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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Memphis, TN
NWS Memphis, TN issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2021, 3:13 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at May 9, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2021, 3:13 PM CDT (20:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Memphis, TN
All 45 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, Alcorn County, MS, Benton County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Prentiss County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tishomingo County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Obion County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 1654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 290 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
809 WWUS74 KMEG 082013 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 313 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048-049- 088-090415- /O.NEW.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Dunklin-Pemiscot-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale-Tipton- Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Kennett, Caruthersville, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 313 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of West Tennessee, East Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
612 WWUS74 KMEG 090235 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 935 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048-049- 088-091045- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Dunklin-Pemiscot-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale-Tipton- Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Kennett, Caruthersville, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 935 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph possible. * WHERE...Portions of West Tennessee, East Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 5 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
695 WWUS74 KMEG 090812 AAA NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Memphis TN 312 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ARZ049-058-MSZ001>012-TNZ003-004-020>022-050>055-089>092-092200- /O.EXA.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/ Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton MS-Tippah-Alcorn- Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-Quitman-Panola-Weakley- Henry-Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Haywood-Crockett-Madison-Chester- Henderson-Decatur-Fayette-Hardeman-McNairy-Hardin- Including the cities of Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Ripley MS, Corinth, Iuka, Tunica, Senatobia, Booneville, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Martin, Dresden, Paris, Humboldt, Milan, Huntingdon, Camden, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, Henderson, Lexington, Parsons, Decaturville, Somerville, Oakland, Bolivar, Selmer, and Savannah 312 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee and East Arkansas. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 5 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. && $$ ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-MOZ113-115-TNZ001-002-019-048-049- 088-092200- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.210509T1200Z-210509T2200Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Crittenden- St. Francis-Dunklin-Pemiscot-Lake-Obion-Dyer-Lauderdale-Tipton- Shelby- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, West Memphis, Forrest City, Kennett, Caruthersville, Tiptonville, Union City, Dyersburg, Ripley TN, Covington, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, and Millington 312 AM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * WHERE...West Tennessee, East Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PWB
059 WWUS74 KMEG 092023 NPWMEG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Memphis TN 323 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ARZ009-018-026>028-035-MOZ113-115-TNZ001>004-019-092130- /O.CAN.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210509T2200Z/ Clay-Greene-Craighead-Poinsett-Mississippi-Cross-Dunklin-Pemiscot- Lake-Obion-Weakley-Henry-Dyer- Including the cities of Piggott, Corning, Paragould, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Blytheville, Wynne, Kennett, Caruthersville, Tiptonville, Union City, Martin, Dresden, Paris, and Dyersburg 323 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have fallen below Wind Advisory criteria. $$ ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001>012-TNZ020>022-048>055-088>092-092200- /O.CON.KMEG.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210509T2200Z/ Crittenden-St. Francis-Lee AR-Phillips-DeSoto-Marshall-Benton MS- Tippah-Alcorn-Tishomingo-Tunica-Tate-Prentiss-Coahoma-Quitman- Panola-Gibson-Carroll-Benton TN-Lauderdale-Tipton-Haywood- Crockett-Madison-Chester-Henderson-Decatur-Shelby-Fayette- Hardeman-McNairy-Hardin- Including the cities of West Memphis, Forrest City, Marianna, Helena, West Helena, Southaven, Olive Branch, Holly Springs, Ashland, Ripley MS, Corinth, Iuka, Tunica, Senatobia, Booneville, Clarksdale, Marks, Batesville, Humboldt, Milan, Huntingdon, Camden, Ripley TN, Covington, Brownsville, Alamo, Jackson, Henderson, Lexington, Parsons, Decaturville, Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville, Memphis, Millington, Somerville, Oakland, Bolivar, Selmer, and Savannah 323 PM CDT Sun May 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of North Mississippi, West Tennessee and East Arkansas. * WHEN...Through 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
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.