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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Memphis, TN

March 22, 20214 states

NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2021, 8:52 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 23, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2021, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2021, 5:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
All 38 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, Benton County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Carroll County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

944 
WWUS74 KMEG 230152
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
852 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>003-007-
008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-231000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.210323T1000Z-210323T2100Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-
St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-
Benton MS-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
Henry-Dyer-Gibson-Carroll-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-
Madison-Shelby-Fayette-Hardeman-
Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, 
Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, 
Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, 
Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Tunica, 
Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Tiptonville, 
Union City, Martin, Dresden, Paris, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, 
Huntingdon, Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, 
Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, 
Somerville, Oakland, and Bolivar
852 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, East 
  Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 4 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

AC3
3 follow-up statements
003 
WWUS74 KMEG 230247
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
947 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

MSZ013-020-021-231100-
/O.EXA.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.210323T1000Z-210323T2100Z/
Lafayette-Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-
Including the cities of Oxford, Charleston, Water Valley, 
and Coffeeville
947 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lafayette, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Counties.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 4 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>003-007-
008-010>012-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-231100-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.210323T1000Z-210323T2100Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-
St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-
Benton MS-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Lake-Obion-Weakley-
Henry-Dyer-Gibson-Carroll-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-
Madison-Shelby-Fayette-Hardeman-
Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, 
Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, 
Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, 
Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Tunica, 
Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Tiptonville, 
Union City, Martin, Dresden, Paris, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, 
Huntingdon, Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, 
Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, 
Somerville, Oakland, and Bolivar
947 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, East 
  Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From 5 AM to 4 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

AC3
895 
WWUS74 KMEG 230808
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
308 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>003-007-
008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-232100-
/O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.210323T1000Z-210323T2100Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-
St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-
Benton MS-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Lafayette-
Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-Lake-Obion-Weakley-Henry-Dyer-Gibson-
Carroll-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-Madison-Shelby-Fayette-
Hardeman-
Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, 
Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, 
Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, 
Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Tunica, 
Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Oxford, Charleston, 
Water Valley, Coffeeville, Tiptonville, Union City, Martin, 
Dresden, Paris, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, Huntingdon, 
Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, Bartlett, 
Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, Somerville, 
Oakland, and Bolivar
308 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee, East 
  Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Through 4 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
418 
WWUS74 KMEG 232047
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
347 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>003-007-
008-010>013-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>052-088>090-232200-
/O.EXP.KMEG.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210323T2100Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-
St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Marshall-
Benton MS-Tunica-Tate-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Lafayette-
Tallahatchie-Yalobusha-Lake-Obion-Weakley-Henry-Dyer-Gibson-
Carroll-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood-Crockett-Madison-Shelby-Fayette-
Hardeman-
Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, 
Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, 
Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Kennett, Caruthersville, 
Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Tunica, 
Senatobia, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Oxford, Charleston, 
Water Valley, Coffeeville, Tiptonville, Union City, Martin, 
Dresden, Paris, Dyersburg, Humboldt, Milan, Huntingdon, 
Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, Bartlett, 
Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, Somerville, 
Oakland, and Bolivar
347 PM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Gusty winds will continue to diminish and Wind Advisory will be 
allowed to expire. 

$$

SJM

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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.