Mar 27, 10:31 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate44 min
Mar 27, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, DeSoto, Marshall36 min
Mar 27, 10:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGDeSoto, Tate, Tunica3 hr
Mar 27, 10:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate, Tippah49 min
Mar 27, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah51 min
Mar 27, 11:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Lafayette, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more42 min
Mar 27, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma, Tallahatchie49 min
Mar 27, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn51 min
Mar 27, 11:58 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Tippah17 min
Mar 28, 12:12 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo33 min
Mar 28, 12:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall and 4 more43 min
Mar 28, 12:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Panola, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha48 min
Mar 28, 12:48 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGBenton, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, Tippah and 1 more3 hr
Mar 28, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tippah and 2 more49 min
Mar 28, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Panola, Pontotoc, Tallahatchie and 1 more46 min
Mar 28, 1:03 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGAlcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union27 min
Mar 28, 1:10 AM CDTTornado WarningMEGCalhoun, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Union, Yalobusha28 min
Mar 28, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo and 1 more39 min
Mar 28, 1:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc43 min
Mar 28, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Prentiss, Tishomingo46 min
Mar 28, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba, Lee, Monroe25 min
Mar 28, 3:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGMonroe23 min
Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMonroe42 min
Mar 28, 7:49 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMEGLafayette, Marshall, Union26 hr

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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.