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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Memphis, TN

July 14, 2004Lee County, Mississippi

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2004, 9:38 PM CDT for Lee County, Mississippi. It was in force for 37 min. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2004, 9:38 PM CDT (02:38 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2004, 10:15 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Memphis, TN
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lee County, MS

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 14, 9:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 E Furrs, MSLARGE TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE TOWN OF BISSEL APPOXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 78 AND HIGHWAY 6.
Jul 14, 9:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ene Furrs, MSSEVERAL RESIDENCES HAD LARGE TREES DOWN AT THE CORNER OF LAKEPARK AND MEADOWBROOK.
Jul 14, 9:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Ene Furrs, MSNUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WITH ALL THE TREES LAYING GENERALLY IN A NORTH TO SOUTH FASHION.
Jul 14, 9:44 PM CDTHAIL 1.755 Ene Furrs, MSSEVERAL RESIDENTS NEAR INTERSECTION OF LAKEPARK AND MEADOWBROOK STATED THAT WERE ON THE RECEIVING END OF PENNY TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Tupelo, MSNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON CHESTERFIELD RD. SOME TREES 24 TO 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER IS OUT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 14, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2004-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1134 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 00:00Z on 2004-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-121 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2114 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KMEG 150238
TORMEM
MSC081-150315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
938 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 938 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 2 MILES NORTH OF
  VERONA...MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.

* CITIES IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO THROUGH 1015 PM CDT INCLUDE...
SHANNON

.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 3430 8860 3430 8885 3412 8884 3411 8858

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 7:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPrentiss27 min
Jul 14, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTishomingo53 min
Jul 14, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPrentiss46 min
Jul 14, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTippah27 min
Jul 14, 8:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGPrentiss3 hr
Jul 14, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTippah26 min
Jul 14, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGAlcorn, Tishomingo43 min
Jul 14, 8:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGUnion37 min
Jul 14, 8:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGItawamba51 min
Jul 14, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTippah16 min
Jul 14, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee49 min
Jul 14, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPontotoc39 min
Jul 14, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGChickasaw, Monroe49 min
Jul 14, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTippah41 min
Jul 14, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGBenton, Marshall50 min
Jul 14, 9:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee46 min
Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGDeSoto45 min
Jul 14, 10:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMEGTippah3 hr
Jul 14, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGMarshall46 min
Jul 14, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGTate41 min
Jul 14, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette37 min
Jul 14, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLee, Pontotoc50 min
Jul 14, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe51 min
Jul 14, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGLafayette29 min
Jul 14, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGYalobusha47 min
Jul 15, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGCalhoun, Chickasaw32 min
Jul 15, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMEGPanola37 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.