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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Memphis, TN

February 22, 202210 counties in Tennessee; 8 counties in Arkansas

NWS Memphis, TN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2022, 2:56 PM CST for 10 counties in Tennessee; 8 counties in Arkansas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2022, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 22, 2022, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 23, 2022, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Feb 24, 2022, 5:57 PM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN

Counties Clay County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Greene County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, Obion County, TN, Tipton County, TN, Weakley County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 511 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 487 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 517 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.7
Supercell composite: 7.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 22, 11:48 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:48 AM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 11:18 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 22, 10:10 AM CST, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 10:27 AM CST, 4 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 11:58 AM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 22, 1:47 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
147 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N MALDEN              36.60N  89.98W
02/22/2022                   DUNKLIN            MO   911 CALL CENTER

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A BUILDING ON HIGHWAY 25 JUST NORTH OF
            MALDEN.

&&

AC3

Local storm report, Feb 22, 2:09 PM CST, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
209 PM CST TUE FEB 22 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0531 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW MALDEN            36.59N  89.99W
02/22/2022                   DUNKLIN            MO   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE FELL ONTO HOUSE OFF HIGHWAY J. ADDITIONALLY, A
            MOTORIST DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY J HAD A TREE FALL ON THEIR
            CAR. NO INJURIES.

&&

AC3

Special weather statement, Feb 22, 2:39 PM CST, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
239 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

MSZ002-003-008-012-013-222115-
Lafayette MS-Marshall MS-Benton MS-Panola MS-Tate MS-
239 PM CST Tue Feb 22 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Lafayette, Marshall, southeastern Tate, northern Benton and
northeastern Panola Counties through 315 PM CST...

At 238 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Slayden to near Barr. Movement was east at
45 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Holly Springs, Wall Doxey State Park, Lamar, Como, Snow Lake Shores,
Barr, Canaan, Harmontown, Michigan City, Red Banks, Laws Hill,
Slayden, Marianna, Ashland, Abbeville, Malone, Brody, Waterford,
Aiken and Higdon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3451 9002 3498 8944 3500 8939 3499 8902
      3496 8902 3446 8956
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 253DEG 38KT 3498 8942 3462 8988

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 21, 9:07 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	21 days
Feb 21, 9:15 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lowndes, Monroe	10 days
Feb 21, 9:32 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Monroe	22 hr
Feb 22, 9:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	5 hr
Feb 22, 9:54 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto, Marshall	6 hr
Feb 22, 10:25 AM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	DeSoto	24 days
Feb 22, 2:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton, Marshall	36 min
Feb 22, 3:13 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Alcorn, Benton	32 min
Feb 22, 3:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Quitman	33 min
Feb 22, 3:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Alcorn, Tishomingo	42 min
Feb 22, 3:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Panola, Quitman, Tate	19 min
Feb 22, 6:02 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Obion	28 min
Feb 22, 6:07 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Obion	113 min
Feb 22, 6:39 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Henry, Weakley	51 min
Feb 22, 7:49 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Benton	41 min
Feb 22, 8:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	MEG	Carroll, Gibson	27 min
Feb 22, 9:15 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Gibson, Obion	21 days
Feb 22, 9:18 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	25 hr
Feb 22, 9:20 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Lauderdale	14 days
Feb 22, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lake, Lauderdale	23 days
Feb 22, 10:22 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Lauderdale, Tipton	23 days
Feb 22, 11:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood and 5 more	3 hr
Feb 22, 1:50 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Madison	6 days
Feb 22, 1:51 PM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Fayette, Shelby	14 hr
Feb 22, 2:56 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	MEG	Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson and 6 more	46 hr
Feb 22, 3:01 PM CST	River Flood Advisory	MEG	Lake	44 hr
Feb 22, 4:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene	44 min
Feb 22, 5:06 AM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Craighead	24 min
Feb 22, 5:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Clay, Craighead, Greene, Mississippi	48 min
Feb 22, 5:52 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead	3 hr
Feb 22, 5:52 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Craighead, Mississippi	38 min
Feb 22, 6:23 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	112 min
Feb 22, 7:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	MEG	Craighead, Poinsett	6 hr
Feb 22, 9:27 AM CST	River Flood Warning	MEG	Mississippi, Poinsett	48 hr

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.