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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Memphis, TN

March 22, 2005Gibson County, Tennessee

NWS Memphis, TN issued this tornado warning at Mar 22, 2005, 7:29 PM CST for Gibson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 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: Mar 22, 2005, 7:29 PM CST (01:29 UTC)
Expired: Mar 22, 2005, 8:15 PM CST
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Memphis, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Gibson County, TN

The radar

The Memphis radar (KNQA), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 22, 4:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 0 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 230129
TORMEG
TNC053-230215-
/O.NEW.KMEG.TO.W.0012.050323T0129Z-050323T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
729 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  GIBSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TENNESSEE

* UNTIL 815 PM CST

* AT 724 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
  NEAR EATON...OR ABOUT 6 MILES WEST OF TRENTON...MOVING EAST AT 40
  MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DYER AND
  BRADFORD.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

.THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER
A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

.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 AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

.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 3605 8917 3589 8913 3593 8871 3606 8871
      3614 8884

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KMEG 230146
SVSMEG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
746 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

TNC053-230156-
/O.CAN.KMEG.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-050323T0215Z/
GIBSON TN-
746 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR GIBSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING
HAD WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
WESTERN TENNESSEE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3605 8917 3589 8913 3593 8871 3606 8871
      3614 8884

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Mar 22, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
230 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LOW SPINNING OVER NE OK/NW AR THIS AFTERNOON. SFC LOW OVER AR
WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDED EAST ACRS ERN AR AND INTO SW TN. A DRYLINE
EXTENDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE SFC LOW FROM CNTRL AR TO NRN LA. AREA
88DS SHOWING CONVECTION STARTING TO INITIATE ALONG THE DRYLINE
OVER ERN AR ARCING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE UPPER LOW. AIRMASS SOUTH OF
THE WARM FRONT...IN ADVANCE OF THE DRYLINE...QUICKLY DESTABILIZING.
CAPES ABOUT 1000 J/KG WITH SFC DEWPOINTS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 50S
ATTM. AS COLD POOL ALOFT...-22C AT 500 MB...MOVES CLOSER AND SFC
TEMPS CONT TO WARM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS CAPES SHOULD REACH 2000
J/KG. STEEP LAPSE RATES...LOW WET BULB ZERO FAVOR LARGE HAIL WITH
THESE STORMS. EXPECT THE ARC OF DEVELOPING STORMS TO MOVE ACRS THE
CWFA THIS AFTN AND EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 68 IN EFFECT
THROUGH 8 PM. THERE IS SOME LEFTOVER SHEAR INVOF OF WARMFNT...SO
CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLD TORNADO ACRS NE AR/MO BOOTHEEL/NW TN.

STORMS WL MOVE INTO MID TN LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT LINGERING
SHOWERS ACRS NRN AND ERN SXNS AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WED AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE OH VALLEY. THE LOW PULLS AWAY ON WED AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN DURING THE AFTN.

NEXT SYSTEM STARTS TO APPROACH ON THU AS A DECENT SHORTWAVE MOVES
OUT OF THE PLAINS WITH SFC CYCLOGENESIS KS/MO REGION. GOOD WAA ACRS
THE MID SOUTH SO SFC TEMPS WL CLIMB TOWARD 70 DEGREES. THU NIGHT A
WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE CWA. SYSTEM SEEMS MOISTURE STARVED SO A
20 POP WL DO FOR NOW.

FRONT THEN STALLS ACRS THE REGION FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS
DEPICTING SFC WAVES MOVING ALONG THE FRONT RESULTING IN A
POTENTIALLY WET PERIOD. THIS FRONT EVENTUALLY CLEARS THE AREA BY THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.

&&

SJM

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 2:45 PM CST, 4 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
245 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-231200-
ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON-
MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-
POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-
TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-
YALOBUSHA-
245 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH
MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF THE MID
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

STRONG SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM ARKANSAS
INTO KENTUCKY TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS
EASTERN ARKANSAS AND WESTERN TENNESSEE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH
THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH
THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...THOUGH DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW
TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 3 PM UNTIL 6
PM FOR EAST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE MEMPHIS
METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS AREA INCLUDES JONESBORO...MEMPHIS AND
HELENA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM FOR THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA INCLUDES DYERSBURG...JACKSON AND TUPELO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SJM

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 22, 6:19 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
619 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0602 PM     HAIL             7 W TRENTON             35.97N 89.06W
03/22/2005  0.88 INCH        GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

&&

WER

Local storm report, Mar 22, 6:21 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
621 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0620 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
03/22/2005  1.00 INCH        MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WER

Local storm report, Mar 22, 6:38 PM CST, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
638 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0600 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
03/22/2005  1.00 INCH        MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EXIT 83 I-40

0530 PM     HAIL             BELLS                   35.72N 89.09W
03/22/2005  0.50 INCH        CROCKETT           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0602 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 35.63N 88.83W
03/22/2005  0.25 INCH        MADISON            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            I-40 AND HWY 45 INTERSECTION

0430 PM     HAIL             JONESBORO               35.82N 90.69W
03/22/2005  0.75 INCH        CRAIGHEAD          AR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HIGHWAY 18 AND INDUSTRIAL DRIVE

&&

WER

Local storm report, Mar 22, 6:58 PM CST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
658 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0632 PM     HAIL             2 E KENTON              36.20N 88.98W
03/22/2005  0.25 INCH        GIBSON             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WER

Local storm report, Mar 22, 7:02 PM CST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
702 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0658 PM     HAIL             8 E HENDERSON           35.44N 88.51W
03/22/2005  1.00 INCH        CHESTER            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS

&&

WER

Local storm report, Mar 22, 7:04 PM CST, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
704 PM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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

0645 PM     HAIL             SILERTON                35.35N 88.82W
03/22/2005  1.00 INCH        HARDEMAN           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 22, 6:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Gibson, Obion, Weakley	41 min
Mar 22, 6:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardeman	36 min
Mar 22, 6:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Dyer, Lauderdale	30 min
Mar 22, 6:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Obion, Weakley	34 min
Mar 22, 6:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Chester	33 min
Mar 22, 6:59 PM CST	Tornado Warning	MEG	Crockett, Dyer, Gibson	31 min
Mar 22, 7:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin, McNairy	47 min
Mar 22, 7:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Decatur, Hardin, Henderson	26 min
Mar 22, 8:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	McNairy	41 min
Mar 22, 9:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MEG	Hardin	50 min

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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.