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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 15, 2021, 3:40 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 15, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2021, 3:40 AM CST (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 25 counties
Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Lee County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
103 WWUS74 KMEG 150940 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 340 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008- 010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-151745- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.210115T1500Z-210116T0000Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate- Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale- Tipton-Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, Southaven, Olive Branch, Tunica, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 340 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, East Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
869 WWUS74 KMEG 151550 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 950 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008- 010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-160000- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate- Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale- Tipton-Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, Southaven, Olive Branch, Tunica, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 950 AM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, East Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel. * WHEN...Now until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
772 WWUS74 KMEG 160002 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 602 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-008- 010>012-020-TNZ001-002-019-048-049-088-160115- /O.EXP.KMEG.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210116T0000Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-Tate- Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Tallahatchie-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale- Tipton-Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, Southaven, Olive Branch, Tunica, Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Charleston, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 602 PM CST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds continue to diminish across Eastern Arkansas, the Missouri Bootheel, extreme West Tennessee and Northwest Mississippi since the sun has set. Thus, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ KRM
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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.