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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Memphis, TN

May 30, 2004Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2004, 9:15 PM CDT for Fayette County, Shelby County, Tennessee; DeSoto County, Marshall County, Mississippi. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2004, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2004, 9:45 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties DeSoto County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Fayette County, TN, Shelby County, TN

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 3:20 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 32 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 2004-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3112 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2004-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 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
3112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
741 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.7
Supercell composite
13.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

909 
WFUS54 KMEG 310215
TORMEM
MSC033-093-TNC047-157-310245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
915 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE
  SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 914 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR OLIVE 
BRANCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ALSO A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER 
HAS SEEN A FUNNEL CLOUD 4 MILES WEST OF BYHALIA.

* CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO THROUGH 945 PM CDT INCLUDE...
  PIPERTON...COLLIERVILLE...
  MT PLEASANT...
  ROSSVILLE...
  OAKLAND...WILLISTON...

.IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IN AN INTERIOR
ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3493 9000 3493 8973 3491 8955 3507 8937
          3530 8941

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLake28 min
May 30, 8:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDyer, Lauderdale34 min
May 30, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette, Shelby31 min
May 30, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTipton49 min
May 30, 9:24 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGGibson, Weakley51 min
May 30, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLauderdale, Tipton32 min
May 30, 9:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDecatur36 min
May 30, 9:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGFayette33 min
May 30, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGShelby28 min
May 30, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman30 min
May 30, 10:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChester, Henderson, Madison41 min
May 30, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardeman28 min
May 30, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGHardin43 min
May 30, 8:46 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGDeSoto29 min
May 30, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCoahoma25 min
May 30, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette, Panola43 min
May 30, 10:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMarshall51 min
May 30, 10:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMEGPanola32 min
May 30, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton31 min
May 30, 10:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTallahatchie, Yalobusha43 min
May 30, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTippah, Union36 min
May 30, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette30 min
May 30, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn34 min
May 30, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPrentiss37 min
May 30, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTishomingo45 min
May 30, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc23 min
May 30, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGUnion22 min
May 30, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw35 min
May 30, 11:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba23 min
May 30, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee17 min
May 30, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe49 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.