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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Memphis, TN

April 7, 20214 states

NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2021, 11:20 AM CDT for 4 states. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2021, 11:20 AM CDT (16:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
All 21 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, Quitman County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Dyer County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 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 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 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 12:00Z on 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 170 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-264 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

338 
WWUS74 KMEG 071620
NPWMEG

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1120 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001-007-010-
011-TNZ001-019-048-049-088-080000-
/O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0006.210407T1620Z-210408T0000Z/
Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden-
St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-Dunklin-Pemiscot-DeSoto-Tunica-
Coahoma-Quitman-Lake-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, Clarksdale, Marks, Tiptonville, 
Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, 
Collierville, Memphis, and Millington
1120 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  High profile vehicles should use extra caution. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SJM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGLauderdale, Tipton50 min
Apr 7, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGFayette, Shelby20 min
Apr 7, 5:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCraighead115 min
Apr 7, 6:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMEGCrittenden, Mississippi, Poinsett2 hr
Apr 7, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGDeSoto, Tate24 min
Apr 7, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMEGTate27 min

Nearby

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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.